Are you looking for something that will bring some new flavors to your one pot dinners? Samantha has your back on this week’s episode, we're talking all about one pot cooking and how to build flavors in layers. Wednesday at 4pm and Saturday at Noon.

Recipes Mentioned:

One Pot Chicken with Rice: https://buff.ly/2CdB5lU

Chicken Tagine: https://buff.ly/2LXR945

Roast Chicken: https://buff.ly/2LXR945

Preserved Lemons: https://buff.ly/3iPi3H4

Opening the complex window of law enforcement from the inside out - with Whatcom County Sheriff’s Deputy Steve Harris. After 27 years in the field, we invite him to talk about distinctions such as, who are municipal police as different from county, state, or federal law enforcement? How is this different from tribal police, corrections officials, court officials, even statewide peace officers or elected law enforcement CEO’s who run the corporations related to the law and justice system.

This first episode of this series addresses why do these branches of service matter? What is it like to walk on the edge of human crisis issues…constantly assessing situations and having to make decisions that change lives? We have a top down, command and control system with many cross sections – and this affects authority, funding, jurisdictions, courts, roles, laws and how the business of public safety, jails, crisis, disaster and emergency management work. For example, WA state now has a Peace Officer training program – what does that mean? What does it mean to provide for the “the public’s safety?”

In our next episode we will talk about rank, leadership customs, and how “Command & Control” authority works as well as How has it changed over the years?

Driver’s License…is it necessary to have a driver’s license to be successful? Is it really appropriate to suspend or revoke a driver's license as a consequence to crimes unrelated to violence or driving at all?

Who really is paying for the consequences of a lost license? Family, children, taxpayers and employers are paying much more of their own funds due to loss of employee, retrainings, public services shelling out buss passes and vouchers for taxis and such.

When the documents say in black and white ‘loss of drivers license for 99 years” how then can a person even live? They are met with challenges beyond their sentencing range and yet we sit back and assume “they” have to figure it out for themselves, they are the criminal. This is backward thinking if we want to see peace and collaboration in our community. Are we really still stuck in that ‘spank your child’ false belief system when it comes to crime? New parenting techniques using talk therapy, art therapy and reward systems have permeated the old ways of abuse to get children to listen so why are we still doing it to adults in the criminal legal system?

When a driver's license is taken away as a consequence to crimes committed it is an additional sentence on top of the criminal legal sentence that far surpasses the judicial sentence length of incarceration or probation and has to be changed for the better of our local, state and national communities.

A Mezcal a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

We're taking the show to Mexico on this week's episode. After a relaxing and delicious week abroad, Joe joins me as we chat about our favorite bites, where we stayed and how we can create some of the recipes at home.

Recipes and Ingredients mentioned:

Mezcal Cocktail: https://buff.ly/3tt3O1M

Jicama Wraps for Tacos can be found at Trader Joes or make by peeling and slicing fresh jicama into thin slices and use in place of the tortilla.

Where we stayed, Nobu Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico: https://buff.ly/2UYiTob

Little Ferraro Kitchen this week brings you favorite Valentines Recipes for a Night In!

This week's episode is sure to entice you with some romantic and comforting recipes to make at home. 4pm Wednesday and noon on Saturday.

Recipes mentioned:

Peanut Sauce Recipe: https://buff.ly/3B7wH5Q

Spanish Garlic Shrimp: https://buff.ly/3oAi8R6

Broiled Oysters: https://buff.ly/34HGm6O

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Burrata: https://buff.ly/2DQY6Q3

Red WIne Braised Short Ribs: https://buff.ly/3m9dHvi

Vodka Pink Sauce: https://buff.ly/3GxcQ0V

Chicken Saltimbocca: https://buff.ly/3HO7Zd2

Basque Cheesecake: https://buff.ly/3Ljh0NC

Amaretto Tiramisu: https://buff.ly/3gAadkx

Short and Sweet, need a way to quickly get a dinner together, join Samantha as she shares some ideas on how to transform a breakfast recipe into a tasty dinner and what categorizes a dinner meal?

Recipes mentioned:

Shakshuka with Poached Eggs: https://buff.ly/3HdtMdS

Savory Pancetta Waffles: https://buff.ly/3xpffY9

Loaded Veggie Frittata: https://buff.ly/3nYIgXx

IChange Justice Podcast #16- One Engineer’s View on Solving the Public’s Safety Needs

How do successful engineers think about problem solving and planning projects? Clear answer: They ask the client what problems they want to solve, what they need, what they want, and LISTEN to the answers for the purpose of meeting those needs. It doesn’t work the other way around.

In this episode, we talk with our guest Atul Deshmane, an engineer who has worked in both the private and public sector for decades. And, he has served our community as a Whatcom County Planning Commissioner and as a Whatcom County Public Utilities District Commissioner and has been a Board Member of the Restorative CommUnity Coalition. Recently he has been appointed to the Whatcom County Stakeholders Advisory Committee (SAC) that has been tasked with assessing the needs of the community related to public health and safety issues as they relate to passing taxes and building jail facilities.

Join us as we ask him about resolving complex political issues, pressures and influencers. How do we get beyond oppositional thinking, presumptive biases and very different goals? Bottomline, he refreshingly points out that the clients are the people who pay taxes. The taxpayer’s needs must be met to solve the problem. Clearly, the SAC has some work to do, and it is good to have an engineer helping steward the process.

We go inside The Village Vanguard Club in NYC with a live set from John Coltrane, featuring Pharoah Sanders. Then we hear a set from Cannonball Adderly! It is jazz day on My Music on Vinyl with Russell,

We are replaying our interview with Steph Brontman local blogger, autism advocate, and tech guru! And we are excited to announce that Steph is also on the BVF team as our Technology Lead. Steph is building our new website now! Stay tuned as it will go live next week!

We met Steph at various BVF events and soon followed along at @fullspectrumsteph where we’ve learned an incredible amount of amazing information about autism, and we wanted to share with you! Steph answered all of our questions and set us straight on misconceptions that many of us have including:

Why is it important to differentiate between living with autism and being autistic?

Is everyone on the spectrum?

Why is labeling people as low functioning and high functioning harmful?

And so much more!

Compost, mulch and nutrients……sounds great but is that all? Join Antoni as he talks about soil prep in only the way he could…..The soil you garden in is ALIVE!!!! The living organisim we plant in has many facets, most of which most people are unaware. Lets prep our garden beds this year with something extra, your positive energy and mindfulness! 4PM Wed and noon on Saturday.