Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Guayusa Tea

I have a new favorite tea. It's Guayusa tea. I'm a sucker for a Whole Foods sample table and that is where I tasted this Runa tea. It's suppose to have the same amount of caffeine as coffee but with some other great benefits. Here is the link to the website that gives you all the info: 
Yes, I still drink my daily coffee and do not see plans of this replacing it but I do enjoy this as a late morning drink. It can be found at your local health food stores. It also comes cold in a bottle and in other flavors some with sweetener and some without. I tried the unsweetened guava flavor that comes in the bottle and I would highly recommend it. Here are some pictures of it so you can find it more easily:






Monday, March 17, 2014

Bathing Suit Top Find

I always feel extra accomplished when I find something really cute at Walmart. Yes, Walmart the store that normally gives us all nightmares. This morning I found this adorable flowy bathing suit top for 12$. Go get you one too!  
Disclaimer: there were matching bottoms but I didn't buy them considering I am very picky about bathing suit bottoms and end up wearing my favorite black  bathing suit bottoms with colorful tops. 


Sunday, March 16, 2014

Happy Sunday.

Life is sweet. Yellow yellow and more yellow. Thank you Real Simple and Anthro for always making my days a little brighter. 

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Shrimp Sesame Seed Salad

This salad is so delicious. It was originally suppose to be a recipe from the Omni Diet book by Tana Amen, but I ended up changing it completely except for the dressing is similar to her "Sesame Kale salad with Chicken" dressing. So here is the delicious result. This recipe was made for 2-3 people so to make this for 5 or so people I would double the recipe. 


What you'll need:
-1package of baby kale
-2 tablespoons of toasted seasame seeds
-1/2 pound of shrimp (raw and deveined with tails) 
-1 medium sized naval orange 
-3 tablespoons of raisins (I used three of the little boxes) 
-coconut oil
-Nature's Season seasoning 
-Old Bay seasoning 
Dressing:
-1 and a 1/2 teaspoons of honey (I added a little extra honey) 
-4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
-1/2 of salt 
-1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper 

1. Toast the sesame seeds in the oven with olive oil on 150 degrees for 5-10 min until golden brown. 
2.Combine the ingredients for the dressing and whisk together until combined. Add to the kale along with the sliced orange, raisins, and toasted sesame seeds. Refrigerate while cooking the shrimp.
3. Cook shrimp with the coconut oil in a skillet on medium temp. until pink. Add the your desired amount of seasonings while cooking the shrimp. 
4. Let shrimp cool of the stove for 5 minutes then add to the top of the lettuce mixture. Enjoy!
 


Here are images of ingredients:










Friday, March 14, 2014

34$ Anthropologie Dress find.

Found this cute little Anthro sundress at a consignment shop. Only 34$!! 

Coming soon!!

Hello followers! I'm about to start a new journey on my blog. I'm taking  on the Omni Diet. Until the beginning of May it will be an extra challenge as I try to eat following this diet while on a college meal plan and budget (yuck!) But, come May I will be back home in a kitchen and the true journey will begin!! I will be posting recipes and new favorite foods I find. Please pin recipes you like/have tried/want to try on Pinterest.