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Chocolate Chip Shortbread – Recipe!

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December is usually cookie month because of the holiday season.  I love to bake and the holidays are the perfect time to heat up the oven and break out the KitchenAid mixer for a delicious shortbread cookie.  Shortbread cookies are a classic during Christmas and New Years and the crunchy texture with buttery crumb is […]

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Travel Napa Valley

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My husband and I headed off to Napa Valley to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.  We hadn’t been there in several years after moving back to Southern California from the Bay area.  I had heard that downtown Napa had been revamped with new restaurants, bars and food retail, so we decided to stay down there.  […]

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Salt’s Cure – Los Angeles

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Salt’s Cure in West Hollywood has been open for about a year and a half and their Brunch is fantastic.  I am not much of a breakfast person but this place takes it over the top.  The menu is written on the chalk board along with a paper menu of more lunch items.  The chalkboard reads […]

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Milo & Olive – Santa Monica

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Milo & Olive, now open for a couple of months, the newest venture by Zoe Nathan and Josh Loeb specializing in housemade pizza, bakery items and farmer’s market entrees.    The Wilshire location is quite compact with only two communal tables and a bar for dining.  The front of the place has a bakery case loaded with Zoe’s special treats from savory to […]

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Tar & Roses – Santa Monica

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Tar & Roses opened on Tuesday and we were lucky enough to snag a reservation on Saturday evening.  The dimly lit restaurant has an industrial feel with a large wine rack display at the entrance.  There is a 10 seat bar in the center for drinking and dining and the kitchen in the back.  Andrew Kirschner, chef […]

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Desserts Food Holiday Food Laugh

Double Chocolate Gingerbread Bars – Recipe!

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The holiday’s are here and so are the Cookies!  Here is another scrumptious holiday square, that is just perfect for the season. These bars taste like a gingerbread cake, but with chocolaty chips inside to add to the flavors of Christmas.  These are super simple to make and you can make them in a stand […]

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Pizzeria Bianco – Phoenix, AZ

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I’ve been waiting for years to get to Phoenix to try Pizzeria Bianco.  I have read numerous articles about how wonderful Chris Bianco makes his pizza.  Finally, I had the pleasure of dining there. The menu is small — a couple of appetizers, three salads and six pizzas.  My expectations were not very high considering we […]

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M.B. Post – Manhattan Beach

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If you haven’t been to Manhattan Beach in a while, now is the time.  New restaurants are popping up everywhere and the selection is much better.  M.B. Post in a small plates –farmer’s market fresh –restaurant from chef David LeFevre of Water Grill in downtown Los Angeles.  Chef LeFevre menu reads wonderfully but tastes even […]

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