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Recipe of the Week: Herb Potatoes with a Mustard Sauce

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First and foremost, I'd like to thank everyone who emailed and commented on my "Paris Shoe Conundrum!"  It really did help with my packing plans.  I have one little backpack to try to squish my bridesmaids dress and heels ALONG with enough clothes to last me five days...I'll keep you posted on the strength of the seams in my pack!

Secondly, sorry for the radio silence.  I'm pretty diligent about posting, but sometimes you get a call at three in the morning for work and you don't get to come home until five that evening.  THIS is why I am crossing an ocean to go to a wedding and travel with Shug.  Our boundaries have been encroached upon by our jobs and it's about time we get a break!

Thirdly, with the insanity of work, I haven't been able to cook as much.  And if I have had the opportunity to cook, it's been an under 15-minute meal (more on this next week).  But here is a little recipe I whipped up that's exceedingly easy to make, takes only about half an hour, and is really inexpensive to feed a crowd.

Shug and I have had moderate success in our garden this summer, but our herbs have taken off!  This recipe can accommodate whatever it is you have on hand, but I used lemon-thyme, chives, rosemary, and flat-leaf parsley.

Herb Potatoes with a Mustard Sauce
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
3-4 lbs. new or waxy potatoes, like Yukon Gold, scrubbed clean and cut into chunks
Salt
2 shallots, diced small OR 1 small red or white onion diced and rinsed with cold water, drained well
3-4 generous tablespoons of mixed herbs like parsley, rosemary, thyme, chives, dill, etc.
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
2-3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Fresh herbs for garnish

Bring a saucepan of the potatoes and cold water that has been generously salted to a full boil.  Reduce to a vigorous simmer and cook until potatoes are easily pierced with a knife.

While the potatoes are boiling, in a large bowl, whisk the shallots or onions, mustard, olive oil and balsamic vinegar together until well combined.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Drain potatoes well and add to bowl with sauce.  Toss to combine and set aside.

Finely mince all of your herbs, setting a few sprigs aside for garnish.  Once the potatoes are cool, add the herbs and toss well to combine.  If the potatoes are too hot the herbs will discolor, no biggie if they do, it just won't look as pretty!  Spoon into a serving bowl and garnish with reserved herbs.  Can be served at room temperature or chilled.  Enjoy these easy, yummy potatoes!

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Have you ever gone to the gym for a whole month and have not seen any results? You go to the gym everyday for six months and discover that after all that hard work you hardly lost any weight.

Many people who work out diligently for months and do not see results tend to quit as they become frustrated with the lack of results.

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The 6 week body makeover is used to determine what types of foods the dieter should eat to maximize fat loss.

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Anthropologie Haul - Blues

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Anthropologie Haul - Blues
Anthropologie Haul - Blues
Anthropologie Haul - BluesI put that coupon Anthropologie sent me for my birthday to good use!

I got the pillow for $17 and it used to be $98!

I don't know which is grosser: the fact that the markup is so stinking high
or
people pay $98 for a pillow!

OR
that I can't stop shopping at Anthropologie...


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Happy Birthday!!!

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Today is my sister's birthday!

She is one of the sweetest and most fun people on the planet!

I hope she spends her day watching Twilight
and drinking Diet Pomegranate 7Up with vodka
(her signature drink)!

Happy Birthday, S.!!!

P.S. It's Goldteef's b-day, too!
Hooray for one year of blogging!


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Sundance TwenyTen

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So a few months ago, Shug and I found out about this. We have been rabid for tickets ever since. Unfortunately, we are but lowly Utahns that must purchase our Sundance tickets after all of the hoity-toities from Cali have had their pick of the festival.

We get to purchase tickets TODAY!! In t-minus 7 hours and 4 minutes....

Cross your fingers for us so we can get tickets to the opening screening!

This video was one of the first collaborations between Danny Perez, the director of ODDSAC, and Animal Collective...Judging by this, we are in for a crazy ride!

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An incredible Carmel Engagement Shoot

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Last week one of our couples engagement shoots was featured on a favorite blog, Style Unveiled.


































The pictures were done by our dear and amazingly talented friend Carlie Statsky
Check it out, you won't be disappointed!
http://styleunveiled.com/blog/2010/9/8/san-francisco-bride-in-the-city-jenny-murray.html

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Title: Carmel Mission

If you're in a California public school, you know that fourth grade is "Mission Time."

A new project about the Carmel Mission, thought by many to be the crown jewel of the mission system, hopes to make a critical portion of California history more accessible to 21st-century students and their families, and to travelers in general.

Carmel recently became the first of California's 21 missions to create a podcast. Podcasts are videos or radio-like files that can be downloaded from the Internet for playback on MP3 players. (Apple's iPod is an example of an MP3 player.)

Carmel's video podcast is available for free on the city's travel Website (www.carmelcalifornia.com). It contains vintage photos and a colorful narrative tracing the Carmel Mission's 236-year history.

