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 What did I want for Mother's Day? A trip to the ball park!  Our friend Dr. Kelly Weaver from Fresno Pet ER (that's her on the left, with Mike Scott & Dr. Dobbins) invited my family out to the Grizzlies game Saturday night to enjoy the crack of the bat, a few hot dogs, and some Cru wine :-) Fresno Pet ER is a big sponsor of the Grizzlies & Dr. Weaver has season tickets, so she recognized the lady looking for "Mini Parker" participants and volunteered my son. We got to go down the players' elevator, through the tunnel, & out the dugout. Three kids got to put on their Parker outfits & follow him around the bases, stopping at each one to dance with him. It was a long run! (That's 8yo Riley & 7yo Trevor before the run.) As you can see, my son was "the little one!" We were happy he just made the long run through the grass, let alone remembering to dance at each stop! (The Grizzlies lady next to me was worried, but he kept on going!)
He was about half a base run behind when he made it to the third base umpire. The crowd roared with laughter as he stopped & looked up at the third base umpire, not lifting his leg to "pee" on him as the others had done. Then he joined the others & shook his tail.
Parker scooped him up & carried him the rest of the way back. It was a really special moment! Thanks, Parker! One little girl was chosen for Mini Parkers but wasn't able to do the run, so her mother came down & snapped a picture (This is Eden with Parker!) - and was kind enough to take the one with Heath for me, too! It was a beautiful night for baseball. With mid 90s during the day, that meant low 80s to upper 70s during the game.. perfect! If you haven't been to a Grizzlies game, you have to go!  Click here - to get your tickets & view upcoming events and gamesAfter seven innings & three hot dogs, we headed over to the carnival. It's new this year, over near right field. For $10, Heath could ride anything he wanted! After tackling, the inflatable slide, we headed over toward the ferris wheel. Dr. Weaver wanted to take Heath up, but he wasn't quite ready for it yet!  He stuck to the bounce house instead, and we called it a night! Thanks again to the Grizzlies, Dr. Weaver, & my family for making it a great night! Hope everyone else had a wonderful Mother's Day, too! Fresno Pet ERNW Corner of Palm & Herndon
Behind Weber BMW in North Fresno(559) 4 - FRESNOClick here - for more info on Fresno Pet ERClick here - for their Facebook page (watch for giveaways!) Click here - for more info on the Grizzlies (home games tonight & Tuesday!)
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  We're so lucky to have celebrity psychic & aura reader Pamala Oslie coming to Fresno Friday!! I heard her do a fascinating interview on the radio & knew she'd be perfect for our morning show!  Click here - to watch this morning's interview with Pam & her readings of Jenny & Zara  We are all made of energy, and the energy field that extends around our bodies is called an "aura," kind of like the glow of a candle. (You know when you walk into a room & you can just feel you don't like someone or their negative energy? That's why! That's a picture of my aura on the left...)
 
In fact, science is starting to acknowledge these "human bio-fields," the technical term for auras, and the National Institutes of Health is even funding research into how reveal your health!
Click here - to read more about the science of auras (fascinating!)
  
