“The Feel Good Exit to Post Divorce Peace” — New York Times
Divorce Detox has empowered many Jen’s list members to stop suffering and live a great life. They utilize the most effective, empirically based treatments drawn from the fields of psychology, sociology, and the behavioral sciences. Get help: Making Your Marriage Great, Getting Through Divorce with Integrity, Being a Better Parent or Finding a Lasting Relationship. Discover how to restart your life. Call 888-456-7056 or email movingon@divorcedetox.com.
www.divorcedetox.com
Today in History
www.history.com/this-day-in-history
Shopping Reminder Day
Alice in Wonderland Published
http://www.kids-list.com/Blog.aspx?blog=239
The first lion was exhibited in America (1716)
New Show Casting Dog Lover Families
Casting Southern Cali Families New Show looking for families who want to actually go through the dog rescue process on TV. The show matches the family up with a rescue dog and makes sure the dog is trained and ready to live with his/her new family. If you are interested or know of a family interested in adopting a rescue dog on a TV submit ASAP to katerangeycasting@gmail.com – Include your Name, City, Contact info, Family photo & Why your family should be chosen to be on the show.
Thanksgivukkah Catering at Brent’s Deli – Delivery Anywhere in So Cal!
With both all-inclusive and “a la carte” options, the menu is designed to make your holiday festivities a success! Includes: Brisket of Beef with AuJus or 1/2 Roasted Chicken * Chicken Noodle Soup with Matzo Balls * Potato Latkes * Chopped Liver Appetizer * String Bean Almondine * Rye or Egg Bread. They also offer the above items individually, as well as: Mini or Large Potato Latkes * Noodle Kugel * Chicken Noodle Soup * Matzo Balls * Jelly Donuts * Hanukkah Cookies. Prepared for easy heating at your home. To speak with a catering expert, call (818) 886-5679 and press 4 or visit the Northridge or Westlake Village location. Open the Wed. before and Fri. after Thanksgiving, but closed on Nov. 28th.
www.brentsdeli.com
Black Friday at Westside Tile
Friday, Nov. 29th from 12am-6pm, Sat., Nov. 30th from 9am-5pm & Sun., Dec. 1st from 10am-1pm
If it’s in the warehouse it is on sale. Some material .10 cents a sq ft., 12×48 porcelain .99 cents. Travertine 18×18 from $1.29. Some material “best offer”. They are expanding their warehouse and want to clean it out.
7631 Canoga Avenue in Canoga Park, 91304
818-704-9222
www.westsidetile.com
Breastfeeding? Need a pump?
A Mother’s Haven Boutique & Educational Center in Encino rents out the hospital-grade Medela Symphony pumps, and sells all of the pump parts including tubing. Great if Dad or Grandma want to help feed the baby, and if you’re heading back to work. Call 818-380-3111 to reserve your pump. They’ll show you how to use it and make sure you have all the parts you need. They also sell the personal grade Pump In Style and Medela Freestyle.
http://www.shopthehaven.com/medela-symphony-breastpump.html
7 commonly violated AP style rules
http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/7_commonly
Stroller Strides of Conejo Valley has free weekly playgroup activities
Tues., Dec. 3rd at 10:30am – Create your Own Holiday Paper Ring Garland (Conejo Creek Park North, T.O.)
Thurs., Dec. 12th at 10:30am – Create Your Own Penguin Ornament (Conejo Creek Park North, T.O.)
Tues., Dec. 17th at 10:30am – Create Your Own Pinecone Tree (Conejo Creek Park North, T.O.)
Mon., Dec. 23rd at 10:30am – Story Time (Triunfo Park, WLV)
www.meetup.com/conejo
‘Knockout game’: Teens attack innocent people just for fun
http://www.today.com/news/knockout-game-teens-attack-innocent-people-just-fun-2D11648773
Mothers Holiday Boutique and Fashion Show
Tuesday, December 3rd from 11am-4pm
Avoid the malls and enjoy shopping with mothersofthevalley.com at Kids Ahoy. Find gifts for everyone. Vendors include: Kidtyme, Amber Heals- necklaces, Origami Owl jewelry, Piggy Paws hand prints, Holiday Photo Shoot, children’s hair accessories, The Honest Company giveaways (while supplies last) and more. Special Tuesday indoor play rate of $5.
