How To Make Garlic and Celery Mash Potatoes

Black Friday is here! Oh, it’s also Thanksgiving day (for those of you who are more worried about food than deals). If you are planning on cooking a meal before we all head to our local Target to fight for deals on electronics, here is an easy recipe for making tasty garlic and celery mash potatoes.

 

Ingredients
4 large potatoes cut in half
1 celery root cut into 2-inch pieces
4 cloves garlic
3/4 cup of buttermilk
2 teaspoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of fresh chives
Salt and pepper

Directions

Throw the potatoes, celery root, and garlic cloves into a large sauce pan. Cover with enough water to submerge all the ingredients and cook on high. Once boiled, reduce heat and simmer for another 10 minutes.

Drain the potatoes and then mix in the buttermilk and olive oil, then mash until you reach your favorite potato consistency. Fold in chives. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/garlic-and-celery-root-mashed-spuds-recipe2.html?oc=linkback

Have Some Late Night Fun in Fountain Valley

Late night fun is the best kind of fun. There’s just something magical about hanging out after midnight when the rest of the world is asleep and your party is still going strong. Finding things to do after midnight can be tough, however, as most places close down early. If you are looking for some tasty food, a great bar or lounge or some fun entertainment, we have a list of three late night options to try this weekend.

Our list includes a bar, a classic burger stand, and a playhouse–all of which stay open late for some after hours fun. Take a look at the list and plan some fun with your friends this weekend.

The Recess Room

18380 Brookhurst St
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone number (714) 377-0398

Original Tommy’s Hamburgers

9024 Recreation Cir
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone number (714) 842-6141

Huntington Beach Playhouse

7111 Talbert Ave

Huntington Beach, CA 92648

Phone number(714) 375-0696

How To Stay Active With Your Family

The next few months might be hectic for people with children because most of them will be getting loads of vacation time with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up. And that extra time at home means little ones complaining about being bored–a parents worst nightmare. In order to combat the complaining, here are three ways to stay active with your family during the holiday season.

 

Train for a race: most local races have runs for the entry family. The adults can run a 5 or 10K while the kids ages six and over can run youth 5ks, while the toddlers can run in a wibble wobble 1k races. Training is a wonderful way to spend time as a family.

 

Cut off the TV: let’s admit it, most of us spend way too much time in front of the television. Studies have shown that sitting is a detriment to your health, And since you probably sit in an office all day, while the kids sit in a desk at school, try cutting off the tv, which will force you to be more active.

 

Go outside: getting stuck in the routine of getting home from work and staying inside for the rest of the day can be easy. Make an effort to force yourself to go outside. You can go to a park, walk to the store or do a million other things that will get you moving around.

Celebrate November With a Few Fountain Valley Events

The City of Fountain Valley is always hosting fun community events and activities on a weekly basis. Now that Halloween is over, there might be a lull until Thanksgiving at the end of the month, but don’t worry because Fountain Valley has a couple of events taking place during the beginning and middle of November. Here is a quick look

 

Flu Shot Clinic
Monday, November 7
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
@ The Center at Founder’s Village
Sponsor: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital

November is flu season, so do not forget to get a shot. No one wants to get sick and spread germs this holiday. If you do not have insurance the Fountain Valley Regional Hospital is hosting a low cost (in some cases free) flu shot event. If you want a shot, stop by this Monday.

Thanksgiving Celebration
Thursday, November 17
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
@ The Center at Founder’s Village

The City will also be hosting a Thanksgiving celebration for local residents with a lunch, games, and live entertainment for anyone who wants to stop by.

http://www.fountainvalley.org/856/Special-Events

Fountain Valley Halloween: Trick or Treat Near Your Apartment

Do you need a place to celebrate Halloween near your apartment? Well, don’t worry because we got you covered. In this week’s blog we have two great place to celebrate the spooktacular holiday in Fountain Valley. The first is a Halloween party hosted by the Fountain Valley Parks and Rec Department and the second is Harvest Carnival hosted by the Coastal Community Church. Let’s take a closer look at the events.



October 29, 2016 Harvest Carnival 4-6 p.m.

Coastal Community Fellowship Front Lawn
16400 Brookhurst Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Cost: FREE
www.Fvccf.com  

The Harvest Carnvial is a free church hosted event that will feature food, kids games, candy and much more. Click on the link provide to get details and costume guidelines for your little ones.

