Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the Desert!

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From our family to yours!

The Cliffhouse in La Quinta, CA

Shameless Plugs of my Youtube Video

Yes, I know.

The family asked to see it tonight so I figured I would add it to my blog.

Holiday Glitter Nails

Salon Visited: Passion Nails

Yelp Link: Passion Nails

Christmas is here and not a reason to flake out on getting my festive nails done!

Bucca Di Beppo in Garden Grove, CA

Visited: Bucca Di Beppo in Garden Grove, CA

Yelp Link: Bucca Di Beppo

Let me start by saying that as an Authentic Italian I have hated Bucca Di Beppo since I walked into the San Diego Gaslamp location 4 years ago however I grinned my teeth and tried it again in Garden Grove at the request of a coworker. I refused to order pasta so I opted for the Chicken Limone. The Chicken was a tad tangy but breaded very well and was an overall good meal!

The Daily Grill in Palm Desert, CA

Visited: The Daily Grill in Palm Desert, CA

Yelp Link: The Daily Grill

Ordered:

1 Wedge Salad

1 Steak Salad

Overall a good experience, an older crowd with the wallets to show to pay for these expensive salads!

The Grind Brgr Bar in Palm Springs, CA

Visited: The Grind Brgr Bar in Palm Springs, CA

Yelp link: Grind Brgr Bar

Yes, it is truly spelt like that.

The food is great just take a hike up the stairs to get there!

Happy Hour specials are a must since the burger may be a bit pricey to some.

Order the dumplings as an appetizer, they do not disappoint!

Parking is hard to come by so pray hard!

Kalura Trattoria in Palm Springs, CA

Visited: Kalura Trattoria in Palm Springs, CA

Yelp Link: Kalura Trattoria

It was 9:30 on a Tuesday and Palm Canyon was as dead as my hair piece.

We were hungry it was raining and nothing by Kalura was open so we ran inside.

I have been here once before but hesitated coming back since it was so expensive.

Husband and I weren't too hungry but hungry enough so we split the $20.00 Chicken Parmesan and it was AWESOME!

We were both semi full when I requested the Creme Brulee and the waitress told me it was a no go!

Towne Center Cafe in Palm Desert, CA

Cork Tree in Palm Desert, CA

Visited: Cork Tree in Palm Desert, CA

Yelp Link: Cork Tree California Cuisine

Ever been to an empty restaurant and had too much service? If you haven't give it a whirl at Cork Tree. Otherwise known as the Pork Tree the food was good!

Mini Fillet was great but not filling

Ahi Tuna with Avocado was so so

Hummus with Pita was overloaded with cumin

Creme Brulee trio was awkward for me, I love straight Creme Brulee! Straight Brulee was not on the menu of: Butterscotch, Coconut and Espresso. Butterscotch was the best!

Over the Rainbow Cupcakes Palm Springs

Chef: Roman Blas of Over the Rainbow Cupcakes

Yelp Link: Over the Rainbow Cupcakes

A group of co-workers and myself had to prepare for a Baby Shower that needed to cater to a Diabetic mother. Chef Roman was able to create mini sugar free cupcakes using Agave Nectar and they were good! We also had him make 3 cakes for the non diabetic party guests.

Cakes Ordered:

Meyer Lemon

Orange Dream

Vanilla Verbena

Cupcakes Ordered (All sugar free):

Rainbow Sherbet

Chocolate Ganache

Meyer Lemon

The bottom Cupcakes are the Hawaiian Cupcakes I ordered on a cupcake tree for a birthday. They were GREAT! they had chopped Macadamia nuts and Pineapple in the cupcake with coconut frosting.

Sea shell Nails

Salon: Passion Nails

Yelp Link: Passion Nails

Sea Shell Nails, well not the whole nail just the tips. On the ring finger I had a flower design done with Rhinestone. I had so many compliments on the nail's it was ridiculous.

The Glitter was a purple sea shell flake. It did not have a rough texture at all and when gel was applied it was silky just like I think it should be.

Cheeky's Palm Springs

Visited: Cheeky's Palm Springs

Yelp Link: Cheeky's

I visited Cheeky's in Palm Springs for Breakfast at the end of Season 2011. The food was great but I was just too stuffed to even touch the Sausage. My friend really liked her Omelet and the fresh squeezed Orange Juice was great! The only downside from making me a "regular" is that the menu changes every week and some weeks are no bueno.

Ordered:

Me

Maple Sausage

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice w/ carafe

Bacon Flight "Brown Sugar"

Biscuits and Maple Sausage Gravy

Fried Egg

Friend

Eggplant Omelet

The food was great, I prefer to sit inside eating in the sun makes me sick. Stop by the restrooms and see the monkey porn on the walls!

Valentines Day Glitter Nails

Salon: A&A Nails

Yelp Link: A&A Nails

These were my Valentines Day nails. I had my white tips on underneath and it being my first time with full glitter I did a quick Yelp search for Glitter Nails and came across A&A nails. I opted for a full glitter nail on top of my white tips and I loved the color! The texture of the nail feels really old almost like sand paper but the color was great!