12pm – Storytime with author of “Max Pay Attention”
1:30pm – Kids Pinterest Fashion Show
2pm – Music Time
11am-4pm – Boutique sales
www.mothersofthevalley.com
What is your child doing over Winter Break? How about Performing Arts Camp? Dance & Musical theater
Ballet, jazz, hip hop, SING & ACT Ages 6-10 years old. All dance levels welcome 9am-3pm. December 23rd, 26th, 27th, 30th, 31st & Jan 2nd & 3rd. Full week Jan 6th-10th. Lots of individual attention & fun! At Center Stage, it’s about more than teaching dance! They strive to develop qualities every child needs to succeed. Building confidence and self-esteem within a friendly environment is what teaching children is all about. Celebrating their 27th anniversary. Mention Jen’s List for 10% discount.
www.CenterStageDanceLA.com
Online Clothing Boutique Swanky Habits Black Friday Sale
TOPS will be 15% off, blazers & jackets 25% off and select items will be up to 60% off from 6am-10am. Enter CODEBLK to receive discounts, orders $50 & over will be shipped FREE!
www.swankyhabits.com
Tape to DVD Transfer
Watch their short overview video, give them a “like” on FB and receive 5% off any new transfer order. Can’t watch those home movie tapes anymore? Discover and relive those amazing early years and transfer your home movies to DVD (or digital). Consolidate multiple tapes to DVD with uniquely personalized menus & intelligent chapters. Their DVDs are creative, fun, completely user friendly, and come with a one-of-a-kind lifetime guarantee.
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See how body language can make you look like a different person
Yes, there is nudity in this – relax, we’re all naked under our clothes!
http://catracalivre.com.br/geral/design-urbanidade/indicacao/galeria-de-fotos-veja-como-a-expressao-corporal-pode-fazer-voce-parecer-uma-pessoa-diferente/
11 Reasons To Love Costco That Have Nothing To Do With Shopping
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4275774
Schoola Stitch
A massive online consignment store for brand name kids clothes at major savings. Parents all over the country have collected and sent in tens of thousands of gently used clothing items for the sale. Those items are now online – with the money going right back to help schools! Families can get great deals on jeans, shorts, shirts, dresses and more. Shoppers also help schools in need with 40% of the purchases going right back to the school. The program is designed as a win-win-win. Parents can unload those clothing items that no longer fit. Other moms and dads can get great deals on fashion finds. And schools have a chance to raise much needed dollars before the start of the next school year.
www.schoolastitch.com
Your Jr. Chef can make Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
Like twice-baked regular potatoes, sweet potatoes are baked, insides scraped out then mixed with other ingredients, scooped back into skin/shells and baked/broiled to serving temp.
With butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, cayenne, mini-marshmallows.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/twice-baked-sweet-potatoe_n_1059613.html
With Neufchatel, brown sugar, cinnamon, topped with pecans.
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/twice-baked
With spinach, dried cranberries, topped with goat cheese.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/twice-baked-sweet-potato/
With yogurt, parsley, curry.
http://www.cooks.com/recipe/9o06z0a7/twice-baked-sweet-potatoes.html
With brown sugar, zested orange peel, chopped apple, pecans.
http://www.cooks.com/recipe/ay5o528n/twice-baked-sweet-potatoes-and-apples.html
With butter, orange juice, ripe banana, pecans, coconut.
http://www.cooks.com/recipe/k31r82ek/twice-baked-sweet-potatoes.html
13 shocks in one race? ER doctors warn about 10,000 volt wires in mud runs
http://m.today.com/health/13-shocks-one-race-er-doctors-warn-about-10-000-2D11641896
Bonnie McDermott Photography offers Photo Lessons, Nature & Family Photography
Learn to SHOOT LIKE A PRO using your camera to its fullest potential in private or group lessons. Group session starts 1/4/14. Update your family portraits in her studio or outside. For your holiday parties enjoy the day, leave the photos to Bonnie. Her award winning nature photography is available for purchase. Her services include events, weddings, portraits, fine art, & photo lessons. Call 818-362-1937 or Email info@bonniemcdermott.com. Use the promo code: “Jen’s List” to get a 25% discount.
http://www.bonniemcdermott.com/
4-star turkey gravy
Classic 4-ingredient drippings/broth/butter/flour recipe.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/easy-turkey-gravy-50400000124753/
Made from turkey wings. Make ahead. Some comments say add add’l spices and splash of acid/citrus at the end.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/turkey-gravy-recipe3/index.html
Part make-ahead if you like. Uses wine, broth, hard/non-alcoholic cider and/or apple cider. Alt versions: mushrooms/rosemary/garlic, and tied spice bag (rosemary/thyme/oregano/sage).
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/easy-turkey-gravy
A gravy primer: GF turkey gravy recipe, giblet stock, troubleshooting (lumps, flavorless, salty, too light in color); links to basics, brining, smoked, Cajun-style, turducken, tofurkey, about a meat thermometer, leftovers, more.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Menu/TurkeyGravy.htm
If turkey is brined, remember to watch added salt!
Discipline With Love Lecture Cherish your children so they can welcome their lessons
December 2nd from 7-9:30pm
Learn and discuss how to guide your child out of the behaviors you don’t want and into the ones you do want-in a way they can’t refuse! Stacy has been teaching the dos and don’ts of discipline for the last 19 yrs with a huge success rate. She has an honest and straight-forward approach that both parents and kids respond to in a life-altering way. There will be time for Q&A, so bring your questions. $35/$55 per couple. RVSP to info@thehearthousela.com or 818-919-0808.
