The Active Foodie

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I love fried and fattening foods as much as the next person, trust me. You can fry anything and I'll be the first in line to give it a try. However, for everyday cooking, I like to try and make...

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I am always looking for new salad to bring for lunch. I walk aimlessly down the grocery store aisle trying to find inspiration and new produce to throw together and call a salad. This week I re...

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My girlfriends had been talking about it, I had heard whisperings about it here and there, and it had reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. What is this you ask? Well SkinnyBitch of c...

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Thursday night I attended a special 7 course vegan dinner at the Breadbar Century City hosted by Kim Barnouin of The Skinny Bitch series. It was a great dinner with great vegan food. I was insp...

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In July 2009, Chef Laurent Quenioux opened up Bistro LQ, serving up his French Nouvelle California cuisine with a Farmer's Market driven kitchen. To be honest, I can't say that I am especially we...

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In 2008 Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo opened Animal restaurant in Los Angeles. Since then John and Vinny have become the talk of the town amongst Los Angeles foodies, have won Food & Wine Best New C...

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I do all of my cooking on Sundays because once the week starts, there is just no time. So what I look for in lunch recipes is something that is easy, filling, healthy, and something that will k...

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Part of the appeal of living in Brentwood is being able to wake up on Sunday morning a take a leisurely walk down to the Brentwood Farmer's Market. The market is always buzzing with fellow Bren...

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I had the pleasure of dining with LA OC Foodie , Sam Kim , ToastyMuffin , estarla and SquashBlossom Friday night at Cru , a vegan/raw restaurant in Silver Lake. This was my first intentional ve...

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Inspired by a recent trip to O&CO and Surfas, and the purchase of some truffle salt and truffle oil, I decided to make a mushroom pizza, topped off with some of my new purchases. The result.......

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I heard about Ludo Bites a few months ago, I don't remember exactly where, but since then the city has been all a-buzz over Ludo, and for good reason. The food is unique, decadent, innovative...s...

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I had a refrigerator full of tiny bits of leftover ingredients from this weeks meals, and what better way to utilize all the leftovers than throw it all into a breakfast omelet! Here is what came...

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Dave and I had to attend a wedding in Temecula, so like the true wine lovers we are, we decided to play hookie, take a day off work, and go wine tasting on Friday. Oh and what a great idea that w...

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I was calling it an early day at work, Dave was at a client dinner, and I was trying to decide what to do for dinner. For some reason, I decided tonight would be a perfect night to experiment a...

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What is a true South Georgia meal without biscuits? I don't know, I've never had one! Now my challenge, I have never made biscuits from scratch. So where do I turn when I need expertise on a reci...

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Growing up in Southern California I grew up eating things like Mexican food, seafood, fresh produce -- your typical California cuisine. Unfortunately, I did not have the pleasure of trying true s...

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I have to say, I am a true fan of good old fashioned southern cookin'. And in homage of Dave's southern Georgia roots, he requested a true southern meal for his birthday. And, of course, I was ha...

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Here is my dilemma every week, what can I make on Sunday, that I can take to work on Monday, that will keep until Wednesday (and hopefully Thursday), and that will not send me into an afternoo...

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I did it, I finally gave in to the Kogi craze. I have been hearing about Kogi for a while now, but could never quite coordinate my schedule with their trucks. They seem to hit-up the late night...

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We finally made our journey to the highly acclaimed LUDO BITES. I must say, I was waiting in anticipation all week. Especially with Ludo's tweeting, musing about his potential ingredients and d...

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This past Wednesday, Riva transformed the former pizzeria by introducing a new menu, now offering stuzzuchini, or Italian tapas. Let me start by saying, I am a "picky eater" and by picky I mean ...

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Nothing says summer like wonderful fresh salsas to accompany all those grilled meats you BBQ over the summer. One of my favorite condiments is fresh corn salsa, just the perfect blend of sweetn...

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New Balance 1123 Yes, it is that time of year I guess. I got my new shoes for the season, so my significant other got his new shoes as well. Because he tends to pronate, I couldn't convince h...

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This is my first attempt at homemade pasta, and I have to admit, it was pretty darn fabulous. Perfect for the fresh produce available right now, and perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon with a n...

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