Monday, August 6, 2012

Weekend Re-cap!

Happy Monday loves! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend - I had a great productive and FUN weekend - aren't those the best? I filmed 2 videos - my July favorites is already up - check it out here if you haven't already - July Favorites & my blog post is down below. I also filmed a beauty haul (sephora, mac & walgreens) that should be up later today! My cousin and her boyfriend were in town this weekend and we all had so much fun together! 

I am back on my gym flow and it feels SO good. Its so much easier to get in the habit of going every day and sweating your heart out - I ran 2 miles every day except sunday last week and I already ran this morning - I am going to REALLY try to keep this up and increase my miles when I feel comfortable! Friday after work - I ran at the gym and then decided to try a new recipe. You guys know I love to cook but healthy cooking is really my passion - I had found this recipe on Pinterest and I decided to give it a whirl & use "quinoa pasta" - turned out SO good. 

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I used this recipe (found via pinterest obviously) for a pasta with greek yogurt red pepper sauce from the blog Back to her Roots - an amazing food blog! The recipe calls for shrimp and wheat pasta but I really wanted to try out the quinoa pasta. If you do not eat a lot of complex carbs like me, regular pasta (even wheat) always upsets and irritates my stomach, and I am so happy to report that the quinoa pasta did not do that to me! I LOVE quinoa - it is so high in protein and low in sodium and it is a fabulous alternative to pasta & the "quinoa pasta" is even better - I used the "spaghetti" version and it tasted so good. Also - instead of marinara sauce, I used puttanesca sauce from Mario Batalli - the recipe only calls for 1/2 cup of it anyway and this gave it even more of a spice - I highly recommend this recipe to anyone!

Here is the quinoa pasta I bought at my grocery store but you can buy it online too! Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta 

this is how mine turned out - not the best picture but you get the idea - mmm I am craving it right now! 
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Friday night, I just met up for a couple of beers with my cousin, her bf, and my friend heather! Don't really know why I am making that sad face LOL! 
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Saturday after the gym - I cut up a bunch of fresh vegetables to eat with my favorite hummus - this is for sure my favorite snack of the moment!
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filming face on
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my new obsession - dior lipgloss in "sari pink" IN LOVE! 
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Saturday night, we all went for sushi and then out to the Epicenter! 
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Me and my sissy! 
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not really sure why these vegas sized drinks seemed like a great idea?
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a fun saturday night always leads to brunch the next day! 
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then laid out by my pool for a while
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After the pool, I took a nap and then made dinner for me and my sister - salad, chicken and asparagus - yummy and healthy! Thanks for stopping by. 
-Pam


7 comments:

  1. Umm... this sounds like a perfect weekend. I'm impressed those vegas sized drinks didn't lead to bigger hangovers :)

    xoxo, Emily
    bluedogbelle.blogspot.com

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  2. Sounds like a fantastic weekend!! Good for you for getting back into a gym routine. I need your energy to rub off on me:) Also - that pasta you cooked looks AMAZING!! Yum!!

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  3. Loving your outfits and the Vegas style drinks!

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  4. OMG - love those bracelets, so cute! I want to try that Dior lip gloss, love the color!

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    xoxo

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  6. You had loads of fun on the weekend.. :)
    Loving the pasta you cooked.. gonna try it myself too.. :)

    Wanna follow each other.. Lemme know

    Love
    Mehak
    www.thedoublemlife.blogspot.com

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  7. Thanks so much for your lovely comment Pam! :) :) I love Dior's Sari Pink! The perfect pink! :) xx

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