Banana Bread: Grandma’s Legacy

When I was young, visits to my grandparents house meant two things: a very long road trip that started before the sun was up and homemade banana bread. My grandparents house was always cool when it was hot outside. And, it always smelled of talcum powder, clean laundry, and cinnamon banana bread. Grandma Susan would…

BySusanOctober 13, 20192Comments

California Disneyland Local Photography Travel

Savi’s Workshop – Galaxy’s Edge, Disneyland

What's there to do... It seems that the consensus is that there are four main things to do in Star Wars Galaxy's edge. Ride Smuggler's Run, get something to drink at the Cantina, build a droid, and build a lightsaber at Savi's Workshop. Since Galaxy's Edge opened, Su and I have really only experienced…

ByRyanSeptember 19, 20190Comments

Food Healthy Recipe Sweet

Pumpkin Molasses Ginger Bran Muffins

A quick and easy blender recipe for pre workout fuel packed with protein and fiber – Pumpkin Molasses Ginger Bran Muffins.

BySusanSeptember 9, 20192Comments

California Chico Local Photography Travel

Processing Paradise

Recently Ryan and I had a break in-between projects down here in La La Land. We decided to make use of the time by taking a two week trip up north to visit family. The first week we stayed with Ryan's parents in their beautiful new home in Chico, CA. They purchased the house…

BySusanSeptember 5, 20196Comments

New Zealand Travel

Bag End to Cathedral Cove – New Zealand (Part 15)

We left Hobbiton in the late morning and continued our trip North. There is a lot to see on the Coromandel Peninsula, but we were running out of time. We only had a couple of days left before our flight home. Fortunately, our list of things to see was growing shorter. Among the things left…

ByRyanAugust 26, 20190Comments

Food Healthy Recipe

Cottage Cheese Oatmeal Pancakes

Oh, great. Another pancake recipe? As if there aren't enough pancake recipes to choose from out there in the tangled world of the interwebs? Why should you try these Cottage Cheese Pancakes? Well, it just so happens that I have a few reasons locked and loaded in case you asked that question. You should…

BySusanAugust 22, 20195Comments

New Zealand Travel

Matamata to Hobbiton – New Zealand Part 14

Rained out of Hobbiton Rain. The next morning in Matamata we woke to glorious rain. Or, it would have been glorious had we not been planning to pay a visit to the Shire that very afternoon. After a bit of discussion we decided to venture into town and see if we could change our Hobbiton…

BySusanAugust 19, 20192Comments

Home Local Tips

Minimizing Minimalism

Last year we moved from a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1700 sq. ft. house in the mountains to a 1 bed, 1 bath, 700 sq. ft. apartment in Los Angeles. We had to make some difficult (and not so difficult) decisions about what to keep and what to get rid of. We have now been…

ByRyanAugust 15, 20192Comments

New Zealand Travel

Taupo to Rotorua to Matamata – New Zealand (Part 13)

The next part of our tour of the North Island took us to a spot recommended to us by our overnights hosts. Sharon and Pete told us we should stop by a nearby dam before we left Taupo. The dam releases water every couple of hours. It used to have a purpose for the…

ByRyanAugust 12, 20190Comments

Food Healthy Recipe Savory

How to Cook Chicken

We've had some people ask how we make our chicken for our Cabbage Salads. So we decided to show you how to cook chicken. We do things a little differently... I think. Normally, I start out with either frozen or thawed chicken breast. We like the Foster's Farm Frozen Chicken breasts from Costco. Su and…

ByRyanAugust 7, 20192Comments

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