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Living It Up In Thailand

Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

We arrived at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok on a typical hot a muggy afternoon. Yeah, you could spend $2/night for a room to stay in Bangkok, but you get a big bang for your buck wherever you stay so we thought we’d live it up! Anywhere else in the world would probably cost you upwards of $1,000/ night to stay at the Mandarin Oriental, but I think we had a beautiful suit for the price of the Marriott in the US, so why not?

breakfast-mandarin-oriental-riverside

The breakfast by the river was my favorite part. I told you, when I’m on vacation, it’s pretty much cheat day every day, so here’s what I started with. A basket of buttery, flaky, sweet fresh baked goods. Yummmmy! Okay, okay, I kept it somewhat healthy too. The fruit in Thailand is ridiculous!

mandarin-oriental fruit

Spa Mandarin Oriental Bangkok

Of course while you’re in Thailand you have to experience a Thai massage, so we hopped on the river boat to take us across the water to the spa at The Mandarin Oriental. Again, you could pay a couple of bucks for this too, but the experience wouldn’t be the same. For the price we paid back home, was like living the life of a millionaire here. [Read more…]

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Rainbow Seafood Salad

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I rented an apartment in Paris for 3 months one summer and althoughI had a kitchen to cook, there were too many amazing restaurants to explore. One restaurant I went back to quite a few times served this incredible, fresh and beautiful salad. I decided to recreated it and named it the Rainbow Seafood Salad. Not only is it delicious, it’s really healthy and bursting with antioxidants to keep you looking young!

Start by prepping all of the ingredients. I shred my beets in the food processor. I find it to be less messy that way.

Shredded Beets

Take the lox out of the package.

Smoked Salmon / Lox

Next I peel my citrus fruits. Some fresh ruby red grapefruit and sweet navel oranges. I like to use the ruby grapefruit as opposed to the regular grapefruit for the added color and I prefer the sweetness of red vs. the regular grapefruit.

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Peeling-an-Orange

Chopped orange

I’m super excited for this summers crop of strawberries. I planted a container of strawberries with purple basil around the edge of a container this year. Fingers crossed it works out! Nothing like having sweet organic strawberries out of your own garden. I’d love to hear if you have any tips about getting the most out of your garden. You can share in the comments below. I’m sure other people would love to know too.

strawberries

Shrimp is a staple in my freezer. It’s so versatile, and quick to prepare. Of course fresh is always better, but I find it a great source of protein to add to almost any dish.

Woman's hands cleaning prawns

You could choose just red peppers, but I thought it would be extra colorful to add all three.

many-peppers

 

RAINBOW SEAFOOD SALAD
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Ingredients
  1. 1/2 orange peeled and chopped
  2. 1/2 grapefruit peeled and chopped
  3. 1/2 red pepper chopped
  4. 10 shrimp, cooked, peeled and chopped
  5. 1/2 cup smoked salmon or lox
  6. 2 cups mixed greens
  7. 4 strawberries, sliced
  8. 1/3 cup shredded beets
  9. Garnish with chives, edible flowers and a pinch of alfalfa sprouts
  10. Dressing
  11. 1/3 cup olive oil
  12. Juice of 1 large lemon
  13. 2 tsp honey
  14. 1 tsp dijon mustard
  15. 1 small garlic clove minced
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, whisk together all the dressing ingredients. To mince the garlic, I used a garlic press so it's really fine. Store the dressing in the fridge. You will need to whisk/shake before using adding it to the salad.
  2. Add orange, grapefruit, pepper, shrimp, salmon and greens to a large bowl (DO NOT ADD THE BEETS). Mix in dressing and toss. Plate it, and add the beets and garnishes on top.
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