Tea for Two at The Huntington Library….

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 […]

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RE Energize Your Day with a RE Drink!

(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 […]

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Happy 4th of July (and easy Fruit Kabob Recipe….)

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

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Summer Fruits with Lucy’s Gluten Free Cookies, Enter to Win! #GlutenFreeGiveaway

It’s a very warm day, & I am happy that it will be light til at-least after 8pm tonight….this only means one thing: SUMMER has arrived! One of my favorite things about this time of year, especially since you know me & I am always […]

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Mustard Salmon Dinner from New Paleo Book, Elana’s Pantry!

Afew weeks ago, I reviewed the new book, Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry & offered a giveaway that now has a winner, kick butt blogger, Chris Lam (Congrats, Chris!). With that post, I featured a gluten-free brownie recipe & have since thought I might have […]

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A Spot of Tea with Tea Savant….

Tea Savant is an awesome online store out of Los Angeles offering the finest in, you guessed it, any & all kinds of TEAS you can imagine. Since meeting up with them via Twitter, we began to chat & I was so excited when they […]

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Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry, #PreOrderSpecial & #Giveaway!

Entries for this giveaway are now closed. Congrats to the awesome winner, Chris Lam! Remember to order Paleo Cooking for great healthy recipes! 🙂 The forthcoming book, Paleo Cooking from Elana’s Pantry: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy Free Recipes is filled with easy, not to mention delicious […]

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Dinner at Disneyland’s Club 33 on Royal Street….

You may remember throughout April for my Wordless Wednesdays I highlighted Disneyland to countdown for the dinner to celebrate Erin’s birthday & our blog-iversaries at their prestigious Club 33? Well, friends, it is in the books & was a fabulous evening! While it can be […]

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I Won The Liebster Award!

Woo hoo! Who needs an Oscar, Tony or Grammy?! 😉 Jamie Gall & Elizabeth Scott have both nominated me for the very prestigious & sought after blogger award, The Liebster. If you’re a blogger yourself or familiar with us, The Liebster is a fun award […]

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District Wine Bar in Long Beach: Gluten Free, Great Staff, Wine…Whats Not to Love?

On a warm day last week, & wanting to hit the streets with Hammond, I decided to head to The East Village Arts District in Downtown Long Beach. The gorgeous city that combines with skyscrapers with the ocean at your fingertips, was clearly recovering from […]

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Eight Things I Took Away from The Gluten-Free Expo….

You read right my flour-less friends. Yesterday I was a guest at the National Education Conference & Gluten-Free Expo held by The Celiac Foundation based out of Woodland Hills, CA. The weekend event was held in my hometown of Pasadena & it was an overwhelming, […]

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The LA Times Festival of Books…and New Poem for Poetry Monday!

It’s Monday already?! I had a really great weekend….photographing a dress rehearsal, hanging out a bit in Downtown Long Beach for the Toyota Grand Prix, the Bloggy Boot Camp and of course…one of my favorite events in SoCal went down for its 18th time, The […]

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