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It is time to get dinner and you are looking for a place to deliver food but you want to get the best price.  If you live in Chicago you can use Bootler.  Bootler is a search engine for delivery food.  They work with 6 different delivery services allowing users to pick a restaurant and compare prices, availability and delivery time saving their users time and money. They are not the delivery company. They only bring together other delivery companies and then redirect you to their website.

At my house Friday night is always no cook Friday – so we a lot of times order pizza – this site would be very helpful for us. The nice thing is that it gives you the delivery fee, order minimum and estimated time for delivery. You can also view the menu from Bootler – which would be really helpful to me. One option that looked good to me was Coal Fire Pizza Delivery for our Friday night pizza.

The way Bootler works is – You search and pick out whatever you are in the mood for.  Pick the restaurant you want to have deliver your meal.  Build your order from the restaurant menu. Then you can compare and select the different delivery companies’ prices.  Then you pick the one you want.  Using Bootler you can compare American, Sandwich, Chinese, Mexican and Pizza options.

Right now Bootler is available in Chicago only but it is expected to be available in New York City by the end of the year and more places after that.  It has about 100,000 visitors a month and 2,000 people daily ordering from their services.   Be sure to follow Bootler on Twitter and Facebook for more information and watch for it to be available in the city you live.

 

 

 

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Happy National Pizza Month!!  Rex and I often have pizza on no cook Friday.  When you think of pizza what is one of your favorite places to go?  One place I think of  is California Pizza Kitchen.  They have a good variety of hand tossed pizza’s including one of my favorites the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza.  In addition to the amazing classic pizzas, salads and pastas on their menu, CPK has introduced their New Chapter featuring a fresh modern look to their restaurants, along with their new, upscale items on their menu.  I was invited to visit and check out what was new.  This location is in Happy Valley, Oregon.

The above picture is of the open kitchen were you can see the chefs make your meals.  You see the chairs in the front?  Kids can sit there and watch the chefs toss the pizza dough and if they want they can toss their own dough!

I went with my friend Joanna on Sunday and we had such a great time trying a number of great items.  We had an amazing time – from when we walked in the door and were greeted by Suzanne the general manager until we left. Lindsay our waitress was very helpful and helped us decide what to start with – we ordered a Sangria flight – it had three 3oz pours of the Orchard, Red-Berry and one other Sangria that I don’t recall the name of.  I have tried flights of wine or beer never Sangria.  I loved them all!  I would go in CPK just for the Sangria it was that good. My favorite of the three was the Red-Berry Sangria – it had a couple of fresh blueberries in it. The Sangria changes with the season.

Next came the fresh bread with some olive oil dipping sauce.  Look at all the great seasoning in the oil!

Here is the Shaved Mushroom and Spinach Flatbread.  It has cremini mushrooms, sauteed spinach, olive oil, Romano and Parmesan cheese on it.  The crust was nice and crispy.

Next we had the Avocado Club Egg Rolls – don’t they look great?  They came with two great sauces – house made herb ranch and then a bit spicier ranchito sauce.

Here was my meal – Hearth Roasted Halibut – it was roasted on a cedar plank and served on a bed of butternut squash farro, baby kale and grilled asparagus.  I have never had farro and I think the butternut squash farro was my favorite part of the meal although everything was cooked good and tasted great!

This was Joanna’s meal – Fire-Grilled Ribeye – doesn’t it look great?  It came with a creamy bleu cheese butter, roasted potatoes and a salad dressed in a lemon garlic dressing.  Look how big both portions were – we both took some home with us!

We were also talked into having a piece of pumpkin cheesecake that we split – it was so good!

During our visit Suzanne checked on us and told us a lot about CPK – they sound like a good company to work for.  They have helped a lot of people by granting wishes through Make-A-Wish program and have other charitable causes that they work with.  Suzanne told us that some of their customers have been coming in for years.  I can see why; the food is good but the people are what make it a really special place.  I can’t wait to go back!

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I am always looking for fun things to do with kids.  Here is a project by Duct Tape Queen, Richela Fabian Morgan. Fabian Morgan is the author of the Duct Tape Series Books:Tape It & Make It, Tape It & Make More, Tape It & Wear It and her newly released book, Duct Tape Bags.

