Shrimply- Delicious

Summer is over and our house is back in routine.  it's always good to clean up your diet a little after vacation, and shrimp meals are a simple way to dive in.  It's nice to enjoy a tasty meal and stay healthy at the same time.  I took shrimp and marinated it with lemon juice, touch of olive oil, salt, pepper, and sprinkled with Tajin.  I marinated the cucumbers in vinegar and onions.  On top of the shrimp I mixed in red cabbage that was marinated in vinegar, red onions, habanero peppers, and salt. Here you see shaved Brussel sprouts that I mixed with grounded flaxseed, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts & Q10, then heated them for 3 minutes on the stove.  Super healthy!  I opened a Frank Family Chardonnay - It's my  absolute "go-to" for a White Wine. 

Shrimp marinated in lemon juice, touch of olive oil, salt & pepper, and Tajin.  Shaved Brussel Sprouts with grounded flaxseed, almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts & Q10.

Furi Knives  Rachel Roy Gusto Grip /  These are fantastic knives, I have been cooking with these for several years now and I always reach for them, maybe it's the "orange case" i'm in love with, but bottom line, they work!  

Stay Healthy, and don't forget to listen to your favorite music when you are creating in your kitchen.

“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” 
― Julia Child

Tea For Two

The days of tea and roses are just beginning. I have been a fan of American Tea Room since 2003, Join me in a cup of Victoria Black Rose Tea.  If you feel like cooling down, or warming your heart, American Tea Room will quench your thirst with their lovely aromatic flavors and leave you feeling "un peu French and a bit British"

The American Tea Room is located in the heart of Beverly Hills.  American Tea Room sources teas and teaware from around the world. Here I have one of my favorites, Victoria Organic Black Tea.  This Chinese black tea is a bouquet of bergamot , rose petals, and vanilla beans.  Not only is it lovely to look at, it's elegant in taste.  Think of a rose-scented  Earl Grey with a hint of vanilla, and delicate pink petals mixed in.

The Eva Solo glass tea pot, with the black cover, zips off for easy cleaning, and it looks great on your table.  Anthropologie Bowl.  Pink Canister from American Tea Room.

Victoria Organic Black Tea / My other favorite black tea is Earl Grey Shanghai / A classic bergamot aroma, with undertones of tobacco and cocoa.  

Nippon Hand-Painted Rose Cups

Borsalino Panama Hat /  Calypso Shirt / Hermes Silver Bracelet  Dog / Priceless...

Tea in the morning or the afternoon is always a charming gesture.  If you're solo, with a two legged or four legged friend, enjoy your cup of tea and treasure the little things. Have a beautiful day.      American Tea Room will be opening September in Downtown Los Angeles - Arts District.

Cabbage & Company

A quick healthy, tasty dinner. If you happen to be in the mood for a light dinner with a lot of flavor, try this salad.  Preparation time is about 10 minutes. 

Asian cabbage is one of my favorite salads to make.  I like the crunchy texture, it's very satisfying, and actually fills you up. Here I mixed in cilantro for a little extra zest.  For the dressing I take olive oil, rice wine vinegar, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and cucumbers.  I taste the dressing as I go along.  I keep this cabbage in my refrigerator all the time.  It's great to mix in your fish tacos, and with your rice and vegatables.

After I serve the salad I squeeze a little lemon juice on top and enjoy my dinner with chop sticks.  You can also add rice with the cabbage salad.  I like to keep it on the light side.

Jicama- If you aren't familiar with this root vegetable, it's worth an introduction.  Jicama is a very low calorie root vegetables: carrying only 35 calories per 100g.  It contains small levels of B-complex along with a  group of vitamins such as riboflavin, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid and thiamin.  You will also find healthy amounts of important minerals like magnesium, (ladies, magnesium is great for us).  Cucumbers are a good source of vitamin B- They are 95 percent water, keeping the body hydrated and help eliminate toxins.  Cucumbers have most of the vitamins the body needs in a single day.  And don't forget to leave the skin on, it's loaded in vitamin C.  Are you familiar with Tajin?  It's 100% natural blend of Mexican chilies, lime juice and sea salt. Tajin has a delicious tangy flavor that brings out the natural flavor of fruits, veggies, and other foods.   Here's an interesting fact -  *Hangover cure - To avoid a morning hangover or headache; eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients, reducing the intensity of both hangover and headache.
 

Cucumbers with Tajin / Jicama with Lime Juice & Tajin / You can make a colorful & healthy veggie appetizer platter for your guest.  Have as a daily snack for yourself, it's so satisfying, and better to reach for this instead of the chips.

You can use Tajin to make a spicy rim for a margarita, instead of using salt.  El BUHO MEZCAL, Fresh Agave and Lime Juice     Salute!

“Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” 
― Craig Claiborne