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Santa Rosa Plateau vernal pools Sunday was the perfect day in Southern California for hiking. My family and I are lucky to live near the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. It is located near city of Murrieta at the southern end of the Santa Ana Mountains in southwest Riverside County. The Reserve [...] During summer, I went visiting my parents in France. They live in the French countryside (South of Bordeaux and north of the Spain border ), called the French Basque country. One of my guilty pleasures overthere is to relax in the garden on a long chair with tons of my moms’ French magazines: Elle, [...] I have been in “Homemade” mood lately. I am making our own baguettes, sandwich bread, pastas and even Ricotta from scratch! I want my family to eat healthy and it feel good to make and create thing homemade from scratch. I had left two very ripped bananas and if when know me, you [...] I am still going through my Summer in France pictures and I realize how Southern West of France is a unique place. Located between the Atlantic Ocean, the Pyrenees Mountains, with Spain border nearby and Bordeaux not too far, this is one of the most beautiful area in France. Actually, Madona thinks the same thing she [...] A few weeks ago my husband and myself craved for a real French Bistro Style meal and since there is no French Restaurant in the area (the best is located in Newport Beach, CA Chez Pascal) I decided to cook a very easy, fast delicious French meal for my family. I know that nothing [...] Warm days are on their way in Southern California! We need it. Until that we struggled with cold temperature, rain…. Soups, pots of beans, lentils and currys have been on the menu lately. Having leftovers kidneys beans, lentils and chicken I could not resist to make this healthy and delicious soup. The velvety texture [...] Rain. Sick kids at home. Wait. I need some comfort food. Never had Mexican chicken soup before we moved to California, now I can’t leave without it! This soup is so easy to make, the flavors of the chicken and vegetables, the cylantro, the softness of the avocados and the crunchiness of the tortilla [...] |
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