living locally in los angeles

This site is for Angelenos who are searching for local vendors, local products and local ideas. The recipes posted here can be used in any city. These suggestions have all been tested by me and my partner. This is our process.

22 April 2012

Insta...herb

Was about to show off pictures of the newly planted summer garden and realized I should first give love to some of the herbs that have been ...

01 June 2011

It's a Yummy Cherry Mojito summer!

Earlier this year we went to a friend's wedding in Puerto Rico. Upon our arrival, the hotel graciously offered Welcome Mojito's to...

12 July 2010

Please vote!

I am reaching out to anyone who is reading my blog these days. A restaurant in LA called Forage started a program a while back to have urb...

24 June 2010

Enjoying last year's harvest...

Here's a reminder to use your canned foods. I had tomato soup in my cabinets from last summer that I'd nearly forgotten about. It...

18 January 2010

Upcycle Your Sweaters

I try to go through my closet at least once a month to weed out the clothes that I never wear because they are damaged or don't fit or j...

12 December 2009

Recycled Ornaments

It's not often you find an easy and attractive recycled idea. Check out these instructions from Martha Stewart for making an ornament ...

06 December 2009

Living Locally Spotlight In the News

If you have been keeping tabs on tv or on the newsstands lately, "living locally" has shown up in a few of my favorite places. Las...

06 November 2009

Local Autumn Dinner: Roasted Lemon-Herb Chicken with Sweet Potato Fries

We have a few staple meals in our household and one of them is definitely chicken. Donny's favorite. I found this great roast chicken re...

01 October 2009

Got Recycling?

Today I was reminded of the little efforts we do to recycle. The milk bottle our household just emptied was made in 2007 and the new one I b...

24 September 2009

Let's all go to the movies!

I saw Julie & Julia today. I liked it. Of course that is no real surprise. A) my Mom raved about the film and Meryl. Who doesn't lov...

31 August 2009

Homemade Ketchup

Homemade ketchup is a tasty way to savour your tomatoes all year round. This recipe yields about 3 pints of ketchup. Feel free to multiply ...

23 August 2009

Make Your Own Sundried Tomatoes

No matter what size your home garden - from a few herbs to a dozen tomato plants - food preservation & storage is key to making use of y...

19 August 2009

I am an only child. A lot of people think that only children are spoiled or get what they want. That is a stereotype, but what is true is ...

26 July 2009

Our rooftop garden is now an idea of the past. Once all of these tomatoes are harvested we will no longer farm on the roof. Landlord inter...

16 July 2009

RIP Julius Shulman 1910 - 2009

Here is an excerpt from the LA Times obituary of legendary photgrapher Julius Shulman who passed away yesterday. In my opinion, Shulman mad...

Accidental Wheat

Donny and I planted some wheat grass seeds in a small pot. I thought it would be cool to make our own wheat grass like at Jamba Juice , but...

13 July 2009

West Los Angeles Subway??

It almost doesn't seem real that I am blogging about a subway in LA that would potentially get me from Venice to Downtown Los Angeles. ...

02 July 2009

Local Pan-Fried Onion Dip Recipe

This Barefoot Contessa onion dip recipe has been a favorite of mine for a while now. I love to serve at parties and it will be a great snac...

18 June 2009

If your coffee can't be local...can your coffeeshop?

Something has gone terribly wrong in Venice. And it's called Intelligentsia Coffee . One of these "coffeebars" landed on Abb...

09 June 2009

Disposable Technology

Found pic on Gizmodo this morning. I think this is something we can all relate to and don't think about often enough. art by Kyle Bean

05 June 2009

Local Q&A: Canning et plus

Q: So my girl and I wanna figure out the best, cheapest setup to can some vegetables over the summer. Mostly tomatoes, if that makes a diffe...

04 June 2009

Local Aphid Resurgence

Donny checks the tomato plants every day. He waters them, makes sure the leaves are growing above the ladder rungs and if they're not h...

03 June 2009

1st sign of Summer Flowers

In my mind the best kind of summer flowers are that which turn into tomatoes. In the past week almost all of our tomato plants in the rooft...

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