17900 Bullock St. in Encino, 91316
www.thehearthousela.com
Children’s Film Making Class
Create a movie for that someone special in your family. Shoot, edit and take home DVD. 3 Classes Dec. 7th, 14th & 21st. 2.5 hours each. Kids Ages 7-12, 4-6 max per class.
Call 310.980.3913
www.kidsfilmcampLA.com
Need some kid-free shopping time? Drop the little ones off at Books and Cookies!
Friday, Nov. 29th from 1pm-4pm (12mo+ minimum age)
$25/child includes supervised free play, story time, crafts and more…
Advanced payment required. To RSVP email info@BooksandCookiesLA.com. $5 parent-and-me fun in the Learn and Play Area. 15% off Entire Store all day from 9am-4pm. Free balloon with every purchase of $25 or more 15% off your next visit with purchase of $60 or more!
www.BooksAndCookiesLA.com
Cauliflower Breadsticks – YUM!
http://centercutcook.com/cheesy-cauliflower-bread-sticks/
Little Dudes Only
Black Friday, November 29th – 30% Off Sitewide | Promo Code: blackout
Cyber Monday, December 2nd – 20% Off Sitewide | Promo Code: Robot
www.littledudesonly.com
The Reality of Veterinary Medicine
http://lindseylaneverlander.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-reality-of-veterinary-medicine.html?m=1
Become A Buff Dad!
In just 4 weeks, this AMAZING book (just ask others that have read it!), Buff Dad(www.buffdads.com), gives harried dads the motivation, exercise tips, and diet advice to burn off pounds without burning away precious time. The workout, which builds muscle in half the time (just 30 min. a day), combined with foods that boost testosterone levels in the body. By combining these testosterone super-foods with the exercises, men will see & feel a difference in just 28 days. Packed with meal plans, an illustrated workout guide, guy-friendly recipes, and shopping lists, the book shows real men everywhere how to lose the “dad fat” & become buff dads for good.
http://www.amazon.com/Buff-Dad-4-Week-Fitness-Game/dp/0757306160/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356051496&sr=8-1&keywords=buff+dad
Counting Weight Watchers’ points? Try baking Crustless Pumpkin Pie
Only 5 ingredients. Each 2-3/4″ square has 65 cal, 0.5g fat, 81mg sodium, 12g carbs, 1g fiber, 7g sugars, 5g protein, 1 WW pt. For non-WW, use any sweetener, regular eggs/evap. milk. Sprinkle cinnamon/1/4 C mini-choc chips on top before baking.
http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1363
Hale Charter Academy’s Annual Online Auction
Now thru December 8th
Hale Charter Academy’s Annual Online Auction is going on now through December 8th. Check out all the fabulous items up for auction by going to www.biddingforgood.com/haleptsa. Bid on massages, restaurants, clothing and much more! Every dollar earned goes directly to Hale to support all of their amazing programs!
If you have an iPhone, iPod or iPod, download this AWESOME new game for kids called Pancake Pile
Pile your pancakes and chocolate chip pancakes high into the sky! Tilting the your device left and right, and catch as many pancakes as you can. Top off your pancake pile with fruits and syrup for extra points and bonuses! But, avoid the scrambled eggs, bagels, and toast! That’s just not going to taste right. The higher you go, the higher your score and the more wobbly your pancake pile will get! Can you pile your pancakes as high as the sky? Tap or avoid incoming objects such as spatulas, frying pans, salt & pepper shakers, and hard-boiled eggs, or that’s going to hurt a bit! Pancake Pile is fun for kids and adults alike!
http://itunes.apple.com/app/pancake-pile/id465579442?mt=8
Holiday Oyster Dressing
(Remember, oysters bring umami.)
2 versions of coastal Alabama oyster dressing, 1 using mayo.
http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/11/davids
Lots of step-by-step pictures. Recipe for skillet cornbread cooked in cast iron; store-bought okay. Ingredients: dried out cornbread/crusty Italian bread, fat/butter, canned oysters, diced/sautéed carrots/celery/onion, sage/rosemary, s&p, 2 eggs, chopped fresh parsley. Bake mixture for 1/2 hr.
http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/11/oyster-dressing/
Bake bread cubes (or buy packaged dried; can use GF), cook/set aside 1/2 lb sliced bacon, sauté celery/spices/s&p. Bake mixture of toasted bread cubes/sautéed veges/crisp bacon/chopped oysters (canned okay)/chopped parsley/melted butter/broth (canned okay) covered for 30 min then uncovered for 30 min more. Makes 10 cups. 4-star rating. Comments say double oysters/herbs/bacon, sub some oyster liquid for broth, use less bread, add sautéed mushrooms, better the next day.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Herbed-Oyster-Stuffing-107371