A Winning Coconut Curry

Spicin' things up tonight in the Vidal House.

It's always a good idea to keep the husband interested..

kitchen and bedroom being the two main departments.

So far this evening, I have focused on the kitchen.

I decided to try a new recipe (always risky)

and make a very healthy

Coconut Curry

(vegan friendly)

I got the recipe from my favorite food blogger,

The Minimalist Baker.

It's called the "30 minute Coconut Curry".

I paired this with a Barrel Aged Chardonnay

from Toasted Head winery in California.

(On sale in Vintages now for $14.95

& shout out to my aunt & fellow Chard Lover

for finding this gem)
 

Healthy Ingredients

 

 

 

 

 

Certainly not the most "effortless" meal I've made,

but a winner with the husband..

which could only lead to great things later tonight ;)

 

On that note, Sleep well!

xo



Blogs.. the non-readers read.

Reading..

 

A hobby I have yet to enjoy.

 

I have about 50 books that I've purchased throughout the years,

in hopes I'd become a "reader",

 

all which still have book marks in them.

 

A sad truth is.. the only book I ever made it through is

"Why men love Bitches".

Fascinating.

 

 

 

I wish I was more into books.

 

I have tried going into Chapters to find a "good read",

and all I walk out with is a couple fashion magazines and some home décor.

 

But as of recently...

I have become highly addicted to reading blogs.

 

There are 6 blogs that I will not go a day without reading,

and will give them the credit they deserve.

 

Fashion Blogs

 

http://www.mckennableu.com/ 

 

http://www.aspoonfulofstyle.com/

 

McKenna Bleu is my all time favorite.

I share the same fashion loves

(she also believes Kate Spade can do no wrong)

 as well as similar wedding anniversary dates.

*awww* 

 

Home Décor Blogs

 

http://www.stylemepretty.com/living/

 

http://jillianharris.com/blog/post

 

Jillian Harris.. from a Bachelor love to a design icon. Love her ideas.

 

Food Blogs

 

http://minimalistbaker.com/

 

http://nutritionstripped.com/

 

 Healthy Recipes, Dinner party ideas.. I'm all over it!

 

So if you aren't so much into the ol' paperback,

and have already thrown your 20-20 vision out by starring at a computer screen all day at your job,

why not take on a couple blog reads.

 

Find your favs, and read away.

 

My favorite way to start a Saturday.

 

 

 XO

 

-Tshizzle

 

 

 



Zinfandel on Zinfandel - A Perfect Pairing

Saturday April 5th 2014

6:00pm - Sunday

Dinner on Zinfandel Court

 

What a treat to be invited to a dinner party.

 

Can you really go wrong if the hostess lives on a street named Zinfandel?

 

The efforts, money, time and overall work that went

into the evening was evident the moment we walked in..

and with wine and food contributions from each attendee, 

there wasn't any way we were leaving without a couple extra pounds.

 

The dinner party

was captured so beautifully

by Emily Flynn;

 Her pictures will speak for themselves.

 

 

 

 

EXCUISITE!

 

Courses Included:

 

Two incredible anti-pasto platters

 

Chicken Liver Moose with freshly baked bread

 

Oysters

(purchased at Tide and Vine in NOTL)

 

Roasted Beet Salad

 

Mushroom Risotto with Seared Scallops

 

Roasted Duck, with homemade Duck Dumplings

and Bok Choy

 

Coconut Cream Pie

Cheesecake filled Strawberries

Chocolate covered strawberries

Baileys and coffee

 

Dinner wrapped up at 3am,

and everyone hit the sack hard. 

 

Amazing Job Miss Flynn.

 

One for the books!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



March Break.. from blogging.

Most Canadians would not be saying this past month went by quickly...

 

I on the other hand, have no idea where March went.

 

For the Vidals, this was an extremely busy month
consisting of eating, drinking and socializing.

 

I photographed most of our activities in March
with my quality Blackberry camera :S,

in hopes that I'd wake up with the motivation to blog about it.

 No such luck.

 

It seems all I needed,

 was to refresh the look of my blog!

*or should I say, get my techy sister to do it for me*

 

Before I dive back into revealing all that

I have put into my stomach this past month,

I will admit.... it did catch up with me a bit.

 

A mini 3 day detox,
going "hard" at the gym
 (aka adding 5 minutes to my 20 minute workout)
and staying low key for a week
was what I needed to get my bod back on track.

 

I feel fantastic today!

 

I have changed up a couple of my eating habits

to justify the bag of chips I will crush later in the day.

 

Here's what I start my day with:

 

A Protein Packed Smoothie

 

One banana

Spoonful of Almond butter

1/3 cup rolled oats (organic)

1 teaspoon Cocoa powder

1/2 cup Vanilla Whey Protein Powder

2 teaspoons Chai seeds

1/2 cup Vanilla unsweeted Soy milk

1/2 cup water

 

Then I magic bullet the crap out of it.

 

 

And there you have a morning breaky that will fill you until...

well...

snack time!

 

Happy to be BOTB...

Back on the Blog.

 

All this time I wasn't blogging..

I was online Spring Wardrobe shopping....

Stay tuned for a few of my fav latest purchases!

 

 

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

 

xo