Most people sigh and roll their eyes when board games are pulled out after dinner, but I jump to unpack the box, distribute all the pieces, and recite the rules to anyone who bothers to listen (hello, dork alert). I enjoy board games because unlike most Americans, I didn’t play board games growing up. So when I saw that Hasbro teamed up with House Party to ask people across the country to host a game night in their home with the offer of free games and food for the party, I signed up right away. You know me - I live for free stuff.
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Barnyard animals have been my latest and greatest obsession. So it was only a matter of time before we headed over to Ardenwood, a fully working, historical farm with a ranchhouse, garden, blacksmith shop, and animals - in Fremont (Yes, Fremont).
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Since an emu egg is equivalent to 10-12 eggs, I got some gusty, food-loving people together, threw together a menu, and on Saturday morning, we had a fun emu omelette brunch. It was such a great experience, since most of have never seen - or thought about eating - an emu egg before. We marveled at its beauty, poke and prodded it, and devoured it.
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Now the fun begins! We can experiment with different soda recipes now that we can carbonate water on the fly. We love craft soda, such as Thomas Kemper, Jones Soda or Sprecher, but they’re usually expensive and hard to find. So I did some research online and complied a list of ways to make your own healthy, delicious, old-fashioned soda. Here we go…
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Remember how health experts proposed a tax on soda as a way to fix America’s obesity problem? Sure, mass-produced soda is terrible for health, but does it have to be THAT bad? The answer is no, it doesn’t. So forget all that crap that’s in soda, and make your own!
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I was at a Jazz festival in downtown Burlingame a few months ago, and between buying jewelry I don’t need and stuffing my face with festival food, I walked by a stand called “Farm Fresh To You”, which was promoting a delivery service that brings a random assortment of local/organic/seasonal produce to your doorstep, at a reasonable price.
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The problem with being a photo enthusiast is that it’s hard to get the equipment you need. There aren’t that many large camera stores, and if there are, they usually don’t carry a wide selection, or they markup the prices significantly (and photo equipment is in my opinion, already unaffordable). So [...]
Anyone who knows me knows two things - I love food, and I love to be be frugal about it. Solution? www.restaurant.com. It’s basically a website that encourages diners to try out local restaurants using their gift certificates. You can get a $25 gift certificate for $10, a $50 for $15, and so on. If [...]
Nope, this is not a truck rally, dirt road in the middle of Georgia, or neglected pig sty. This is my driveway. And as much fun as it would be to go up and down it in a 4×4, my little Honda complains every time it gets stuck in a ditch and starts sinking…and sinking…
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