Rambling of the Day: Spring Time

Spring time is here and I can't wait until the vancouver weather to stop being so shitty. I never understood that misconception of Vancouver is absolutely beautiful and enchanting. It maybe pretty when it's sunny, but honestly, it rains here 99.4% of the time. So the sad truth is that Vancouver is only beautiful 0.6% of the time. When it's beautiful, it is really breathe taking. When I was a child I think about creating this large fan that would just blow all the rain containing clouds away. Stop hovering over us and let us some sun!! But anyways, those were some photos that put me in a sunny, spring-feeling mood.

Recipe: Avocado Shrimp Salad

Avocado and Scallop Salad (modified version of Jean Carper's recipe)

So I've been trying a few recipes that included a combination of my favorite food and low calories. My secret to staying skinny is eating my favorite food, but keep count of my calorie. It's a tad obsessing, but hey it works. I have this current obsession of reading labels now, and I have this secret feeling that everyone is judging me. 

Ingredients

For 2 servings

16 - 20 Scallops

1 Tomato (diced to cubes)

1/2 Avocado (diced to cubes)

1/2 cup Cilantro

1/2 cup Parsley 

1 Green Onion

1/2 a lemon (juice only)

1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

salt and pepper to taste

The recipe is super simple. In a small pan, heat up some water. When the water begins to boil, throw your scallops in and let them sit there for roughly 2 minutes. After the 2 minutes, let the water drain out and place them in the fridge. While waiting for the scallops to cool, cut all your other ingredients (cilantro, parsley, avocado and tomato). Next combine the scallops and your diced ingredients. Mix in your lemon juice and olive oil and serve it. Bon appetit! This simple salad yields less than 200 calories, so eat all you can! :) 

Current Obsessions: Kemp Muhl

This is how I'm going to start my first post. I guess using Blogger makes me less intimated by Wordpress. New year new start, new blog. Charlotte Kemp Muhl is my current obsession apres watching that Maybelline Fit Me commercial that keeps disturbing me during my Youtubing hours. But good job Maybelline, because I am completely bedazzled by her looks and edgyness. Also, my hair needs to look like that. Cheers.