tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28058457157149959562024-03-12T17:47:59.522-07:00itsweet&savoryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805845715714995956.post-21854486713216539082013-02-10T10:50:00.000-08:002013-02-10T10:50:14.268-08:00I've Moved So after ALTSummit in Salt Lake City I confirmed my desire to move my blog to Squarespace. I have a new link: <span style="color: orange;">itsweetandsavory.com</span>. I've been working on the design but like the simplicity of the space.<br />
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Pre-Alt, well actually Wednesday morning, before our sponsored dinner that night I started planning my snacks. Everyone said you must have snacks during the day. I didn't want to pack snacks in my luggage and to take away valuable room for my wardrobe that I MUST have. So I did my research.</div>
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As many of you know who following me on Instagram (@itsweetsavory) I love Trader Joe's. The first thing I do when I get to a new city is look to see if they have a Trader Joe's. Low and behold Salt Lake City opened it's first TJ's in November. My plan was to go on Wednesday when I had all that time before the evening dinners. However, I got caught up in my explorations. Plan B was to get up early Thursday, 7:30AM walk to TJ's, it's only 7 blocks away, get my snacks, water, etc., and walk back to the hotel. Great plan right? Hmmm.</div>
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As soon as I embarked on my walk it started ice raining. I say that because as soon as the rain hit the sidewalks it was immediately turned into ice. So instead of walking to Trader Joe's, I skated to Trader Joe's. Oh and the 7 blocks, yeah not so much, those were LONGEST blocks I have ever skated. Seriously, this was another one of my idea's that seem great and immediately went bad. By the time I made it to Trader Joe's it was 8:10, I shopped in 5 minutes and then asked if they could call for a taxi. I was not going to walk back, it was a blizzard out there. After waiting 15 minutes for the taxi, he called back and said he couldn't make it, traffic was bad because of an accident. I started to freak now, I was going to miss the opening of the conference and have to walk back in a blizzard.</div>
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Here's where I praise the frozen city of Salt Lake. Despite the cold and gloominess, everyone in this city is extremely nice and helpful. The Trader Joe's staff were amazing. One of the employees, Irmin (I know I'm spelling his name wrong), offered to take me back to the hotel. At this point I was desperate and willing to go with any stranger, I actually pondered asking a few of the soccer mom's in the store for a ride. But this employee offered me a ride and insisted I wait in the store till he brought the car up to me so I wouldn't get wet. Seriously, who does this, nobody in L.A. would do this (yeah I know it never rains in L.A). He drove me right up to my hotel and I insisted on giving him money. I told he now you've put Trader Joe's customer service to a whole other level. </div>
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Did I make it back for the conference? Absolutely! Ran to my room repacked my bags and ran down to meet these ladies @mylifeatplaytime, @asimplyrawlife and @btanjerine. So thank you <a href="http://www.traderjoes.com/index.asp" target="_blank">Trader Joe's</a>. And give this guy a raise, he works as the manager at your Salt Lake City store. </div>
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<u>slow</u> drive down Rio Grande Blvd (25 miles is the max speed limit). </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When
I was a kid we drove down this street all the time<span style="font-size: small;"> w<span style="font-size: small;">here you can get views of </span></span></span></span>the old ranch houses and horse<span style="font-size: small;">s, there use to be b<span style="font-size: small;">uffalo</span></span>. I remember going to th<span style="font-size: small;">e buffalo </span>house <span style="font-size: small;">wh<span style="font-size: small;">en</span> I was in pre-school.</span> During the <span style="font-size: small;">F</span>all the
trees down this b<span style="font-size: small;">oulevard</span> are the golden color cottonwoods I love so much. My favorite farm is the old Simms Farm which is where the The Farm Shop is. It's in the original Creamland Dairies building and is part of the property connected to the Los Poblanos
Inn, which has a rich history found <a href="http://www.lospoblanos.com/about/history/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My mom visits here yearly for the Lavender festival, they have rows and rows of lovely lavender. It's an organic run farm and supplies the ingredients for the amazing dishes that are served up at the Los Poblanos Inn. The Farm Shop sells lavender <span style="font-size: small;">s</span>pa products, artisan foods, gourmet kitchen and gardening tools and locally made gifts from all over New Mexico.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lately I'm obsessed with the tea towels from Kei and Molly, here's their <a href="http://www.keiandmolly.com/" target="_blank">story</a>. Next time I visit I want to look them up and see if I can meet these amazing women in person, I love everything they make. The<span style="font-size: small;">ir towels </span>are beautiful and hang in the light filled windows of the Farm Shop. Check out their <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/keiandmolly" target="_blank">Etsy store</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me: I like the turquoise one, but it has a cross in it, so maybe not</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me: Nah, I like the satelite dishes</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me: It's ok, I like it</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Me: Mom don't you remember when I was a kid, if you don't like it, buy it, I'll LOVE it, that hasn't changed.</span></span></div>