Pam says she has the ability to read auras & tell you what your aura color means about your personality, health, and love!
Click here - to learn more about your aura
 She's been on numerous national TV & radio shows, spoken to Fortune 500 companies, written three books, and has an extensive clientele, including many celebrities...
...and Friday morning she'll be on CBS47 This Morning, then head over to A Book Barn in Clovis for your chance to learn more & have a book signed (12:30pm - 2:30pm)! 
Her book Love Colors tell you how to determine your aura color and explains what that means about you and your relationships - and the colors that are most compatible with you.Click here - to see the compatibility chart After years of clients' requests, Pam set up a match-making website based on aura colors, called LoveColors.com. There you'll find videos that explain more about your aura & its impact on love.   I heard Pam on the radio & was so impressed that I looked her up, found out she lived in California, and asked her to come to Fresno. We're very lucky to have her here - plus have the opportunity for everyone to meet her!
A Book Barn in Old Town Clovis
(Clovis Ave. & 7th St, across from Rodeo Grounds)
(559) 297-9052  I'm checking out her new book, Make Your Dreams Come True, which gives insight to your own perspective & helps free you from limiting thoughts, and the guided meditation on DVD Relaxation & Health, so I can free my body from stress and be healthier! Click here - t o watch the interview Click here - to check out LoveColors.comClick here - to see Pam's books, DVDs, & CDsClick here - to schedule a reading with PamClick here - for more information
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 It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it! ;-)  I was taste-testing all the goodies from Frosted Cakery this morning, so I could tell you my favorites... and I highly recommend the Strawberry Pizza (personal fave), "Mounds of Joy" Cupcake, and French Toast & Bacon Macaroon - YUM! Thanks to the ladies of Frosted Cakery, mom-daughter team Beverly & Megan, for bringing in their special Mother's Day treats this morning!  It's part of this week's Jenny Around Town, giving you a special discount to try out this local business.
Click here - to watch other local businesses featured in Jenny Around Town
 Get 10% OFF a dozen cupcakes through Sunday when you mention Jenny Around Town!  Click here - to watch Jenny check out the treats this morning!
 Pick up a "Mother's Day Box" of cupcakes with special flavors purple velvet, chocolate truffle, vanilla bean, and salted caramel - choose 4, 6, or 12 cupcakes. 
Zara also loved the strawberry pizza - with a not-too-sweet shortbread cookie crust, sweet cream cheese filling (would be excellent in a cake!), and fresh strawberries. We gobbled them all up!
And speaking of cakes.. you can see that their creations are absolutely beautiful! I recommend the chocolate truffle :-) We also loved the sweet & salty combination of the French Toast & Bacon macaroon - with actual bacon in the middle (also vanilla bean & purple velvet on the plate). Click here - to watch the Jenny Around Town interviewThe Frosted Cakery
Olive & Wishon, Tower District
(559) 917-8880Click here - for more informationClick here - for their Facebook pageClick here - for Jenny's previous blog post on their cakes
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 Don't grab your driver!...
If your first instinct is to grab your biggest club when you go to warm up, think again!
Thanks to Hall of Fame Golf Teacher Jim Perez for joining us *LIVE* this morning to kick off our new Warm-Up & Etiquette Golf Tips series.Click here - to watch past Golf Tips for your swing & short game Jim showed us how to stretch first... putting the club behind our back & through our elbows, then pointing it to the golf ball from each end.
Next.. put the club on your shoulders, put the ball out a club's length, and twist side to side with the club.
Then, start with your wedge and a half swing... working up to your woods & a faster swing.. then on to your driver & full swing.
  Click here - to watch this morning's segment & Jim's (better!) explanation  Thanks again to the beautiful Stevinson Ranch near Merced (off Hwy 140, about an hour's easy drive from Fresno) for letting us film our golf tips there. I loved the natural setting, rolling hills, and perfectly manicured greens & fairways - plus all of the friendly people! Golf Digest ranked it #1 for upscale public courses in California, and it has amazing practice facilities, like an indoor-outdoor center with the latest technology.
 We'll be taking you inside the practice center & showing you the computer software in our series!Click here - to see Stevinson's many awardsClick here - for more on the state-of-the-art performance center   Each week, we'll give away a spot in a 3-hour clinic with Jim Perez to be held up at Stevinson at the end of the series, and Fresno Lexus is kind enough to provide courtesy cars to take you up there in style!    Two GRAND PRIZE winners (selected from each week's winners) will get to bring a friend and stay the night & get two FREE rounds of golf! Watch Golf Tips every Tuesday morning around 6:20am for your chance to call in & win!  
Stevinson has individual cottages for overnight stays - perfect for everything from company meetings to bachelor/bachelorette parties - and a western style restaurant for the perfect place to relax!
(No, they're not too stuffy here - they have a "Constitution of Fun"!)Click here - for more on the cottages Click here - for more information on Stevinson Ranch Golf Club   As always, thanks to Fresno Lexus for sponsoring our Golf Tips series (& stay tuned to see Caren Myers, owner of Fresno Lexus, in our new series!). Click here - for Jim's website Click here - to watch past golf tips
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Do you have old carpet in your home? Besides being unattractive.. have you thought about how dirty it is after years of dust & dirt piling up?
 
... And have you thought about how much you come in contact with that carpet?
 
We recently moved into an older ranch home, and after changing the paint & the furniture to modernize it, we realized we had to do something with the carpets.
 
There's just no saving brown carpets.. with pink in the closets!
So we called Flooring Liquidators in Clovis & spoke with Chico. I told him I lived in the country & wanted something that looked light but wouldn't show dust.
He showed up the next day with this sample - looks almost white, but with brown & dark brown mixed in, it hides dirt. Perfect!
I love that Chico was so friendly, came to my home so I could see it in the light, and saved me the agony of having of trying to make a decision from too many choices. I instantly knew this was the one & didn't have to do anything else.
(BONUS - Not only do they have killer deals because they buy extra lots, but they had a special relationship with this manufacturer & got an even more amazing deal! Wow!)
So we got to work replacing ALL of the carpets in my home (yes, that's mauve textured berber in my den!).
 
And what a difference it made! Even with the same cozy wood-paneled walls, the room has a fresh, clean feel to it!
Check out my game room - BEFORE:
 
AFTER!
 
