An Apology

A few things have happened very recently that makes me want to talk about apologies. I had a very inspiring conversation with Elissa Kravetz of The Farley Project, she is so inspirational and uplifting, and my amazing friend Miya was there with me. If you know Miya, you know she is one of the most positive and genuine people you'll ever meet. We all talked about bullying today, about emotions, and about apologies.

OOTD - Mini Skirts and Crop Tops!

As much as I love lounging around in tees and leggings, and sporting my favorite casual chic styles, I really love to get all dressed up for a night out! In this case it was for a luncheon and then dinner party later that afternoon. So bring on the mini skirts and high heels I say! 

Cozy Casual and Kimono Crazed Inspired Outfits!

Here's my style watch for the weekend, I'm back with my Cotton Supply Co. tees and today I'm showing you how I take two of my favorite tees, same from yesterday's post, and pair them up with different patterns. 

The Types Of Couples In Couples Therapy!

So besides reading my rambles here on my blog, you can also see me live on YouTube, where I have 3 channels! Yes three! haha. I do sketch comedy amongst other things, and the sketch featured below in particular, I'm super proud of! The Types Of Couples In Couples Therapy!

Tex Mex Curry Quinoa With An Asian Chicken Stir Fry Recipe!

Welcome to day 5 of my '6 courses in 6 days' recipe plan for you! Today we have a Tex Mex inspired curry quinoa with an Asian inpired chicken stir fry combo! The quinoa is vegetarian and gluten free friendly, yayy for my child, and the chicken is spicy but not too spicy, packed with flavor, and a great compliment to the curried quinoa! I'm taking you to Texas and then Asia today! Let's goooo!

Stye Watch - Urban Casual Meets Casual Chic!

It's style watch time! So besides sharing the recipes I love, listing my favorite things to do, and my lifestyle tips,  I will also bring you my favorite fashion trends! This is some of my personal style and my spin on some of the current trends. 

A Mediterranean inspired Coponata dish recipe!

For those of you out there on a cleanse, or if you're gluten free, or vegan, this one's for YOU! So the night Fr. Leo came over to cook up a storm, one of our friends was on a cleanse (I know right, I felt so bad that all this carb dense food was staring at him!) and my daughter is a gluten free vegetarian, soooo we had to make something that wasn't all carbs and meat haha! This dish was refreshing to our palettes and diet friendly to our friends. Win win baby! So lets get cookin shall we! 

The yummiest pasta a la norcina recipe ever!

Yes, I dare say yummiest! This dish is a creamy Italian sweet sausage pasta sauce over al dente rigatoni, and it's the comfort food to end all comfort foods. Deeeliishhh! It's day 3 of our 6 courses in 6 days and this won't fail to impress! So grab your vino and meet me in the kitchen! 

Bacon wrapped pork tenderloin with mango chutney recipe!

Oh it tastes even better than it sounds! Welcome to day 2 of our, 6 courses in 6 days, menu extravaganza! Today we're making a bacon wrapped pork tenderloin with rosemary and cumin, a top a bed of creamy coconut rice, and then topped with mango chutney! Mango chutney! I mean, I can't even describe how delicious this dish is! When people came over I kept blurting out what it was before Fr. Leo even got a chance to plate it! So wipe the drool and grab a fork, here we go! 

Asian Sliders With Homemade Cilantro Aioli Recipe!

It's cook out season! The air is cooler and fresher, and it stays warmer out longer, thanks to Mr. Sun not going away too quickly these days. So what better way to kick off the weekend than with an Asian slider recipe on toasted buns, and home made cilantro aioli! So it was my birthday last week and our dear friend Fr. Leo came by to treat some friends and I to this incredible 6 course meal! So grab your appetite and lets start cookin because today is day one of six!

All natural skin tonic in a spritzer!

When I say tonic I don't mean the beverage type unfortunatley. Leaving that for another post oh don't your worry, but when I say tonic I mean skin tonic. A spritzer for your face. A natural, home made, DIY toner that smells fantabulous (that's fantastic married to fabulous), and leaves your skin feeling refreshed and looking brighter! Spring time is in full force here in LA, the air is colder and my skin is more dry than ever, so if you need a pick me up, this one's for you!

The super fruit, super charged, energizing smoothie!

I've been on a smoothie kick lately, just throwing everything I have into my blender and enjoying these yummy treats for breakfast or as post workout recovery fuel. Today's smoothie recipe is my new all time favorite. I used Pitaya which is a super fruit... dragon fruit! We're getting fancy! This antioxidant rich, vitamin packed, energy boosting recipe will leave you feeling refreshed, refueled, and re-energized! Isn't the color just so pretty!? Go grab your blender and run to the kitchen!

DIY Peppermint Lavender Sugar Scrub

Sugar scrubs are an amazing way to exfoliate, hydrate, and calm your skin, but they can get pricey! Have no fear, Jess is here, and I'm gonna show you how you can make a variation of scrubs with what you already have in your kitchen! In under ten mintues, and less than ten bucks, if you have some of the ingredients already, you're set! Today we're making a peppermint lavender sugar scrub, oh la la. Read on!