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This time next week I'll be attending the AltSummit in Salt Lake City. I am beyond excited to be attending it's really about getting back to basics (just needs salt) and building from there. First off, I missed the initial registration day and it sold out, second I won a ticket to attend, and third I REALLY WANTED TO GO!! Oh and the bonus is I won a free counter top makeover and sink for my kitchen from Wilson Art, more about that later.<br />
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I am attending with 3 lovely ladies (<a href="http://www.mylifeatplaytime.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, <a href="http://www.asimplyrawlife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Felicia</a> and <a href="http://www.btanjerine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Britney</a>) my fellow bloggers and moms.<br />
The classes range from earning revenue on your blog, personal branding, being a contributor to other blogs, to finding your voice. Yes please, to all of them. Some amazing bloggers will be attending from all over the country in addition to the sponsors and special guest, Jessica Alba. Can you tell I'm excited. Hopefully I'll have much to share from all my learning's and who knows this site might be due for another amazing makeover.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805845715714995956.post-52995251121234976762013-01-14T16:38:00.000-08:002013-01-14T17:14:36.062-08:00Random Monday Thoughts<object width = "680" height = "383" > <param name = "movie" value = "http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" > </param><param name="flashvars" value="width=680&height=383&video=http://video.pbs.org/videoPlayerInfo/2325186974/?player=PBS_Partner_Player_v1&start=0&end=0&balance=true&player=viral&end=0&lr_admap=in:warnings:0;in:pbs:0" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param > <param name = "allowscriptaccess" value = "always" > </param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param ><embed src="http://dgjigvacl6ipj.cloudfront.net/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" flashvars="width=680&height=383&video=http://video.pbs.org/videoPlayerInfo/2325186974/?player=PBS_Partner_Player_v1&start=0&end=0&balance=true&player=viral&end=0&lr_admap=in:warnings:0;in:pbs:0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" width="680" height="383" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #808080; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 512px;">Watch <a style="text-decoration:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#4eb2fe !important;" href="http://video.pbs.org/video/2325186974" target="_blank">Downton Abbey: All About Edith</a> on PBS. See more from <a style="text-decoration:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#4eb2fe !important;" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/" target="_blank">Masterpiece.</a></p>
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Mid October we had to take an unexpected trip home to New Mexico for a family funeral. While I was devastated by the loss I appreciated the time to be on the road for 12 hours and unwind from the crazy L.A. lifestyle. SB and I pass these signs all the time and have taken some analog film shots, but this time we just jumped out and took a few iPhone and Android shots. It's such a competition between us to get the best shot, but it pushes us to try all kinds of filters, angles and apps.</div>
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Enjoy all the cool signs and a trip down the past.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805845715714995956.post-48493579105077590462012-12-03T14:30:00.000-08:002012-12-03T14:30:01.160-08:00Mini Cheesecake Cookie Dough Bites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have an upcoming book swap party to go to and I've been experimenting with a few desserts. I saw this one on Pinterest and decided to take a chance at it. I followed the recipe from the My Baking Addiction blog <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/cookie-dough-mini-cheesecakes/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Only thing I got wrong is that she uses normal cupcake sizes and I went for the mini cupcake version. The portions for the mini-mini cheesecakes are 1 TBSP of graham cracker crust and 1 TBSP of cheesecake filling, 1 TSP of cookie dough. I have to say these were delicious and I'll definitely be perfecting this along the way. I did make the full size see above, but for me it's too rich so I think I'll stick to the mini cupcake size, was perfect for a party especially when there will be ton more desserts.</span></div>
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Fall in Los Angeles can be beautiful. These images were taken in early October, but I just found them on my camera. Great sunsets and a slight chill in the air. Also sometimes you find Tori Burch shoes on the sand, that is until the model twirling in the water comes back and claims them.</div>
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Let me tell you my story before anyone jumps to conclusions. Last weekend I played host to my niece (a dear friends daughter). We have no kids of our own so occasionally I borrow other peoples kids. Well frankly I love my friends children....especially when we get to give them back. [sly smile]</div>
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So I had a house full of teenage girls. I proceeded to walk them down to the mall, who wouldn't like the mall, I did, even if my feet didn't. Upon returning home we chose a movie to watch. I so thought this would be the easy part, teenager girls like chick flicks right....answer here would be NOooooooo! Though we did settle on a chick flick, iRobot was a serious contender, sorry Spongy, next time. </div>
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Ok, so why the pictures? Well I have added additional counter space for my kitchen, thanks to Ikea, It's a better place them my counter tops covered in 1960's old ceramic tiles (not the cool type, see below), that are broken and uneven. I sacrificed a kitchen table
