A little slice of happy

xo

Hump Day

Happy Hump Day darlings! Did anyone else have the storm hit there area? I absolutely hate storms my mummie even called to ask how I was dealing with the dreadful weather. I cannot wait until tomorrow... the morning sucks dentist appointment, but the afternoon is fabulous I am getting my hair did.... beautiful highlights and hair ready for a wedding ;)

Glee Event I thought that Naya's white dress was absolutely gorgeous, and I would love to own it!

Lea looked like a golden goddess in her dress. I was seriously adoring it. She also wore gold eyeshadow which paired fabulously with her dark hair. I will definitely be trying the gold shadow look out!

Breakfast
multigrain cheerios with a banana and 2% milk
Multigrain Cheerios: 2 pts. (110)
1/4 2% milk: 1 pt. (35)
banana: 2 pts. (135)
Total: 5 pts. (280)

Lunch
I met with the caterer today to discuss food, and while downtown I saw that Beyond Juice was back in town! You have no excited how excited I was for this place to be back. They make "meal" smoothies, and they are honestly absolutely fabulous! Their new place looks adorable as well!
I got a Total Energy Smoothie which consisted of strawberries, banans, honey, vanilla and their basic formal. The guy also gave me a small slice of their bread to try out.

Seriously incredible! I will be living of these bad boys until the wedding! Love it!
Total Energy Smoothie: 2 pts. (225)

Snacks
Fiber One Bar: 1 pt. (90)
Sweet no appetite mix: 2 pts. (120)
Total: 3 pts. (210)

Dinner
Veggie Wrap with less salt fritos.



Flatout wrap: 0 pts. (90)
Peppers: 1 pt. (130)
Balsamic: 1 pt. (30)
Spring greens: 0 pts. (25)
less salt fritos: 4 pts. (160)
Total: 6 pts. (435)

Daily Total: 16 pts. (1050)

AMAZING DEAL
Loves! I just found out about this AMAZING deal and had to share it with you. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Old Navy has Layering Cami's onsale for only $2! They're regular $8.50... so it's a fabulous deal. When you check out just say "Cami 4 Me". I will be going tomorrow before my hair appointment. These are perfect for fall layering!

Don't forget about my giveaway!

What color is your hair/do you color it?
xo enjoy your night!

Bride and Groom gift exchange

Will you and your groom exchange wedding presents- Did you exchange wedding presents- Would you want to?

It has become an optional tradition for the bride and groom to exchange gifts the night before the wedding, the morning of, or once the festivities are over. Traditionally the groom buys the bride a pearl necklace and the bride gets the groom cuff links.

The boy and I will be exchanging gifts the night before our wedding, and let me tell you he is going to LOVE his gift! I would tell you what it is, but he reads this!

Here are some ideas for any budget.

Traditional
For her
• A string of pearls to wear
• One dozen red roses
• Diamond Earrings
• Jewelry box with an all-important item for the bride to wear on the wedding day with a note that you will fill the box.

For him
• Cuff links
• Embroidered handkerchief
• A silk tie
• A clock with a note engraved on the back.
• A watch

Tight Budget
• A photo album or photo frame with a favorite picture of the two of you
• A handwritten love letter
• A greeting card with sentiments of how you feel this day
• A mixed CD of all your favorite songs


The Sky is the Limit
for him
• Golf Clubs
• iPod
• Portable DVD player
• Brand new tv
• sky diving tickets
• Money clip
•cruise tickets for a future vacation


for her
• designer sunglasses
• a new purse
• a bracelet
• iPod
• tennis bracelet
• tickets for a future vacation
• dinner at that restaurant that is impossible to get into

If you exchanged gifts what did you get your groom and what did you receive?

Don't forget about my giveaway!

A passion for peppers

Today has been a busy day. However I was able to accomplish so much. I ate awesome today, had a dress fitting (please erica lose at least 7 pounds in two weeks!!), put together some invitations and did a killer workout. Seriously I feel completely accomplished!

Breakfast

multigrain cheerios with 1/4 cup 2% milk and 1/2 a banana

Multigrain cheerios: 2 pts. (110)
1/4 cup 2% milk: 1 pt. (35)
1/2 a banana: 1 pt. (70)

Lunch

Summer fresh salad: spring greens, red and orange peppers from mum's garden, freshly sliced mozzarella and balsamic.

