Glow up transformation

So what exactly is glow up? Glow up is a mental, physical, and an emotional transformation for the better. The end results is a better you

There are no set rules in a glow up transformation. But a piece of advice if you do decide to do a glow up challenge is to set a deadline. For me, I decided on a 30 day challenge.

Drinkup

To start my glow up challenge, I decided to do the 30 days in baby steps. The first one is drinking water. I love water, I do drink it all the time when I am at home. However, drinking water at work is another story.

Working in healthcare, I am too busy to drink anything. So I know I am not getting the amount of water I need. Drinking water is important when you want to lose weight. Which is high on my health priorities right now. So how can I drinkup with this glow up I am doing?

Importance of drinking water

Keeping hydrated is crucial for health and well-being, but I know I am not consuming enough fluids each day. So why is the importance of drinking water the first step in this glow up transformation?

Let me give you some facts on the importance of drinking water:

• It lubricates the joints: I am getting older and after 20 years in healthcare my lower back and other areas are starting to hurt. So adding a little lubrication via water to my joints is something I am willing to try!
• Boosts skin health: I am no longer 20 with glowing skin. Plus I live in sunny Florida, so parched looking skin would not look good!
• The digestive system needs it: It is important to have a healthy digestive system. The digestive system is what keeps you fueled and helps get rid of the bad in your body.
• Flushes body waste: This goes with the digestive system, but drinking water helps flush out toxins from your cells.
• It helps maintain blood pressure: As I have said I am getting older, plus I am obese, so yes maintaining the blood pressure is very important to me.
• It is one of the keys to weight loss: Did you know that the more you urinate, you actually flushing the fat out your body? Your body uses the fat as energy, breaks it down, and then is excreted out the kidneys through your urine. So why they say drinkup, drink water, it helps flush out the fat!

Glow up challenge

So how can I add more water in my 30 day glow up challenge? It is simple, I simply have to force myself, in between patients, to drink water. To do that, I need the right water bottle to do that.

Wait, isn’t all water bottle the same? Well, yes and no. Water bottles are made the same, they hold, you drink from it. There are metal ones, there are smart water bottles, there are even ones with time markers on it. Plus each one holds different amounts of water.

For my glow up challenge I decided I needed a larger water bottle. One that is 1 gallon in size. It is estimated I need a gallon of water a day to lose weight. I got that number by taking my body weight, diving it in half and that is how many ounces of water daily I need to lose weight.

My water ounces is equal to 1 gallon. I know I cant keep running to the water cooler to fill up, so I need to get as much as I can into a water bottle. So a gallon water bottle is perfect.

I decided that I need to concentrate on this new step of adding water to my daily routine, so days 1–3 of the 30 day glow up challenge will be just focused on drinking water.

Are you ready to start glowing up?

You ready to do a glow up? Let’s do it together, show me on Instagram with hashtag #fgglowupchallenge Let start a new healthy and beautiful lifestyle!

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Originally published at https://afloridagirl.com on June 1, 2020.

National Cupcake Day

Did you know that June 13th is national cupcake day? Yep, I have teamed up with several food bloggers to give you many yummy cupcake recipes! This event is hosted by Valentina from

Here is a look at the cupcake recipes you can check out today for National Cupcake day:

