Mrs. Kravitz Lives!

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Do you ever feel like Mrs. Kravitz? If you don’t know or remember Mrs. Kravitz, she was the nosy neighbor on “Bewitched”, and although I’m not peering into neighbors’ windows, I have found it nearly impossible to keep my mouth shut on certain issues.
From parents who park illegally after school, to teachers who discipline like [...]

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Confession of a Reality Tv Show Fanatic

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It is time for me to fess up about my reality show addiction. I guess I have hesitated writing about it because if I put it down on paper, it will be a real reality check to me about how demented my tv viewing has become.
So here is a quick round up of my addiction [...]

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Cooking Club Recipe #2 – Chunky Vegetarian Chili

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Just a recipe quickie from my CHEFS (CHeap & Easy Friends) cooking club. Tonight I went to my freezer and defrosted the Chunky Vegetarian Chili. It doesn’t get much easier than this- defrosted chili, added some cheese, a few tortillas and broccoli. Dinner came together in about 15 minutes and it was a winner!
Chunky Vegetarian [...]

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You’re Going to be Jealous…..and Hungry.

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I don’t know about you, but when I know what I am making for dinner by 4:00, I am greatly relieved.  I am a working mom, but even when I didn’t work, I felt like so much of my day revolved around what to cook that everyone will eat, can I get to the market [...]

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An Easy Appetizer – Roasted Mini-Peppers with Goat Cheese

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Last night we were grilling and I remembered I had a big bag of little red, yellow and orange peppers from Costco. They are mini peppers and super sweet.  I decided to roast them and stuff them with goat cheese (also from Costco.) They were so delicious. I served them as a side, but I [...]

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What’s the Hurry?

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I have had a few good friends ask me to write about a commercial that claims to teach babies to read.  When I watch this commercial, it makes me feel like I am watching a circus act.  Honestly what is the damn hurry?
Instead of turning  kids into a circus act, little kids should be learning [...]

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Just say no

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Here is my newest rant.   I read an article in the NY Times yesterday morning about parents who want to ban the ice cream man from their park. They are annoyed that their kids get all sugared up, they are annoyed that their kids have tantrums when they can’t have ice cream, they are annoyed [...]

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Julie & Julia & Felice

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This has been a highly-anticipated movie for me.  I was one of the first on my block to read, and love, the book. Before the book, I had read Julie Powell’s blog. I read the article about her in the NY Times.  I own a much loved copy of Mastering the Art Of French Cooking. [...]

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What’s your blog going to be about?

Great question. As a woman of many careers, opinions, a Valley girl who now lives in Kansas City, a mom of two girls (10 and 13), wife, entrepreneur – www.Bagettes.com, owner of two Redbone Coonhounds that were both rescues, lover of reading, eating, cooking, reading about cooking, aspiring gardener, and I have a sick [...]

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Still got sand in my shoes…

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We are in L.A. for vacation and I am always so happy to be home. I love it here. I love the energy of this city, I love the people, the food, I love that Bryan and I were driving on Sunset at midnight last night and all the cafes were filled with people, I [...]

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