For some reason, it seems that peanut butter has always been the top dog as far as a staple to have around for your sandwiches, toast, something yummy to pair with chocolate. But, after ingrEATients sent me a jar of their almond butter to try […]
One of my favorite neighborhoods in LA is definitely Los Feliz; this is where you will find The Griffith Park, as well as their Observatory & Greek Theatre (where I had a blast last week seeing Carly Rae Jepsen), as well as some of the […]
I got to admit, since moving into my new apartment with air conditioning, that means I am often oblivious to the HEAT we have outside & lucky for me….& the blog….that means I can have the oven on & be trying out great new recipes […]
With it clearly still summertime here in SoCal with our high temperatures, that means for me I feel like 2 things….ice cream….and, maybe a drink or two 
Lucky for me, I was invited out to the lovely Kal’s Bistro in the heart of Old […]
(Editor’s Note: I was so excited when The LA County Fair invited me out to their preview food evening. Unfortunately, I could not make it so instead I sent out the great Chris Lam to report back to us on what they have in store […]
Pieology has just opened their newest location in Granada Hills! If you’re like me, you may be thinking, “Pie…huh?” but, Pieology has become the SoCal spot for a great pizza. It was my first time visiting (Granada Hills is right by Calabasis, so you may […]
You read right! Following up from our pizza dinner of Pillsbury’s new Gluten Free Pizza Dough last week, this week, I am tackling dessert, my friends! Pillsbury has also introduced a delish chocolate chip cookie dough & I decided to not only make the […]
(Full disclosure: this article is financially supported by Pillsbury®) I LOVE pizza! Growing up, it was all about pepperoni & sausage, then, once I went vegetarian, I tried different variations. The toughest, has been….the gluten-free crust pizza. I can remember my first gluten-free pizza; My Mom […]
Sometimes, believe it or not, I have moments of wondering, why do I blog? Is anyone out there? What am I getting out of this little web-site? Then, a Saturday breakfast simply answers all of my doubts & questions. Afew weeks ago, hilarious blogger AJ […]
When I was a little girl, I loved the days out of the month when my parents would take me to The Huntington Library in San Marino. We had a membership & it felt like a 2nd home to me. I especially can recall thinking […]
(Note from Mary: You might be thinking, didn’t this post appear, disappear, now its back?! & yes, it did. I want to thank you SO much for the re-tweets I saw happening in between its vanishing act. RE asked to revise the post to emphasize […]
Happy fourth of July my friends! Are you doing anything fun? I came across this fruit kabob picture on Pinterest and thought what a great (and healthy) snack to have while enjoying the day. Talk to you later, M xo