Snow Pea Stir-Fry in Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has so many health benefits for your immune system, digestion, weight loss and even your skin. It's an excellent replacement for oil and butter and doesn't disappoint in taste.

Ingredients: 

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 green pepper, chopped

1 red pepper, chopped, 

1 80 oz. pack sliced white mushrooms

1/2 red onion, chopped

1/2 lb. fresh snow peas

Cooking time: 12 minutes

Serving size: 4

What To Do: 

1. Wash all veggies and prepare (dice/chop according to ingredients list). 

2. Cut the ends off the snow peas. 

3. Heat wok or pan on medium heat and add coconut oil.

4. Add the green and red peppers and cook for approximately 4 minutes.

5. Add the onion and snow peas and cook for 6 minutes.

6. Finally add mushrooms and cook for additional 2 minutes. 

Enjoy!

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Weekend on the West Coast

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I'm in San Francisco for most of this week for a work conference. I flew in on Saturday and have been adjusting to the time difference but definitely enjoying some new scenery. 

On Friday night, K and I went out to a new Korean BBQ place which was amazing! We cooked different meats on the grill in the middle of the table and the dinner also came with a cold bar which had sushi, edamame, cocktail shrimp and lots of other things. It was a great date night and perfect way to spend some time together before I flew out.

I headed to the airport bright and early on Saturday morning and spent most of day traveling over to the the west coast with a quick layover in St. Louis, Missouri. Saw some pretty views from the plane and snow in Colorado. As I always say, snow is pretty from AFAR.

 I landed in San Fran on Saturday afternoon and got settled before heading out to explore the city and do some window shopping (which turned into actual shopping). What can I say. lol

I walked around and did some site-seeing in the night and then stopped off at a restaurant to have some Prosseco overlooking the Bay Bridge.

On Sunday, some friends picked me up and we drove out to Sonoma to check out some wineries and have lunch in wine country. It was a gorgeous day! 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Joining Biana for her Weekending linkup. 

Looking Back

Happy Friday!
That day of the week has come which brings happiness and excitement to have a break from the repetitive work schedule. At least, that's the case for me! But did I tell you that I leave for a work trip tomorrow? My life has been crazy but I see relaxing days ahead...

K and I returned home from vacation on Monday and rushed to pick up Lola from the vet where she was boarded and spay while we were gone. I was really hoping the sutures and cone would be off since we were gone for a week but no such luck. Little conehead came running around the corner to greet her mom and dad. Thankfully, she's all healed up and today is the day she gets to remove the intrusive cone.

After doing the #TravelStoke map of states I've visited in the US, I realized that I really haven't covered much ground despite the fact that it seems I'm always traveling. Kristin posted about it earlier this week and she definitely blew me out the water. 

Loving the decorative tattoos and earrings we were gifted from the bride to wear at the wedding last weekend. 

Missing this scenery...

And this baby...
So happy to be posing with Mommy's beer and NO we didn't let her drink any so don't yell at me!

Back to eating healthy dinners at home this week which feels great. 

And I leave you with my favorite funny. I need this recipe asap!

Have an awesome weekend!

Joining Amanda for Friday Favorites.

Trinidad & Tobago Trip: Part 2

I apologize in advance for this long-winded post. By long-winded, I mean a ton of photos because it was hard to choose just one or two from each day. Also, I posted about the first part of my Trinidad & Tobago trip yesterday if you happened to miss it. 

Thursday: 

We headed over to Tobago from Trinidad on a quick 20 minute flight in a propeller plane which I absolutely hate but it's extremely worth the anxiety. We stayed at a cute vacation house for the wedding weekend. 

We had enough time to take a quick swim in the pool before heading out to the rehearsal dinner at a villa the bride's family rented on the ocean for the wedding. 

The groom & bride (to-be)

The six bridesmaids with the bride 

 Friday:
There were no wedding activities planned for Friday so we headed to Pigeon Point beach to relax and soak in some sun. The weather was perfect that day and the water was gorgeous! K and I also decided to take a jet ski ride which was fun. 

Saturday:
The wedding day came quickly and we were up bright and early to start the hair and makeup process. We got another day of beautiful weather in Tobago (thankfully!). 

Sunday:
Well as you can imagine, we had an extremely long day and night on Saturday so Sunday was perfect for sleeping in and then some lounging at the pool before heading to lunch with my parents at a restaurant that had beautiful views of the beach and ocean.

Tobago is just the definition of paradise!

We flew back to Florida on Monday at the crack of dawn and I've been trying to get back into the swing of things that is also called real life. Hope you all enjoyed reading about my trip and if you ever want to visit my beautiful country, please feel free to send any questions my way. I'd love to point you in the right direction to have the best time possible.

Trinidad & Tobago Trip: Part 1

Last week Monday I flew into Trinidad which is where is spent the first part of my trip and also where my parents live. I got to accomplish everything I had planned with hardly any extra time to spare.

Monday:
We arrived around dinner time so my best friend and her husband picked us up from the airport and we went for dinner at Mandiero's Peri Peri Grill. That was my first time trying Portuguese flame-grilled food and it was excellent.

Tuesday:

We went the beach with friends to hang out and soak up some sunshine on my pale skin and then stopped at the lookout on the way home to catch some breathtaking views of Trinidad's north coast.

 Later that night (which was also St. Patrick's day) we went to a pizza restaurant for dinner to celebrate my best friend's birthday. After dinner we stopped off at one of the few Irish pubs on the island to have a couple drinks for St Patty's and to hang out for a bit before calling it a night.

Wednesday:

We went to lunch with my parents, visited family and did a few errands during the day. 

In the night, I had a fun blogger dinner meet-up with Kay and her friend Alicia. We went to Samurai for sushi and wine which was amazing! The food was awesome and the company was even better. We stopped off at a new bar called Buzz for a couple drinks after and had a blast chatting.

On Thursday morning, K and I headed over to Tobago with one of my girl friend's and her baby girl for the wedding of a lifetime but this post has become long enough so I will have to do a part two. 

Phew, I'm tired from all the traveling and need to catch up on some rest this week and not to mention blogging before I leave this weekend for a work trip...I know it's crazy!