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Pier I Cafe – Drinks With a View – We’ll Drink To That!
This summer, we Magpies have loved the summer nights in the city; hanging out at outdoor bars with friends, enjoying cocktails under the stars. But like many of our fellow Magpies, we’ve grown a bit sick of places like 230 Fifth and Frying (read full article)
10 Things I’ve Learned through the Simply Me Project
With the 1 year anniversary of my blog drawing near, I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’ve learned over the past several months. I’ve been kicking myself because I’m not going to finish within the year. But when I read the (read full article)
Summer Watermelon and Tomato Salad
I have been moving, traveling and enjoying the summer, and it has been hard to sit down and write, so I apologize about it, but i am ready to get back into it. I hope that all of you are enjoying you summer. During the summer, which is my fa (read full article)
Because i can't just sit around waiting to give birth........
I added new items to my etsy shop! Sophia was my little model. The headband was all her. (she loves her accessories...) She's also wearing (by request) two tutu's. this girl likes poof! i would love it if you woul (read full article)
Orange Pecan Waffles
It’s nice to have good friends to vacation with occasionally. But if you’re married, finding “couple” friends is challenging considering all the relationships that have to go well. Throw in children of different ages and th (read full article)
5 Days of Veggies: Eggplant
It's Day 3 of our 5 Days of Veggies series and today's veggie is something you might not know much about - eggplant. In fact, it's technically a fruit, but since you serve it and eat it more like you would a vegetable, we figured it was OK to group (read full article)
CSA & Garden Update 8/10
I’ve decided that my garden is mostly for snacking. To recap: The herbs have dried up, from lack of watering, never having quite recovered from the long 4th of July weekend in intense heat with no water. The carrots and beets were eaten by rabb (read full article)
back in business
After a long eventful break, I’m back with my signature concoctions with a twist of California! Well, sort of… The boxes have gone out of sight; we cheated at unpacking and I have a ton of stuff in the garage! But the useful things are o (read full article)
Caprese Cooked...Craziness!
Hubby didn't really like this salad.This was no real surprise, as he does not like uncooked tomatoes.They are "too slimy" for his tastes.While I love tomatoes (cold, hot, room temperature),I did not "love" the caprese salad I made.The textures were n (read full article)
My Restaurant Stories: Los Angeles in the ’80s
Hey, Los Angeles foodies, or any other foodies, and readers, for that matter. Does that picture look at all familiar? Were you living in Los Angeles during the ’80s? Do you remember these restaurants: City Restaurant, Spago (on Sunset), (read full article)
Something’s Brewing
I apologize for some of my posts being sort of scatter brained lately. I promise I will focus and get back into the groove very soon. See, recently DH and I have come to the conclusion that our dream of opening a microbrewery someday might actually (read full article)
Summer Plan Update
This was an interesting week for me. I went to a birthday dinner, and got an $11 entree (and water). I figured this was going to put me way over budget, giving me grocery money of $8.88 for the next week (from the 12 cents of last week plus the dolla (read full article)
Is Anything TRULY “Made in America” Anymore???
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine. “Made in America" is a phrase you don’t hear much anymore! It seems our glorious nation, built on the backs of Americans creating a never ending (read full article)
Giveaway Time!!!
I have a confession to make this week I haven't cooked very much, unless you consider frozen potstickers and Jeno's pizza rolls cooking. So Instead of sharing a recipe today I thought it would be nice to share with you a few blogs that I (read full article)
Ten Tips for a Healthy, Safe & Successful School Year
School’s starting soon! I can’t believe how fast the summer has flown by! ;D For my bunch the first day of school is the day after Labor Day. From past year’s experience, the first few weeks can be rather difficult for everyone. Getting accu (read full article)
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Bark Off & Crazy Critters for Your Furry Friend plus Giveaway Ruby, our furry four-legged friend, has a problem.   A barking problem!   She’s an outside dog and every time one of the neighbors or their kids walk by, she (read full article)
I <3 Friends Who Send Recipe Mail!
Today started out before the sun even rose….EARLY! What do you do when your morning task is to pick up bagels from Panera and Starbuck’s for a big meeting at work?? Ummmm, make sure you get some for you too!!! Tall FF dec (read full article)
Soccer and Cake
The above cake was specially customised for the Bloggers in Big Shoes event finale. This is our signature Mud Fudge Chocolate that is made with 100% love from both Atika and myself to help support this charity event and the players’ tummies. (read full article)
Win A Shopping Spree & get something FREE!
Happy Sunday all!!! Since we are off painting/cleaning away, I thought it would be fun to have a giveaway for you all. I LOVE CSN Giveaways because it involves a mini SHOPPING SPREE and it’s all about YOU, my loyal Danica’s Daily (read full article)
The Art Of The Tart & Pie Competition At The OC Fair.
It’s not too late to sign-up for a few of the Orange County Fair Culinary Arts Competitions — The specifics and more Fair information can be found here. Today the ‘Art of the Tart & Pie Competition‘ went down with Pie (read full article)
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