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Spring Brunch

May 19, 2014

A little late, but I wanted to share some pictures from our Mother’s Day brunch. I’ve been trying to “eat clean,” so scroll down for my attempt at a “whole food” brunch menu.

Menu

Poached Farm Fresh Eggs
Roasted Asparagus
Roasted Tomatoes
Truffled Mushrooms
Avocado Toast on Gluten Free Toast
Mixed Berry Salad with Chopped Mint

For the veggies, I simply drizzled them in olive oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper and roasted them at 425 for about 10 minutes (keep an eye on them). I sliced mushrooms (you can use cremini or regular mushrooms) and sauted them with truffle oil (from Trader Joe’s) until the water released. The eggs were poached (you can use this tutorial) and we sliced avocado over toast (you can mash it, add lemon pepper, drizzle high end olive oil, Maldon sea salt… get crazy!). The berry salad was simply blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries sprinkled with chopped mint. We paired everything with some yummy champagne (can’t be totally diet centered on a holiday!) and breakfast was served!

Glasses/Placemats/Serveware/Mom’s Vintage China

Sip

Mint Margarita

May 16, 2014

Mint, cucumber and lime are always my go to with vodka… but to try it with tequila was next level. This margarita is the answer to all of your spring gatherings. MAKE IT… NOW.

Mint Margarita

1.5 oz silver tequila
1 oz St. Germain
Juice of 1 lime
Handful of mint
Club Soda
Agave

Muddle mint leaves in a cocktail shaker.
Add ice, tequila, St. Germain and lime juice to shaker.
Give a few good shakes until shaker is icy.
Strain into a crush filled ice glass.
Garnish with mint.

Domestic

Barre3

May 15, 2014

So I have a new obsession… Barre3.

image via Barre3

As you may know (due to my lack of fitness related posts), working out is not my thing. Growing up my parents always instilled the importance of fitness in my daily routine, but as a got older and got a job, working out moved further down my priority list.

After a year (ok maybe 2) of an occasional hike counting as my workout for the week I decided I needed to step it up. A Barre3 studio went into my neighborhood and I knew I had no more excuses.

This ballet-pilates-yoga hybrid is an amazing 60 minute core workout which has me getting up at 5 am a few times a week. I can’t believe it myself.

The people are awesome, the workout gets me sweating and for once I’m actually excited to get up and workout! My goal is to go 3 days a week, but the last few weeks I have gone at least 5 times… just because I enjoy it (and how it makes me feel).

I also am participating in Barre3’s Spring Challenge, which focuses on clean eating (whole foods) and working out (4 classes and 2 10-minute workouts at home). The blog has taken a bit of a back burner (hence this late post), as I focus on getting my workouts in, prepping my food and resisting the urge to indulge in sugar and my fun drinks (don’t worry… you’ll still have your cocktail post tomorrow!). I’m excited to share some new Barre3 inspired recipes in the coming weeks!

That being said, if you are looking for a fun class to add to your workout routine, I couldn’t be a bigger proponent of Barre3… check out their studio list to see if there is a class by you! If you are local to the South Bay, Barre3 Willow Glen is hosting a free class tomorrow night at 5:45pm, and Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am. Stop by to check it out!! You won’t regret it 🙂

Also, my apologies for all of the changes with the blog lately… I’m still trying to figure out how to get email reminders to everyone each morning (still having technical issues, so if anyone has any plug-in recommendations for a WordPress.org platform I’d REALLY appreciate it!), update links and photos on old posts, and just get a better grip of this fancy new site!

As always, thank you so much for taking time at of your day to read my little corner of the internet… I really appreciate it 🙂

Happy Thursday!

xo, Whitney

Tasty

Scotty 2 Hottie

May 14, 2014

One of J and my favorite date night spots is a place called Oak & Rye… sadly we have spread the word TOO well and have a very hard time getting in there in a timely matter now (le sigh).

We love pretty much everything on their menu, but we both agree the “Scottie 2 Hottie” pizza takes the cake. So when we can’t eat the real stuff, I did the next best thing, and tried my hand at a easy, make-at-home version that can tide us over until we are willing to wait out the hour+ wait.

Scotty 2 Hottie

Premade pizza dough (or make your own… I’m not that ambitious)
Pizza Sauce
Sopressata (you can get this at most artisan grocery stores or Italian delis – but pepperoni does the trick too!)
Mozzarella (I use a log, not shredded)
Basil
Sliced pepperoncinis
Honey

Prebake the crust for 10 minutes at 475 degrees (or according to the dough’s instructions) until golden brown (I feel like in the movies that they always put toppings on raw pizza dough – DON’T DO IT. I always end up with raw pizza… yuck).
Remove crust from oven and top with pizza sauce, sliced mozzarella and Sopressata.
Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese has melted.
Remove from oven and top with basil leaves and drained pepperoncini slices.
Bake pizza for 2-3 more minutes.
Remove pizza from oven and drizzle with honey.
Serve hot and enjoy!

* the key to ingredient amounts is totally up to preference… just beware the pepperoncini’s have a bit of heat, so use less if you prefer more mild food