Sunday Funday

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Watch us girls make these Tasty Junior cereal bars 😋 so much fun. And ohmygahh, soooo delicious!! 

Oops!

I have a confession to make. My instagram has been updated very frequently with new posts – but I have been slacking in actually posting the recipes here on the blog. The more time went by – the harder it was to sit down and update the last few weeks. So I am going to just start from now! & if any of the recipes on my Instagram from August 4th until September 7th look appetizing to you, just ask – I will 100% give you the recipe. 🙂

Fresh Shrimp Salad

Shrimp salad with red onions, avocado (duh! 😍), grape tomatoes, and my special homemade dressing (influenced by @jaiferainelli and some extra 🍋). Use some pepper and cayenne seasoning on your shrimp to add a little kick to the fresh salad. Yum Yummm. Fresh and delicious!! 

Loopy Doopy Night

Homemade Loopy Doopy Champagne:

Made the Popsicles by blending 3/4 cup strawberries, 3/4 cup pineapple, & 3/4 cup ginger ale – and freezing overnight (leave it in the freezer). Then add champagne the next day & boom, delish! Better than a $25 Loopy Doopy drink that barely gives you a buzz. At least we can refill for free!

#nycinthe305 #champagne #sparkly #bubbly #strawberry #pineapple #fruitpopsicles #yumyum #healthybalance #sideofbrie #popsicleswithgingerale #healthyandhomie #homemade #loopydoopy #nyc #miami #saturdaynight #winenight

Turkey Meatballs with Polenta

Recipe inspiration from Real Food by Dad.

Ingredients
2 cups low sodium chicken stock
2 cups skim milk
1 cup polenta
1 package of lean ground turkey
4 slices of turkey bacon
Bread crumbs
Parmesan cheese
Pepper and garlic powder, for taste
Diced tomatoes, canned
Tomato paste, diced
Crushed tomatoes

Heat oven to 450 degrees F.

Meatballs: In a bowl combine chopped up turkey bacon, ground turkey, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, pepper and garlic powder. Mix with your [clean] hands or a wooden spoon. Scoop out from the mixture making little balls to place in the oven proof pan [that is sprayed with olive oil or canola oil]. Place in the oven to begin cooking for 15 minutes.

To make tomato sauce: In a bowl mix together crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add mixture to pan with meatballs after the 15 minutes, then put it back in the oven for another 5-7 minutes.

Polenta: Add skim milk and chicken stock into a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Whisk in polenta slowly. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently until mixture thickens, about 20-25 minutes. Turn off heat and whisk in parmesan cheese.

Serve and enjoy!

Finka Review

On my birthday, my coworkers took me out to Finka which I had never been to! What a delight. I was happy to be able to try different things.

I have to say my absolute favorite was the Cuban Fried Rice [I put the egg to the side until the last bit of rice was being eaten]; but wow wow wow.. super delicious. A must if you go to this restaurant. Rate: 9 out of 10.

My coworkers were very happy with the Brussels Sprouts too. I think they were good especially with the fried wonton pieces. However, I do have to say I have had better. Rating: 7 out of 10

I think any Mac N Cheese made in a skillet is yummy haha with the crispy top. Not my fav mac n cheese plate that I’ve ever had, so my rating is a 7 out of 10. [A little more creamy than I personally like.]

Now, the owners of Finka are the children of the owners of Isla Canarias, which is famous for their croquetas. So naturally they have a flatbread with the Isla Canarias croquetas on top. It was yummy – rate: 7.5 out of 10.

Thank you to all my lovely ladies [and Andrew] for a wonderful birthday lunch!!

Beet the Fall

Last Friday, FIU Online has this huge team meeting fill with activities. A fourth of us participated in a 6 team cooking competition {Top Chef/Chopped style!} in the Hospitality School kitchen. Amazingly fun experience.

We were in teams of six and each team was assigned what meal to make and 4 ingredients. My team was assigned to make a dessert with: beets, dark chocolate, crisco, and candied walnuts.

Harvest Cobb Salad

Woah, baby! This was delicious. Inspiration from Damn Delicious.

Ingredients
2 turkey bacon slices, minced [bake in oven at 375 for 10 min]
1/2 apple, cubed
1 tbsp candied pecans
1 hard boiled egg
1/2 tbsp goat cheese
2 cups of mixed greens [lettuce, spinach, etc]
2 tbsp pear gorgonzola vinaigrette

Chop, mince, mix, lay and eat! Super yummy 🙂

Excited & Certified

Happy to say I’m officially a @BarMethodMiami instructor!! If you want to take a class, check out the Bar Method Miami online schedule. For real, I’m so excited.

The Balancing Act

For those of you that don’t know, in addition to my Bar Method (and cooking ❤), I also work as a Success Coach at Florida International University. It is a very rewarding job engaging with students, educating them on the skills and resources needed to do well in classes, and empowering them to accomplish their goals.

Today I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Olga Villaverde for The Balancing Act on Lifetime. This segment talks about the benefit of success coaching at FIU Online and the opportunities FIU provides non-traditional students.