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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Ya Gotta Love It'
Feb 09
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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