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Recipe: Vegetarian Black Bean Soup

LA Blogger Gal — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:45:17 +0000

With all the rich foods of the holidays – ham, cookies, rum cake…oh the rum cake! – we needed to lighten things up tonight. So I thought I’d try making a black bean soup. I found this Black Bean and Vegetable Soup recipe on All Recipes (it had great reviews), and tweaked it a bit. I [...]

Cooks Menu Pop-Up: Breast Cancer Connections Benefit Dinner

LA Blogger Gal — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:42:39 +0000

Here in LA we’ve got everything from fine dining, to amazing food trucks to pop-up and underground dinners. If you like a good meal, LA’s got you covered. Late one night, two cooks were hanging out at a local bar after their hard night working the dinner shift. They got to thinking that [...]

It’s Time For Tea

LA Blogger Gal — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:30:55 +0000

I don’t know if you know this about me, but I love tea. I’ll take a good Irish Breakfast tea any day. The sweeter, the blacker and the creamier it is, the more I like it. I think half the fun of my trip to Ireland was drinking entire pots of tea throughout the day. Yes, [...]

Free Ticket to OC Fair This Friday

LA Blogger Gal — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:58:00 +0000

This Friday, August 12th, they’ll be free admission and free parking from noon-1:00 at the OC Fair. They’re also throwing in free, one-way skyrides (my favorite thing to do at the fair), from noon – 4:00. AND they’re offering up $2 rides, food and games – again, until 4:00! If money is tight, this is a [...]

Artisinal LA: A Fun Way to Shop

LA Blogger Gal — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:00:21 +0000

This past weekend was the Artisinal LA show in Santa Monica. I wasn’t lucky enough to attend their previous events (sometimes I feel like I live under a rock). This year the event was held at the Santa Monica Place. This was my first time at the recently remodeled Santa Monica Place and I have to [...]

Braised Pork Ragu with Pappardelle

LA Blogger Gal — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:49:32 +0000

Last week I stumbled across this beyond awesome (and super simple) recipe thanks to a friend’s Facebook post. It was so good, I thought I needed to share it here as well. This was beyond simple to make in the crockpot (I think I did about 2.5 hours on high and about 2 hours on [...]

ChickChat LA: There’s a New Women’s Networking Group in Town

LA Blogger Gal — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:04:24 +0000

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[/caption] Ladies, there’s a new networking group in town for professional, savvy women and I’m honored to be a part of their “Let Them Eat Cake” ChickChat LA launch party on Wednesday, February 23rd. It’s sure to be a decadent, French-themed soiree. And instead of feeling guilty [...]

Soup is On at Soup-a-Palooza!

LA Blogger Gal — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:58:20 +0000

I first heard about Soup-a-Palooza about a week ago. Since then, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the time to share my own recipe. One of my very simple, right out of the pantry, go to soups. I discovered this recipe back in about 2004 or so when I first stumbled upon Karen Duffy’s (of MTV|Reality Bites|Dumb & [...]

A Thanksgiving Blessing

LA Blogger Gal — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:11:01 +0000

“May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey be plump. May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs!” Unknown

It’s National Coffee Day!!!

LA Blogger Gal — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:41:21 +0000

While I’m not an addict by any means, I do enjoy a good cup of coffee. Even better when I’m able to toast to a fun national holiday like National Coffee Day. In the spirit of this fantastic national holiday, many local and national coffee shops are giving away free and selling discounted coffee. Participating Dunkin [...]