Vegan Birthday Cake Oreo Cupcakes by The Baking Fairy
Avocado Cupcakes with Lime Frosting by A Day in the Life on the Farm
by Palatable Pastime Brown Cow Cupcakes
by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cupcakes by For The Love of Food
Busy Bee Honey Vanilla Cupcakes by A Little Fish in the Kitchen
by Walking on Sunshine Recipes Butter Pecan Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
by That Recipe
Cheesecake Cupcakes by The Freshman Cook
Cherry Limeade Cupcakes by Cooking for my Soul
by Daily Dish Recipes Cherry Vanilla Cupcakes
by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Chocolate Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Frosting by Red Cottage Chronicles
Chocolate Irish Cream Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
by Frugal & Fit Cookies & Cream Cupcakes
by Simply Inspired Meals
Creamsicle Cupcakes by The Olive Blogger
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Fluffernutter Frosting by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
by Seduction in the Kitchen Gluten Free Rocky Road Cupcakes
by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Honey Lemon Bee Cupcakes by The Beard and The Baker
Lemon Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting by Crumb Top Baking
by Bowl Me Over Lemon Lavender Blackberry Cupcakes
by Nik Snacks
Lost Princess Cupcakes by Cheese Curd in Paradise
Orange You Glad Cupcakes by Join Us, Pull Up a Chair
by The Spiffy Cookie Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes
by Confessions of a Baking Queen
Pineapple Coconut Cupcakes by Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats
Pink Lemonade Cupcakes by Cooking with Carlee
by Cookaholic Wife Pudding Pop Cupcakes
by Our Good Life
Small Batch Birthday Cake Cupcakes by Simple Family Crazy Life
Small Batch Chocolate Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting by The Mandatory Mooch
by Triple Chocolate Kitchen Strawberry Basil Cupcakes with Chocolate Balsamic Frosting Strawberry Cupcakes Strawberry Jello Cupcakes Sweet Summertime Cupcakes Tres Leches Cupcakes Vanilla Bourbon Bacon Cupcakes Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes Watermelon Themed Cake & Cupcakes White Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes

Lost Princess Cone

As you know I have a Disney food blog. At the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney resort introduced new ice cream cones. One cone is called The Lost Princess Cone.

The Lost Princess Cone is a lemon soft serve, with edible flowers and a trail of edible glitter. Then this Disney ice cream is served in a purple cone.

Disney Cupcake

I took inspiration from The Lost Princess cone to create a Disney cupcake. I wanted to harvest the Disney magic from that ice cream cone into princess cupcakes!

Lemon Cupcakes

I knew I needed to make lemon cupcakes for these princess cupcakes. Using a lemon pudding and a lemon yogurt was the best way to give these Disney cupcakes that light lemon taste. Of course, Betty Crocker has a lemon buttercream, so this is perfect for Lost Princess Cupcakes.

Princess Cupcakes

to give these princess cupcakes that “Disney Princess” look. I used edible glitter, but instead of edible flowers, I decided pink edible pearls was a better choice. Edible pearls, to me, says princess cupcakes!

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Originally published at https://www.seductioninthekitchen.com on June 13, 2019.

Disney Morocco

The Morocco Pavilion was added to World Showcase on September 7, 1984. Disney Morocco is sponsored by the Kingdom of Morocco. the Morocco Pavillion’s location is between the Japan and France pavilions.

The Morocco Pavilion

The Morocco Pavilion was designed to look like a Moroccan city with a realistic Minaret. King Hassan II actually sent Moroccan artisans to design and create the many mosaics.

Islamic Religious Beliefs

Due to Islamic religious beliefs on the content of art, the mosaics contain no representations of people. Since the buildings of the pavilion have a great religious significance, the lights on the pavilion do not light up during the IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth firework show. To keep a balance, during the firework show performance, Norway also stays dark during the show.

Moroccan Government

The Disney Morocco Pavilion is the only pavilion in which the country’s government aided in the design. The Moroccan government sponsors the pavilion, whereas corporations hold the sponsoring rights on every other pavilion in World Showcase.

Restaurant Marrakesh

Restaurant Marrakesh is one of three restaurants in the Morocco Pavilion at Epcot’s World Showcase at Walt Disney World Resort. the other two restaurants are:

The Restaurant Marrakesh serves a menu of Moroccan and other Arabian dishes for both lunch and dinner. Dishes include both chicken and seafood pastilla, harira, a variety of couscous and kebabs, fish tajine, merguez, and semolina pasta.

Crepes Atlas

The Crepes Atlas is a retired dish from Restaurant Marrakesh. This sweet Disney dessert was a favorite amongst Disney’s World Showcase fans.

Crepes Atlas featured an apple filling with this cinnamon honey glaze. Then this Disney desert was served with vanilla ice cream. This Epcot dessert was a winner in Disney recipes!

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Originally published at https://recipesofdisney.com on June 11, 2019.

Canned Corned Beef Hash Recipe

I admit I have canned corned beef hash in my pantry all the time. A corned beef hash recipe is just a staple in my home because of my Irish heritage.

Corned Beef Hash and Eggs

I was eating corned beef hash and eggs at Disney World when an idea came to me. Using canned corned beef hash recipe I think I could make an easy quiche recipe! I would base the idea on quiche lorraine ingredients!

