One of those days...

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An little update on yesterdays day.

I started my day with the usual morning coffee which I drink while reading some of my favorite blogs. I cannot function without having coffee first thing in the morning.

It is literally like a routine. I wake up, walk to the kitchen put on the water to boil. Then I go brush my teeth and stuff in the bathroom and I usually have time to make my bed before the water is ready. I make my coffee, only the smell of it helps my eyes be less heavy and open up. I walk over to my "office room" where I turn on my computer and check out my mail, blogs, FB etc while I slowly awaken and drink my coffee. That is exactly how my morning looked yesterday.

Later on that day I had some errands to run like go to the bank, meet up with someone to go pick up some business cards etc. Then I had to rush back home because Thursdays are ZUMBA days. I got changed quickly and headed towards the Zumba class where I met the rest of my girlfriends and we all shooke our "booties" together. "BOING"!

Zumba, is really fun but very exhausting so after the workout I just felt like going home taking a shower and maybe watching some TV, but that was not an option last night. I had to go pick up a friend and we had some work to do. On the way to pick up my friend I started hearing weird noises, was not to sure what they were till I figured out that I was STARVING!!!! I knew exactly what I wanted to eat. There is this little cute Greek resto not to far from my house, we went there and we got a Gyro meat plate each with just greek salad. YUM! My lovely friend also brought some wine to go with it, this made working some much more fun.

Once we finished what we had to do I was in bed fast, fast, read a few pages of "The Monk who sold his ferrari" and fell asleep with my little Chichi (chihuahua).

This books helps me calm down before I fall a sleep, such an awesome book.

That was my day more or less yesterday. Today is another event filled day and it's rainy Friday, but it will still be a great day because it is what you make it to be. Talk to you in a bit.

xoxo

Taco Salad

One of my absolute favorite salads is the Taco Salad, but it has to be home made. I have tried so called Taco Salads in a few restos but they have been a little disappointing.

Well, last night my friend MinJi was coming over for dinner and I know how much she LOVES my Taco Salad so I decided to surprise her by making one.

I will show you step by step how to make the BEST Taco salad ever, I am very positive that you will LOVE it and the best part is that it is super easy to make.

Here are all the ingredients you need for a great Taco Salad:

Veggies:

Napa lettuce/cabbage

Peppers

Baby onions

Tomatoes

Cucumber

Avocado

Corn

Other ingredients:

AAA Angus minced meat (lean)

Mexicana grated cheese (from Kraft)

Old El Paso Taco Salsa

Old El Paso Taco spice

Nacho chips / Taco shells

Chop the Napa lettuce/cabbage.

The reason I like to use this specific lettuce is because when you add the minced meat and mix everything together this lettuce does not go soggy. Other types of lettuce become soggy because of the heat from the meat that is added.

Chop the cucumbers into cubes and add on top of the lettuce in the bowl

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and add to the salad.

The reason why I like to use cherry tomatoes is because it is easier to chop them and they look pretty, but you can use any type of tomatoes.

Scoop out the avocado with a spoon and add to the salad.

I usually use avocado because it has less calories than Guacamole but if you don't count your calories like I do you can go ahead and use guacamole instead.

Chop finely and add to salad

Whether you use spring onions or regular onions it does not matter it is all up to ones individual taste but I prefer spring onions because they have a softer taste and are easier to digest.

This is a pretty easy step, add canned corn to the salad.

Add as much cheese as desired to the salad.

Grated cheese is a must in a Taco Salad.

Again it is up to you to choose the cheese you like the most but the Mexicana cheese from Kraft is my favorite for the Taco Salad, hence the name Mexicana.

Ok, so your salad should look something like this after following all the steps above.

Yay! Almost done....

I always like to leave the salad in layers and only mix it just before eating, it looks prettier when served like this.

Now that your salad is almost complete it is time too cook the minced meat.

Put the minced meat in the pan and add the Taco Spice to desired taste.

When the meat is cooked put it on top of the salad, top it off with some crushed nachos and some Taco Salsa.

It is ready to eat now.

If you decide to make this salad let me know what you think.

Enjoy my favorite Taco Salad!!!

xoxo

Golden Burger by Q-Pot - Wear your food

Do you LOVE good food? What is your absolute favorite food to eat or munch on?

Have you ever LOVED a food sooo much that you want to wear it?

Now you can wear your favorite foods!

Q-Pot is a fashionable Japanese jewelry design shop. They sell the cutest and I really mean the most adorable "food" jewelry you can imagine.

One of my favorites is the "Burger jewelry line" that allows you to customize your own burger necklace with choices of cheese, tomato, onion and lettuce for the toppings. A full burger necklace set costs ¥23,100 ($219) and a burger ring will set you back ¥18,900 ($179). Both come in gold versions for a fancier touch.

However, if fast food is not your thing then you can choose anything from a nice Swiss cheese ring to fresh baguettes, croissants, cookies, petite cakes or even a build your own ice-cream cone with your favorite flavors.

One of the newest collections added to Q-Pot is the pasta collection. It must be one of my favorites as I am a pasta lover. This collection is called Legend of the Pasta Kingdom.

I can promise you that Q-Pot's online store has something to offer for everyone and trust me the jewelry is both cute, original and classy.

Enjoy your burger, ice-cream or a piece of cheese!

xoxo