Summer in Santa Monica- and a recipe round-up

Farmers' market beauty in Santa Monica.

The first notes from our 

Santa Monica summer sublet:

After living in the brittle high dessert of Northern New Mexico for three years, I am drunk on oxygen. I walk Ocean Avenue cradled in moisture, intoxicated, breathing deep. And although we sleep seventeen blocks from the Pacific, I smell the ocean in the sheets. I wake with the sensation, the awareness of the sea. It infuses the day with an unnameable pleasure I can almost taste. If I could live on air I would eat the on-shore breeze with a spoon.

Steve has found his own source of bliss at Caffe Luxxe on Montana Avenue. Rich, caramel Italian espresso with the perfect artful brush of creamy foam. If further persuasion is needed to lure him into staying here, I only need to whisper, “Una bella tazza” and he'll be putty in my hands.

Things are looking up.

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♛ MOIS & still heart broken about MJ

went to MOIS last night, a so-called one of the most famous club in Penang.
wasn't that bad but i personally don't like indoor club, it's too crowded.
but i had fun.. xD
the night was for Doreen, one of my friend that celebrated her birthday.


soo after all the fun time, the club were playing Michael Jackson last night, it was cruel.
specially because it was the "heal the world" song. it was truly a sayonara night for him that everybody held hands together to honour him for the last time.
it's like MJ telling us goodbye in a song & told us not to cries.
it's so sadd that i weeped & cried. it was soo sadd.
MJ was truly a legend, the one & only the king of pop. he was a genius although it was a dissapointment to saw him suffered for his plastic surgery. =(


people still talk out there.. the fans, and even the haters.
i just still don't get the haters, they have no heart.
even the media was so cruel to MJ making all the rumours that wasn't true.
i also regretted that some of us have been mocking MJ when it wasn't even our problem in the first place.


it's so shocked that the world will be different without him.
it's hard to accept the fact that we will never hear any new material from him or see him perform again.


i am heart broken.


we will miss you MJ.
Rest In Peace
R.I.P


love.love ♥♥

" Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
If You Care Enough For The Living
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me "

♛ AWARD & MY COMEBACK !!

hula hulaa.. i am backk. hahaaa.
i am very very veryy sorry that i have been ignoring my blog for about a month now.
i was on vacation at my hometown, jakarta.. & i was enjoying my time so much i didn't want to get online.
i am sorry ya'll.. hikss hiksss.


i will keep up with a lot of things, for starter i wanna posted some awards that have given to me by all my lovely bloggers friends.. xD


my 8th award from miss weefee, she's such a cutiee.. haha thank you so muchh girlie..

soo in this award i'm just suppose to tag to 3 of my fav blogs.
since all of YOU are my fav blog ever, so everybody please take itt. i'd be honour. thankss.

my 9th award from Jessi.. she is a big fan of hannah montana & jobros i think, because her music always playing the songs from them. xD

the rules is just the same as before, i just have to tagg it to peoples..
take itt againn okkkiee.. ANY of YOU!
i'd be happy ~ tnxx.

my 10th award from Thia, a lovaalayy girl.. makasii..

the rules is that i'm suppose to explained why do i choose to blog..
well, blogging for me is a tool for expression, diaries, reminders, sharing place, making friends & also a big opportunity to show off your talent.. in a good way of course. xD
so yeaa.. that's my reason why i choose to blog.


i'd like to tagg itt to any of YOU, again.. take itt pleasee ~


xD

love.love ♥♥

Top 10 Cell Phone Wallpaper Themes

The technology age is considered by many to be one of the most cold and impersonal. With communications devices that allow for so many people to interact without ever meeting face-to-face, this reputation might just be well earned. When it comes to cell phones, however, there are ways to help make the personality shine. Individualized cellular phone wallpaper is one such way.

By allowing a person to take an object that's pretty basic, boring and even a little cold and impersonal and make it truly their own, cell phone wallpaper puts touch of personality into the mix. These individualized backgrounds for cell phone screens can be as funky, crazy or sentimental as a person might desire, too.

Wallpaper works by replacing the set background on a phone screen. Some phones might allow for the setting of multiple wallpaper choices. For example, a different wallpaper setting for each caller, or just a single screen that shows up all the time.

The theme options for cellular phone wallpaper designs are pretty amazing, too. The key word is choice, and there is no lack of it. Major theme groups for cellular phone wallpaper include:

* Movies. Many movie companies offer cellular phone wallpaper downloads to fans. Depicting a scene from a person's favorite flick, these downloads are generally free, but might some with a small charge.

* Super heroes. These are quite popular in the cell phone wallpaper category. Superman and beyond, they can all be found in wallpaper form. Some of these downloads might cost a few dollars, but there are free options, too.

* Animals. People with a penchant for a particular kind of cat, dog, horse and more can find wallpaper to fit their personal tastes. The animal arena for wallpaper is strong and ever growing.

* Music. Many recording artists offer pictures of themselves for download as cell phone wallpaper. Whether it's album covers or headshots of the artists, they can be found for cheap or free download.

* Action, hobby scenes. The choices for hobbyists are flourishing with everything from skydiving to car driving being features as wallpaper background for phones.

