Hey hey! Memorial Day Sales! Julius accompanied us to The Grove. Initially, he was a little bored… …until he spotted some fellow four-legged Gap shoppers. Don’t try on bras with a dog in ...
Happy Memorial Day! I wore Red, White, Blue… …and my eating bib!!! It’s also National Burger Day, and to celebrate, the West Hollywood Burger Lounge is giving away… …FREEBIES!!! I g...
So, I’m kinda related to one of the greatest actors of all time now. No biggie. Abe’s cousin Kristine Kidd, whose delicious food you’ve seen featured all over this blog and my Faceb...
Some random trivia – I believe my friend’s stepfather helped write that famous pop song… …but Cocomo Joe is not a fictional paradise, it’s the nickname of a very cool guy who starte...
Abe’s family are pretty serious Philadelphia sports fans. His sister was the first bride to be married at Citizens Bank Park! We gathered together last night to cheer on the Sixers. Well, I mos...
No idea why I’m not sleeping well the last few days – this morning I was awake at 5:30 – before my niece, who’s still on east coast time! The family was kind enough to trek ov...
3rd Movement of The Greenwald Memorial Day Weekend – featuring more salads! A new main melody… …everything from Kale with Mushrooms in a Tangerine Vinaigrette to Tandoori Chicken with Coc...
This is how you turn one leftover dessert… …into a completely new one! Parfait! Fool! Trifle! Whatever you wanna call it, I made this one tropical themed. Start with a 32 oz. container of Vanil...
The clan has grown! I think there were 18 of us total? Not counting the surfboard, which took up almost as much beach space as the 3 little ones. When we arrived, my cousins Maya and Rachel were baki...
I’m bringing dessert again to tonight’s family gathering, and decided to utilize this beautiful jar of Marmalade… …my first thought was an Orange Olive Oil Chia (rather than Poppy) ...
Grocery shopping for a vacation house is FUN. Probably because it reminds me of Super Market Sweep? I accompanied my mother-n-brother-in-law to Albertson’s; taste tested some low-sodium turkey ...
Even though we won’t be eating at home much over the next few days, I HAD to visit the brand new Trader Joe’s. Located across the street from The Grove/Farmer’s Market, with an Umam...
Family wedding this weekend = Family coming to town!!! Psyched to be spending the next few days with Abe’s Philly Pholks. We’re picking them up from LAX this afternoon and spending the re...
Life is just a bowl of cherries this morning… …with a side of heart! Over the last year, I’ve seen Rawxies around the blog world, and was thrilled when an email appeared out of the blue a...
…and on with the rest of yesterday’s eats! Abe and I wound up spending the afternoon in Culver City, getting work done at Teaforest. Around 2pm we swung by Native Foods Cafe… …along with ...
This is a difficult post for me to write, because it’s publicly airing out a couple thoughts that have been safely swimming in my head. Once it’s out there…I’ll actually have to mak...
After brunch at Canelé, we spent a little time walking around Atwater Village. I’ve described the Valley’s Tujunga Village as “Larchmont-esque” – this neighborhood also ...
Canelé has sat high on my Smorgie brunch list for a while – hailed by bloggers, the LA Weekly and the LA Times as one of the city’s best. Had some traffic issues making it over to Atwater...
We had two birthdays last night! Both celebrated at RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen, in the Century City Mall. [ Theyre one of the few restaurants that validate valet for free; if youre having trouble pa...
We had some errands to run in Pasadena this morning, so we brought Julius along for a walk… …he strutted around, pulling, like he knew the ‘hood. Stopped at Great Harvest, of course. It w...
After playtime with the ladies… …I had playtime with Goh! For the next few days he’s holding “Nakamurathon,” a webcast telethon to help fund his latest Kickstarter project, Th...
The LA Asian Pacific Film Festival was all about the business side of what I do – today’s focused on the creative process! A few hours of character development work with my A.W.E. group &...
I spent all day recovering from the last week of late evenings, then got ready for Closing Night of LAAPFF. Scarfed down a little snack first… …most of the Kettle Corn wound up in my hair! We s...
Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia! Virtually impossible for me to mention chia seeds without that infomercial song going through my head. Every. Single. Time. Without fail! Chia Seeds Direct specializes in high quality ...
If you were at the Yes We’re Open screening on Saturday and heard someone say “Ouch!” as I was being introduced for the Q&A… …that someone was me! This actually hurt like a Muth...
It’s always wonderful when Larabar arrives on my front porch… …but ÜBER wonderful when it’s a new product! They sent their four flavors of Über – which are full of nutty chunk...
Thrilled to see my Nice Girls (Cast and) Crew last night… …so many friends came to support, including a longtime blogging buddy! We headed up the street afterwards to Biergarten for some bites ...
Of course, right after I tweeted that yesterday, one was bought/eaten, along with an ice cream stuffed brownie… …then we headed out for karaoke night! Located in Koreatown near the LAAPFF actio...
Ashley Quach is the writer and artist behind Sassquach.com and is currently raising funds to make her first short film, “appleseeds,” at www.indiegogo.com/appleseeds . For a short time on...
Confession – I was in my pajamas until 2pm today. But I’ve actually been up since 7am. The craziness of this past weekend’s festival has left me feeling lazy and ravenous! I fixed m...
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