For this week's Travel Tuesday Top 10 on The Points Guy, we decided to tackle a fun topic and discuss some of the more fashionable airline employee uniforms out there.
Too often flight attendants and pilots are stuck in dowdy duds that have nothing to do with the glamor airline travel use to exude back in the glory days. But lately several airlines have employed big-name designers to redo their uniforms and restore some cache to the skies.
Check out some of our favorite looks in the story at this link: http://thepointsguy.com/2012/08/travel-tuesday-top-10-fashion-forward-flight-attendant-uniforms/
As many of you know, we do something called {Feature Friday} where every Friday we have at least one of our items highlighted/featured and offered for a discounted price for that week. If you aren't already signed up to receive our Newsletters, be sure that you do sign up, otherwise you could be missing out on some great opportunities to SAVE big! To sign up, simply visit our website and enter your email address in the box down in the bottom right hand corner! This week's {Feature Friday} info can be found HERE in case you missed it!
Since we are only able to post 3 pictures per product listing on our website, I often have LOTS of pictures of each product that never get to be seen! I thought today I would share a few more *never-before-seen* pictures of the items that are on SALE in this week's {Feature Friday} sale that ends tonight! These pictures show our Color Collection Flowers with the beaded centers as well as the fashion rhinestone centers- both on SALE for almost 40% off:
Here is the Coral Hot Pink shown clipped to a sun hat
And for those of you that have been asking- here is a picture of the yellow petti romper...the color looks a little less vibrant in this picture then it actually is due to the editing, I just haven't had a chance to list this picture in the shop yet ;)
And these pictures show one of my very favorite lace rosettes that we are almost out of. You can find the link to this flower HERE
And this headband shown above, a picture of our VERY popular but never pictured until now, the Triple White Dainty Flower headband in off-white- another picture I haven't had a chance to list in the shop...you can find this listing HERE
This picture shows our Taylor in deep teal...thought it would be fun to show you what the Taylor looks like in a color other then yellow which is how it's pictured on the website ;)
And here (above) is another picture of our Color Collection which is on sale through tonight as a clip instead of a headband...it adds just the right touch to senior portraits, messy buns, clipped to a cardigan etc.
Thank you to www.MelissaLynPhotography.com for all the gorgeous photos! I hope to share more of the *never-before-shared* photos of all our products- there are lots!! ;)
I wanted to make enchiladas all day. I started a gringo style cooking preperation: Grilled, then shredded chicken, caramelized onions, warmed up enchilada sauce from a can, and shredded Monterey jack cheese, corn tortillas ready. Then came the assembly... I just could not get them to stay rolled, the tortilla from ripping, it was just all bad. So I stacked them all it layers. Sauce on the bottom of the glass pan, a tortilla, chicken, onions, sauce, cheese, tortilla, sauce, chicken, onions, cheese... Repeat until done. 10 minutes or so in the oven until bubbly, and then a quick blast under the broiler for a nice golden brown.
Osteria Monte Grappa is not new to Ojai but it has moved to a new location. It is now in the arcade so it is more accessible to tourists cruising the main drag. I love the old building with hard wood floors and white washed walls. Very pretty.
Kat and I ordered a glass of prosecco to congratulate ourselves for making it through the Zumba class at the Ojai Valley Atheltic Club. Go us!
Let us start out with the best part of this meal... the salads - Kat ordered the Inslata Estiva with butter lettuce, tomatoes, watermelon, red onion, cucumber and feta cheese. She loved every bite!
I, of course, ordered the burrata with avocado, basil and tomatoes. Simple yet so satisfying, they forgot the balsamic but I didn't seem to mind. I didn't even notice until I was done with my plate.
Kat ordered this. What the heck is it? Well, It is described as this: 
Now this is mine. The photo pretty much summed up what it tasted like unfortunately. I ordered the Risotto Special and was not impressed. The arborio rice was tossed with roasted duck, assorted mushrooms, dandelion greens and drizzled with truffle oil. What it tasted like was dry wild rice, with the surprise bite of either gamey duck or woody mushroom. It lacked the care and love a risotto should be presented with. 
I have been wanting to ride my bike from Ojai to Ventura. It is about 15 miles and I know my body could use it. So Scott dropped me off in downtown Ojai and I hopped on the bike trail that makes it's way to the beach in Ventura. He was going surfing and I was all set to meet him there after I peddled my way down. 
The ride was beyond gorgeous. I couldn't help but feel blessed to live in such beautiful country.
What an outstanding bridge for just a bike trail!
Not only was the ride breath taking, the art along the way was quite entertaing. How about this windmill creation?
Wahoo! I made it... Beautiful day on the water.
This is the kind of exercise that makes me want to be active. Every. Single. Day.
New restaurant in Ojai alert! La Valle just replaced the Garden Terrace across the street from the Soule Park Golf Course. The story we received is the owner has been a chef at many restaurants in Santa barbara and finally achieved his dream and opened his own place. The menu is full of Italian and mexican favorites. It seems unlikely these cuisines together but it is all good to me.
Scott with the Mexican side of the menu and had the Shrimp Empenadas. Light and crispy tortillas filled with sauteed shrimp, garlic, shallots, tomatoes and cilantro burst with flavor. Guacamole and sour cream are drizzled on top. Ask for extra green salsa and dip each bite into the tomatillo goodness.
I copied Scott and ordered Mexican too. Next time we go back I promise to re-review and order Italian, it is like two restaurants in one! I ordered the Trio Tacos of two types of pork and the other goat. What the heck? Goat?! Yes, I actually tried it. It was not bad, it fact kind of good. I just felt a little sad eating it. I had tons of food on my plate, the rice and beans were extremely satisfying
I watch Bravo TV, a lot. So I am a super fan of all things Top Chef, Housewives and pretty much whatever is on any given day. I have a few favorite chefs and Fabio is one of them. I like that he is an outstanding chef, is suave with the ladies and has really great hair. So when I found out he had a restaurant in Moorpark, only about 30 minutes from my house, I just knew I had to visit it. Scott surprised me with a last minute trip to the valley so away we went...
Complimentary bread to the table. It was delicious, I tried not to fill up on it.
Scott ordered the Crispy Duck Salad to start. It was full of roasted mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, shaved parmesan and pine nuts. It was dressed beautifully and just a really fantastic start to the meal.
When I saw the Burrata and Pancetta Crostino on the starter menu I knew I just had to have it. Imported Burrata, crispy pancetta, fried sage, browned butter, balsamic all on a grilled slice of bread. OMG. This was probably my favorite thing of 2012. I am not kidding at all. This was just so my favorite flavors of everything. I could have ordered a second order for my entree. If you go here, please try this in honor of Melissa Good Taste. You will not be disappointed.
Scott had the special pasta of the evening. I was basking the flavors of my starter so I missed the description and the name. Scott loved no matter, and he ate every last bite. The pasta was fresh and the sauce rich, very comforting!
I ordered the Tortellacci de Zucca, or for non-Italian speakers, Butternut Squash Ravioli. The filling reminded me of Fall and was cut with a creamy ricotta. The sauce was a brown butter sage cream sauce, also known as heaven on Earth. 
Well, well, well... Look who we have here: Mr. Fabio himself. He asked to have his picture taken with "The Melissa Good Taste"- He really is a cool guy, great chef and has a wonderful restaurant.
You can catch him on Bravo TV, his current show is on now: Life After Top Chef.