"For 30 years, I've said that if I could just touch my forehead to my students' and pass on information about the missions, that's what I'd do," says Susan Weinberg, a fourth-grade teacher in Oakland. "This technology, to me, is the closest thing to that. Plus, students who are confused can reverse and hear it again, and it makes learning easier for those kids who are auditory learners."

MP3 technology is steadily making its way into education's hallowed halls. Two years ago, Duke University made history when it gave an iPod to each of its incoming freshmen. Nearly 100 colleges have followed suit, and today iPods have become a curricular norm in some school districts at as low as the elementary grades.

"I think (the Carmel podcast) is a brilliant idea," says Daniel Krieger, a history professor at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, who is also president of the California Missions Studies Association. "It takes a complex, antique concept and makes it contemporary and easy to understand. Anything that makes (the missions) more relevant is welcome, particularly if it introduces a young audience to the profound beauty of the Carmel Mission."

The mission podcast takes viewers back some 240 years to a time when Carmel was a vital religious center rather than a world-famous tourist destination. Founded in 1771, Carmel became headquarters for California's 21 missions, and was home to their founder, Father Junipero Serra. At one point, the mission was like a small, self-sufficient city unto itself, with several thousand people living on the premises.

Sitting just a half-mile from the beach and steps from Clint Eastwood's famous Mission Ranch, the Carmel Mission still functions as a thriving parish and school. It contains what is thought to be California's first library, as well as the famous Serra monument and a statue that was on the altar when the mission first opened its doors. In all, there are fives museums on the mission's grounds.

One Carmel hotelier says she's ready should iPod-savvy families suddenly become more engaged with the mission by way of the podcast.

"It's not unusual for entire families to stay with us while they research their fourth-grade project," says Carrie Theis, owner of Hofsas House near Ocean Ave. "It's incredible how the parents and siblings get involved. Hopefully, being the first to have a podcast will excite kids and their parents about Carmel and make them want to come here."

The priests who populated the mission two centuries ago lived famously spartan lives, sleeping in small cells furnished with nothing but a cot, a desk and a candle. While they probably would have thought an MP3 player an extravagance, Carmel's marketing guru says the new podcast will be welcome news to the 100 million-strong iPod nation that is revolutionizing the way learning and travel are done in the 21st century.

"The iPod is becoming a cultural norm, much like the Walkman once was," says Jeff Burghardt, whose Anda-Burghardt Advertising created the Carmel podcast. "It's not at all uncommon to see someone walking through a tourist destination with their earbuds in, listening to audio tours or regional music, or looking at downloaded maps."

"The mission's podcast builds a bridge to visitors in a way that's consistent with how folks are getting their information these days."

The Carmel Mission podcast can be downloaded by visiting www.carmelcalifornia.com. A printable outline of the video script with associated pictures is also available here.

Carmel lies 51 miles south of San Jose, and 120 miles south of San Francisco. From State Highway 1, exit at either Carpenter Street or Ocean Avenue and head west. All-day parking lots are located at Mission Street and 8th Avenue or beneath Carmel Plaza at Mission and 7th Avenue. Travelers can pick up maps and other helpful guides at the Carmel Visitors Center (San Carlos St. between 5th and 6th avenues; 831/624-2522). For information on lodging, dining and holiday activities, visit www.carmelcalifornia.com.

Title: Cadbury Curly Wurly Caramel Bar Unwrapping And Taste Test Review

Curls and wurls, oh my!

Packaging 8/10

It's actually fairly creative, with the crazy amount of colors and designs going on with this things, you'd think it was creative by a schizophrenic circus clown of some variety. But it was not, it does portray that schizophrenic clown vibe quite strongly though, not sure if that was intentional or not. Maybe they're trying to get us to visit the circus more, but why would they do that? Unless..... Cadbury is in cahoots with the peanut vendors at the circus. They subliminally put the idea of going to the circus into our mind with bars like this, then all of a sudden we feel the need to go and not even know why. We stock up on peanuts, both to feed the elephants and to feed ourselves of course. And you better believe those peanut companies are giving Cadbury a discount on peanuts, so that this little subliminal game can go on for ever longer! My word.... it's all starting to fall into place, the pieces are coming together like a crumbled Curly Wurly bar. Wait, what if this goes even deeper? What if the cotton candy vendors are involved in all this as well? And the caramel vendors who put the caramel on the apples?! Oh no... NO NO NO! Cadbury why?! They don't even sell chocolate at the circus! They always have some weird blend of carnival food and "regular" food with a disturbing spin on it. Like "Deep Fried Alligator Teeth" or something. Although, I do enjoy the occasional funnel cake, which are actually quite big here in the states. But wait... what if the powdered sugar vendors are involved with Cadbury as well?! Cadbury could be creating some sort of perverse mega sugary chocolate bar with nuts and cotton candy filling. I'm afraid... yet strangely aroused


