Entries Tagged 'eat & drink' ↓

I should probably start out with stating the obvious….I love wine. That said, pinot noir would have to be one of my least favorite wines.  But I was looking for some volunteering opportunities.  Oh and there was free wine for the volunteers.  And well, free wine is good wine in my book.  So volunteer I did. It [...]

Sitting in my coastal vacation cabin on a rainy day, I’m reminded of what a fun time I had last weekend in the rain.  Let’s face it, on most rainy days, you don’t want to leave the house.  But for cupcakes, seventeen bloggers will brave the rain!  Even better knowing that it’s a Best of [...]

INGREDIENTS: 8 oz. milk 2 tbsp. powdered non-dairy creamer 3 tbsp. powdered chocolate (If you don’t have powdered chocolate, you can make your own by combining 2 parts sugar to one part cocoa powder) 16 oz. ice To finish: whipped cream and sprinkles DIRECTIONS: Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a tall glass and [...]

see more dog and puppy pictures We had our first non-family Thanksgiving dinner and I have to say, I quite enjoyed it. Good food, good wine, good conversation and good friends. What more could you ask for? Hope your day lived up to your expectations and your food was yummiez! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Giving Thanks For [...]

I know, I know, I only just went on and on about Trader Joe’s and my new I ♥ Trader Joe’s cookbook the other day.  But I’m telling you, it’s some good stuff. We had book club earlier today and I made a super quick and easy pear and brie galette and it was a big [...]

I heard that this Alton Brown, Thanksgiving presentation at Google was an amazing experience. Hopefully, listening to Alton talk about his Thanksgiving Survival Secrets will be the next best thing. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Alton Brown Talks Thanksgiving Survival Secrets at Google", url: "http://labloggergal.com/2009/11/21/alton-brown-talks-thanksgiving-survival-secrets-at-google/" });

I mentioned the other day that I seem to have a bit of a control issue when it comes to magazines and the winter holiday season.  I think that it’s the part cookbook and part gift guide that attracts me so.  I’ve also mentioned my love of cookbooks in the past. This week, my two loves [...]

Starbucks’ cranberry bliss bars and peppermint mochas.  Booyah! Now if only we could get Starbucks to make the dark cherry mocha I had in Dublin last year available here.  Man, that was good. If you want to try making the cranberry bliss bars yourself, there are plenty of copycat recipes online (here’s one here).  I haven’t tried [...]

NORMS is turning 60 this year! And to celebrate, they’re giving away $60 worth of food to one lucky My LA Blog reader. That’s a whole lotta late night grub!! Don’t forget to enter for your chance to win!! So here’s the deal…stop by the NORMS of your choice between now and Wednesday, November 25th (the day [...]

I first noticed these baking classes back in May or so.  At that time, I couldn’t even consider baking in our apartment (or any time between April and October due to the crazy heat and lousy air conditioning). But i kept their info close by because it all just all sounds SO DARN GOOD! Bread [...]