Monday, October 17, 2011

Farro & Wheatberry Salad...

I have had a couple requests to post this recipe. I got it from my aunt Cheryl and it's awesome!!! It's really healthy and a great thing to make at the beginning of the week and take to lunch. It's also a great side at dinner!

Ingredients:


Farro Grain, about a cup
Wheatberries, I just mix in a few with the farro, a little over a cup
Good Seasons Balsamic Vinaigrette, (the packaged kind that you make)
Lots of fresh Italian Parsley
Lots of fresh Basil (sometimes I use dried basil)
1 Cucumber, chopped
Tomatoes, chopped (I usually use about 4-5 roma tomatoes)
1 Yellow Pepper, chopped
1 Container Sliced Mushrooms, chopped
Green Onions, chopped
1 Can of Whole Kernel Corn, drained
1 Avocado, cut up (optional)
Kalamata Olives (optional)
Chicken, cut in bite size pieces (optional)
1 Package of Crumbled Feta Cheese
Salt and Pepper

1) Cook farro and wheatberries according to directions on package. You have to rinse these first, they cook for about 15 minutes.




2) Drain farro and wheatberries and chill in refrigerator.


3) Chop ingredients above.


4) Once the farro and wheatberries are chilled, add all of the ingredients above- Parsley, Basil, Cucumber, Tomatoes, Yellow Pepper, Mushrooms, Green Onions, Corn, Olives (I don't like olives so I don't use these), Chicken, Avocado (if you have a ripe one!). Mix all of these ingredients with the farro and wheatberries. Then season generously with salt and pepper.




5) Then prepare the Good Seasonings dressing. Cheryl told me she usually just mixes olive oil and balsamic vinegar with the seasoning package...I usually follow the directions but add extra balsamic vinegar!

6) Pour dressing over salad mixture, and stir to coat.

7) Lastly top salad with feta cheese. This stays good for a few days at least!!

Mayer Hawthorne...

I love love love Mayer Hawthorne. I recommend that everyone download some of his music! It's awesome... My favorite songs are The Walk and Hooked. The music video for The Walk is kind of weird but here it is below... It just makes me want to dance!



Look how cute he is!!!!!! There is just something about a guy with glasses...



Friday, October 14, 2011

Weekend Playlist...

1) Young, Wild & Free by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
2) We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) by Rihanna
3) Without You (feat. Usher) by David Guetta & Usher
4) Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
5) Hooked by Mayer Hawthorne
6) You Make Me Feel... (feat. Sabi) by Cobra Starship
7) Super Bass by Nicki Minaj
8) Heart Vacancy (DJ's from Mars remix) by The Wanted
9) Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer) by Pitbull
10) Lights (Bassnectar Remix) by Ellie Goulding
11) The Walk by Mayer Hawthorne
12) Dedication to My Ex (Miss That) (feat. Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne) by Lloyd (clean version is the one I like)
13) Marvin & Chardonnay (feat. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash) by Big Sean
14) My Body by Young the Giants
15) #1 by Madison
16) Play My Way by Maya Von Doll
17) Ready 2 Go by Martin Solveig & Kele
18) Go Outside by The Cults
19) Where Them Girls At (feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida) by David Guetta
20) I'll Be Around (Prod. by Jonathan Marquez) by Azad Right
21) Helena Beat by Foster the People
22) Weatherman by Tarik

United Way...


This year I was put in charge of the United Way Campaign for Snider Tire. We kicked it off on Wednesday and I think it was pretty successful. I know that the employees at least enjoyed all of the snacks!! (12 dozen doughnuts later...) Anyway we had some great speakers come from The American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Communities in Schools, Reading Connections, etc. At the beginning of this campaign I didn't know a whole lot about United Way. Basically United Way is an organization that is located in many different communities and provides support to the community through various charities and non-profits. They focus on improvements in education, income and health. Last year I did a little volunteer work with Communities in Schools in Charlotte, but this campaign just reminded me that I need to really focus on getting involved within the communities and helping others. Anyway I just wanted to encourage everyone to volunteer, every little bit helps. Even though I feel like most of our friends are very into volunteering so just keep up the good work! 

Here is a link to an article that I thought was really inspiring that was shared with us on Wednesday:  

http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/06/03/article/he_took_care_of_business


United Way website: www.liveunited.org 




Motivation....

If any girls need motivation to work out just check out this blog... (excuse the language!)

http://fuckyeahfitspo.tumblr.com/

Yep I headed to pure barre at 8:30 after looking at this blog last night.

Style Icon: Olivia Palermo

Olivia Palermo is right up there with Rachel Bilson when it comes to my style icons! I love everything she wears. Here are some of my favorites! Make sure to visit her blog: http://www.oliviapalermo.com/.





*pictures from http://oliviastyle.tumblr.com/* 

The Vampire Diaries...obsessed.

My favorite scene from last night...I'm officially obsessed with this show.