I love this time of the year. It’s hard to believe that we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday. Where does the time go, and so quickly at that! Over the weekend we celebrated a few birthdays that take place in the Fall and I thought our cake was so funny, I was compelled to share it on my blog. Because one of our fabulous friends wasn’t in the mood to celebrate, the name on the cake was left blank with just the right...
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I’m not sure about everyone else, but I definitely feel like the holidays are upon us. Yet, at the same time, I can’t believe it’s already that time of the year. This week flew by so fast, and was filled with so many things, I feel like I didn’t get to half the things I needed to do. However, despite the “holiday crunch” that I’m starting to feel, yesterday I spent a fabulous hour with Bebe E, during...
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The winner of the Green Smoothie giveaway is Kristin! Congratulations and thanks for participating! I hope you’ll enjoy the hot/cold Zojirushi thermos as much as I do! … And maybe you’ll try a green smoothie?!? :) Follow the link for green smoothie recipe ideas! I will private message the winner with further...
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Over the weekend, my family and I went apple picking at Riley’s Los Rios Rancho in Yucaipa, CA. This year, I decided I wanted to celebrate my birthday differently than years past. When I was little, my parents used to take us cherry picking and I can’t recall if we went apple picking too, but our jaunt to rural Southern California brought back great childhood memories and it was quite a pleasant get-away for us city...
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Happy Halloween!!! I love Halloween. It’s one of my most favorite holidays. Not only is the giving of candy and treats fun, so is making fun party food that both kids and adults can enjoy. Thanks to my husband for suggesting little orange pumpkin rice krispie treats for a kids’ Halloween Party potluck this past weekend, I took the orange ball idea and went a little overboard. As my friend N said, “I’m getting a little...
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After a busy weekend which left me with little time to post this giveaway on Saturday as I originally promised, finally, I am able to share with you information about my very first gift for my visitors to help celebrate my new blog home! Almost two months ago, I started making and drinking green smoothies for breakfast. Since then, if I don’t have a green smoothie a day, I simply do not feel right. I will still occasionally enjoy a...
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Have I ever shared with you that I’m relatively new to my neighborhood? I’ve probably mentioned in the past that I’m a Los Angeleno native, born and raised. Athough I’m still within driving distance from my hometown, I still feel like a Los Angeleno at heart, living in, what I used to call in my youth, “The Burbs”. Now that my little one has reached the age where she enjoys playing with other kids her age, I...
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Osekihan is a celebratory Japanese glutinous rice dish that is often served on special occasions such as the birth of a child, a birthday, an engagement, wedding, special holidays etc. In my Mom’s generation, osekihan was also served to commemorate a young girl coming of age. (Photo Credit: Hideki Ueha) Osekihan is a simple rice dish that is pinkish-red in color, and sometimes made using glutinous rice and azuki beans. Variations of this...
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