With California Living's Total Body Workout - there is no gym required!
Can you really get a great workout in just 20 minutes? “You betcha” – with the the California Living Beach Body Workout!” The secret is “Circuit Training” – a workout technique reviewed in our 5 minute video On-Demand below, which includes a step-by-step guide on how to perform 3 great exercises to build into your Circuit Training Routine - so check it out and start working out faster and smarter today!!!
CA INSIDER’S Guide™ to “Princeton-By-The-Sea,” Half Moon Bay, CA featuring The Oceano Hotel & Spa as seen primetime on California Living with Aprilanne™ Bay Area Wide:
Ahhh - the perfect coastal getaway awaits at the Oceano Hotel & Spa in Half Moon Bay, CA
Join CA Living™ primetime show host and CA Insider™ Aprilanne Hurley for the Insider’s Guide to the perfect coastal getaway in “Princeton-By-the-Sea,” Half Moon Bay, CA. Hurley explores how viewers can enjoy an “endless summer” of FUN with a stay at the Oceano Hotel & Spa, Half Moon Bay, CA located on the Harbor front in “Princeton-by-the-Sea,” Half Moon Bay, CA.
CA Insider Aprilanne Hurley takes a Bay Aerial Helicopter Tour of the San Mateo County Coast for some spectacular sightseeing!
Watch CA Living’s Princeton-by-the-Sea, Half Moon Bay, CA – Segment 1 – Coastal Area Overview with Bay Aerial Helicopter Tours and Primetime interview with Jeff Clark Ondemand NOW!
CA INSIDER Aprilanne Hurley hits the beach with Big Wave Surfer lengend Jeff Clark in Half Moon Bay, CA
Oceano Hotel & Spa suites offer private verandas with full harbor and ocean views, flat screen TV’s, fireplaces and wetbars…and all the comforts of home – PLUS a brand new spa where Aprilanne gets the “Royal Treatment” in the couples massage room – just decadent…
Watch CA Living Segment 2 – Overview of Oceano Hotel & Spa – Where to Stay & Play in “Princeton-By -The-Sea” Half Moon Bay, CA:
Watch Segment 3 for the CA INSIDER’S GUIDE to Anti-Aging Spa Treatments on CA’s Coast with the Oceano Coastal Spa:
NOW On-Demand! In “Food & Wine” – Hurley gets a taste of the award winning waterfront dining at Sam’s Chowder House, Half Moon Bay…
Picture yourself here…Play Sam’s Chowder House 45 sec. Promo
NOW On-Demand: Watch Aprilanne get’s into a ton of “FUN” with world-re noun Big Wave Rider and Maverick’s Founder Jeff Clark who shares his passion for surfing and outdoor adventure with a paddle board adventure on boards hand crafted by Jeff Clark himself online now @ Aprilanne.com
CA INSIDER™ Quality Tested & Approved CA Travel Services & Destinations:
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Sam’s Chowder House, Half Moon Bay, CA - Where the authentic New England Style Seafood is as incredible as the oceanfront views!
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Enjoy Authentic Italian Cuisine at Mezza Luna Italian Restaurant located in the charming fishing village of “Princeton by the Sea,” Half Moon Bay, CA.
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See the most incredible sights the San Francisco Bay Area has to offer with Pilot John duGan and Bay Aerial Helicopter Tours
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Check out the casual coastal elegance @ Oceano Hotel & Spa, Half Moon Bay, CA
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Maverick’s Surf Shop & Jeff Clark’s handcrafted Surfboards and Stand Up Paddle Boards.
CA INSIDER Aprilanne Hurley at PlumpJack Winery, Napa Valley, CA
CA INSIDER’S GUIDE to California Living includes a visit to PlumpJack Winery, Napa Valley, CA.
How lucky are we in California to have the ability to use our outdoor spaces almost all year round for dining and entertaining pleasure!
So before you reach for the traditional outdoor fare to serve your guests why not treat everyone to a unique pairing…your favorite wine and BBQ!
The simple secret to creating a perfect food & wine pairing is matching similar flavors and intensities. Try pairing rich meats and sauces with wines with similar qualities and intensities such as bold, rich red, and pairing fresh fish and poultry dishes with lighter sauces and flavors with your favorite whites or sparkling wine varieties.
Classic pairings you can’t go wrong with are oysters and sparking wine, Crab Cioppino with a great pinot, and a New York Strip Steak with a good Cab - like the pairing we featured while visiting the PlumpJack Winery on California Living.
The CA INSIDER TESTED & APPROVED recipe below is a great dish to make for a weekend get-together or an outdoor holiday party when the weather is right for enjoying some great Outdoor Living…Cheers! Aprilanne
AS SEEN ON California Living with Aprilanne™
New York Steak with Spring Vegetable Couscous and Olive Salsa Verde:
A dish to go with Cabernet Sauvignon- Compliments of Former Exec. Chef, Kimball Jones, Carneros Inn, A PlumpJack Resort:
4 – 8 ounce New York Steaks
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon tarragon
2 tablespoon parsley
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
1 jalapeno roasted, skinned, seeded and diced
1 1/2 teaspoon capers, diced
1/2 anchovy, minced
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 large green olive minced
lemon juice to taste
1 bunch asparagus, peeled and cut on a severe angle in 1 inch pieces
1 cup shelled English peas
Meyer lemon olive oil
1 cup couscous
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
FIRST: Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Let sit out, covered, at room temperature. Start a medium size fire in a BBQ. Place a medium sized pot on the stove filled with water. Heavily season with salt and place over high heat.
