Señor Mango's

I was really craving an acai bowl for breakfast and when I yelped "acai bowl" in bed, Señor Mango's was the first to come up. Since it had a lot of good reviews and was just a few blocks from my house, I figured it was the best option.



Their acai bowl was a great size for exactly $5. Blended strawberries, bananas, and acai berries topped with granola, strawberries and bananas. I even had the lady add a bit of honey on top, my favorite!



Isn't it cute inside?

Locations: 4607 30th St. San Diego, California 92116
200 W El. Norte Parkway Escondido, California 92026

taco night

Fresh & Easy carries these awesome jalapeño and cilantro bad boys, so last night we had tacos!



I love all sorts of veggie crumbles for different things, but for taco meat, I really like using the morning star meat crumbles. I just use regular taco seasoning, as it is vegetarian.



Yummy salsas and toppings.




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Bon appétit!

Foodie Friday: Banana "Ice Cream" via Windshield Diaries

I read Crystal's blog habitually, she's always posting pictures of her upstate New York life and I love love love her little letters series, such a cute idea! Since Crystal is sponsoring my blog, she opted to share a wonderful recipe for banana + nutella ice cream! Welcome, Crystal...

Hi, I'm Crystal from Windshield Diaries / CAPow! Art and Design. I live in Upstate NY with my boyfriend and my two strange cats. Ever since the new year, I've been obsessed with being healthier and eating clean. So I've been scouring the internet for healthy alternatives to my vices. One of my big time vices: ice cream and frozen yogurt. And even since discovering this recipe, the blender has become my best friend and my cravings have been satisfied a more healthy way!


Step 1:
Slice a frozen banana and take the peel off. To make your life easier, you can peel and slice before freezing. But I throw a whole bunch of ripe bananas in the freezer at once, so I peel and slice the hard way.



Step 2:
Put the frozen banana slices in your blender.



Step 3:
Pulse the frozen bananas until it looks like ice cream! You'll probably have to scrape the sides a couple of times to get all the banana blended well. You might think it's not working, but keep pulsing and it will come together like MAGIC out of nowhere!



Step 4:
Once the bananas look like a nice soft serve, it's time to add flavor! I like to add a scoop of Nutella, but sometimes if I'm out of Nutella I add a scoop of natural peanut butter and a scoop of unsweetened dark cocoa powder.



Step 5:
Continue to pulse your added flavorings until it is blended well.



Step 6:
When you're done it should have a soft serve texture and the banana flavor isn't as over powering as you would imagine it to be. Serve in a bowl and ENJOY your healthy dessert!!

Advertise in April!

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BG Print Giveaway Winner!

And the winner is...





Congratulations, Amber on winning the print giveaway! Amber, I will be contacting you shortly for your mailing address.


Britney and I would like to give a huge thanks to all who entered!

Necromance

Necromance is hands down my absolute most favorite shop in the entire world. There are two locations in Los Angeles, just a few doors down from each other on Melrose Ave. Necromance has been around for nearly 20 years and I was introduced to these lovely little macabre hobby shops just a few years ago on a trip to LA. I immediately fell in love, definitely the most eccentric shops I've ever stepped foot in.



Since then I have acquired cute earrings, rings, diaphonized rat, diaphonized frog, pig embryo in jar, seahorse in a vial, tons of cards, postcards, and much more!



I mean clearly I need this for my future wedding:



Necromance sells the most amazing jewelry, home decor, taxidermy, prints, postcards, skull collections, old medical devices, pharmaceutical bottles, books, artwork, accessories, the list goes on... I wish this place was my house, I want to live here. They also do consignment. In fact, after I bought my favorite ring from Necromance, I found the etsy shop who make the rings and fell in love with a bunch of their other stuff too!





Needless to say, if you're ever in/around/within 100 miles of Los Angeles, be sure to check it out. Don't forget to say hello to Darwin and Donner, the wonderful two greyhounds that lay around the shop.


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Location: 7220 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, California 90046
Hollywood