* Guys and gals. Images of models and heartthrobs can readily be found for wallpaper use.

* Landmarks. Fans of particular places will often find just the right wallpaper to suit their individual tastes. From historical landmarks to beautiful landscape scenes, the choices on this front are many.

* Television shows. The little screen does get even smaller. Television themed wallpaper is a hot commodity as fans rush to features their favorite shows each time they use their phones.

* Video games. Characters from popular video games are often favorites on the cellular phone wallpaper front.

* Personal photos. Some phones offer users the ability to set their own wallpaper choices. This can be particularly easy when there is a camera onboard. All it takes is a snap and then assigning the photo to serve the purpose.

Cellular phone wallpaper is a favorite for many people as way to show off their individual personalities. By offering a way to make each phone a little distinct and different, these wallpaper downloads are becoming quite popular. How wallpaper works exactly will depend on the phone in question.

Strawberry Cobbler Cake

Dear Gluten-Free Goddess,

Not another strawberry recipe! Please. And a cake recipe at that? Pfffft. I've had it with all your so called strawberry deliciousness. Will you just get over it already? What do you think this is, strawberry season? I'm totally bored with the whole strawberry thing. Good Gracious Lord In Heaven. Where the bleep are the broccolini recipes? The watercress and sardine tarts? The marinated scapes, head cheese and tripe? Where's your squid ink linguini recipe? I can't find it anywhere.

And must I mention, boutique beans? You of all people- living in your precious New Mexico desert. Or have you moved to Hollyweird now? (that figures). I want boutique heirloom bean recipes. I need my daily fiber, if you get my drift.

What? None of the above?

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Fifty Five Things I've Learned in 55 Years

Last December, my blogging amiga Kalyn posted a list for her birthday: Sixty Things I've Learned in Sixty Years. Like so many readers, friends and fellow food bloggers, I was inspired by her post. So as birthday number fifty-five (fifty-five? how is that possible?) sat on the horizon as opaque and huge as June Gloom in Los Angeles, I was inspired to write my own list of hard won wisdom. Just to cheer myself up. And shake some cobwebs loose. Fifty-five just scares the pants off me, I gotta confess.

Fifty Five Things I've Learned in 55 Years

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Gluten-Free Millet Buckwheat Wraps

Gluten-free wraps- an easy recipe with millet and buckwheat flours.

What's keeping us fortified during our transition from the wild desert of northern New Mexico to the cool big blue of the Pacific? In a word, wraps. We're munching Lime Quinoa Salads, leftover Veggie Garden Loaf, stir-fry veggies and quinoa, and sandwich fillings in these handy, tasty beauties. They sustained us as we whittled down our food supply, making both lunch and dinner easy as pie. I froze a dozen for the road, thinking that in a pinch, I could always buy a salad to stuff inside.

They're completely fabulous hot off the griddle. The best. I could scarf them down bare, without adornment. In fact, I started with a basic crepe recipe when I was developing this wrap recipe. Which is why they're pliable, tender and delicious. Unfortunately, they're also fragile after day one- a problem I am working on. But if you freeze them right away, snugging rounds of wax paper in between each wrap, they thaw easily and remain fresh enough- though slightly less flexible.

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Celery Soup with Ryeless Rye Croutons

A creamy celery soup that is dairy-free and gluten-free? Indeed.

By the time you read this new soup recipe, we'll be well on our way to Southern California. It will Monday, you see (it is Monday, right?). It will be bright and early. And we'll be waving our coffee fueled good-byes to piney Flagstaff, Arizona, the infamous gateway to the Grand Canyon (inspiration for Steve's movie) where we stayed overnight. We'll be up with the chickens, Honda packed with gluten-free treats, hitting Route 40 West for the second leg of the trip.

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A Vegan Basil Mint Parsley "Pesto"

A lip smacking raw vegan pesto. Yep. You heard me.

We're getting so close to our departure now I can taste it. The house is swept and cleaned, boxes and bags are packed. Anticipation is hanging in the desert air. You can almost hold it in your cupped open hands. The hardest part will be trying to sleep Saturday night. I told Steve, If it's 3 AM and we're lying side by side in the dark listening to the whir of the ceiling fan, just waiting, can we get up and go? Why not? he responded.

This earned him some extra bonus points.

Not that he needs any. His bonus point status is pretty high to begin with these days. We've had an exciting week. I'm so proud of him. His first script sale, an independent movie titled The Canyon just released its first trailer. If you'd like to catch a sneak peek at the movie, see The Canyon trailer here. You'll see why I fell in love with Yvonne Strahovski and Will Patton when we visited the set.

So what does all this California dreamin' taste like? I decided it tastes like basil and mint with a bite of parsley. 

Green. Earthy. Alive.

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Roasted Sicilian Potatoes

Roasted potato love- Italian style.

Here's an easy summer side dish recipe you can bake or grill in foil packets. It's an intuitive toss-together combo of potatoes, onion, garlic, tomatoes, olives and raisins--- with some hot pepper flakes thrown in to kick it up Sicilian style. I don't even know where the inspiration came from.

It all started with cleaning out the pantry.

