Peace of Food: Curry Shrimp

I recall sitting at my desk at work thinking about shrimp. By the time I got off from work I decided I wanted curry shrimp, but the problem was I'd never made it before! Anyone that knows me knows that if I don't know how to do something I will find out and that is exactly what I did. I checked out a few recipes and tweaked mine the way I wanted it.

Items used:
1 lb shrimp
yellow bell pepper
green bell pepper
garlic clove
onion
Tomato
curry powder
cooking oil
sea salt
black (and/or cayenne) pepper
and other seasonings desired
*and I served it over jasmine rice (my first time cooking that as well)

So I pretty much put about 2 tablespoons of curry powder into the pan with about 1/4 cup of oil, let it get hot. I added the veggies and let them cook down. Then added some water. I don't remember exactly how much water I added, probably 1-2 cups. Once it started boiling, I added the shrimp, let them cook for about 10 minutes. I prepared the rice according to the directions on the package. And that was it. This was a quick easy, tasty meal. i wanted to prepare fried plantain with it, but thee grocery store didn't have any that were ripe and ready.

Have you ever made curry shrimp? Do you have a recipe of your own that you would like to share? I'd love to try it ;) And if you decide to try mine, let me know what you think



Later loves!

Hello!

So I let life get in the way and stop me from posting... once again. But I'm back now :) I've been through so much in the past 3 months good and not so good, but I really am grateful for it all. I'm learning so much about myself. Life is good.

So one of the things I did was cut off all of my hair. I just got tired of the straight hair and wanted a change. I am very happy with my decision. I have some pics of my cut, but they're not the best. Will have to post some later.

I also purchased a juicer, started running and going to the gym again, cut out alcohol (except for the occasional glass of wine), started eating better, started drinking more water, and working on my spiritual walk. It seems like when you are working on improving yourself, things start happening out of nowhere as tests. Testing you to make sure you are actually doing what you are speaking. Im not going to say its easy but I have made some progress.

So how are you all? Are you still with me?! :)



Enjoy the rest of your weekend loves!

My First OOTD: Stripes at the Office

My first outfit of the day post!

This is what I wore to work today:

~On top: A light weight black black blazer over a striped tank top (TJMaxx for both)
~Bottoms: High waist, skinny leg khaki pants (Macy's)
 ~Shoes: Red Mossimo pumps (Target)

I opted to keep the accessories at a minimum today, partly because I was rushing, but also because I need some more! I have on a simple pair of stud earrings and I put on a bangle after I took the pics.

I know my pics aren't the best (lol) but I'm working on that :)

 Today I feel much better than I have the past couple of weeks. Main reason: classes AND finals were completed as of yesterday!! *throws confetti* I spent the first half of yesterday finishing my 7 page research paper for my final exam. When I finally finished  I felt a huge weight lifted off of me.

I wont be seeing any parts of school until August! I'm taking the summer off so I can relax. This was my first semester back in school after being out for 3 years. Overall I think I did pretty good. I'm in a much better frame of mind then I was when I started college at 18. I'm more focused. And I WILL complete it this time :)


Anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful Thursday. Take care!!

Peace of Food: Sunday Dinner

Today I decided to try something NEW!

Well it was my first time making it myself so it's new to me :) I successfully made some smothered chicken! LOL I'm a southern girl and I love comfort food, in moderation that is. It came out pretty good. It's not grandma's smothered chicken but the little one and I enjoyed it.

I didn't have any onions so I used celery and mushrooms with the chicken. Placed it over a bed of brown rice and served with some fresh green beans.

 

What do you do??

When it seems as if life is against you, what do you do?

No seriously, what do YOU do?

I know everyday won't be grand and exciting, but the past 2 weeks for me have been down. I lost my godmother 2 weeks ago. I had not talked with her in a few months and didn't even know she was sick.Then a few days ago my little one was admitted to the hospital because of his asthma. He is much better now, but when you have a sick child and you can't do anything to make them better right away, it really takes a toll on you. After he was discharged we came home and mostly everything was out of its place! Simply because I just have not had the energy nor time to deal with cleaning up.This week coming I am dealing with finals at school and trying to finish a research paper. Finances just don't seem like they are ever enough. I could go on, but I'll stop.

People tell me "Oh you'll be okay", or "This too shall pass", or "Joy comes in the morning". I'm sorry but although those things are true, cliches are just not comforting to me. At all.

One thing I can say that I am learning form all of this is that I need to get myself "spiritually plugged in". I am not religious at all, but I think my spiritual life has been abandoned the past few years and I need to get it back in order. Going to work on meditating... maybe... if I don't fall asleep like I did in my past attempts.

Hair

Of course my first post back is about hair :) It's one of my favorite topics!

So, in the past few months, I've changed my hair. Like a HUGE change... Like relaxing it after wearing it natural for over 5 years!! Yeah... I wish I would not have done it. BUT it was just one of those things that I wanted to do and would not have been satisfied until I did it. So I did it the day after my bday, Jan 11th. Here it is April 19th, and I want my "other" hair back! I miss the feel of my natural hair.

I didn't relax it to "fit in" or anything like that. I was just bored with my fro and was tired of detangling it. I should have just got a sew in or a wig, but whatever. Lesson learned. I can now confidently say, I am NEVER going back to the relaxer.

So now, I am transitioning AND I have a transitioning partner :) My sister decided to transition with me. She doesnt want to do the big chop. But me? I dont care. If I big chop, this will be my 3rd time doing so. No biggie for me.

The only big decision I'm facing now is if I want to let my hair loc or keep it loose. I am so in love with locs but 1) Im afraid I'll get bored with it too quickly and 2) I'm afraid of loosing my edges! My edges are fragile and I'm afraid that the weight of the locs might thin my hairline.

This is my hair now:

This is how my hair was before: 

Right now I am 5 weeks post relaxer, so just stay tuned for updates on that.

Peace!

It's Meee....

Testing, testing 1, 2, 3... Is this mic on??

I'm back... once again. Changed the blog name, getting a fresh new start :)


I'll be blogging about hair, life, food, fashion, fun... and whatever else comes to mind!