Thank you for all of you, who checked in, called, texted and emailed me as to how we are doing with the fires. I thought I would give a quick update here.We are safe, since we live next to Los Angeles International Airport, better known as LAX. We have had very few power outages over the years, and they only lasted a very short time, because we are in the same grid as LAX. As well as gratefully no devastating fires in our area over the years. Let me share with you, these devastating fires are about 15 miles from us. The closest one was about 9 miles from us in the Hollywood Hills, but it was contained late this morning. The greater Los Angeles area sadly is covered with flammable vegetation and brush, including dense chaparral. If they are dry and in areas that haven’t been cleared, it ... 01/07/2025

01/07/2025

Monday Motivation:  I just love all of Julia Child's quotes..."...no matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize.""...Always remember: if you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?  --- (substitute anything for the word lamb)"...A chicken should taste like chicken and be so good in itself that it is an absolute delight to eat as a perfectly plain, butter roast, sauté or grill..."  Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the ... 01/06/2025

Speechless Sunday: All our Christmas decorations, lights are down. Are yours packed away too?Well in all fairness two items are still in the back yard.  See for yourself, but don't tell Diane:))She was busy packing things away and was making sure I kept the decorations down for her to be able to pack it away till the next time. Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult properties that no one else could, please reach out to me directly!! If you are considering buying or sellin... 01/05/2025

Diane and I have not had this before and what a pleasant surprise it was. One of her friends and our neighbor gave it to us as a Christmas gift. Needless to say, last two days we have decided to try the first one out.I chose the triple chocolate covered apple.As you can see it was amazing.I tried to be disciplined and not eat the whole apple by myself, rather share it with Diane and make it last two days to boot.I can hardly wait to try the others, there are three more different flavors, but I am sure equally delicious.  Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are loo... 01/04/2025

 I would like to wish everyone who enjoys reads my posts a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year! There is a Hungarian tradition: everyone needs to eat Lentil Soup as their first meal for Prosperity in the New Year!I have probably written about this Hungarian tradition previously, but it never hurts to share it here again.This Hungarians Tradition is based on the fact, that if you eat lentils as the first meal on January 1st, abundance of all wordy goods will accompany you in the New Year. Hence you can guess what we will be having at 12:01 am in our house in addition to the traditional Champaigne.The variety of this recipe soup is countless, depending on many variables. Here is a simple version for you to make:1. one to two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil2. half an onion dice... 12/31/2024

By popular demand, here is my Lasagna Rollup Recipe. Thank you for all the private messages. Hence, I feel obligated to share it here for everyone to enjoy.The first step: either make the Sauce or use quality jar sauce. I made the sauce a few days before. Keep in mind the way I make the sauce, it is very time consuming, takes me a few hours minimum two to maximum four hours. The difference is noticeable.The second step: this is easy you can use whatever meat you prefer we only use either ground turkey or ground chicken. This time it was ground turkey. Sautee it with onions and garlic. Once you are comfortable that it has browned enough add some tomato sauce to it and continue for ten minutes or more. I do it as long as it takes me to make the lasagna al dente.The third step: while I am ... 12/27/2024

Christmas Day, we had an early dinner at our home. What did you have for dinner or late lunch?Diane wanted me to make my Lasagna Rollups, and she invited a friend over. The requirement was to have the meal ready by 3:30pm. Needless to say, in the old days my nickname was "The Midnight Chef" clearly that was decades ago. Time flies, thirty years later I am making Christmas Linner:) (you know not Lunch and not Dinner)From the food consumption aspect as far as I am concerned Linner was a success.We all pleasantly over ate. What did you have for your Christmas Day Dinner/Linner? Inquiring minds want to know. If you are interested, I could post the recipe, let me know.Now with that said wishing and hoping everyone had a Wonderful and Merry Christmas with friends and family.  Wishing you a sa... 12/25/2024

Let us carry the spirit of Christmas in our hearts, and in our actions today and into the new year ahead.     May this Christmas season of hope and faith bring you and your loved one's joy, warmth, light and cherished moments to celebrate together     Wishing you a very blessed and Merry Christmas and a prosperous year to come!   Thank you for your friendship, support, reading and commenting on my posts over the years.   Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult properties t... 12/24/2024

Those of you who read my posts know I received a gift, yes it was a cookbook. Now with that said I have been looking at the recipes for a month or so and I kept gravitating towards this recipe.Needless to say, I kept thinking it needs something else with it. I read the recipe closer and there were two suggestions, Schrimp or scallops would be a good upgrade. Well, I chose Langostino Tails. Brings back memories from my father, he loved it and said it was not quite like a Maine Lobster Tail but damn close to it.He was spot on and every time I make something with Langostino Tails he is in my thoughts.I chose not to make my own pasta but took a good shortcut and made this version. I know when it is a hit, Diane offers to help me with the dishes, and she did:)) Wishing you a safe and healthy... 12/23/2024