Now all the modern furniture & gray paint works - plus the room looks larger & more inviting!
 
We got the top-rated carpet pad, so it feels amazing, and we dig our toes in all the time (do you realize how much you're touching your carpet?).
They even got it nice & tight around the stone fireplace in my den... bravo!
I can't recommend them enough... and they're part of my special LIVE edition of Jenny Around Town today.
Click here - to watch the video
Join me at Flooring Liquidators on Clovis Ave (& 8th)... and for the next week, get $470 OFF every $2500 you spend, OR get $47 installation (normally $88) - but only through May 11th!
Flooring Liquidators
Clovis Ave. & 8th St.
(559) 334-3386
Click here - for more information
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We're wrapping up our Swing Tips Series with Hall of Fame Golf Teacher Jim Perez.
We've spent the last few months learning how to hit the ball straighter & farther - and here are some of the best moments.
Jim will be LIVE with us next week to kick off our Warm-Up & Etiquette series!
 Click here - to watch the "Best of" clips of Jim & his tips on your swing!Click here - to watch each Golf Tip (& for more on the tips you just saw)
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We've never done this before, and I'm so excited!! We are going to be giving you *incredible* discounts to great local companies all this week - just come by & say hi to me each day at noon!
 
We are going to be LIVE at noon from a different location each day this week - and if you come by, you'll get a great discount.
Click here - for more information!
We're starting off Monday at Sierra Vista Mall. Mike Scott will be there LIVE in the morning, and I'll be there LIVE at noon.
For only $4.70, you'll get your pick of a wide range of meals at IHOP right by Sierra Vista Mall from 11am to 2pm. We'll also give you great deals to Wild Water Adventure water park & more!
Click here - to watch me go down the water slide at Wild Waters in my clothes!
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So mark it on your calendar - come see me Monday on your lunch hour at Sierra Vista Mall! Say hi, get an autograph, and score a great deal.
Then watch CBS47 This Morning all this week to find out where I'll be each day & a preview of the deal! Monday - Sierra Vista Mall (IHOP & Wild Water Adventure), Clovis
Tuesday - Blackbeard's Family Fun Center
Wednesday - Dr. Whitlow Dental Care, Downtown Fresno
Thursday - Fashion Furniture, near River Park
Friday - Flooring Liquidators (wait till you see my pics of my house!)
Can't wait to meet you! ~Jenny
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 Thanks again to Chef Kyle & Sous Chef Kyle for another great recipe from the Institute of Technology's Culinary Arts Program. They were yummy (the tacos)!  Enjoy your fish tacos - but I recommend jalapenos instead of habaneros! HOT!   Mango habanero salsa 2 mangos, skinned and seeded 4 habanero chilis, whole stems removed 2 roma tomatoes, whole stem removed ½ yellow onion, husk left on 4 cloves of garlic, unpeeled ½ cup chopped cilantro ½ cup small diced red onion Salt, pepper and sugar Juice from 2 limes or lemons tomatillos Method Preheat a bbq grill on high. Grill the mango, habaneros (on foil) tomatoes onion and garlic (on foil) until charred black. Put the charred ingredients in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let steam ½ hour Peel the char off all the ingredients and discard any husks or burnt skin. A paper towel works well for this. Process the peeled ingredients with the lime juice in a food processor until smooth. Fold in the red onion and cilantro. Season to taste with salt, pepper and sugar.   California Fish Tacos Serves 4 2 lbs. Fresh Halibut Fillets or other White Fish Fillets Cajun Spice 16 White Corn Tortillas Fresh Baby Greens Red Cabbage Carrots Radishes Cilantro Mango Salsa Dredge the fish in the Cajun spice and pan sear in a little olive oil until just done and opaque in the center. Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet. Arrange 2 tortillas on a plate, overlapping each other. Each taco will have 2 tortillas. Flake the fish and place 3 or 4 oz. of fish on the tortillas. Top with greens, shredded cabbage, grated carrots & radishes, cilantro and Mango Salsa.
Continue making tacos, serving 2 tacos per person. ENJOY!
 