We're leaving on our long pined-for road trip next Sunday (can you say, Stoked, Babycakes?). I've been trying to use up the remaining lonely bits of our fresh ingredients and whittle down our stash of friendly staples. I'm determined to scour the cupboards bare. One way or another. I'm leaving no can of fire roasted tomatoes behind. Or bags of organic popcorn. Whatever is left standing next Saturday night? It's all coming with me. Because deep in the cockles of my private tiny girl heart, I am not coming back. Nope. Not even to say good-bye.

So if you spy a black Honda Fit humming its little heart out, streaking across the Southwestern desert on its journey to Los Angeles stuffed with homebaked vegan goodies (translation: Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins, Gluten-Free Ryeless Rye Bread, Chocolate Pecan Brownies, Lime Quinoa Salad with Mint, Two Potato Salad) and gluten-free comestibles (translation: several pounds of rice pasta, three boxes of quinoa, two sacks each of millet flour, sorghum flour, and tapioca starch, five jars of sugar-free organic preserves, one unopened bottle of Annie's ketchup, a shoebox packed with a baker's dozen bottles of dried herbs, sea salt, cumin and sesame seeds), well.

That would be, me.

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Pamela Anderson Sexy

Pamela Anderson has the name Pamela Denise Anderson was born, born in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada, 1 July 1967. Stars who do breast surgery, the icon known as the star section and often appear naked in some places.

The Casey Jean Parker in the hit series BAYWATCH is also known as PETA activists, that is an organization that many animal lovers to protest the use of fur for clothing. In protesnya them, including Pamela, often be naked in public.

Women are also a film producer, lives with two female actors with perkawinannya of Tommy Lee who divorced in 1998.

Start of 2002, Pamela was the relationship pisah-connect with the singer Kid Rock and eventually married on 29 July 2006, but their marriage was no longer a divorce and ended on 27 November 2006.

Pamela Anderson

Still remember who made sex video Pamela Anderson and former husband Tommy Lee? Pamela is now a video that was made because the traps. Force someone to do it. Sex video was made while still berstatuskan Pamela Tommy's wife. They claim the video is available after missing declared stolen. Pamela confess first time making the video he was not aware of any spy camera. Tommy is a record of ideas for their love scenes. Pamela was kidding himself that has dijebak by the Motley Crue drummer. "I only marry rock star. Mengencani rock star, and they say there is no film in the camera, and in fact the truly lost," said Pamela detikhot quoted from Lse, Friday (3/8/2007). Now that Pamela menjanda live with 2 of their son Tommy, Brandon, 11 years old and Dylan aged 9 years. Because they have started go adults, Pamela must eventually explain this sex video with regard to their children.

Pamela Anderson Wallpaper

Age may have been the four-step, but the actress Pamela Anderson proved that she is still sexy. Dressing in pink bikini, Pamela confident with the body seksinya dijepret bar.

Pamela difoto bar while enjoying the Malibu beach last week. He put on clothes two-piece pool.

Dibalut bikini that looks too small in body, Pamela showed that her body has not been berkeriput. Either because it is plastic surgery, of course the body is 41 years old actress still looks fast.

Detikhot quotation from the Daily Mail, Tuesday (26/5/2009), Pamela walking on the beach accompanied with kekasihnya, Jamie Padgett. Both are now living together.

Jamie Padgett is a man who so love the stars' Baywatch 'it. Previously he had divorced three times that of Tommy Lee, Kid Rock and Rick Salomon.

Kyoko Fukada Wallpaper

Kyoko Fukada who just dropped out of contact with kekasihnya Ryuji Sainei dikabarkan frustrating. He has not been this old drunk-mabukan in a place dugem and can not control the emosinya, he often cried and create a commotion.

Popular artists via a mini-series that dibintanginya Friends with Korean actors Wonbin this with Ryuji two years ago when they headline Fugoh serial Keiji.

That. Kyoko this summer a busy syuting serial Yama Onna Kabe Onna this must be willing to drop out with a boyfriend.

Quinoa Recipe with Summer Vegetable Stir-Fry

Delicious quinoa stir-fry with summer vegetables.

Trying to find a Los Angeles sublet for the summer- within our budget- is as slippery and twisted as charting Madonna's romantic liaisons post Guy Ritchie. It's a serpentine endeavor, this whole reading between the lines thing, deciphering what is true and what is only mostly true. It's all those key buzz words peppering Craig's List and Westside Rentals. "Convenient to the 10" can mean the eastern bedroom window sucks in freeway exhaust during rush hour. "Pet friendly" might translate to everyone in the building works all day and leaves their poor pooches to yap and woof until the cows come home. Which, as we all know, in LA is after sushi and mojitos.

"Cozy studio" can mean cute and comfy or it can mean as cramped and tight as a walk-in closet. Not Madonna's closet(s). I'm sure hers are bi-coastal and coordinated by era, each epoch's collection larger than our entire casita. We're talking my closet here. The five foot black hole currently crammed with winter parkas, too many mismatched socks to count, and the book-filled boxes I'm storing for this alleged, yet-to-materialize summer getaway.

And the price for the privilege of said 150 square feet of space in Venice Beach?

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