Southern Komfort Kitchen specializes in homemade dishes using only fresh, wholesome ingredients. This includes chicken, beef, seafood, as well as many other fabulous eats. You can expect a casual atmosphere, great for family dining, with a staff that treats you like one of their own. Fried appetizers abound at Southern Komfort Kitchen, with so many great dishes to choose from you want to order a few and share with your dinner mates. Fried pickles offers just the right amount of tang, while southwest egg rolls blend the best of Asian and Mexican cuisine. There’s also crispy calamari, fried mac ‘n cheese, and even deep fried alligator tail for adventurous diners. For your main dish select something from Southern Komfort Kitchen’s variety of perfectly cooked steaks and seafood. For a real southern classic, the fried chicken gizzard and liver combo makes for an interesting meal.

Southern Komfort Kitchen
2501 Underwood Road
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 867-9231
http://www.yelp.com/biz/southern-komfort-kitchen-la-porte

Nothing feels better than getting a facial or a fresh blowout, but unfortunately, these types of beauty treatments can be pretty pricey. Luckily, you can mimic their results in your own home at The Broadwater, often by using common items that you already have. Here are a few rejuvenating beauty treatments that you can make yourself.

1. Create a nourishing hair mask that restores each strand by combining common foods from the refrigerator. Simply mix together one egg yolk, one tablespoon of mayonnaise, 1/4 of an avocado, and two tablespoons of olive oil, and then let the mask sit on your hair for one hour before rinsing.
2. Give yourself an at-home sugar scrub that sloughs off dead skin and leaves your body feeling smooth and rejuvenated. Combine equal parts coconut oil and brown sugar with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, then rub it all over the next time you’re in the shower.
3. Do a DIY facial using a mashed banana mixed with two tablespoons of heavy cream, one tablespoon of honey, one tablespoon of flour, and one tablespoon of water. Let the mask sit on your face for 10 minutes before rinsing. The banana reduces redness and adds smoothness, while the heavy cream is very soothing and leaves a soft, supple feeling behind.

10 All-Natural Beauty Fixes [Woman’s Day]
Crazy Beauty Tricks That Really Work [Whole Living]
Our Favorite All-Natural Home Beauty Treatments [Fitness Magazine]
10 DIY Beauty Treatments [Seventeen]

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Unleash your inner Picasso at Painting with a Twist on Fairmont Parkway. At this painting studio, customers are provided with everything they need (canvas, paint, brushes) to paint their very own work of art — even cleanup is provided! Perhaps better still, this painting studio is BYOB, so you can bring along your favorite bottle to enjoy while you paint. The studio even supplies wine openers and cups in case you forgot yours.

You register for classes on Painting with a Twist's website, choosing which painting you'd like to create. The calendar is updated on the 15th of every month and seating is reserved, so if you see something you'd like to paint, get in there quick! Classes are two hours long and cost $35. Family-friendly classes are offered once a month at a discounted rate of $25.

Painting with a Twist
4912 Fairmont Pkwy
Pasadena, TX 77505
281) 810-9582
www.paintingwithatwist.com

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