Add Some Heat

Hey, hey! Happy Friday Pretties!

Making cocktails is so much more to me than throwing together a drink. I love to play with flavors and see what works and maybe what doesn’t. I had a whole different drink planned for this week but I simply had to share this one. Catching myself craving a spicy watermelon margarita, I knew it just had to be the drink this week.

Let’s start with the syrup. I love to concoct all kinds of different syrups for drinks and this one is pretty amazing.

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1/4 cup sugar (or Stevia)

  • 1/2 jalapeño, chopped

  • Sprig of fresh Rosemary

  • A few dashes of Tajin

    Simply bring to a boil and let simmer for a few minutes.

Now, get everything you’ll need out:

(I usually use Cointreau for my orange flavored liquor but just ran out so had to use silly Triple Sec)

what you do:

  1. Throw a few pieces of watermelon and jalapeño in a shaker and muddle.

  2. Add ice, booze, lime juice, and simple syrup.

  3. Shake, shake, shake!

  4. Rim the glass with Tajin, garnish with jalapeño and lime.

  5. Fill glass with ice (I had to settle for not cute ice because my very cute ice unexpectedly …melted), and strain into the chosen glass.

    Enjoy your weekend! Cheers!

Fancy & Fast

Let’s feel fancy on this lovely Wednesday shall we?

Not only are we getting fancy we are doing it quickly and with much ease. So grab a bottle of bubbles and let’s get to it. The hardest part of my (mostly) plant based diet is seafood. I love it in my soul so on weekends if I really want it, I make it and I make it worth it.

One of my very favorite things is finding something I can make better. My whole vibe this year is to elevate everything. Now, me being a seafood lover and seeing this sad box of seafood in the grocery store truly evoked me to add some love to it. Surly it had a better fate than just being dipped in subpar cocktail sauce.

So, what’s fast, elegant, and most importantly deserving for this poor neglected seafood? A bake of course!

First, get everything out and measured for speed. Here is what you need for the sauce:

what you do:

It’s very simple!

  1. Add two tablespoons of butter and since I used some scallops along with this I sautéed for about a minute or so on each side.

2. Remove the seafood and splash the pan with white wine for a little deglazing action. Then throw in milk, broth, seasonings, and mustard.

3. Add two more tablespoons of butter and two tablespoons of flour to the mixture (beurre manié, see fun fact below). This will thicken the sauce. Simmer until it’s nice and thick.

4. Turn off the heat and add it to an oven safe dish.

5. I did mine on 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes.

That’s it! I made this sad box of seafood a meal worth eating and gave it the love that it deserved. I also made my sauce dairy free by using almond milk and plant based butter but you can use whole milk to make it more creamy.

fun fact: Beurre manié is just a dough that is equal parts butter and flour. It’s used to sauces and soups to make them thick.

Hope you’re feeling extra fancy today and I hope no one effs with your good vibes!

Punch It Up

Hiiii Friends! I do hate a Tuesday! Haha.

Fashion doesn’t need to be complicated and it doesn’t need to be hard. But it does have to be you. I suppose you could say this is a more casual look for me but I brought the look up with color. This is a super easy way to add some punch to any outfit. If you’ve followed me for even a minute you probably know that green is my favorite color and this surly isn’t the only time you’ve seen me in this piece …

Adding some faux leather color to any winter outfit will punch up any look. Also think about the color wheel. I love green so red is on the opposite side of the wheel meaning they’re complimentary colors. This is a point they really drove home when I was in “hair school”. I use the color wheel in my daily life but it doesn’t need to be complicated. Yellow and purple, orange and blue, it’s up to you. Have fun with it!

My point? Enjoy fashion, enjoy your style, and make the most of it. Love colors and appreciate them. That’s all.

I hope your Tuesday brings you zero havoc…