Taste, Texture, And Consistency 10/10

So... thick! Like a good chunk of sap from your local maple tree (or your normal tree for all you Canadians), this caramel is definitely of the Thick 'N Chewy variety. You get a mouthful of this and you're not talking for at least ten to fifteen minutes. Perfect for parents or baby sitters who just want their kid to stop talking for a second! Oh sure, it'll work for a few minutes, but once that sugar gets absorbed into them, you better believe they're going to come at you harder and louder. Which begs the question, if caramel of the stickiest variety can't keep a kid quiet, what on earth can!? When I was a kid, I was always jumping around doing bizarre things. I do remember this one time in particular when I was bouncing a large red bear, I had just gotten it. And I thrown it very hard against the wall, just to see how far it would bounce. Well, being the idiotic child I was, I turned away the second I threw it, in order not to get whacked in the face by a flying red bouncing devil. After about five minutes of cringing, I finally look towards the wall where I had thrown it and it was gone. I looked under the bed, on the bed, every wall I could touch, even on the ceiling. To this day, I have no idea where it went, I assume it simply disintegrated from the incredible strength I could muster at six years old. Someday, I will find it, but until then I will continue to rip the heads off of gummy bears as a form of therapy.



Overall 9/10
Chewy and chocolatey, Curly Wurly does these two traits very well and lives up to the Cadbury name. Good luck finding one in the states, but for all of our overseas viewers, go get one!



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Happy Birthday to me........

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Happy Birthday to me........ Happy Birthday to me........ Happy Birthday to me........Happy Birthday to me........Happy Birthday to me........Happy Birthday to me........

Today is my Birthday. I love birthdays and always believe they should be celebrated with verve. So this is my inspiration board for my ultimate Birthday Party. Cheers!

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Tiramisu from here, Champagne from here, Cheese and paper streamers from Martha Stewart, flowers and figs from Country Living



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The Art of Saying "No."

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I've always been a pleaser.  Blame my birth order as the eldest child or my propensity to try to fix everything I see as "broken," but I just want to make people happy.  In many ways this is a blessing, since I am going into a helping profession that demands lending an ear sans judgment on a ridiculously regular basis.  But I've started, yes, just barely started, to realize I need to start policing my resources.

This realization came after a particularly arduous day at work, followed by another "crisis" that demanded my attention into the wee hours of the morning.  Do you know who I didn't get to ask how their day was, after talking about how everyone else's day was ad nauseam?  Shug.  Do you know who had to eat dinner by himself as I attended to the rest of the world's issues?  Shug.  Do you know who pulled the covers over me and turned out the light when I had crumpled into bed after I had exhausted every last resource of energy I had for the day? Shug.

So, lines in the sand have been drawn.  I am now set to protect the modicum of safety and sanity we've built together.  This is hard for me.  I'm practically unwinding my own DNA every time I tell a person "no" now.  It's hard because I do care about these people that ask and ask and ask, but I also need to start caring a little more about me.  I'm not talking about being selfish, just reserving enough for myself so I am capable enough to attend to my own relationships and priorities.  Typing that just gave me a migraine.

Is it difficult for you to tell people "no?"



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Mother's Day Gift Idea

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Mother's Day is upon us this coming Sunday. Have you thought about what you might get your Mom? If you are a Mom, have you thought about what you might like as a gift?

You gotta love flowers, brunch and bubbly but how about something different this year, how about more time? More time in the day to enjoy the sunshine, spend time with your family at the beach, play tennis, read a book, whatever. Time to just relax?

Moms work hard, I mean they raised you right? And if your married, your wife takes care of you, your household, family, dogs whatever. Most likely they work all day to come home and "work" more.

This year for Mother's Day, forgo those flowers and silly card you picked up at your local drug store and give your special lady the gift of time by getting her a gift certificate for Concierge Services. Personal concierge services is like having your own personal assistant.  How awesome is that?!?! When your "Momma" needs to pick up her dry cleaning, find the perfect frame for a print, get the oil changed she can just call up her concierge and ask them to do it for her. All this while she gets to lay in the backyard and read! Oh, sign me up! (I hope my Husband reads this post).

Coastside Couture offers gift certificates for Personal Concierge Services, all wrapped up in a cute pink and sparkly box. As even more of an incentive (as if you need one), if you are within 10 miles of our office in Santa Cruz, we will even deliver the package to you in time to get your deserving lady her Mother's Day gift before Sunday*.

If your not from Santa Cruz but really like the idea of a Personal Concierge for your Momma, check out the International Concierge and Lifestyle Management Association. You will be able to locate a Concierge near you or your Momma! Do something different this year and give the gift of time! I promise they will LOVE it!

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Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Tomorrow is my favorite holiday. I wake up, dry of my brined Heidi's Hen Turkey, turn on the parade and listen to my children playing with their Grandparents and Uncles. It's the best! As a former chef I relish spending the day cooking. My Mom and I start planning the menu early in the month (usually collecting my favorite foodie mags for new ideas). But the Best thing about Thanksgiving? It is a day we get to reflect on all we are thankful for. For me that is a long list. I hope you have a fantastic holiday, and eat lots of turkey!

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