Epinions Recent Reviews for kcfoxy

Center Strip: Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon: Comfort, Value & Location!

Wed, 13 May 2009 16:09:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Friends, you'll do plenty of walking on Las Vegas' justly famous Strip. And this May, we decided to forgo the rental car and position ourselves Strip central to help minimize the miles and miles and miles of hoofing it we usually do. Located on the same...

~Save Money~Use Up Leftovers With Your CorningWare French White Quiche Pan

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:16:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - If you've ever been to Paris, and stayed in their equivalent of a B&B, you may well know their frugal way with leftovers, like the remnants of last week's Easter ham, leg of lamb and more. Quiche is a French egg based tart, but really bears more...

Favorite Volumizing Shampoo At A Nice Price? Nutribiotics!

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:06:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - My graying locks are waist length, oily but thinning at the scalp, porous and color-treated with bone dry ends. Sounds pretty awful but just this past weekend I got some lovely compliments on my "Cher-like" full, shiny and healthy tresses.For the...

Shades of French Bistros with This 220 Calorie Lean Cuisine Favorite!

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:24:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - At work, with a 30 minute meal break, we're either going to have something cold or something easily zapped in the microwave. And with an average cooking/cooling time of 10 minutes most frozen entrees or light meals can leave a semi-leisurely 15 minutes...

Retro Funky Or Just Plain Clunky, Propet's Mary Janes Provide That Ahhhh Factor

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:53:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - In the second half of my life I've racked up thousands of miles as a nurse, and mysteriously my feet have grown a full size, lost their middlin' arch and have consequently spread out. I've also gotten a bit more slip-prone I'm afraid. Still, I'm a...

What Hambones Dream Of: Zatarain's Red Beans & Rice

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:52:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Monday is Wash Day, a busy day in Cajun Country, so dinner had to be something relatively simple. A big pot of simmering red beans, with the Holy Trinity, (chopped green peppers, onions and celery), then a couple handfuls of rice tossed in when almost...

Jonesin' For Some Retro Psych Funk? Lenny's Back For A Love Revolution!

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:33:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - As a child of the atomic 50's and turbulent 60's my musical tastes so often wallow in a swirling blend of the Psychedelic late 60's, Brit Blues Rock revival and high-cholesterol 70's fatback funk.This makes Lenny Kravitz< b> something of an...

James Lee Burke - Swan Peak: A Bright & Terrible Beauty: James Lee Burke's Swan Peak

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:45:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - When I heard one of my all-time favorite authors, James Lee Burke, had trumped his previous 17 novels about New Iberia, LA sheriff's deputy Dave Robicheaux with a new volume, Swan Peak, I was ecstatic, to say the least. 400...

Six Short Stories By Walter Mosley Featuring Easy Rawlins

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:15:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Walter Mosley is the sort of poetic modern Noir mystery writer who uses less words for more impact. Best known for his post World War II, pre-Watts' Riots Easy Rawlins novels of Los Angeles, his other two main characters, Fearless Jones,...

Shades Of Fairy Tales Bent Through John Connolly's Glass Darkly

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:35:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - I love to read, and owe countless thanks to the storytellers of the world who put words in print for my ongoing enjoyment. Armchair travel or the many, many nights spent stealth-reading with a flashlight under the covers come to mind as I devour YA books...

Vikings, Saxons & A Sea of Trolls Populate This Delightful Nancy Farmer Fantasy Quest

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:03:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Three time Newberry Author award-winning author, Nancy Farmer, meaty 500 page young adult (YA) novel, A Sea of Trolls has a satisfying heft, fascinating detail and the sort of Middle Earth adventure quest to delight audiences both young and...

Inspector Hector Pink Bubblegum Flavor Fluoride Rinse?

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:57:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - When I was a child, the local water supply was chlorinated but not fluoridated. Crest toothpaste touted fluoride to help prevent those awful cavities and replaced Grand Dad's tooth powder, and a few pastes such as Ipana. Now we learn that kids raised...

Planters Whole Cashews? Bet Ya Can't Eat Just One!

Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:44:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Recently nuts have been declared a good for you product, one that contains monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fat, appreciable amounts of protein and a handful of essential minerals plus fiber. That's good news, and now among the sunflower and...

American Law Student Sails Into Irish Maelstrom in Early Stuart Woods Thriller

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:55:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Right now I'm making it my business to finish catching up on early Stuart Wood thrillers missed before his literary outpouring of the last 15 years. Woods, quite the tale spinner, along the lines of Wilbur Smith rather than Leon Uris or James A...

My Favorite Hot & Instant Cereal? Quaker Apples & Cinnamon

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:30:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Growing up, I can remember my grandparents encouraging us to have a hot breakfast. Grandpa called it 'mush', a bowl of Quaker oatmeal, along with some milk, sugar and often a pat of golden butter. We were raised on puffed rice, corn and wheat with...

Inspector Hector Extremely Blue Plaque Detector For The Kid In Me!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:23:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - I remember those awful, chalky chewable disclosing tablets as a kid and teen, the ones that turned the less-well brushed areas of my teeth, (read: plaque havens), a garish hot pink hue. Of course I was mortified and vigilant about brushing and...

Surprisingly Good: Kraft Honey Mustard Barbecue Sauce

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:57:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Sometimes I get tired of the same old, same old red, tomato-based barbecue sauce, although the Memphis and Kansas City ones are near and dear to my sweet tooth Foodie's heart. At other times I'll take a Teriyaki or maybe a Jack Daniel's laced...

La Quinta Inn & Suites Santa Ana: Bargain O.C. La Quinta: Pet Friendly & Real Housewives' Worthy!

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:27:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Location, as we know, is number 1 in real estate, and that includes the hotel industry. So when it came time to book lodgings for a recent Epinions/Shopping.com Meet & Greet in O.C.'s toney Costa Mesa, we were looking for nearby digs with a bargain...

Sweetly Fragrant, Silky Smooth & Eminently Lickable

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 06:11:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Back in the day, I was a fine, relatively svelte Fox and loved decorating my room with Indian bedspreads, floor pillows, Sandalwood incense, tie dyed curtains, scented candles, the whole yada yada. Into this Love Den came mellow tunes designed...

Love Our Fuminator, Now Need A Market For Husky Wool

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:27:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Recently we've adopted a new rescue cat, and this is the first short hair critter in our blended family of two long-haired dogs, (Malamute-Siberian and Malamute-Border Collie and Lab), our Tuxedo cat with Persian coat and the 2 semi-mullet human adults...

Cracked, Chapped, Parched Lips Deserve Pink Lemonade!

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:44:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - I know it sounds odd, but licking your lips when they're dry only seems to increased their parched, chapped look. Wanting something more emollient that Chapstick, but less gooey than Lip Glass or Blistex what's a gal to do? Lip Smacker Lip Gloss...

Sauce Base Or Topping: Tomatillos Make The Difference!

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:35:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - I've been spoiled by good Mexcian food living here on the West Coast, and love to re-create some of my favorites, from soft tacos, enchiladas, chile verde, carne asada, carnitas, burritos, mole and tamales. Other Half doesn't abide hot or even medium...

Mommas, Don't Let Your Sons Grow Up To Be Like Milo Milodragovitch

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:55:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - I'm a sucker for the sort of rock 'em, sock 'em broke-down cowboys in battered denim armour tilting at oil-rigs and peopling the literary works of James Lee Burke and James Crumley. And while the former has Dave Robicheaux, the latter will get you the...

Good Location Near Spring Training & Arizona Cardinals

Sat, 9 Feb 2008 17:31:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Last year we checked out the new Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. It was an exciting clash between the Cardinals and Rams but we ended up having to stay way over on the I-17 corridor just off Dunlap Road. Best...

Lamb + Cavender's Greek Seasoning = Culinary Bliss!

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:30:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kcfoxy - Right now I'm in the mood for some tender, succulent leg of lamb. We've got a local butcher who's willing to prepare us a lovely boneless one, and we've got just the right seasoning on hand. Cavender's All Purpose Greek Seasoning 8 ounce The...