SECOND: Chop the tarragon and parsley together and mix with the olive oil, garlic, jalapeno, capers, anchovy, lemon zest, and green olive. Add lemon juice to taste, a little at a time.
THIRD: Place the asparagus in the boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the water and drain. Toss in a bowl with meyer lemon oil and salt to taste. Add the peas to the water and cook until tender. Toss in a bowl with meyer lemon oil and salt to taste. Reserve.
FOURTH: Bring 1 cup of water to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Add the couscous, stirring it in. Bring back to a boil. Turn the heat off and cover the couscous with a tight fitting lid. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove the lid and fluff the couscous with a fork. Toss in the asparagus, peas and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper and combine all of the ingredients.
NOW: Grill the steaks until medium rare (internal temperature of 120 degrees) about 10 minutes or so depending on the thickness of the steak. Let rest on a plate for 5 minutes.
THEN: Divide the couscous among 4 plates. Cut each steak in half on the diagonal. Place on top of the couscous and top with the salsa verde. Serve!
Healthy Living Update: Be sure to visit Aprilanne.com for the latest health guidlines to decrease your cancer risk when cooking on the grill – informative, easy, and timely suggestions that can reduce carcinogen production when grilling meat, poultry, and fish up to 90%!
CA INSIDER Qaulity Tested & Approved California Destinations:
PlumpJack Winery, Napa Valley, CA
Carneros Inn & Spa, Napa Valley, CA
SAM’S ANCHOR CAFE CRAB CIOPPINO
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 6 prawns
- 8 clams
- 8 mussels
- 6 ounces fresh fish(salmon or halibut)
- 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1/2 tomato, diced
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon chopped basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped oregano leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
- 4 cups lobster stock
- 2 cups tomato puree
- Salt Freshly ground black pepper
- 8 ounces fresh picked crab
Directions: In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add the prawns, clams, mussels, fresh fish, red pepper, onion, tomato, garlic, chili flakes, basil, oregano, rosemary, and parsley and cook for 2 minutes. Add the lobster stock and then stir in the tomato puree. Cook until the clams and mussels open and sauce thickens, about 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. To serve, ladle into 2 bowls and garnish with crab.
Is the "Fountain of Youth" as close as your fridge?
Discover The “Fountain of Youth” ~ Look and feel younger, live longer – sound too good to be true? By Aprilanne on 12/29/2009 under Healthy Living
Man’s quest for the proverbial “Fountain of Youth” can be traced as far back as the time of Alexander Romance (could be as early as the 3rd Century and even further if you count Biblical references) when Herodotus‘ a Greek historian chronicles tales of discovering “healing waters” from a fountian located in the land of the Ethiopians.
Other “fountain of youth myths” were introduced to the New World by sixteenth-century historians who “expanded” upon the Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon’s account of discovering the “Fountain of Youth” in 1513 on what he thought was an island - which is now Florida.
Present day – we have access to a plethora of health and beauty products and treatments promising to “take away the years” and halt the signs of aging. Health food stores are brimming with supplements, specialty foods, and “potions” promising anti-aging and longevity boosting benefits to those consuming their contents. Plastic surgery has become an acceptable option to looking younger, and research and drug companies search to create medications to help us live longer. There are as many exercise machines and fad diets out there now as there are shapes and sizes of people trying to loose weight with them.
And naturally – consumers snatch it all up with intense fervor as the promise of eternal youth and happiness is worth every hard earned dollar spent – assuming of course, these products actually do deliver on what they promise. Unfortunately, as we have all experienced – this is not typically the case, and all we have to show for our investments are empty promises, deflated hopes, and shattered dreams of attaining that ellusive state of “everlasting youth.”
Aprilanne offers the secrets to living a longer, healthier, and happier life with CA Living's Top 10 Foods!
Now what if I told you - the secrets to living a longer, happier, and healthier life are available to you right now and are literally just a mere click away – and all FREE for the taking? I know, you may be wondering “what’s the catch?” Well – there is no catch. I’m not pushing any magic pills – secret virility potions – fancy creams - or body altering gadgets. Just click here to watch “CA Living’s Top 10 Foods Proven to Enhance Health & Longevity. “ You can also check out other great Health & Wellness info. and a printed version of our Top 10 Foods on CALivingTV.com.
The ironic thing is – many, and perhaps even ALL of the foods on CA Livings Top 10 Food List such as red grapes, olive oil, nuts, etc., have been important staples in man’s diet dating back long before the “Fountain of Youth” myths even started to surface – proving that the solution to man’s quest to find the “Fountain of Youth” has possibly been within reach all along.
Click here to watch “CA Living’s Top 10 Foods Proven to Enhance Health & Longevity”
Printed version of -CA Living’s Top 10 Foods
Of course, for some, having the answers to attain good health, happiness, and enhanced longevity just may not be enough - as it is the very “thrill of the chase,” the richly rooted folklore, and the ongoing search for a literal “fountain of youth” that keeps this age old quest alive.
For these “die hards” - perhaps a check in to see what Magician David Copperfield is up to is in order - as back in 2006 he claimed the “fountain of youth” existed within the boundaries of a few islands in the Bahamas he purchased where reportedly “the waters had magical, life altering healing powers” breathing new life into dead leaves and “near dead” insects…hmmm. Now while I’m always one for giving someone the “benefit of the doubt” folks – let’s keep in mind this guy made his living tricking people with his “illusionary” skills and play it safe for now by calling on the proven super powers of garlic, spinach, tomatoes, and array of other healthy foods available to us right now – no strings attached! Enjoy ~ Aprilanne