12/23/2024

Friday Fund Day: Whose house, is it??? Since we received this gift, Wiley decided to take it over and make it his house.Now with that said last night I was so shocked to see Jill in the house that we started calling Wiley's House. So, with that said whose house, is it? Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult properties that no one else could, please reach out to me directly!! If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxu... 12/20/2024

Throwback Thursdays: If you look at these photos it could be any day... thanks to One Drive these photos were taken four years ago today.One of them was taken five years ago today. Needless to say if it was not for One Drive, I would have thought all photos were taken four years ago.Well, what does this pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor know? Clearly nothing since these photos could be any day in our home. Just to be clear the orange kitty is Whiley who was in the back yard when we bought our home 11 years ago or so. Holly came to us from Diane Volunteering at an Animal Rescue Organization. Needless to say, neither one looks like they have ever been outside:)Endre Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused an... 12/19/2024

Wordless Wednesdays: what did you do with your leftover Turkey stuffing? Well I have been meaning to write about this a while ago but got busy with real estate. One of the benefits of having 18 listings it keeps me busy.Now with that said it was truly an easy mealyes all it took was about 30 minutes at 400 degrees and look what it turned out. Great side dish in leu of bread.  Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult properties that no one else could, please reach out to me d... 12/18/2024

If you watched the season finale of Yellowstone, you may not have realized there was a very valuable real estate lesson in it. Depending on their value, large estates may trigger federal or state inheritance taxes. This can force heirs to sell parts of the property to cover tax liabilities. This highlights the importance of estate planning, including trusts or other mechanisms to minimize financial impact. It's an excellent example of how personal and financial goals intersect in real estate.California doesn’t have an inheritance tax. However, if you inherit property, you may still be subject to federal estate taxes if the total estate exceeds the federal exemption limit (currently over $12 million as of 2024). Additionally, if you inherit real estate, you may need to consider property ... 12/18/2024

It has been a while since I posted a variety of meals we had for dinner and failed to ask which one would you have liked. Good eats at home is a fun time for me.So, with that said including the main photo of course here are two more to choose from and please share your comments why you chose the meal.I loved all three, but it is not about my choice rather it is about your choice. Let me know which recipe to share in another post.   Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult pr... 12/17/2024

What is for dinner tonight? Diane wanted to know, I told her a surprise well with that said, I put together a few items I had at home.:1. Squid Ink Pasta (linguini from Italy)2. Pasta sauce I was making this afternoon for a future meal, needless to say I make enough to fill four jars for the future. Now we might only have three more left.3. About a pound of Mussels frozen ready to go4. A few chopped fresh Italian Kale.There you have it easy to make, boil the pasta al dente, while the kale, mussels and sauce are simmering.Mix together the al dente pasta and serve it with aged parmesan cheese. Bon Appetite.Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will hel... 12/14/2024

Friday Fun Day: Just for fun let me share some quotes from Crazy English... my regular readers and friends know that English is my third language. Now with that said it never gets old to share some fun from Richard Lederer's book "Crazy English" I can relate to his quotes in so many ways.Let's look at words and their definition: Handicap: advantage, disadvantage: a. What's your handicap in golf? b. His lack of education is a handicap.Now here is another one, let me know what you think of this one: Mortal: deadly subject to death: a. The knight delivered a mortal blow, b. All humans are mortal. Moot: debatable, not worthy of debate: a. Capital punishment is a moot point. b. That the earth revolves around the sun is a moot point.Bolt: to secure in place; to dart away: a. I'll bolt the doo... 12/13/2024

Speechless Sundays: Decorating for Christmas not just outside the house but inside as well.I always loved Christmas hence it is not a chore it is a fun activity, between phone calls, texts and emails from clients the house still manages to look more and more festive.We are getting there, not quite there, still need to get the stockings out and the Horizontal Christmas Tree needs to be decorated. Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult properties that no one else could, plea... 12/08/2024

Well, we are making progress the front and back of the house is pretty much done.Now I am working on the inside of the house.Do you love decorating for Christmas? We do and it does bring us joy. Do share how you feel about Christmas decorations?Wishing you a safe and healthy life and I look forward to your comments. If you are looking for a knowledgeable, focused and goal-oriented Realtor in the Beverly Hills area who will help you achieve your Real Estate goals, please reach out to me directly! If you are looking for a pet friendly Beverly Hills Realtor who can handle and sell the most difficult properties that no one else could, please reach out to me directly!! If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or lux... 12/07/2024