What's cooking: Chicken and rice.

Rainy days like these makes me reach for comfort food, food my mom would make when I used to live home, in Bonaire.

We love our plantains, we actually eat every single meal with a side of plantains.

I marinated my chicken with lemon, badia seasonings, fresh herbs from the garden a lots of garlic.

I brown them on each side and then let them cook through in the oven.

I mix a bag of broccoli slaw and diced rotisserie chicken in the already cooked white rice.

It was easy , delicious and the kids love it.

Summer Melon Salad with Figs and Prosciutto

I love Salads and I am always on the look for new recipes, I found this one on Foodgawker.

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• 1 honeydew melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium cubes (about 4 cups)
• 1 cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium cubes (about 4 cups)
• 3 ounces prosciutto di Parma, julienned
• 1 bunch basil
• 8 fresh dark-skinned figs, trimmed and quartered
• 1/4 pound arugula
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 (4-ounce) block ricotta salata, shaved, for garnish
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper, for garnish

Preparation

1. For each serving, place 1/2 cup of each melon in the center of the plate; place about 1/3 ounce prosciutto on top of the melon, followed by a few basil leaves, 4 fig quarters, and a few arugula leaves. Drizzle each serving with a little olive oil, and garnish with the shaved ricotta salata and a dash of crushed red pepper.

Insta Weekend.

Brazil won 3-0

Fun night out with friends

getting her first driving lessons, my heart was somewhere in my mouth.

swim meet

selling cookies and lemonade

Denim Cutoff Shorts

My to go outfit for this Summer, whether I am running errands or hanging out barefoot outside in the yard. 

I bought this pair at a thrift store and DIY into a shorts.

I paired today's ensemble with wedges, a button down white shirt , gold accessories for a casual but still  I look cool look.

top: Gap

jeans: ? thrifted

wedges: DSW

necklace: c/o Lucky 

Old Navy

bag:  Thrifted

Necklace worn as a bracelet: thrift store

I used fabric paint and stencil to add a little something different to the shorts.

Wednesday Insta's: Instagram pictures of last week.

Lamb chops on the barbie

DIY Wreath

Pizza on the barbie, figs, fresh herbs from the garden, prosciutto and

goat cheese

I did try to paint last week I think it came out pretty good.

My arm candy.

The sky after the tornado.

Monday's Blue and White.

This is what I wore yesterday I had problems uploading pictures my usb cable wasn't working at first but later on the hubby figured it was my camera, we uploaded the pictures after midnight so that way to late for me to blog I was too tired.

I wore this to the swim practice and lunch.

Yesterday was the first time I went back to TRX after the car accident.

I am feeling the soreness all over my body, it was great to be back.

top: Gap

shorts: Gap (DIY shorts)

cross body bag:: Target

sandals: Target

bracelet: old watch and brooch (found at the thrift store diy bracelet)

What's cooking? Chicken Alfredo.

On days that my son has swim meet I always ask him what he would like to have for early dinner.

Last week was Chicken Alfredo with pasta.

I always clean my chicken with lemon or vinager, rinse and pat them dry and then seasoned with your favorite seasoning mix, I wrapped bacon around each boneless thigh and sauteed them in grape seed oil.

Recipe

1 pound dried fettuccine pasta
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 shallots, minced, or 2 tablespoons of minced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (Parmigiano-Reggiano)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
fresh parsley, for garnish, optional
Makes 6 servings.

Recipe can be reduced in half, and it SHOULD be reduced in half if you’re serving FEWER than 6 people – because Alfredo sauce is best served fresh, without reheating.

1) Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the fettuccine in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking liquid. You can actually reserve more than 1/4 cup of the pasta water in case you need to thin up the sauce later.

2) While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add minced shallot (or 2 tablespoons of minced regular onion) and minced garlic and saute until tender. Add 1 cup heavy cream and bring to a boil. Cook for a minute. Remove from the heat.

3) Add the pasta + 1/4 cup reserved pasta cooking liquid to the saucepan with the butter-cream sauce. Add the butter-cream mixture and half of the Parmesan cheese (1/2 cup) and toss to combine thoroughly – over medium heat. Stir the sauce constantly so that it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and garnish with parsley, if desired. Serve immediately.