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CalTech…I’m a nerd!
CalTech Some people like to visit stadiums in cities they visit, museums or even local landmarks. Me, I live to visit university campuses – I’m a nerd, I know. I was 12 when my dad took me and my brother to Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He had a coaches football conference and I got to wander the university (taking pictures on a very old camera)…I felt inspired, like I was a part of a secret or inner world. When it came time to…
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Los Angeles Shopping…The Grove & Rodeo Drive
The Grove Where to shop in Los Angeles?…The Grove! My mom visited LA a few years ago and raved about The Grove, plus, I think TMZ films there from time to time. Lots of places to shop and lots of places to eat. Gossip is a pretty big thing in LA, as well as in a 15 year olds life, but I’m not 15, so LA it is! The television show Extra brings a lot of celebrity gossip, entertainment news and celebrity photos right into…
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Food Truck Wonderland
Edmonton has maybe a handful of food trucks – nothing too exciting. Popular shows, such as Eat St. and The Great Food Truck Race have made the mobile kitchen quite an intriguing dining experience. So, being in LA we had to buckle and eat off the street! This location? The Foothills in Sunland (metro Los Angeles) California. The Green Truck above – all organic and lots of vegan options. We arrived at 4:30 and most trucks opened around 5 – the best part, we got…
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Recipe: Leg of Lamb
This Thanksgiving I wanted to do something a little different – why not lamb!? The traditional turkey still made it to the table, don’t worry. Trying to find a good lamb cut was a little difficult. I called Grassy Lane Custom Meats, which is about 10 minutes from us, and I was offered a whole lamb. Ah, no thank you. I stopped at a few local butchers, but most were lamb roasts and I wanted something with the bone in. Oddly enough, our local grocery…
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Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Pier On our recent trip to Los Angeles many mentioned visiting Santa Monica Pier. I was excited for a couple of silly reasons – seeing the famous ferris wheel that opens up Private Practice made me giddy! Silly, I know. More than that, though, it’s a good place to people watch, surf, do the tourist thing (including getting pick pocketed – we saw 2 men speaking to police…so be careful). Interesting to note, the Pier was originally built to cover up a sewage…
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Recipe: Lazy Lasagna – and it’s gluten free!
Lazy Lasagna – why lazy? Mainly because it uses jar sauce and store bought noodles – pretty lazy, eh! Ingredients box of rice noodles 2 tablespoons of olive oil 3 tablespoons of garlic package of spinach 1 pound of ground chicken jar of pasta sauce (gluten free, if you wish) large container of cottage cheese container of ricotta cheese 1 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese salt and pepper Saute the garlic until golden brown and then add the spinach – it’ll only take a…