Spring greens: 0 pts. (20)
Red pepper and orange: 1 pt. (130) [includes dinner]
Mozzarella: 4 pts. (144) [includes dinner]
Balsamic: 1 pt. (30)

Snacks:
KettleCorn:2 pts. (120)
Red Grapes: 1 pt. (34)

Dinner

Flatout wrap with mozzarella and a variety of peppers...salsa on the side

Flatout wrap: 0 pts. (90)
Salsa: 0 pts. (10)


Work it out: KettleWorx workout & Bob Harper inside out method.

Today's bootcamp consisted of..
• 200 jacks
• 200 jump ropes
• 100 apolo ohno
• 50 eva arms
• 200 bicycle crunches
• 100 regular crunches
• 50 girl push ups
• 5 "boy" push ups
• 1 minute pilates 100's

Bubble Bee's in the backyard. They're massive!

Have a fabulous evening and don't forget that I have an awesome giveaway going on.

ENTER THE GIVEAWAY HERE!

xo

how to cut a mango

How to select the perfect mango

When choosing a mango, pick one that is plump and heavy for its size. Most importantly, the mango should be fragrant when held near your nose. If you'll be using the mango right away, you will want to find a ripe one. Mangos are ripe when you can indent them slightly with your thumb. (Avoid mangos that are so ripe, they feel mushy, or mangos that have brown marks.) Unripe (but not green) mangos will ripen in a few days when left on your counter.
Note: Refrigerate a ripe mango to make it last longer.

Mangos have a very large, flat seed, so they cannot be sliced through the center.
• Place the mango with one flat side resting on the cutting board.
• Slice the mango lengthwise along the flat side next to the seed.
• Turn mango over and repeat on the other side. You should have two halves of mango pulp in the skin.

Without cutting through the skin make horizontal cuts into the mango like pictured above.

Now you want to cut the mango vertical without cutting into the skin.

You'll notice you have a cross hatched pattern.

• Pick up the cross-cut mango half.
• Place your thumbs gently on either end.
• Place your fingers underneath in the center.
• Gently push upward with your fingers while pressing down with your thumbs to turn the diced pulp inside out in the skin.

• Carefully slice out the diced pulp by cutting between the cubed mango pulp and the skin.
• Discard skin.

Don't forget about my giveaway!

xo happy eating

summery eats & a giveaway

Happy Monday! Hope you had an absolutely fabulous weekend! Saturday and Sunday the weather here was pretty gorgeous. Mummie and I even managed to catch some UV Rays yesterday. However she got some blisters on her lips, and wore SPF chapstick... so we are thinking she could be allergic to the sun... so not good!

Some Sunday Eats

{I only eat Quaker Oats}

{one Splenda}

{Watkins cinnamon}

{yum}

{what to do with a tomato from mum's garden?
you make a tomato sandwich on hillbilly bread with light mayo,
and enjoy less salt fritos on the side}

Snacks: granola bar & fruit

Salad Challenge Day 15
{left over chicken waldorf salad from Nordstroms...yum!}


Meatless Monday Eats

{Multigrain Cheeries with 2% milk and half a banana}

Salad Challenge Day 14

{fruit salad: cantaloupe, raspberries, strawberries,
red grapes and a pineapple flower}

Snacks: Mickey Mouse Cheese & 1/2 a banana with nut butter

{Zucchini Boat}

GIVEAWAY

Do you ever find yourself saying when was the last time I watered that plant, or how old are these strawberries? This is the story of my life... how many days ago was that burger fixed, or how many days old is this salsa. Well someone loves is "how many days ago" people and came up with an awesome product.

The company is called DaysAgo and they make Digital Day Counters. The counters count up to 99 days, and start to count over again after that. The DaysAgo is simple to use, re-use and re-set. The battery lasts approximately 18 months, and can easily be replaced.

The DaysAgo is not just for food... fab right? You can use it to tell you how many days ago you watered your plants or even keep track of things for your pets; such as refreshing kitty litter, cleaning aquariums or cages and more. The possibilities are endless and the product is brilliant.


You open my frig and you can find DaysAgo on my salsa, fruit and salads.


DaysAgo is $8.00 for a two pack and completely worth the investment. In one month using DaysAgo I saved $20 because I wasn't guessing anymore on how old things were. That's a HUGE savings for an $8 investment!

Two people will each win a TWO PACK of DaysAgo Digital Day Counter

Here's how to enter
(you must be a follower of Fashion meets Food. no blog? no problem just leave a comment with your email and state that you do not have a blog.)

• What is your favorite food to make?
• Give me a recipe to put into my bridal cookbook (5 extra entries)
• Add me to your blogroll (3 extra entries)
• Post about this giveaway on your blog (3 extra entries)
• "Like" Fashion meets Food on Facebook (3 exra entries)

Good luck! This giveaway ends Friday, July 30th

xo