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Raw Beet and Apple Salad

I am THRILLED to say that I handed in my cookbook on Monday! I can’t wait for you all to get this cookbook, I am really proud of it!  It’s available on Amazon.com for pre-order now, go ahead and order it now and you will be guaranteed the lowest price :)

I am so excited that the fabulous Emilie from The Clever Carrot has been kind enough to share this wonderful recipe with us while I have been busy working.  Take it away Emilie….

Raw Beet and Apple Salad

Salad, Vegetables, Raw
   Serves 4
Ingredients
  • For the Salad:
  • 1 bunch of Chioggia beets
  • 2 medium size apples
  • 1 handful of mixed salad leaves
  • ⅓ c. fresh basil
  • zest of 1 lime
  • For the Dressing:
  • ½ c. goat cheese
  • 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • 2 tbsp. milk
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tsp. honey
Directions
  • For the dressing: Zest your lime and reserve it for the salad.
  • Blitz all of the salad dressing ingredients in a mini food processor (you can also do this by hand with a whisk and room temperature goat cheese).
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste. The flavor should be tangy with a hint of sweetness.
  • For the salad: Get yourself a large bowl.
  • Trim and peel your beets with a vegetable peeler. If the tops look good, wash them and save for stir frys and salads. Thinly slice with a mandolin.
  • Thinly slice your apples and keep them stacked. Cut vertically into matchsticks.
  • Add the beets and apples to the bowl. Add a little dressing and season with salt and pepper. Let it sit for 10 minutes or so to soften.
  • Tear up the basil leaves.
  • Add the basil and salad leaves to the bowl. Give it a good toss and taste to see if it needs more seasoning or dressing.
  • Evenly sprinkle the lime zest on top.
  • Serve straight away.
  • * Refrigerate any extra goat cheese dressing in an airtight container. It will keep for about a week.

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Please go visit Emilie at her Facebook page here and her blog, The Clever Carrot here (cute name right??)

Thank you, all of you for all of your support and understanding while I took my little hiatus to write this book.  While  I only had 6 weeks to complete it, it was a true labor of love and I am so excited for you to get it!

XOXO

Lauren

 

My Night at Skinnygirl Cocktails “Meet The New Girls” Event

Now that’s what I call a PARTY!  So thrilled to be a Skinnygirl Cocktails Insider and to be able to celebrate the “new girls” (get it, the new cocktails?)  The party was so fun!  I mean, what’s not fun about getting dressed up, meeting celebrities and drinking Skinnygirl Cocktails?

I was able to bring a “date” so I brought my dear friend, Jen with me.  Check us out :)

Everything was gorgeous!  I felt like a celebrity myself, eh you know what I mean…

Here I am checking out the scene…

Allow me to introduce you to “The New Girls”….White Cherry Vodka, Moscato, Sweet ‘n’ Tart Grapefruit Margarita and Mojito…

Oh my, the cocktails were amazing!  They offered Skinnygirl White Cherry Coke (White Cherry Vodka and Diet Coke), Skinnygirl Aloha Sparkle (White Cherry Vodka, sparking water and pineapple juice), Skinnygirl Cherry Swirl (White Chery Vodka with lemon-lime sparkling water and a splash of cherry juice), Skinnygirl Mojito with fresh mint and lime juice, Skinnygirl Sweet ‘n’ Tart Margaritas and Skinnygirl Moscato.  I may or may not have sampled all of these fantastic cocktails…for research of course ;)

My favorite was…. The light and fresh Skinnygirl Mojito with fresh mint leaves and fresh lime juice

And it wasn’t just because there were incredibly handsome bartenders that actually made this for me either…

We’ll get to the handsome bartenders later. Let’s start with the fabulous, original Skinnygirl herself, Bethenny Frankel…yup, I met her!  It’s not the best picture of me and you can probably tell I was just the tiniest bit excited to meet her…

She was so cool and just like you see on tv (if you’ve watched every single show she’s done and her talk show pilots like me) and even more beautiful!
This is when she introduced the “New Ladies” to the crowd…

and had the best line of the night…”flirting has no calories”…Ok now insert incredibly good-looking celebrity bartenders…

Right?  So we have Maksim Chmerkovskiy from Dancing with the Stars, the ridiculously handsome model Tyson Beckford, JP Rosenbaum, Chris Bukowski and Graham Bunn all from The Bachelor/Bachelorette/Bachelor Pad.

All of the bartenders were so fun and friendly (although Jen did have to show Chris how to make a cocktail) but we had a blast hanging with them!

I don’t watch Dancing with the Stars but if Maksim is on, I just might start watching…

Bethenny made me an Aloha Sparkle and it was FABULOUS!

Everyone picked their favorite “lady”…

How cute is this? Dance party with Skinnygirl White Cherry Vodka? Yes please!

It was such an amazing night.  I feel so lucky to have been a part of it!  Thanks so much to Skinnygirl Cocktails for inviting me!

Ok, now off to write my cookbook…

CHEERS!

XO

Lauren

Apple Quinoa Salad with Lemon Curry and Mint~ The Fountain Avenue Kitchen

Hello everyone :)

I have been really busy creating recipes for my new cookbook, but luckily I have some amazing and talented friends that want to share some of their recipes with you.  

My dear friend, Ann from The Fountain Avenue Kitchen is so talented and made this fantastic quinoa salad.  You know how much I love quinoa and I love the flavors she combined in this one.

Thanks so much Ann! Please go and visit her blog and Facebook page.  Tell her I sent you :)

 

Apple Quinoa Salad with Lemon Curry and Mint

Apple Quinoa Salad with Lemon Curry and Mint Recipe
Dinner, Vegetarian, Salad, Quinoa, Meatless
  
Ingredients
  • 1 cup quinoa, rinsed (I like white quinoa for this recipe but red tastes the same)
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot or red onion
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 1 apple, chopped (Fuji, Honey Crisp, Gala, and Stayman Winesap are all good choices)
  • 1/4 cup raisins (I like golden in this recipe)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint, plus more for garnish
  • 1/3 cup feta cheese
  • 3 tablespoons slivered almonds
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds
Directions
  • Bring quinoa and 1 1/4 cups water to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for about 12 minutes or until water is absorbed. Fluff with fork.
  • Whisk together honey, shallot, curry powder, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt and pepper. Pour over quinoa and toss to coat.
  • Add apples, raisins, mint, feta cheese, almonds and pumpkin seeds and toss well.
  • Notes*
  • If making early in the day, I will typically wait to add the almonds and pumpkin seeds until just before serving to ensure they remain crunchy. Also, sunflower seeds are a nice alternative to the pumpkin seeds.

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Thanks for stopping by!  And thank you Ann for sharing this delicious recipe~

XO

Lauren

I have some amazing news I’d like to share with you…

Sorry I haven’t been around much these days, life has been crazy, but in a very good way.  I was asked to write another cookbook!  I have a very tight deadline to write this book, but I hope to share some friends’ recipes with you while I am working.

 

I’ll be checking in as much as I can!  Thanks for letting me share this with you.

XO

Lauren

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