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During pauses in the movies I had the girls roll out pizza dough, two girls to each pile of dough. Then we put them on pizza stones, they chose their toppings, I bake. </div>
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After pizza's were in the oven we cleared the path for our art project that would start after the movie. I got this idea from Pinterest and was posted from the 700 Experience blog <a href="http://700experience.com/2012/06/island-inspirations-melting-crayon-art/">here.</a> Those who follow me on Instagram (itsweetsavory) know I experimented with this by myself during the week before. By myself was the key problem, you need to have a buddy. So each girl picked her color palate with the box of crayons I scored from the 99 cents store. Then we took some cardboard and a glue gun and glued the crayons onto the board, leave one inch of the crayon hanging off the cardboard. Now it was ready for some melting.</div>
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Speaking of melting, here's our last melted cheese and veggie pizza....Nice right. This was delicious. I made crust part easy and bought my dough from Trader Joes. Usually I make it myself, but I had too much to do. Toppings included cheese, obviously, tomato's, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, mushrooms and pepperoni. I don't really like sauce on my pizza and though others do, I didn't remember this part, so no sauce.</div>
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Back to the melting crayons. The girls perfected this part, they got tired of holding each other's crayons and figured out how to tape the cardboard with glued crayons on the wall behind. And yes I have splattered wax on my wall before I realized it and then we pulled up the craft paper and fixed that. Thankfully this is my patio.</div>
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One request I had made to a few mom's, was "have the girls bring a blow dryer", weird right, well that didn't happen so we had one blow dryer, mine. Yes I had to scrap off hard wax the next day. So, <u>not</u> complaining, because this was easy and the girls got creative. Some chose to cover the whole canvas and others just did one side and left white space below.</div>
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This post is my entry into the Alt Summit Blog Carnival Contest sponsored by Wilsonart International, Inc.</div>
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Quite a few weeks ago I was going to a friends house for dinner who happens to be Vegan. So I challenged myself to make some dessert that she could eat. I comb through a few websites and settled on David Lebovitz's amazing recipe for ice cream, he's genius and this was so rich and scrumptious you can't believe it has no eggs or milk in it. Thank you DAVID...LOVE this. Found his recipe on Food52 <a href="http://food52.com/recipes/17877_david_lebovitzs_chocolate_sorbet">here.</a><a href="http://food52.com/recipes/17877_david_lebovitzs_chocolate_sorbet" target="_blank"><br /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quick post on yesterday as we had a full day in Malibu starting at 7AM and ending the day at 5PM. Lots of adventures with great friends by the beach and in the canyons. L.A. offers such a variety of things to see and explore which is why so many of us live here, but Malibu has it's own culture. People run into friends on daily errands and coffee breaks. There is a more relaxed attitude here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or how bout a little Prince Buster:</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805845715714995956.post-71590102128034466792012-10-03T12:28:00.000-07:002012-10-03T12:28:36.190-07:00Milo & Olive<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br />Milo and Olive, a neighborhood bakery and pizzeria, opened almost a year ago in November 2011. I've been hearing great local buzz about this place and have passed it many times on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica. It's run by the team of Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan who are also behind </span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rustic Canyon, Huckleberry</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and </span><span style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sweet Rose Creamery</span><span style="line-height: 18px;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">menu includes fresh baked morning </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pastries</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> and</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> bread</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">, wood fired </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pizzas</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">, farmers market inspired </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">salads </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">and small plates in a hip and warm environment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zoe Nathan has stated that she's using different grains to enrich the flavor of her breads. Well if this is any indication, it's working. It's a cornmeal cake with a blueberry jam, topped with a vanilla bean cream cheese frosting and fresh farmer market blueberries, your going to die happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During my four month hiatus from real life work, I was able to explore a few local shops. I came across an article about Choco Vivo, a chocolate shop in Venice. Anyone who knows me KNOWS I love chocolate. So I went exploring online first to their website. If you haven't read Patricia's stories on her blog you should go <a href="http://chocovivo.com/blog/" target="_blank">here</a>. She is a true entrepreneur and someone who took a great leap of faith to do something she loves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I drove a mere 10 minutes to Venice and went looking for this tiny shop nestled on Abbot Kinney. I so wanted to meet Patricia, she sounded like me in her March blog posts, but she wasn't there that day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sampled a few of the chocolates. I've never really tasted true pure chocolate. It's all DARK chocolate no milk or soy lecithins added, so it's pure goodness. