Sawubona, Boo Presents: Cultivating Your Creativity, A Series

Sassy Appetit Does Foster Space!

Last weekend I had the pleasure to curate a tasty Mediterranean-inspired menu for Sawubona, Boo’s Cultivating Your Creativity series at the beautiful Foster Space in Atlanta.

Curated by Sydia Bell, guests were treated to a DIY crafting session by Mia Selph, spring closet organization by Wintter Alex of The Manner Co., perused beautiful jewelry from online retailer SLATE, and gorgeous head shots by Sam Yancy.

Of course Sassy Appetit was there and curated a menu of Mediterranean-inspired dishes. We talked about the season’s bounty of fresh produce and how it can be used to prepare fare that is light and healthy, yet so very delicious.

Everyone had their favorite picks, but the clear winner among the entire spread was the layered hummus dip, which we will feature in a later post. Stay tuned for it…

We enjoyed each of our guests and are looking forward to the next event later this spring.

                                 {Menu designed by @MarzKingCole}

                                {Photos by ispysammi​ & @Nita_Penn}

                           {Kale & Cabbage Salad + Spicy Red Lentil Soup}

                               {Above: Grilled Veggie & Hummus Wraps}

          {Below: Rose Berry Lime Sparkling Water + Layered Hummus Dip}

A good time was had by all–everyone left with full bellies and full hearts on that glorious, sunny Sunday afternoon.

xo,

Tea

FitFluential 30-Day Challenge

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The first seven days of the fitfluential Eat Clean 30-Day Challenge are behind me and I’ve come up with a solid plan to keep myself on track with my goals.

Primarily, I want to eat more fresh fruit and veggies. More specifically, I’m planning to eat vegetables that I don’t normally gravitate towards. If you’re like me, then you probably eat the same things over and over. So I feel it’s past time to give some new vegetables a try. I strongly believe that with the right flavor profile and preparation any vegetable can be delicious. 

Check out my first impression of my experience with red spinach from last week here, plus why I’m choosing to give it another go again this week.

Here are my plans going forward for the rest of the challenge:

Week 2: Eat more red spinach, also incorporate brussel sprouts

Week 3: Incorporate squash, zucchini and broccoli rabe 

Week 4: Revisit green peas (my childhood nemesis) and green tomatoes 

I think breaking down what I plan to experiment with will help me stay organized and plan my meals and shopping for the week.

I am also challenging myself to drink at least a gallon of water everyday, plus one green drink– which can be a juice, smoothie or my chlorophyll water, and of course all the new veggies.

So those are my goals. Wish me luck!