Archive | March, 2009

House of the Week

I love the wood mixed with the concrete look. I’m on a modern roll here, but I do like other styles of houses. You’ll see! An original post by Sarah Auerswald.

Sunday Feature: Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up

This week’s special guest is Mar Vista Dad. Well, that’s not his real name, but since he’s my husband, he can be known that way. He’s also a wonderful cook and he decided to make fresh tomato pasta sauce with these beautiful tomatoes and this delicious lemon basil. He chops garlic and sautes that in [...]

House of the Week

I just love the clean lines and the manicured landscaping. The wood is gorgeous, too. I usually like an older house, but this one is just so well done.   An original post by Sarah Auerswald.

Sunday Feature: Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up

Today was a blustery day in Mar Vista, cold, windy and rainy, and only the heartiest of shoppers were there first thing when the market opened. One such hearty soul was Agnes Anderson, from the Sivananda Yoga Vendanta Center, who was picking up the ingredients for some split pea soup. The perfect thing to have [...]

New Feature: Mar Vista House Of The Week

I just want to show off houses in Mar Vista that I love. I love the landscaping especially, it just really goes with the house. An original post by Sarah Auerswald.

Sunday Feature: Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up

Today I checked in with my friend Craig Jaffe as he shopped for dinner for his family, and it sounds really yummy! (That’s Craig on the right.)  He’s going to start with these clams that he’ll steam in white wine, with garlic, onions, salt and pepper, and then he’ll serve them in their broth. Then [...]

Sunday Feature: Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up

Today’s market shopper is my friend, Debra. She’s going to make something that sounds amazing: quinoa and red rice salad.    The ingredients are: quinoa, red rice, carmelized onions, spring onions, arugula, pine nuts, dried apricots, and cilantro, dressed with olive oil and the juice and zest of one lemon.    She’s also holding these [...]

Sunday Feature: Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Wrap-Up

Today was a big day at the Market! Crafts, Logos, Cooking Demos! Wild! The market debuted its new logo today, created by the talented students at the Art Institute of California — Los Angeles, seen here on an apron. Awesome! And the students of the Institute’s Culinary Arts program were on hand to demonstrate mirepoix [...]