Santa Monica Monthly - January 2024

The 10 Best Real Estate Markets for 2024

A stubborn lack of inventory and high mortgage rates kept many prospective homebuyers at bay for most of 2023. But as we head into the new year, which markets are poised to see the strongest combined increase in home sales and listing prices? Courtesy of USA Today

Source: themls.com

Food Obsession of the Month

Keto NY Cheesecake

This is an adaptation of a popular New York cheesecake recipe that is revised for low-carb diets. The crust is a little off because there's really no perfect substitute for graham cracker, but otherwise it tastes just like a NY cheesecake. Enjoy!

Source: allrecipes.com

Ingredients Instructions

Ingredients

⅔ cup almond meal
5 tablespoons butter, melted
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 cup low-calorie natural sweetener (such as Swerve®)
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons water
3 eggs
½ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons almond flour
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
Mix almond meal and butter together in a bowl. Spoon into bottoms of the paper liners; press down to form a flat crust.
Stir cream cheese and sweetener together in a bowl just until smooth. Mix in whipping cream and water. Add eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Stir in sour cream, almond flour, and vanilla extract. Spoon into paper liners.
Bake in the preheated oven until cream cheese mixture is almost set in the middle, 15 to 18 minutes. Be careful not to overcook.
Let cool at room temperature; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

Local Happenings

The Dr. Seuss Experience

Jan 21, 2024, 10 AM to 5 PM

Santa Monica Place, 395 Santa Monica Place, Suite #222, Santa Monica, CA 90401

"The Dr. Seuss Experience invites guests to take an interactive journey into the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss and interact with all your favorite characters. Explore the iconic Truffula Trees from The Lorax, experience the Stars Upon Thars Sneetches Mirror Maze, hop on the carousel inspired by If I Ran the Circus, and much more."

More information and tickets are available here.

Santa Monica Airport Antique Market

Jan 28, 2024, 7 AM to 3:00 PM

Santa Monica Airport, 2800-3200 Airport Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405

"Noted as One of the Top Ten “Flea Markets’ in America, visit the Santa Monica Airport Antique Market, a fun outdoor (and dog-friendly!) market full of many great dealers with furniture, antiques, collectibles, art, vintage clothes, jewelry, rugs and much more."

More information and tickets are available here.

Lifestyle Tips & Tricks

Pantone Color of the Year 2024...

"In seeking a hue that echoes our innate yearning for closeness and connection, we chose a color radiant with warmth and modern elegance. A shade that resonates with compassion, offers a tactile embrace, and effortlessly bridges the youthful with the timeless."

- Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute

Courtesy of Pantone

The 10 Best Real Estate Markets for 2024

Food Obsession of the Month

Keto NY Cheesecake

Local Happenings

The Dr. Seuss Experience

Santa Monica Airport Antique Market

Lifestyle Tips & Tricks

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