by Armand Gutierrez, President

Welcome to the Chinese Year of the Dragon! Yes, the Chinese New Year starts February 10thand celebrations culminate with the Lantern Festival on February 17th. People born in the year of the Dragon (1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, etc.) are often considered to be charismatic, ambitious, adventurous, and fearless.

Well, it’s happening again: the atmospheric river is cruising at altitude over northern California bringing wind, rain, snow, and stay-at-home conditions. On the bright side, our snow-capped mountains in the Tahoe area are the recipients of increased snowfall, and that is always a good thing.

2024 NSC Jackson Hole

The Jackson Hole crew has returned from a great week of skiing in the fog, a few sunny days, return of the fog, and a few days of light snow at the end of the week.  Unusual warmer-than-normal temps caused by an inversion layer created the low-visibility fog and it was necessary to use “the force” to guide us down the hill. Look for eyewitness reports in the March newsletter.

QotM: No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot. – Mark Twain

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

In  the summer of 2022, I attended the NSC picnic at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale. Food was always the main focus at NSC events. There were plenty of pot luck dishes to try. One particular pot luck dish that stuck to my mind was Carol Takeda’s Pea Salad.

This salad was simple and crunchy. The best part… it contains bacon. YUMS.

The recipe calls for one teaspoon of Beau Monde seasoning. I had never heard of this seasoning but I googled it and you can get a jar on Amazon. 

https://spiceislands.com/product/beau-monde/

You can also make your own Beau Monde seasoning. See the simple recipe below.

Or be like Carol and don’t put it in at all.

Bon Appetite – Julia Child and Karen Soo share the same birthday.

Preparation Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 bags petite frozen peas, thawed
• 3/4 Cup sour cream
• 2 tbs mayonnaise
• 1 tsp Beau Monde seasoning
• 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1/4 c red onion, finely chopped
• 1 pound bacon cooked and broken into pieces
• Pepper to taste
• Spanish Peanuts

1. Make dressing with Beau Monde seasoning, sour cream and mayonnaise.

2. Chop celery very fine.

3. Chop onions very fine.

4. Mix altogether with the peas. Before serving add the Spanish peanuts and crispy bacon

Beau Monde Seasoning

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon white granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon celery seed

Toss it in a jar with about 6 – 10 grains of rice if you live in a humid environment and plan on opening and shutting the jar a few times over a couple of months. Shake it up good, that’s pretty much it.

by Karen Soo, Newsletter Editor

Happy Valentines Day!!

Just a friendly reminder Valentine’s Day is February 14th. Don’t forget to get your sweetheart flowers, chocolates and a Valentine’s Day card. Date the card!!

Here are some of my favorite “Love” tunes to get you into that romantic mood. See if you remember these hits.

by Karen Soo, Trip Director

SOLD

Nisei Ski Club member Allen Hu has a brand new ski boot to sell. Unfortunately. the boot is too tight for him. Send him an email if you are interested. athu2kus@gmail.com or speak to him at the Jackson Hole Trip.

Salomon

S​/Pro 120 Ski Boots 2020 – Men’s

Item No 935831 Condition – NEW

Size 25.5

Original Price – $699.95

NOW – $379.00

PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE