Perfect Los Angeles Lunch!

Welcome to Los Angeles and if you don't know by now, two of the hottest rages around town are: juicing greens and cupcakes!

I am starting to feel like a real Angeleno - it's only been a decade - I had a healthy, and yummy, Kale, Mustard Green, Spinach, Celery, Cucumber, & Apple juice, went for an hour hike in 85 degree weather and then enjoyed a yummy carrot cupcake when I returned home.

The cupcake is totally healthy-Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing. In other words, Carrots and Cheese. Vegetable and Dairy.

After working over 100 hours last week, my eyes have been a little sore, so the carrot is purely for my eyes. I didn't enjoy it at all! (So not true) and the Cheese-well that is just smart-calcium-hello?

If I was in New York, I probably would have had a bagel with schmear - Oh. My. God. That actually sounds better than a juice drink- and a pastrami sandwich when I returned from Central Park in stead of Runyon Canyon, and it would be 50 degrees, not 80. . .Wait a minute! (Totaly kidding-sort of-oh how I miss New York). LOL...Not that there is anything wrong with that, but this is a real Californian lunch. Now I just have to "light up", do some yoga and wear stilettos everywhere and I will be a true Californian-almost native-that would be wicked cool! LOL

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Dear Grilled Cheese Sandwich,

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