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her stone-ground beans to bar method is mouth melting ecstasy. I tried the almonds to sea salt and the mayan tradition (spicy and delish). She also has chocolate butters and does a nice sampling on the First Friday's down on Abbot Kinney every month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A must visit place when your on the westside. Abbot Kinney is the perfect place for this entrepreneur.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beside's the great little store, she's also at these Farmer's Markets:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: MuseoSans-300;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #444444;">Good friends and </span>bloggers <a href="http://www.mylifeatplaytime.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My Life at Playtime</span></a> <span style="color: #444444;">and </span><a href="http://www.asimplyrawlife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">A Simply Raw Life</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> have turned me onto </span><a href="http://www.altitudesummit.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Alt Design Summit</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">. E</span>ach<span style="color: #444444;"> year they have summit's that happen in a different city. They also have a blog with the best advice on being a better blogger and running it as a business. In January, the Alt Summit is in Salt Lake City. The registration day came and went for </span>SLC<span style="color: #444444;"> as I was in the middle of 3 weeks of volunteer work and didn't log in on time to register. In the meantime I've been regularly reading their suggestions, tweets, </span>facebook<span style="color: #444444;"> posts and their featured classes. This is invaluable information for any blogger, established and brand new. </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: MuseoSans-300; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">For blogging inspiration and business advice check out </span><a href="http://www.altitudesummit.com/content/" style="color: #48b7f0; font-family: MuseoSans-300; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">the new Alt blog</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: MuseoSans-300; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: MuseoSans-300; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">I'm determined to go to SLC to be inspired by all those bloggers out there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: MuseoSans-300; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><span style="color: #444444;">One of my favorite blogs post on Alt is about </span><a href="http://www.altitudesummit.com/blog/2012/9/12/building-an-online-community.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Building an Online Community</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">. This is practical advice and I said to </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: MuseoSans-300;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">myself "DUH! Make it happen."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: MuseoSans-300;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="color: #444444;">Lately I've had a little interest from the outside on my Cuba story and am DETERMINED to finish it. Yes my Dad knows about the story being in the </span>blogosphere<span style="color: #444444;"> and has encouraged me to finish it. I have to say my favorite blog post is this one </span><a href="http://itsweetandsavory.blogspot.com/2008/01/cuba-bittersweet-tale-part-iii.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cuba A Bittersweet Tale Part III</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">, makes me cry every time I go back and read it.</span></span></span></div>
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As summer comes to a close, you all must have read a few books, while traveling, camping or just laying at the beach. Personally, I've read quite a few starting in the spring and into the summer. All of these stories are varied, which is good. This all thanks to our book swapping parties and a couple of shopping excursions to Costco and Barnes & Nobles. The last one I read is my favorite close second in Julia Child's memoir. </div>
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is such a great fictional story based on the German Occupation of one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Great Britain during WWII. I know you may think that sounds boring and tedious. But one, it was educational and two, though it's a piece of fiction based on facts, you really believe these people exist. They become your friends. I laughed out loud and cried and smiled throughout the book. It's written in the style of letters exchange by quite a few people. I had mixed emotions about this, but then I couldn't wait to read the next letter. This is a must read, I think my Mom would love this book. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsweetandsav-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0385341008&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Go here to purchase!</a></div>
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Now reader, this next book is alarming and educational. I probably wouldn't have picked this up, but someone at the book swap party said it was a must read. It's a piece of Non-Fiction. Why is it alarming? Because as I sip my latte's and take walks on the beach I am oblivious to all the seedy interactions taking place around the world. You will see inside U.S. politics and the manipulation of so many people and countries for greed. Made me irritated and mad, but I feel slightly more informed. Personally I think this should be a movie, although parts of it I'm sure have already been used. It features a few countries, Panama and Saudi Arabia sticking out most in mind. If you are like me and grew up in the 70's you'll understand the oil crisis issue (long lines at the gas pump ring any bells) in the U.S. much more after you've read this book. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsweetandsav-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0452287081&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Go here to purchase!</a><br />
