Three Fashionable Style Apps

Do you spend at least an hour getting dressed every morning? Are you constantly taking outfit photos to share your fabulous ensembles with your friends on social media? If you’ve got a passion for fashion, you’re sure to love these stylish apps.

Cloth
Share your outfits with likeminded fashion mavens with this social app. Cloth allows users to upload outfit photos, like other users’ outfits, share your looks to your favorite social media sites, and organize your wardrobe based on events, locations and even the weather outside.

Stylebook
If you want to create a versatile wardrobe and make the most out of the pieces you already own, Stylebook is the perfect tool. This helpful app allows you to mix and match pieces in a collage for future outfits, remember great outfits that you’ve already worn, and even find the perfect pair of shoes or handbag by browsing items you’ll love from shops online.

Design Library
Design Library is the perfect app for any aspiring fashion designer or textile lover who wants to learn more about where popular fabrics came from. Created by the physical Design Libraries New York City and London, this app features video tours of the museums, high-quality images of textile collections and inspirational designs from countries all over the world.

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Sylvan Beach: A La Porte Park

Sylvan Beach is the perfect place to frolic in the sand and sun when you need a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life. It’s a 31-acre park with two white sand beaches on Galveston Bay, perfect for swimming, sunbathing, boating and fishing. This La Porte park is just a short trip away from Plaza at San Jacinto!

It also has a picnic area with pavilions that can be reserved for special events and gatherings, a skateboard park, a fishing pier, boat ramp, playground and restrooms with showers. There’s even a bait shop by the pier, so you gear up to catch that mammoth fish you’ve been angling for. Be sure to check out the Annual Sylvan Beach Festival and Crawfish Jam.

Sylvan Beach is open every day, and offers free parking. There is, however, a $4 fee to access the fishing pier.

Sylvan Beach
400 N. Bayshore Drive
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 471-5705
http://www.hcp2.com/harriscountypct2community/parks?pid=127&sid=108:Sylvan-Beach-Park
http://www.yelp.com/biz/sylvan-beach-la-porte

Season’s Greetings!

Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season with all the warmth and splendor this time of year has to offer. Happy Holidays!

Fish Place and Seafood Café: A La Porte Restaurant

La Porte's Fish Place and Seafood Café is the go-to place for a tasty seafood meal with a Cajun twist at reasonable prices. All you can eat catfish and chicken tenders are part of the deal here. You can also settle in with bowl of Gumbo, a thick Creole stew with shrimp, crawfish, and sausage. Also on the menu are Oysters, Scallops, Shrimp, Redfish, Catfish, Salmon, and Mahi Mahi. Crawfish Etouffe is another Louisiana-style dish offered at this friendly eatery.

Not a seafood fan?  No problem – they’ve got plenty for landlubbers on their huge menu. Choose from burgers, sandwiches, po’boys, pasta, salad, tacos, chicken tenders, and chicken wings. A nice menu for the kids gives them some tasty choices at bargain prices. Fish Place gets busy at lunchtime, so prepare for a crowd if you visit at peak times.

Fish Place and Seafood Cafe
9001 Spencer Highway
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 479-9300
http://www.yelp.com/biz/fish-place-and-seafood-cafe-la-porte

Mesquite Grill & Taco Factory: Breakfast Tacos and More in La Porte

Monster tacos? You’ll find them at Mesquite Grill & Taco Factory. Tacos for breakfast? That’s part of the deal, too!

Get your motor revved up in the a.m. with Bacon & Egg Tacos, Mesquite Ham & Egg Tacos, Potato & Egg Tacos, and Chorizo & Egg Tacos. Later in the day, you can have your tacos filled with Top Sirloin Steak, Carne Guisada – beef tips with brown gravy, Grilled Chicken, Blackened Red Snapper and Pork Tenderloin. Lunch plates include the Specialty Taco Plate with rice & refried beans, a Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich with seasoned fries, and a Quesadilla Plate with beef or chicken, melted cheese, pico de gallo, avocado, sour cream & refried beans.

Really, there's a lot to love about this La Porte restaurant!

Mesquite Grill & Taco Factory
1601 Fairmont Parkway
La Porte, TX 77571
(832) 741-3339
http://www.mesquitegrillmonstertacos.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/mesquite-grill-and-taco-factory-la-porte

Learn to Cook Right from Your Phone with These 3 Apps

When you’re making something in the kitchen you need your recipe to be easily accessible, and there’s nothing more convenient than your smartphone. These helpful cooking apps will give you recipes, cooking techniques, and other necessary information right from your mobile device:

How to Cook Everything: Cooking Basics
This app, developed by New York Times cooking columnist Mark Bittman, includes an assortment of recipes and high-quality photos, video and audio to make your time in the kitchen easier and more hands-on. The recipes are simple and straightforward, and if you come across a technique that you don’t understand it even includes links to video tutorials to help you learn as you go.

Epicurious
The popular cooking website now has a helpful app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Nook, Windows and Kindle. The Epicurious app provides users with numerous recipes, and it has a printing feature that allows you to print your favorite recipes from anywhere. The shopping list feature even creates lists of ingredients that you can easily access at the grocery store.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Selected Recipes
The famous Julia Child book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is now available from your mobile device with this innovative app.  With real photos straight from the book, Child’s most beloved quotes, and even video tutorials for mastering some of her more complex dishes, this app is ideal for anyone who wants to learn the art of French cooking.

Cinemark Hollywood Movies 20: At the Movies

Twenty movie screens to watch all of your favorite flicks? You’ve got it! Cinemark Hollywood Movies 20 is the place to do it in a welcoming, comfy setting not too far from Plaza at San Jacinto. Even better, they have low ticket prices on all of the latest Hollywood blockbusters.

Their theatres boast all of the latest technology like digital projection and Dolby Surround-Sound to guarantee a premier viewing experience. Stock up on some yummy snacks at the concessions stand and head into the theater for a couple hours of fun entertainment. They’re sure to have something perfect for you, whether you’re into action, thriller, romantic comedy, animation or horror.

Visit Cinemark's website to sign up for weekly discount coupons for concessions, or download their Cinemark app on your phone and get even more discounts.

Cinemark Hollywood Movies 20
2101 E. Beltway 8
Pasadena, TX 77503
(713) 475-8180
http://www.cinemark.com/theatre-detail.aspx?node_id=1494&showtime_date=
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cinemark-hollywood-movies-20-pasadena

Happy Veteran’s Day!

Today we pay tribute to the men and women who have fought, and continue to fight, for our freedom. Thank you, veterans!

El Toro Mexican Restaurant: A La Porte Mexican Restaurant

Get some delightful Mexican cuisine at El Toro Mexican Restaurant, where they serve up spicy Tex-Mex fare right in La Porte, Texas.

Stop by at lunchtime for tasty specials at bargain prices, like Enchiladas, Beef Tacos, and Burritos served with rice and beans. Beef Fajitas with grilled onions, peppers & guacamole, Stuffed Avocado with beef, chicken or shrimp, and Tacos al Carbon – beef tacos with flour tortillas are also menu choices.

Other dishes include Mixed Grill with beef fajitas, shrimp & ribs, Costillas – a full rack of ribs with barbeque sauce, Guadalajara with a 10-ounce rib eye steak, and Pescado Santiago with mahi mahi, shrimp, crawfish & mushrooms in a white wine cream sauce. El Toro's broad menu means there's likely something here to please every palate.

El Toro Mexican Restaurant
616 W. Main Street
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 471-2505
http://www.eltorotexmex.com/locations-and-menus.html
http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-toro-mexican-restaurant-la-porte

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