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FREE Pinkberry!!!
Sorry for the last minute post, but I just found out about this. Pinkberry is giving away free small yogurts tonight from 5pm-9pm to celebrate their new Mango flavor!! More info can be found here. I’m not so much a fan typically, but maybe I’ll give this new flavor a shot since its FREE. ... »
Our Visit to Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant
We were on 280 north approaching Ocean Ave. when I remembered a show that I had seen on The Food Network. Guy Fieri (Diners Drive-ins and Dives) stopped in at “Joe’s Cable Car Restaurant“. Ten minutes later we were ordering burgers from our waitress, Savannah. Our freshly ground steak beef burgers were just as good... »
Two Auctions
Every year, I attend two charity fund raising auctions: the Via Ball which benefits Via Services, and the SAMA Middle Eastern Feast and Auction, sponsored by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Saratoga, benefiting medical relief programs in Haiti, the Holy Land, and Africa. Via is most famous for the year-round Camp Costanoan, a residential, outdoor... »
SMUM Thanks Volunteers
For over 25 years, Santa Maria Urban Ministry or SMUM has been a safe place of welcome, service and positive transformation. SMUM is at 778 South Almaden in San Jose, CA. SMUM works with Second Harvest Food Bank to distribute food to the hungry, offers educational program that include ABC Playtime for... »
Let’s (Vegan Food) Party!
Bay Area Vegetarians are having a party for vegans. It will be a community event, rather like a potluck. Where: Pacifica When: Sun. 2/28 @ 12noon Location: Sharp Park Library, 104 Hilton Way at Palmetto, Pacifica (15 minutes south of SF) Parking: Free Lot and Ample Free street parking. Cost: A vegan dish to share. (a real dish... »
Slurp It
Waking up to more rain. This weekend – I’m sure plenty of people are ready to hunker down at home with a decent supply of beer and munchies. On Sunday – some folks want to stay inside and watch Team USA kick take down Team Canada for the Gold Medal Match in Hockey. USA! USA!... »
FREE Pancakes!!!!
Tomorrow is IHOP’s National Pancake Day!! That means from 7am-10pm, go to participating IHOP restaurants and you can receive a FREE short stack of pancakes!!! Being that tomorrow is also the opening of Captain EO, you can go get your FREE pancakes across the street from the Disneyland Main Entrance at the IHOP on Harbor, then head... »
Hit the Road for a Free Jack
Jack sent me an email. He said that he likes the new Grilled Sandwiches so much he can’t decide which one he likes better. There’s the Grilled Turkey, Bacon & Cheddar and the Grilled Deli Trio. Both served on grilled artisan bread. He figures if he is perplexed we should be just as perplexed,... »
Senator Feinstein California Water Solution
I feel blessed that I was raised in the cornucopia of the Central Valley. I was a farm girl. With a seemingly never ending supply of water, my parents grew an abundance of fresh vegetables on a half acre of land. What they didn’t grow was available from a farm just up the road.... »
Variations on Comfort Food
The ladies who lunch…. …end up at Tuli Bistro. On my lunch dates in Sacramento, ladies always suggest meeting up at this intimate foodie spot on S Street. Folks who have been working for 10-hours in a windowless office will enjoy the sunny skies on the patio. On colder days, we can warm up by... »
Tanaka Farms
A few weekends ago we visited Tanaka Farms in Irvine. We’ve been trying to support our local business with the added bonus of actually knowing where our food is coming from. On one side you will see a produce “stand” stocked with fresh produce as well as honey, baked goods and jarred deliciousness. On the otherside... »
George’s Best Burgers: Simple honest burger dive in Anaheim
This weekend I’m pretty much residing at the Anaheim Sport Center with my youngest who is in a basketball tournament. The sport center is in one of the grittier sections of Anaheim (Anaheim Blvd and Cerritos). What lightens up the trip is getting to have lunch and dinner over at George’s Best Burger’s. George’s Best... »
Pizza and a Movie
Blue tails whipping in the air. Wispy souls dancing on a breeze. Metal monsters blasting anything that moves. Yes, I finally saw Avatar in IMAX 3D. This our second attempt to watch the James Cameron film at the IMAX theater on K Street. On our first attempt, we made the mistake of trying to purchase our tickets... »
Pink’s Now Open at Knott’s California Marketplace!
In case you have been living in a cave or under a rock or something, Pink’s is now open at the Knott’s California Marketplace (just outside the front gate of Knott’s Berry Farm). Finally OC gets to taste the legendary hotdogery without having to travel to Hollywood. Hooray! Wieners for all! What... »
Help Your Local Nursing Students…Eat Rubio’s!
Hey kids. I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this already, but I’m in nursing school at Santa Ana College. (This is why I sometimes have lengths of time with no posts. This stuff is HARD!) This Sunday, November 29, we are having a fundraiser at Rubio’s in the Block at Orange. Anyone who dines... »