Hollow out the coconuts, and break out the leis. Summer’s coming and its time for a luau. Cutie is getting ready with a visit to Oceanic Arts, the venerable Tiki/Hawaiiana emporium. Let’s drop in and see what she bought.
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Cutie and Tapas
Cutie recently explored the cuisine of Spain and discovered it is all about snacking. Spain, where have you been all of Cutie’s life? Yay for Tapas!
Ask Grandma Anything: Destined to be an Assistant Forever?
Jennie’s a hard working girl who just can’t seem to get ahead in the office. She reached out to Cutie because she’s frustrated. Can our 94-year-old maven correct the course of a young lady’s career destiny? Tune in and find out.
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Ask Grandma Anything… Staying Positive
Cutie’s friend Cristina wonders how to stay positive. Tune in for Cutie’s uplifting response.
Ask Grandma Anything… Getting older, Yikes!
One of Cutie’s Facebook friends is a mere child of sixty, but she’s not so happy when she looks in the mirror. Cutie says don’t be silly, the alternative to aging is far worse. This one goes out to Ruth, with love.
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Ask Grandma Anything…. Good Cop, Bad Cop?
Cutie’s Facebook friend Teauna writes: “”Hi Cutie… I am so glad you have this again… ok… so here is my question… in my parenting situation… I always come out as the bad parent and my ex is the fun parent. The both of them sometimes don’t treat me good… and I have started pushing back… my question for you is what is the best way to parent with a fun parent w/o getting upset at the unfairness?”
Tune in for Cutie’s response.
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Cutie, The Great Explorer
In the latest installment of the Adventures of Cutie, we follow our brave heroine as she gets up close and personal with some of the world’s most impressive and intimidating animals. Tag along as she poses with a pride of elephants in Africa, tickles a giant tortoise from the Galápagos, and lets an Arctic polar bear know that he may be big, but grandma is still the boss!
P.S. When in Los Angeles, Cutie suggests you visit the Natural History Museum. You won’t believe all the crazy stuff they’ve got there!
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Spring Break Thrift Shopping
Grandmothers have a magical power. They can understand what stuffed animals are saying. When a stuffed animal says “take me home for your grandchild,” grandmothers listen. Spring Break!
This is the Spring Break!
Spring Break! When college girls leave their everyday responsibilities behind, let their hair down, and go wild. Cutie hasn’t been in school for some time, but that doesn’t stop her from hitting the road for a Palm Springs getaway with her co-ed grandchild. Let’s pay a visit and discover fashion do’s and don’ts for the savvy Spring Break-er.
Cutie Reviews Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se in Artesia, CA
This was a very different dining experience for me, at the suggestion of my grandchildren, who are adventurous. I have had Indian food before, but never like this.
Mumbai Ki Galliyon Se specializes in the street food of Bombay, very unusual dishes that surprised me coming and going. But I like being surprised, so I enjoyed the experience. We ordered a little bit of this and a little bit of that, to get an overview of what the kitchen can do, and we had help selecting items from the very nice husband and wife, Sailesh and Shruti, whose restaurant this is.
To start with we sampled DahiPuri, which was a delicate fried ball, like a cracked egg, stuffed with lentils and a splash of cold yogurt. I think the point of this dish was about contrasting textures and temperatures. I did find it tasty, but when I tried to describe it, I came up short — it was so unfamiliar, I didn’t know where to start! But it was salty, so I knew I wanted something to drink. I was served a very special beverage called Piyush, which is something like a milkshake, but a thousand times more scrumptious. Apparently it takes three days to make a cup of Piyush, and it contains all the delicacies of India: saffron, pistachio, yogurt and love from the kitchen. I liked it so much, I took one home for later!
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