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This one is a very small attempt at satisfying your Downton Abbey drought. It's a quick summer read of how American's love having titles and do all they can to make sure their rich little girls marry an aristocrat of some sort. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsweetandsav-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B008DI4B1U&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Go here to purchase!</a><br />
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Julia Child's story made me want to go back to school. In fact I checked out a few culinary schools looking for a good story and to feed my pastry passion. This is a delightful read and an inspiring tale of how a woman can start a new career later in life. If you didn't love Julia before this you will afterward. This goes on my top 10 list of favorite books. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsweetandsav-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0080R3S7C&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Go here to purchase!</a><br />
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If you can't travel aboard physically, how about mentally? This book took me to Venice and an intriguing fictional story of glass blowing. It made me want to go back to Versailles, you'll have to read why, and back to Venice and the Island of Murano. Now Glassblowing is one more thing to add to my ever growing list of things I want to learn if I had eternity to do so. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsweetandsav-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=1250000505&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Go here to purchase!</a><br />
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Did you read Eat, Pray, Love or just watch the movie? If you read it you'd love Luca Spaghetti, which is why I picked this up. He's a funny story teller and a passionate Italian and AS Roma fan. I fun read. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20src=%22http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=itsweetandsav-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B005IUIQIA&ref=tf_til&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr%22%20style=%22width:120px;height:240px;%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20marginwidth=%220%22%20marginheight=%220%22%20frameborder=%220%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank">Go here to purchase</a><br />
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So after are three weeks of volunteer work in the blazing heat of over 100 degrees everyday, our friends treated us to a few days in Pismo beach. About 3 hours North of Los Angeles. We rented a house steps from the beach with a view of the Pier. I took tons of pictures so sorry for the picture overload below. These 3 days were thoroughly enjoyable and varied. Long walks on the beach in the morning and sunset, surfing, wine tasting, whale watching (unintentional), reading and cooking.</div>
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SB showed the young teenagers how to surf and freeze in the cold water (wetsuits NOT optional.) In the meantime Bekah and I did the TJ shopping and then off galavanting to Laetitia Winery.</div>
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Here's the house we stayed in.</div>
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View at sunset from those windows.</div>
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Bench at Edna Valley Winery. When we arrived here we encountered a woman who drunkenly said "they have the best wines in there."</div>
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Lounging and wine tasting area at Laetitia winery.</div>
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View at Edna Valley winery. Gorgeous.</div>
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Ok so we talked the girls into going to a Loufa farm. I had no idea how loufa's were made, and I was pleasantly surprised by this whimsical and educational little farm. Did you know Loufa's grow on vines. I had no idea.</div>
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This is what a loofa looks like, kind of like a squash, from the squash family in fact. It dries out on the vine and then you take it out soak in water and peel off the harden skin. Voila a loofa, free of pesticides and ready to scrub-a-dub-dub.</div>
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We drove up the road a bit and explored the other beaches, specifically Avila Beach. We found this lovely country farm. Included organic fruits and veggies. Also had kitschy kitchenwares. They grilled sweet corn and we ate it sitting on haystacks. Seriously country folks.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805845715714995956.post-9702831018528978912012-08-14T11:05:00.001-07:002012-08-14T15:22:16.023-07:00Instagram ImagesI have been away on a volunteer assignment, so not much cooking being done, just a little exploring. Enjoy some of my Instagram images over the past few weeks.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805845715714995956.post-81311494274859055192012-07-17T09:00:00.000-07:002012-07-17T11:36:32.010-07:00Limoncello Cheesecake Bars<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love to bake and cook with my friend Rebekah. A couple of months ago she told me about Giada's Limoncello Cheesecake bars, but you need time for them to chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours. We didn't have 8 hours, she lives 45 minutes away and well we wanted to eat them on my day visit. So I shelved the recipe and the next time I planned to visit her I made them a day in advance. Giada's recipe is below but can also be found <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/limoncello-cheesecake-squares-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me tell you my house smelled amazing when I baked the crust. So you can imagine when I put the cheesecake in the oven how amazing it smelled. This is a rich tasting summer treat. I am not the biggest cheesecake person but we really enjoyed every bite. So try it out this summer. Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lemon zest.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vd6_wKDMq_8/UASSlO6u6ZI/AAAAAAAAB8g/-TBqU57umZ4/s1600/Cheesecake+filling.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vd6_wKDMq_8/UASSlO6u6ZI/AAAAAAAAB8g/-TBqU57umZ4/s640/Cheesecake+filling.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px;">8 ounces purchased biscotti (I bought Almond Biscotti from Trader Joe's)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px;">6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the bottom of a 9 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blend the ricotta in a clean food processor until smooth. Add the cream cheese and sugar and blend well, stopping the machine occasionally and scraping down the sides of the work bowl. Blend in the limoncello, vanilla, and remaining 2 tablespoons of lemon zest. Add the eggs one at a time, and pulse just until blended. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer the cake to a rack; cool 1 hour. Refrigerate until the cheesecake is cold, at least 8 hours and up to 2 days. Cut the cake into squares and serve.</span></div>
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I am starting to love summer almost as much as I love spring. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw this man this morning on my way to pick up lunch and lighten the dark cloud I was walking under. He made me so happy and was kind enough to allow me to snap his image. They don't make them like this anymore. Enjoy!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805845715714995956.post-26810878389418112812012-06-27T11:27:00.000-07:002012-06-27T11:27:13.932-07:00Happy 5 Year Blog Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So today I've been officially blogging for 5 year. I think I hoped that this blog would have evolved much more then me changing the layout every once in a while. I have dreamed of this space often. Real life and priorities have kept me from doing more. I wish this blog were my real work life, but it's still a hobby. What made me start this space was my passion for photography, food and travel. I still have that, but I've watch others live the dream and am still only dabbling in an area that I should be excelling in. This post is turning into a self-reflection, which I rarely do publicly.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I continue to struggle whether to but advertising on this site. I've worked in advertising for sixteen years and let me tell you the click thru rate on banners just keeps sinking lower and lower. But the ad dollars may be worth it. I like the simple look, and the blogs with lots of advertising are not as appealing to read. Too much stuff. I have found myself enjoying social media much more than anticipated for this Gen Xer. I'm an avid participant and follower on Instagram and Pinterest, but only a voyeur on Facebook and Twitter.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All you food, travel and photography bloggers out there continue to inspire me on a daily basis. You challenge me everyday and feed my curiosity. Irony here is what I turned in for my photography portfolio umpteen years ago is still my style esthetic, just a bit more progressive. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So with that self-reflection on this blog my goals in this space for the next year are to take at least one class (cooking or pottery or photography) and travel somewhere new. And let's not forget finishing my Cuba Story. I finally told my dad about our story and he said "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Please finish it."</span> These goals ask so much from myself, but are tasks I think I can accomplish. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"So self...keep on blogging, keeping on shooting, bake and cook and feed your travel bug, and oh yeah, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!"</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in May, SB and I were visiting new friends down in South Torrance. There I met a lovely woman who found out that we like to cook. She told us she had a State Fair, Blue Ribbon winning sour cream pound cake recipe. I quickly jumped at the chance for this recipe. Which she gladly gave me. Apparently this is a cake she makes at all the parties and is the first to go. She'll sometimes put fresh strawberries or a lemon glaze on it. I choose to try it simple.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Spanish Colonial house was built in 1930 for Rhoda Rindge Adamson and her husband. What kept this house from turning into a parking lot (aghast) was the it has so much of the now defunct Malibu Pottery (Rhoda's mother Mrs. Rindge started Malibu Pottery). The tiles saved the house. You'll love the historical stories about the beginnings of Malibu, and the Rindge and Adamson families. Enjoy the lovely images from around the grounds, you'll see it's covered in gorgeous tile.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">View from the visitors bathroom, literally from the toilet. There is a building to the right of the entrance where there are public restrooms.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we were there for a wedding we weren't allowed in the house only outside. I'd heard the tours inside were special, so I have made it an effort to get there for the tour many times. I have no pictures inside of the house as your not allowed to take any....boo! But you'll love the tiled floor that looks like a rug, even with fringe. This is a great house that tells a wonderful story about one of the most beautiful area's on the west coast, Malibu.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malibu Lagoon Museum<br />23200 Pacific Coast Highway<br />P. O. Box 291<br />Malibu, California<br />(310) 456-8432</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118526271931927878noreply@blogger.com2