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Lynn - Yes We Have No Bananas

That song kept going through my head all through breakfast:

1/2 cup oats cooked in 1 cup water with 2 TB cage free egg whites, 1 TB Ruth's Chia Goodness, and an organic persimmon. We didn't have any bananas in the house today - not even frozen ones (I usually keep some for us and Julius' kong) and they were definitely missed - the oats were a lot less creamy - in fact, they were almost crunchy!

With a pot of Creme Au Caramel Rooibos -

Today has been all about getting the house back to normal - I dragged myself to the gym with the promise that I would only have to do 1/2 an hour of cardio so I could tackle all the laundry, cleaning, etc. I had to restock on a lot more than just bananas so I hit the grocery store too. (We had watched "Food, Inc." last night so I was extra conscious of what went into my cart.)

Back home we had a huge pile of vacation mail waiting to be opened, including this package from Cyndi at The Best Damn Granola Company - apparently, they also make handcrafted soaps!

I chose the Chocolate Raspberry one, which came in this cute burlap sac -

Looks like someone already took a bite (it actually does look good enough to eat):

Smells heavenly, too. Can't wait to take a soak in it later. Thanks, Cyndi!

For lunch I made a salad with farmers market organic greens, shredded carrots, Galeo's World's Best Miso dressing, and some Applegate Farms Organic Genoa Salami:

Plus some Doctor Kracker Cherry Semolina Crisps on the side:

And s'more rooibos (I keep reusing the tea leaves):

Time to get unpacking! I took it easy yesterday so that I could recover from the travel exhaustion but I did find the energy to put up the Christmas tree! My birthday is December 24th, so I'm a bit of a freak about the holiday. I grew up with live trees and sentimental ornaments but since being on my own we've stuck to the fake tree we bought back in NYC, and I've started collecting my own tree trimmers throughout the last few years' travels:

A butterfly from Cambodia last Christmas...

...a Giraffe from South Africa...

And from this September's trip to South Dakota:

I'm so happy it's up!

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Christy - Our own B&B

When Jeff and I come to CT for Thanksgiving, we are lucky enough to be invited to stay with his Aunt and Uncle. We have our own comfy room and bathroom, a treadmill and all kinds of workout equipment, and the best part is BREAKFAST!!

Each day, Uncle Dave makes us a gourmet breakfast to start our day. Here are a couple of the breakfasts we enjoyed this year:

Say hi to our Chef - Dave Marcial!

This morning's delicacy is Peach French Toast.

He soaks bread in a french toast batter mixture of eggs and brown sugar over night. In the morning, add peaches or whatever type of fruit you prefer, on top of the soaked bread, taking out a few pieces to lay on top of the fruit. Then bake in the oven for ______

This was my portion

With maple syrup from their trees!

Another morning we had thin, crepe like omelets.

Pour the beaten eggs into a pan to make a thin layer. On top add some tomato, basil and cheese (if desired). Once the egg firms on the bottom, instead of flipping it, take a baster of water and squirt a small amount until the egg. Then put a lid on the pan. This steams the eggs and since you are not flipping it, it doesn't get too fluffy.

Then roll it up and serve

It is delicious - Light and not too filling.

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Christy - A Pug night in

It has been a busy time with the family in CT and I am behind on my blogging. So the next couple of days will be some catch up blogs.

This dinner is from Friday night after Thanksgiving. We spent a relaxing day around the house. Here is my pug niece Emma

Contemplating what to do...

And we were treated to a special dinner by my brother in law and his girlfriend Tina!

They made poached salmon with roasted vegetables. First you roast the vegetables into the oven to roast (we had red peppers, onions and tomatoes). Then you chop them up and set them aside. On a separate cookie sheet, you put the salmon and asparagus into the oven on 400 to cook for about 10 minutes. Take it out and spread the chopped roasted veggie mixture on top and then put it back in the oven. Change the temp to broil and broil for 10 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through.

Then we had steamed kale with tamari shaved almonds on top and some sourdough bread.

After dinner, we played a game of celebrity. And at the request of my husband, Judi (his step mother and my mother in law) made a delicious pecan pie. It's the holidays!

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Lynn - Welcome Home!

It's really nice to be back in Los Angeles. Here's what my last day in the Boston area looked like -

We woke up, packed, and checked out of the hotel so that we could all head over to the bakery where my cousin Rachel (the one who made the marvelous Thanksgiving treats) works, Swiss Bakers in Reading, MA.

She treated us all to a lovely pastry breakfast!

I began with a free sample of Raspberry Croissant...

...then ordered a cup of herbal tea and this jumbo pretzel (which I ate about 1/3 of)

A bite of a chocolate weggli -

And a bite of a special treat isn't even available in the bakery yet - PRETZEL CROISSANTS!!!

Absolutely unbelievable. Buttery, light, flakey, and pretzel flavored!!!