Halloween Party Thursday, October 27, 2016
The Center at Founder’s Village
$7 ticket price
Sponsor: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital
www.Fountainvalley.org

This is a last minute event, but if you catch this blog in time, take your little one’s in costume to enjoy some Halloween fun. There will be foods, kids games, candy and much more. The price of admission is $7.

 

3 Simple Halloween Decorating & Safety Tips

When you are a kid Halloween is all about dressing up and eating as much candy as possible. However, the older you get, the more your concerns shift from candy and fun, to safety and protecting your children. Even if you live in the nicest and most secure community in the the world, there will still be many safety issues to think about. In this week’s blog let’s go over safety and decor.

 

Pumpkin bowl: cut a large pumpkin in half and thoroughly clean it out. Once you are done use it as a Halloween pumpkin bowl or mixed drink bowl. If you are looking to really wow your guest, decorate the bottom half with a scary Jack-o-Lantern face using markers or paint.

 

Reflective tape: Halloween happens primarily at night and on busy streets. Visibility of your children should be your no. 1 safety concern. Purchase some reflective tape, the kind bike rides use and place it on your kids costume.

 

Use lights on your doorway: if you plan to pass out candy, be sure to decorate your doorway with lights. Apartments can be dark and a poorly lit walkway leading to your apartment is the perfect way to create an accident.

 

Participate in the Fountain Valley FREE Recycling Event

The Fountain Valley Community Foundation in association with the Orange Coast Computers & Recycling center will be hosting a FREE Recycling Event this October. The event will include FREE paper shredding and other electronic recyclables like old hardware and phones. The recycling will be begin at 9:00 am and last until 4pm. The shredding portion will also begin at 9am but stop at noon.

This community event can be an excellent way to teach your children about the importance of recycling while also getting rid of old electronics and paper work. The city of Fountain Valley will also be hosting a few other wonderful events over the next few weeks, so if you are looking for some Halloween fun, visit the City’s website to find out more information: http://www.fountainvalley.org/856/Special-Events. The recycle event is scheduled for Saturday, October 22nd, so get your papers ready and take advantage of this FREE community resource.


October 22, 2016
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Recreation Center and Sports Park
16400 Brookhurst Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
714-593-4446

How To Decorate Your Apartment for Halloween?

Are you ready for Halloween decorations? Of course you are! Now the the holiday is only a month away, let’s break out the decorations and spice up your apartment’s decor. Here are a few tips.

 

Tiny pumpkins: purchase tiny pumpkins and use them as accent pieces for side tables or on the bathroom counter. Your guest will be impressed at how great they look.

 

Cobwebs: fake cobwebs are an easy and scary way to decorate your apartment on the cheap. Decorate your doorways with the cobwebs.

 

Pumpkin centerpieces: don’t carve, but instead paint or decorate your pumpkin with glitter. You can then use it as a centerpiece in your dining room table.

Visit a Park in Fountain Valley

Parks are a wonderful resource we all get to take advantage of on a daily basis. Once the summer heat dies down, putting on a sweater and taking and after-dinner stroller is one of the best simple pleasures in life. If you are looking to take advantage of the wonderful parks near your Fountain Valley apartment this week’s blog is just for you! We have a list of two excellent locations for hiking, throwing a picnic, or just letting the kids play around. Here is a quick look at two locations near your apartment.

 

Mile Square Regional Park

16801 Euclid St

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Phone number(714) 973-6600

 

Fountain Valley Sports Park

10200 Slater Ave

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Phone number(714) 593-4400

Fountain Valley Food: New Restaurants

Dining out at the same locations over and over again can get boring (yes, I know, #firstworldprobelms), which is why you need to mix things up. Luckily, this blog loves food and we know just what you need this week: a new restaurant near your apartment. Fountain Valley had two new locations open in the last six weeks. The first is an Asian location called Pango and the second is an American style place called Meat N Eat.

If you are looking to try something new over the next few weeks, try one of these spots. Have fun and enjoy your meal.

 

Pango

Opened 6 weeks ago

16161 Brookhurst Ave

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Phone number(714) 418-9729

 

Meat N Eat

Opened 6 weeks ago

9200 Bolsa Ave

Westminster, CA 92683

Phone number(657) 257-4580