You can’t strike up a conversation with Marc Ching and not get choked up. His pain is palpable even through a phone line. It goes straight to your gut and leaves you questioning everything you knew about the human kind. Are we the evolved species ? How did we get here ...? He got choked up himself a few times and I could tell there were tears rolling down his face as he was recollecting a memory from his last trip to Asia. A dog in a slaughterhouse after having been skinned still ...
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A Tasty Friendsgiving Feast
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Del Monte. The opinions and text are all mine. Disclosure: a big Thank You to our friends at Del Monte ® for sponsoring this post and hosting such a fabulous Friendsgiving party for us! Happy Fall Friends! Are we ready to kick-off the Holiday season or what ? Honestly I never feel ready but here we go anyways! Today I want to share with you some fun snapshots of last weeks Best Friends Friendsgiving Feast I am so ...
How To Dry Oregano
How to harvest and dry oregano from the garden, without a dehydrator, traditional and oven methods included. Native to the Mediterranean oregano is an essential herb in Italian cuisine, used to flavor everything from pizza to pasta and sauces with its unique peppery warm flavor. The dried variety has a stronger more intense aroma then the fresh herb. How To Dry Oregano, Traditional Method: Use your garden sheers and harvest entire stalks of oregano after the flowerbuds form, at the ...
Dyson Hot and Cool Bladeless Fan Review
Can I tell you how excited I am about our new Dyson Pure Hot and Cool Bladeless Fan ?! Doing the Happy Dance! Thank you Dyson for sponsoring this post, all opinions are my own! I took my time in testing this baby, as I really wanted to take the heater for a spin as well. Lucky us, we got a cold, damp and windy week here in California and so, the perfect opportunity for my Dyson Pure Hot and Cool Fan (<--affiliate link) test drive! Let’s start with the hot California days and that ...
Daily Greens Juice Review
I have just the treat for those of us looking to make a healthy change in our lifestyle. We got to taste test some of the most delicious cold pressed organic wholesome juices last week before catching a plane to Kauai. The toughest part was to actually pick a favorite. No kidding you guys, my favorite juice was whichever one I was drinking at the moment. The more I tasted the more I liked it. This post is sponsored by DailyGreens. All opinions are my own. As I was sipping and ...
Get Ready 4 Amazing with Born Sweet Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener
Thank you Born Sweet Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener for sponsoring this post. Try Born Sweet Zing™ Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener for a more amazing you all year long! Want to know what’s amazing? The moment you find a perfect sweet taste without a funny aftertaste, and zero calories! Because when you love iced coffee and tea as much as we do around here, and you try to maintain an active California lifestyle, that is a must. So I am really excited to have partnered up with Born Sweet ...
BROOKSIDE Yogurt Flavored Fruit & Nut Bars Launch
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Hershey Company. All opinions are 100% mine. Yay for the weekend, I am so ready you guys, but first I want to share with you all some highlights from last week’s launch for the Brookside Fruit & Nut Bars in Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier in California. First of all, it was a gorgeous day at the beach, the perfect combination of sunshine and ocean breeze with just a light sweater on. The life, I tell you! I stopped by to ...
Dove Intensive Repair Review
This Dove Intensive Repair Review is a Sponsored post by Lunchbox. All opinions are 100% mine. Yay for Friday ! Are we excited for the weekend or what ? But first I have a quick surprise review for the Dove Intensive Repair Shampoo & Conditioner ! Because I get asked all the time what hair products I use and what my hair care routine is ! Because I have a head full of hair, that is long and heavy even after layering and trimming off a few inches, I wear my hair in a pony tail most ...
Cold Pressed Juicery with Naked Cold Pressed Juice
Cold Pressed Juicery with Naked Cold Pressed Juice ! Happy Spring you guys, at least to those of you in Southern California, for us spring is in full swing with perfect weather for some cold pressed juicery. Have you seen all those gorgeous blooming trees ? Almost looks like summer actually. So we are all about the outdoors again: planting in the garden, walking and hiking, staying in shape as much as we possibly all can. Thanks to my dogs: Peluci, Tesla and Nala, I rarely skip a day of ...
Brunch Party – How To Host an Iced Tea Brunch Party Tutorial
Iced Tea Brunch Party Tutorial Happy Valentine’s and President’s Day weekend to everyone ! I hope you are having a relaxing time with your families, we had a little iced tea brunch party, because I swear it is summer in Southern California. Staying refreshed and dining al fresco is a thing for us Californians, and thanks to Lipton we had a really fun family brunch party. I’m really fond of green tea, and Lipton’s updated green teas have a light, fresh taste, bright clearer color ...