Quiche Lorraine Ingredients

What are the quiche lorraine ingredients?

So instead of using bacon, why can I not use a corned beef hash recipe? It would be an easy quiche recipe!

Corned Beef Hash Recipe

Why use a corned beef hash recipe? Why not just make corned beef hash and eggs? You could but I wanted to do a different type of quiche recipe. Plus I realized that quiche lorraine ingredients could be somewhat similar to that of a Reuben recipe.

Easy Quiche Recipe

What I found is by using the canned corned beef hash recipe. This new version of corned beef hash and eggs is amazing! It is also a good way to use up leftover corned beef hash as well!

Best Quiche Recipe

This really is the best quiche recipe. Not only is it an easy quiche recipe because of the canned corned beef, but very tasty. All I did really was use the quiche lorraine ingredients, and take out the bacon and use a corned beef hash.

If you like corned beef hash and eggs, you will love this easy quiche recipe. You don’t have to use canned corned beef hash, you could use a homemade corned beef hash if you like. You will agree, no matter what you use, this is the best quiche recipe!

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Originally published at https://www.seductioninthekitchen.com on June 9, 2019.

Ohana Means Family

Every Walt Disney resort has a crown restaurant. At the Polynesian that main restaurant is Ohana. As you know Ohana means family.

Anyone that is a Disney fan knows about Ohana meaning family thanks to the film Lilo and Stitch. So in the Disney family of resorts having a restaurant that translates to the word “Family” makes sense!

Polynesian Culture

Walt Disney had a fascination with the Polynesian culture. But wasn’t just Walt Disney that was fascinated with Tikis! Around the end, of WWII, Americans had a fascination with the Polynesian culture.

Hawaii was one of Walt Disney’s favorite places to visit for vacation. He took in the Polynesian lifestyle. Soon that Polynesian lifestyle showed up in Disney parks.

Polynesian Village Resort is around the edges of the man-made Seven Seas Lagoon in the Walt Disney World resort area. The Polynesian Village Resort is one of the original resort hotels from when Walt Disney World opened. The Polynesian resort is also home to the family-friendly ‘Ohana restaurant.

Ohana Disney

Ohana Disney serves is a family-style restaurant serving Polynesian cuisine. The breakfast at Disney’s Ohana is a character meal with appearances from Lilo and Stitch! It is the Polynesian cuisine that stands out at Ohana Disney!

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Ohana Disney Menu

Ohana Disney menu is moderately priced. Also, you can dine with Disney’s dining plan with Ohana Disney menu. Breakfast is the most popular meal at Ohana, but the lunch and dinner menus are just as good.

Yakisoba Noodles

What are Yakisoba Noodles? Yakisoba Noodles is literally translated to”fried buckwheat.” So it makes sense that Yakisoba Noodles is a Japanese noodle stir-fry dish. The Yakisoba Noodles is one the Ohana Disney menu dinner options you can get!

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Originally published at https://recipesofdisney.com on June 5, 2019.

Easy Green Salad Recipes

It is no secret, I am always dieting. Easy green salad recipes on hand and ready to be made for my lunch. Eating a green, leafy salad for lunch can be boring.

I wanted to do something different from those easy green salad recipes. I spotted in an old copy of Eating Light Magazine in the waiting room of the doctor’s office, in it was grape recipes.

Grape Recipes

When I try to look up grape recipes, most are for jam. Or if you try to look up grape salad recipe, you get a cool whip grape salad recipe. I don’t want that for my grape salad.

Salad With Feta Cheese

To me, a healthy grape salad recipe sounded good and is needed. I ran the grape salad by my GBF (Gay Best Friend), he is a culinary wizard. He suggested adding mint this salad with feta cheese. To me, this was a wonderful idea for this grape salad recipe.

Grape Salad

This healthy grape salad is a great alternative to easy green salad recipes. This salad with feta cheese has such a great flavor with the apples and green grapes.

Healthy Delicious Salads

With me wanting to have a healthier lifestyle, healthy delicious salads are important to me. Even if those healthy delicious salads have to be quick. So this salad with green grapes is perfect.

Salads For Lunch Box

If you are looking for salads for a lunch box, then look no further then this grape salad recipe. If you are tired of easy green salad recipes then you will love this salad with feta cheese!

