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October 22nd, 2018

Oh, the Horror! Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor

Entertainment

My husband Keil and I just hit up The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor Halloween extravaganza for the first time a couple nights ago. It. Was. SAVAGE. Literally. The brutality of the backstories, costumes, makeup and …

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October 11th, 2018

Gettin’ Toasty: Marshmallow Shot Glasses

Featured Food & Drink

If you thought that braving the great outdoors was fun before, wait until you hear about marshmallow shot glasses. That’s right, you’re about to become an incredibly happy camper, Ranger Rick. Gone are the days …

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September 28th, 2018

The Sun Also Rises On The Bloody Mary

Food & Drink

What’s better than a cold Bloody Mary on a cool fall morning? Try having the classic drink in one hand and classic literature in the other. Writer/drinker Ernest Hemingway helped popularize the Bloody Mary in the …

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September 25th, 2018

The Birth of Birthdays and Their Gifts

Gifts

Like most exciting things throughout history, birthday gifts are full of surprises. Back in the day, folks had no way of marking time other than by relying on the sun and moon. They barely even …

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September 17th, 2018

How To Prep for a Hot Sauce Eating Contest

Food & Drink

If you’re not already plotting total domination at your first hot sauce eating competition, take a moment to ask yourself what you’re doing with your life. Hot sauce is not for the faint of heart—especially …

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August 20th, 2018

Wine Tasting Tips for Budding Connoisseurs

Food & Drink

If you’ve ever wished there were a reality TV show called So You Think You Can Wine Taste just so you could learn the ropes, you’re in wine-tasting luck. No, we’re not producing a show. …

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August 10th, 2018

Scrimshawing with Dad: A Knife Carving Tale

Hands On

If anyone in my life is a knife fanatic and aficionado, it’s my dear, old dad. He was an art major in college, but has always been an active outdoorsman, so when he got the …

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July 24th, 2018

Throwing a Proper Backyard BBQ

Food & Drink

There’s truly nothing like a down-home, East Coast, backyard BBQ. As much as I love living in California, I knew when my husband and I planned our summer vaca to my childhood home in PA …

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June 27th, 2018

The Smokin’ Old Fashioned Review: A Tale of Two Converts

Food & Drink

Raise your hand if you like Old Fashioned cocktails. A week ago, I wouldn’t have known whether to raise my hand or not because—shock! shame! horror!—I’d never had one. My husband on the other hand …

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June 21st, 2018

Movie Night with Hollywood Legends & The Wine Country Picnic Pack

Entertainment Food & Drink

My family and I hit up Hollywood’s infamous Cinespia Saturday evening for a screening of the 1979 classic Alien—and of course, to wine and dine with the dearly departed. With our Wine Country Picnic Pack …

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