Monthly Archives: December 2011

where to go, whisknladle la jolla

Brad and I came across a great stop for breakfast after an event our web site Dented Ego sponsored.  The yellow ribbon walk to stop suicide.   The event took place in Balboa Park,  San Diego.   It was a fantastic success.  However, with set up and participation we did not have time to eat before.  We were hungry and wanted to try something new.  We headed back to Del Mar and stopped in La Jolla, Whisknladle.  We loved the cool elements, concrete bar top, vertical wine holder and eye catching little details everywhere.  Brad loved his  salad and I enjoyed my scrambled egg whites.  “I loved the amazing bacon”.  I don’t know why it was so good.  It just was!  They have fresh nectar’s prepared daily for their cocktails.  Too many to mention, but so worth trying every single one….  

xoxo, Julie

leadership green beans

These beans are just fresh and good!  I make them every year for the Leadership Team that I am a part of.  We get together at least once per year and the beans are always a request I am happy to accommodate.  To me they are not complicated, but I do acknowledge that the secret to making them work is to keep them slightly crisp.

{blue lake green beans}

{grilled blue lake green beans}

{blue lake green beans with cheese and pine nuts}

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wednesday, whipped cream

{homemade whipped cream and fresh strawberries}

There is no substitution for homemade whipped cream.  None!  It is so easy and so worth the little extra effort when you have gone to the trouble of serving a dessert.  You can short cut the cookie, the cake, but not the whipped cream.   Once you make homemade, you will never go back. xoxo{fluffy white mounds of whipped cream}

{fresh washed strawberries}

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