There were 12 of us packed into that tiny bakery for well over an hour (with only one table) so we decided it was time to say our good-byes and continue on with our travels. We bid adieu to Abe's family, who was driving back to Philadelphia, and the rest of us killed some time before our flight.

We headed to the nearby Jordan's Furniture, which I'd never heard of before but apparently they're all over Massachusetts. As their slogan aptly describes, "Not just a store, an experience."

An experience, indeed. This place was crazy!

The Reading location had a whole town made out of jellybeans:

Yup - those are beans:

And so are these:

So much stuff to look at! Fenway's Green Monster:

This place was perfect to get out of the crazy weather (it was blustery and c-c-c-cold) with our cousins.

They even had trapeze (the main reason we went here, since you may remember that Franny and Mark both go to trapeze school in L.A.)

Insanity, this place was. We didn't even check out the giant furniture store part.

After saying goodbye to our cousins, it was just me, Abe, and Aunt Gail. We stopped by Flour Bakery since it was near the airport.

It was a really cool place - Gail ordered a soup and Abe got a sandwich to go but I didn't have anything. The place was super crowded, especially with kiddies since it was near The Children's Museum.

We also wandered into the Boston Fire Museum, where the two super charming guys showed us around:

They shot "The Departed" here!

We got to the airport with plenty of time to spare - surprisingly, the lines were super short. Logan has a pretty good food court with interesting options. I hit the counter of Ufood Grill:

I ordered a salad to eat on the plane and enjoyed a cup of vegetarian chili, without cheese:

A bite of Abe's hummus and veggie sandwich from Flour Bakery:

And a crunchy New England apple:

I got hungry on the plane about 3 hours later. I dug into my salad, which had chicken, cranberries, and walnuts with a sweet pomegranate dressing:

Pretzels (x2):

Around 20 minutes later I was still hungry so I ate this organic pear. (FYI - not my beer in the background!)

We watched A LOT of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" ...

And I read the first 100 pages of Kathy Griffin's autobiography, which my sister-in-law Anna brought for me. She said there was some stuff in it about eating disorders/Hollywood that I could probably relate to and there sure was - I had no idea Kathy Griffin was also a binge eater/anorexic...it was helpful for me to read about that, plus her struggles with persevering in this super brutal business....

It was the perfect plane book; I may have to save the rest of it for our trip back east for the Holidays!

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Tweats of the Week: T'giving Edition

For those of you who follow us on twitter, you know that we retweet what other actors eat - the good, the bad...all of it. Here's some special Thanksgiving highlights from the last few days:

alilandry: Finished up all of the Thanksgiving grocery shopping. We r making everything from scratch and nothing will be FAT FREE!!!!!

Alyssa_Milano: Making my food shopping list for Thanksgiving!!!!

feliciaday: Here's a copy of the recipe I used from Cook's Illustrated.....http://bit.ly/75xCYT

KimKardashian: Happy Thanksgiving twitterfam! Let the cooking begin! I'm starting with my seet potatoe souffle! yummy!

alisonbrie: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm about to make some kick-ass cranberry sauce! :)

HaylieK: Heading to a spin class, Can't wait to start cooking and eating! My mom made vegetarian stuffing and gravy, just for me! ...

lisaloeb4real: Happy Thanksgiving! Pace yourself, & don't be afraid to take your pie for later! Take a walk & talk break....

DonGlover: Made macaroni and cheese, collard greens, and cookies. About to make biscuits from scratch. Someone marry me, quick.

SherriEShepherd: http://twitpic.com/r3cnp - My thanksgiving meal!

torianddean: Homemade spinach/artichoke dip & crostini. To start...Let the fun begin! (pic) http://znl.me/8I0LC

ShannonElizab: I hope everyone had a great day! The Tofurkey is making me sleepy-haha-I'm going to attempt to hit the bed now early...

iamdiddy: Seconds!!!!!!! Let's gooooo! And for the record Ciroc goes better with food because its made from GRAPES!!! Lol hhaaaahaaa

AndyMilonakis: I went to Koreatown to eat Pho for Thanksgiving, it was pretty dope, I video taped it, putting it online in 30 minutes.

emmyrossum: I'm kind of starting to get hungry again. Is that nuts?!

mrskutcher: Turkey overload! Happy Thanksgiving!

JulietteLewis: http://twitpic.com/r4t63 - Making smores for Thanksgiving in a parking lot in Spain.

AliciaLaraLA: I wonder if I will ever feel the feeling of hunger again. Ow.

Ali_Sweeney: Dear Thanksgiving Dinner. I give. Uncle. You win. Hugs, Ali P.S.I loved every minute of it.

MingNa: My friends served up the most amazing feast 2nite! Turkey, Prime rib, all the fixings! Thank u Angie & Mitch! Major Food Coma!

TameraMowryTwo: http://twitpic.com/r77tv - Well, u guys asked for food...here it is:)

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