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Recipes here are unpretentious, frugal, often simple, occasionally healthy and always Larry-approved.

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Feb 09

Road Trip! Segway Riding Around Long Beach

You know, Larry has some awesome ideas sometimes. So when he suggested to me, plus friends Cathi and Barry to buzz around Long Beach (CA) on Segway two-wheeled electric vehicles, YEAH. Was it really, ... (read full article)

Activities, Events & Presentations, activity, ada, americans with disability act, tour, Ya Gotta Love It

Dec 23

My 2009 Gratitude List

This was a giant year for food blogging, I think. So many people joined the ranks, as did I. The learning curve! Achieving a modicum of success doesn’t happen in a vacuum; I want to THANK some gracious folks and Secret Santas for y (read full article)

2009, gratitude, new years eve, Ya Gotta Love It

Dec 21

Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies

The “boy” in the pix with me (very top left of this scrapbook page) is now an international pilot for a shipping company. He may have met Larry at one of our Rolling Hills High School reunions, but now with the internet and Facebo (read full article)

cookies, Jose Cuervo, Ya Gotta Love It

Dec 15

Westwood Village Farmers Market and How to Sauté Mushrooms

One recent Wednesday, I wanted to walk to our Westwood Village Farmers Market but had forgotten the hours. Google, google, google… where the heck is their website? All I found were press releases from last summer’s reopening afte (read full article)

Broxton Avenue, events, farmers market, meatless, mushrooms, Santa Monica Farmers Market, Vegetables & Herbs, Westwood Village, Ya Gotta Love It

Dec 14

New Year’s Eve Party for People Who Have a Hard Time Staying Awake

Are you like me? I have a hard time staying up New Year’s Eve. Larry is also a geezer, there I said it. Alone, we often don’t see midnight due to zzzzzz. Parties? A LOT of hours ‘til the stroke of 12. But a few years back, we th (read full article)

cooking party, culinary party, holiday, new years eve, Party Planning, Ya Gotta Love It

Nov 23

How Firefighters Cook and Eat

This is not Larry. Michael James is a Westwood, CA firefighter, and I cornered him at the grocery store.  Firehouse 37 is OUR neighborhood fire department. They were right there when Francoise’ vintage gravity heater blew a fireball, when Mar (read full article)

bbq, Biscuits, cheddar, Chicken, Chicken & Turkey, fire, firefighters, house, how to, Rice

Nov 09

Food Tasting Walking Tour of Old Pasadena

Larry and I LOVE touristy things, even in our own backyard. We’re both native Angelinos; been to Pasadena plenty of times. But never on foot for a tasting, history and architecture tour. When friend Chef Diane Scalia and her sister, Lisa, launched (read full article)

events, food tours, Ya Gotta Love It

Oct 09

Meet Friend, The Lord Wedgwood of Barlaston

You’ll never meet a nicer Lord. Seriously, Lord Wedgwood of Barlaston is quite cool. He’s a former client. Quick bio: direct descendent of Josiah Wedgwood, the 18th century “father of pottery,” served in the House of Lords for mo (read full article)

China, Home Economics, Wedgwood, Ya Gotta Love It

Oct 07

The History of Aprons

Friend, Caroline is an enigma. On the surface: a classic beauty, self-assured self-employed food pro who travels the country for clients and around the globe for fun. Yet, she’s kind of a country girl. Choosing Home Ec as a profession (read full article)

apron, Home Economics, Ya Gotta Love It

Oct 05

Halloween Costume for Foodies – My Rendition of Julia Child

Couldn’t help myself. Our Saturday Dinner Theme Party last weekend at Camp GetAway for Mothers & Others was “Meet Me At The Movies.” Julie & Julia was a no-brainer to this foodie; one of the funniest photo stills from the m (read full article)

Ya Gotta Love It

Sep 24

How to Make a Tin Can Man

A Peeping Tin was eyeing me from Cathi and Barry’s garden wall during their BBQ.  He was a gift from their daughter Kristi, purchased from a local Italian restaurant.  Once you know that, you can see the types of tomatoes used for coo (read full article)

craft, garden, Ya Gotta Love It

Sep 24

How to Make a Tin Can Man

A Peeping Tin was eyeing me from Cathi and Barry’s garden wall during their BBQ.  He was a gift from their daughter Kristi, purchased from a local Italian restaurant.  Once you know that, you can see the types of tomatoes used for cooking (read full article)

craft, garden, Ya Gotta Love It

Sep 12

An Insider’s Peek at County Fair Recipe Contests

Meet Chef George Geary, the Eveready bunny o’ food. He and I have known each other for ages, and I’ve seen him in action as (1) a corporate spokesperson, (2) prolific cookbook writer, (3) pastry chef, (4) culinary tour director (he takes travele (read full article)

contests, fair, Ya Gotta Love It

Sep 12

An Insider’s Peek at County Fair Recipe Contests

Meet Chef George Geary, the Eveready bunny o’ food. He and I have known each other for ages, and I’ve seen him in action as (1) a corporate spokesperson, (2) prolific cookbook writer, (3) pastry chef, (4) culinary tour director (he t (read full article)

contests, fair, Ya Gotta Love It

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