Click here to watch the video
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I couldn't help myself.... with the new lightweight batteries, I could hoist these tools, trim some hedges, blow the yard... you name it!
...Even pretend to be "Ah-nold," haha!
Thanks to Nat Weems for coming out to talk about Stihl Dealer Days (where they're "slashing" prices!) during this week's Jenny Around Town.
Click here - to watch the interview (& Jenny "weilding" power tools!)
We love supporting local businesses - and so does Stihl! They only sell through local authorized retailers.
Click here - to find a retailer close to you, so you can try them out too!
Chainsaws can be so heavy, especially when they're full of gas, but the rechargeable lithium ion battery means you don't have smelly gas or annoying cords to deal with...
...plus, they don't run down! Everyone thinks rechargeable batteries lose their power or don't last, but these batteries come in three sizes - lasting up to 80 minutes!
Stihl is the #1 seller of outdoor power equipment in America, and right now you can get the best deals at "Dealer Days"... like the one below! Click here - to find a store near you!
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  The morning crew, Zara, & I all agreed - one of the best dishes we've had on the morning show!
Thanks to Gary Dunn & John Chiminello of the East Fresno Rotary for joining us this morning to cook up *fresh* King Crab Cioppino! (Don't know what "cioppino" is? Click below!)
 
Click here - to watch the interview & what they're serving up!
 
Thanks to my friend Valerie (whose husband is the President of East Fresno Rotary) for inviting me to help out with the silent auction Friday night... at the 37th Annual East Fresno Rotary Cioppino Feed at the Fresno Convention Center!
Doors 6:30pm - Dinner starts 7:00pm - Dressy casual
All proceed benefit local charities that the East Fresno Rotary supports, so it's all for a great cause... and it's all made with fresh seafood, so the members are actually waking up early to make enough seafood for more than 800 people!
So if you want fresh steamed clams, shrimp salad, king crab cioppino, dessert, wine, & more (plus live & silent auction!), reserve your tickets!
Tickets are $75, and you have to order them in advance (& can pick up at will call).
Call 226-1303 to get your tickets! See you Friday!
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  We were toasting the wine makers & grape growers at the Madera Vintners Association awards night last night - and what a celebration it was!  Click here - to see the photos on CBS47 This Morning The association is celebrating its 10th Anniversary (although there's a long history of great wine in Madera!), and passed out "Jeroboam" wine bottle awards (that was my word of the night - it's the same as 6 bottles of wine, also called a "Double Magnum"). I love wine, and it's my privilege to help spread the word about these local gems you might not know about! I recently learned a lot while doing a "Special Report" on our booming Madera & Fresno Co. wines.
 Click here - to watch the special report on how local wines are taking off! The event was held at The Vineyard Restaurant in Madera, which not only has an amazing chef, but an owner who buys local organic
produce & local wines. We need more businesses like this! Eat here to support local agriculture!   Congrats to Peter Ficklin of Ficklin Vineyards for winning "Winemaker of the Year"! He's also getting a special honor from the State Fair this year. Ficklin is the largest producer of Port in the U.S. and has been making award-winning wine for generations!Click here - for more information 
Tony Kirk of Birdstone Winery is the president of the association & also won for Winery of the Year - congrats! There many great varietals coming out of Birdstone - and it's very close to Fresno if you want to go tasting!Click here - for more information  Check out this amazing menu - paired with the Madera wines!The tuna was amazing. Even people who "didn't eat fish" at our table were scarfing it down! Sorry - the lamb was so good that I forgot to take a picture before I devoured it. It was melt-in-you-mouth good, the vegis were yummy... and then I got to the risotto. Wow! The creaminess was amazing! Even the bread was amazing. I would go just for the signature black bean garlic dip! We met great people at the event! Cheryl from Quady Winery came up to say hi - and that she watches every morning (thanks!). Our producer, Wes, loves Quady. I can't wait to go myself!
 
And Jarrod from the Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau was super nice, too! So many great things happening in the mountains - plus, he's running for honorary mayor of Oakhurst, trying to raise funds for the amazing Children's Museum up there! Go Jarrod!Click here - for all the great fundraising events he's planned - including Ducey's at Bass Lake this Wednesday! I really loved meeting Ray & Tammy Krause from Westbrook Wine Farm. Ray was our emcee & had a great sense of humor (kept you on your toes!), and I felt like I instantly clicked with his wife, especially over her garden stories! We were served Westbrook's Petite Sirah with the lamb, and it was amazing - a big wine but still smooth. Always great when you can find that.  Their winery is in the foothills, around 1,500' - 2,000' elevation, just off Hwy 41 (at O'Neals turnoff, just south of Coarsegold). I can't wait to check them out & try all of their wines!Click here - for more information!   I also met lovely people from other wineries & promised to visit soon! San Joaquin Wine Company had a great "Moody Press" zinfandel & moscato,
...and I have always loved Cru for its pinot noir... and they just released a whole bunch of amazing-sounding wines that you can only get at Grizzlies Games right now! Do you want to try them out too? The "Meet the Winemakers" Wine Trail is coming up May 12th - 13th, when you can not only taste the wines but meet these great people, too! I highly recommend it!  Click here - for more information
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