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My little sister is a vegan, I am not and sometimes it can be really difficult to cook for her when she comes to visit. Plus, I am making an effort to improve my overall health and eating habits. Which is why I am so happy that I found this great video on Vegan Appetizers. Expert village has all sorts of great videos. Do you have a favorite Vegan recipe Plaza Museum District Residents?

One of my favorite features here at Plaza Museum District is our great 24 hour fitness center. I like that I don’t have to pay for a gym membership else where and if I feel like working out at 4 am I can. Because I am still up, not because I woke up to workout.

Our fitness center has both free and control weights as well as complementary water and towels. Another added bonus is that you can use your own shower! Which is nice, because I hate lugging toiletries around. Of course, like most gyms, ours also has tv that you can watch while working out.

Exercise is really important to your overall health. You should use the gym often, after all it is free.

What is your favorite amenity Plaza Museum District Residents?

We are going to start a new feature on the blog. On the last Wednesday of the month, we are going to feature a breathtaking picture of all that makes Houston great. If you want to be included on the blog. Send your photos into the office.

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This weekend is Houston’s Tax Free Weekend, which means yes the malls will be crowded. But, you can look forward to some great bargains. Most clothing items for everyday use that are under $100.oo will be state tax free.

Some items not included are: Buckles without belts attached, Ice Skates, Specialty Boots, Anything used to play a sport, or mend clothes.

There is a huge list of items that are available though. Including, belts with buckles, Sweatshirts, Gloves, and Pancho’s.

Do you shop during tax free weekend Plaza Museum District Residents?

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I am going to call September, “Classic Rock Month at the Woodlands”. I mean, it is cool if you don’t but at the end of September, Tom Petty and ZZ Top are playing  the Woodlands the night before Rush takes the stage. Call me booked the night of the 24th and 25th.

Tom Petty was my favorite when I was little, I could not get enough of his music. Especially “American Girl”. And, is there a band more Texan than ZZ Top? Still the greatest band to come out of Houston.

And then you have Rush, who are rock royalty. Does it get any better than Geddy lee and Neil Peart? This is the best Canadian import ever! (Yes Hockey Fans even better than Crosby). After all, living in the limelight is the  universal dream. 

Are you going to get tickets to these great shows?

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We bet we have some pretty awesome chefs here at Plaza Museum District. Submit your dessert recipes to the office by the 17th.

We then would like you to make the recipe for our Resident Dessert Potluck for a tasting on August 24. The tasting will be from 5-7. Everyone is welcome.

We will then have a poll up on facebook and the blog so that you can vote for the winner. Prizes to be announced.

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You are no doubt a fan of the many great museums we have here in Houston. We here at Plaza Museum District are in the perfect location to visit the museums on a regualr basis. One of the ones that I find most fascinating is the Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, which is part of the Menil Collection.

The Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum has original fresco from a church in Cypress that was looted during the Turkish Occupation of the country in the 1980’s. The Menil Collection purchased the fresco’s from the thieves, with the permission of the orginal church and put them on display here in Houston.

Houston is the only city in the Whole Western Hemisphere to have a collection like this. It is that rare. Have you visited yet?

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Crafting is right up my alley. One of my favorite activities a paint your own pottery. We have a great chain here in Houston, The Mad Potter. The Mad Potter now has 3 Houston locations: In River Oak, Bellaire and West.

It is your basic, pick something and paint. But oh so much fun. They have special deals going on like date night on Friday’s and Diva Night, this month on the 19th with wine tasting.

The Mad Potter is great for dates, it is really fun to create with each other and then have a competition to see who was the better artist. Pieces start at $8.00. I like to go one Tuesdays for Two For Tuesday!

Have you ever painted your own pottery?

The Pampered Chef is offering a free download of its cookbook: “Cookbook for a Cause Celebrities Share Family Favorites to Benefit Feeding America®”. For every book downloaded, the company will donate a meal to Feeding America.Up to 14,000 meals. It is pretty much a win win.

The cookbook offers recipes from Courteney Cox Arquette , Allison Sweeny and Mario Bataili. They all look delicious!

Feed America, is the largest domestic hunger relief charity in the nation.

Happy cooking!

Always wanted to try some place new to eat? Here is your perfect chance, Houston Restaurant Week starts on August 1 and goes on until the 21st. Houston Restaurant Week has joined forces with the Houston Food Bank, so if you buy lunch, they will donate $3.00 to the bank, or $5.00 for dinner.

During Restaurant Week, participating restaurants will be serving a 3 course dinner for $35.00. Most restaurants give you a choice of three different options for each course. New this year, is the lunch menu at some restaurants which is 2 courses for $20.00.

To participate, you have to make a reservation and tell them beforehand that you want to Houston Restaurant Week Menu.

Some of the participating restaurants near Plaza Museum District include:

Monarch at Hotel ZaZa

Brasserie Max & Julie

Saffron Moroccan Cuisine

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