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MonkeyinLA
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MonkeyinLA is written by a curious, happy, 26-year-old monkey of a girl living in Miracle Mile with an active library card, a balanced budget and a band of animals. She's got one eye on food and another on life.
Recent Posts
Sleep Well
I know I promised that chowder recipe and I'll get to it soon, but before that, a little about today. Today was a mini escape through the streets of Los Angeles' Arts District past industrial chic hideaways like R23 and the exposed brick of Church &a...
Homemade Holiday
Out of my non-crafty self and the gumption of Ian came hours and hours of baking, cooking, canning and actually following through with the plan this weekend. We ended up concocting the peppermint stick cocoa, sundried tomato jam, cranberry orange mar...
Staying In
Tonight is a great night to bundle up andstay warm with a hot cup of Glühwein.Enjoy!Glühwein 6 servings Ingredients 1 bottle dry red wine ½ cup sugar 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground allspice 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg Inst...
5 for 40
The Poster List (also at Unique LA) is having a 5 for $40 sale tomorrow for the holidays. Buy one for you and give four as gifts. . .But oh what to choose?...
Getting Crafty
After this weekend's Unique LA extravaganza, I realized something. I'm not that crafty. At least with paper, or felt, or ribbon. Though I wish I was, I don't usually find myself whipping something up with scalloped-edge scissors on a Sunday. What I d...
Squeeze Me
These knits from Oeuf are the kinds of wonderful things that make you want to know a kid during the holidays. . . since dogs just aren't fans of mittens. . .particularly the ones that make them hold your hand. So cute!Squeeze Me Mittens, Angel Sweate...

