Spring is here, so are many reasons to celebrate. Such as Easter, Mother’s Day, Graduations, Baby Showers, Weddings, and so on. All the reason to enjoy a fluted glass of fruited bubbly. My stepdaughter graduation from Pepperdine today, and for her party, her sister and I set up this quick and easy Mimosa Bar. Our…
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In less than 1 year, my beautiful daughter Jade, met her boyfriend, got in engaged in Hawaii, married her fiancé, and became pregnant with her baby girl, Gemma. Such an amazing year filled with blessings and celebrations. Beyond thrilled and honored that Jade asked me to host her baby shower, I set out to start planning…
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Are you surprised to see a new post from me? I know, it has been a long time since I’ve posted. But I’m back…at least for today. Work and family life has been keeping me super busy, so I have had to put blogging aside. I’m hoping I will be able to start posting to the…
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She’s always been there for me Just talking to her can make me happy She tells me of the hard times she’s been through In hopes that I won’t go through them too She’s an independent woman of stature and grace She has beautiful eyes and a lovely face An audacious strength from deep inside…
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This month, my sister and I took our Mom to Texas to visit and re-connect with my Dad’s family. My Dad passed away 9 years ago. Both my sister and I have not seen many of our family members since his funeral. This was an exciting and emotional trip for the three of us. We…
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I hosted an event (a psychic party but I’ll post more on that later) at my home and wanted to make a dessert with the strawberries that I had purchased from the truck. It had to be lower calorie and healthy. What I decided on was this Strawberry Tres Leches Trifle, which I had found…
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I’m deciding on what kind of “healthy” crust I want to make for my quiche. Do I go with an oat, quinoa, or millet crust? I’m cooking more organic these days, but I have yet to venture in using Xanthan Gum (needed with oat, quinoa, and millet). So, I settle for a more old fashion crust,…
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Villa Blanca is owned by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, star Lisa Vanderpump. Lisa also owns SUR in West Hollywood. Speaking of SUR, like me, did you happen to get sucked into watching Vanderpump Rules? It is another reality show that focuses on Lisa’s waitresses and bartenders from SUR. Loved that show! Anyway, back to Villa…
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