Masks: Three Different Looks Using the Same Template

1. Plain Mask

Materials: black duct tape, parchment paper, gauge wire

Tools: mask template – at the bottom of the post, grease pencil, scissors

1. Print and cut out mask template.

2. Make a double-sided duct tape fabric measuring 6″ high and 8″ wide. (See instructional video: https://youtu.be/6YZSNYyy57w )

3. Trace the mask template onto the fabric using the grease pencil. Cut out the mask.

4. Align the top slits so the eye holes of the mask are almond-shaped. The top of the mask should become rounded and contoured. Close the slits with small pieces of duct tape.

5. Pull the side slits of the mask towards each other, which closes up the V space. Hold it in place with small pieces of tape. This should further round and contour the mask.

6. On the inside of the mask, tape a 1″ piece of wire across the nose. Then bend the mask in half vertically.

2. Bird Mask

Materials: yellow and black duct tape

Tools: scissors

1. Make a plain mask.

2. Cut 10″ strips of yellow duct tape. Place them on the worktable lengthwise with the sticky side facing up. Fold in half lengthwise by pulling up the bottom edge toward the top, but not all the way up. Leave approximately 1/4″ strip of the sticky side exposed at the top.

3. Starting at the bottom edge, cut out long triangles from the folded strips that measure approximately 1/4″ wide. Be sure the wide base of each triangle is at the top sticky edge.

4. Add the feathers to the mask. Work one side at a time, either the left or the right. Start the nose and work your way around the outer edges of the mask. Be sure the point of each feather faces out. As you add the feathers, try to space them evenly.

5. Add a small black strip of duct tape vertically over the nose.

3. Feather Masquerade Style Mask

Materials: white, fuchsia, and black duct tape

Tools: gauge wire, scissors

1. Make a plain mask.

2. Using the fuchsia duct tape, make a flower. (See instructional video: https://youtu.be/cYDMUg0pJIo ) Cut out petals.

3. Attach the fuchsia flower to the right side of the mask using small pieces of black duct tape.

4. Cut a 10″ strip of white duct tape. Place them on the worktable lengthwise with the sticky side facing up. Place a 10″ piece of wire lengthwise in the vertical center of the tape strip. Cut a second 10″ strip of white duct tape and place it lengthwise over the first strip, sticky side facing down. At one end, cut an upside down V shape. Starting at the pointed end, cut narrow V slits along the sides toward the middle of the strip, almost touching the wire in the center. This is a feather.

5. Repeat step 4 for a second feather.
6. Attach the two feathers to the right side of the mask, behind the fuchsia flower.

Here is the template for the mask.

These patterns are from the author Richela Fabian Morgan. Richela began her duct tape odyssey 8 years ago with a simple bi-fold wallet, before writing the best-selling crafting books Tape It & Make It, Tape It & Make More, and Tape It & Wear It. She is an indie crafter specializing in paper, adhesives, and found materials. Her newest duct tape crafting book, Duct Tape Bags, is available nationwide. For more information, please visit, www.RichelaFabianMorgan.com and connect with her on Facebook, www.facebook.com/CraftyRichela, Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/craftyrichela and Instagram, @richelafm. For more fun duct tape projects, make sure to check out Fabian Morgan’s YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/user/CraftyRichela.

 

 

This time of year I love everything pumpkin – pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, pumpkin bread, well I could go on and on.  I have been really trying not to eat those kinds of things.  With the help of Yonanas, a small kitchen gadget that turns frozen fruits into an “ice cream” texture I can have something that is better for me, Pumpkin Pie Yonanas.  The Yonanas  easily creates yummy tasting treats by adding any combination of frozen fruits like over-ripe bananas, berries, or mango to the chute for a smooth “ice-cream” like taste.  Here is a recipe for you to try that is healthy and taste great!

Pumpkin Pie Yonanas

Ingredients:

·         2 frozen over-ripe bananas

·         3 frozen spiced pumpkin cubes (see step 1 below)

·         1/3 cup ginger snap cookies (crumbled)

Directions:

1.       Make the Spiced Pumpkin Cubes in advance: In a bowl, combine one 15 oz. can pumpkin puree with 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp ground cinnamon and ½ tsp ground nutmeg. Spoon spiced pumpkin puree into ice cube trays and freeze. One spiced pumpkin cube is approximately 1 oz. Makes approximately 15 cubes.

2.       Slightly thaw your frozen fruit prior to putting through your yonanas maker.

3.       Insert one frozen banana

4.       Add 3 oz. frozen spiced pumpkin cubes

5.       Insert second frozen banana

6.       Sprinkle crumbled ginger snap cookies on top, and enjoy!

 

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