Over the weekend, my family came for a visit, and brought along Alexa, my best friend from Ohio! It was such a fun weekend, and I’m sad it went by so fast. We did manage to pack in quite a lot of activity along the way, including shopping, a photo shoot, and of course whipping up a few delicious recipes.
I first had Bibimbap at a Korean restaurant in Washington D.C. and I loved it. The tender rice, fresh vegetables, and warm egg make an amazing combination, and it’s easy to customize to your preferred spiciness.
I really tried to follow this recipe from Martha Stewart, but with every recipe, I made a few substitutions. Instead of shallots, we used a sweet onion, and we cooked the rice in veggie broth instead of water. We also added in a red pepper, and a tsp of fresh ginger. This came out beautifully! The recipe was pretty easy to follow, so I’d recommend giving it a try. It’s rare that I actually follow a recipe, so check that one out!
Of course, with all the recipe following, you know we had to do some experimentation. On Friday night, Alexa and I were craving sangria, so we decided to whip up a super simple “lighter” Sangria recipe, using lots of fresh fruit, and diet tonic water.
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Makes ~ 10 glasses, only 70 calories a glass!
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of Riesling, chilled
- 1 grapefruit
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 24 oz diet tonic water
Instructions
- Cut all of the fruit in half, and juice half of it.
- Slice the other half up into thin slices.
- Add everything to the Riesling and let it chill for a few hours.
- Add the tonic water just before serving.
Sunday night, Alexa did a photo shoot with me, Lindsay and Kate, and we had so much fun getting dressed up and goofing around at the park. This was our attempt at serious faces:
Me, Lindsay, & Kate. Aren’t my friends gorgeous? Thanks for the photo, Alexa!
jessie
Ow Ow! Look at you girls trying to look all serious, but really just looking adorable! Love the outfits.
Maria@the_brooklyn_fig
Great serious faces! You should share where the outfits are from!
Alex@Veggin' Out
I so, so need to try that bibimbap! I’d never heard of it, but the combination of warm veggies+rice+eggs just sounds too good!
And love the photo shoot picture! You and your friends are absolutely stunning!
Maggie @ Sunnyside Up Smile
These recipes look perf! I haven’t made anything this weekend because I’ve been on a 3 day juice cleanse but I have thought up some great recipe ideas to try. One of them, I will post tomorrow. Hint, it involves avocado 😉 The photo of you and your friends is hysterical!
Nikki
Oh my I LOVE sangria! That sounds amazing!
Jess @ JessieBear What Will You Wear?
Haha love the pic. Also I’ve been wanting to try bibimbap forever!
HerLateNightCravings
Wow, this sparkling sangria recipe looks amazing!! I love anything that sparkles!! 🙂
Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings
Kat
Seriously, I hate you. Ok, not really 🙂 Your so stunning babe!! You are ROCKING that LBD for sure! And your hair looks amazing that way. Ok Im going to stop sounding like a creeper and gushing over you lol
LOVE the sangria recipe! That’s pretty much the only way I drink alcohol lol It has to be covered with a fruity flavor!
Tiff @ Love, Sweat, and Beers
What fun! Sounds like a great weekend, and I love the photo shoot. You’re so glam! Gorgeous!
Stephanie @cookinfanatic
I’ve never had bibimbap or tried to make it but it sounds really good! Add it to the list 😉 Also, that photo, adore! So chic and professional looking, nice job ladies.