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Originally published at https://www.seductioninthekitchen.com on June 4, 2019.

Easy Homemade Ice Cream Recipe

I love ice cream. I can not resist an easy homemade ice cream recipe! Especially now that I am in Florida, homemade ice cream is always in my freezer.

White Russian

A long time ago Ben and Jerry’s had an ice cream flavor called White Russian. I really liked it, but it did have a tiny amount of alcohol in it making it alcoholic ice cream. Ben and Jerry’s retired White Russian.

White Russian Ingredients

What are the White Russian ingredients?

Can I take a White Russian cocktail recipe and make it into alcoholic ice cream? I think so!

• 1 2/3 oz (5 parts) vodka
• 2/3 oz (2 parts) coffee liqueur
• 1 oz (3 parts) fresh cream

Alcoholic Ice Cream

Looking over at my bar table, I saw 2 bottles sitting together, a Coffee Liqueur and Pau Maui Vodka. So I went about using these 2 flavors to create this easy homemade ice cream recipe. Afterall who would not want an alcoholic ice cream??

Maui Snow

How did this White Russian ice cream come up with the name Maui Snow? It is because I used Pau Maui Vodka. Here is a little bit about this Hawaiian Vodka:

Pau Maui is the only ultra-premium vodka crafted from Hawaiian pineapples. While there is no hint of pineapple flavor in the finished product, the Maui Golden ® pineapple provides a nice, clean mash to start from. Once distilled, it is mixed with crystal clear Hawaiian spring water. Handcrafted in small batches by Haliimaile Distilling Company, Pau Maui vodka is the essence of purity and cleanliness. — Pau Maui Website

So why not rename this White Russian ice cream to Maui Snow in honor of the vodka that is one the White Russian ingredients! Trust me this alcoholic ice cream is da bomb!

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Originally published at https://www.seductioninthekitchen.com on June 1, 2019.

Creative Burger Recipe

Kita, from Girl Carnivore, has created a monthly creative burger recipe challenge. Each month she gives a list of ingredients you have to use to make a creative burger recipe with!

This month the ingredients are:

Mexican Burger

That list of ingredients says to me lets create a Mexican burger! Not just any Mexican burger, a salmon burger recipe!

Salmon Burger Recipe

I really love salmon recipes. So making a salmon burger recipe has been on my backburner for a while. This creative burger challenge was finally my chance to come up with a salmon burger recipe!

Salmon Burger Toppings

What can I do with the salmon burger toppings? A Mexican burger needs flavorful toppings. A salmon burger recipe needs burger toppings that will complement the Latin flavors. A Mexican slaw recipe is what I came up with for this salmon burger toppings!

Mexican Slaw Recipe

I saw the inspiration on Pinterest for a Mexican slaw recipe. I felt this Mexican burger would really do well with a law recipe as the toppings!

Gourmet Burger Recipe

How did I incorporate the other ingredients of corn, Tomatillos, and Old Bay Seasoning into this gourmet burger recipe? The rules are to incorporate each ingredient into our homemade burger recipes. The gourmet burger can use any version of those ingredients.

For the corn, I used cornmeal. You need a binder to help keep the salmon burger recipe together. I also diced up the Tomatillos and added them to the homemade burger recipe.

Latin Flavor

Using the secret ingredients in this Mexican salmon recipe gave this fish burger that Latin flavor I was after. What really makes this gourmet burger awesome has to be the salmon burger toppings, that Mexican slaw recipe on the top.

I will let you in on a small secret on that salmon burger topping, the Black Sesame Seed in the slaw, was an accident. I grabbed the wrong ingredient when I was making the Mexican slaw recipe.

I just decided let’s see what happens. Honestly, this slaw tasted good with it! So I kept the black sesame seeds in the slaw recipe!

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Originally published at https://www.seductioninthekitchen.com on May 30, 2019.

Mermaid Drinks

I like mermaids. I like water, the ocean, and the beach. So creating mermaid drinks is the perfect alcoholic drink recipes I can come up with!

Mermaid Dreams

This summer I think the trend is mermaids. I saw a few posts hinting it is a mermaid summer. So I think summer cocktail that would be like mermaid water but called Mermaid Dreams is perfect for the cocktail shot!

Alcoholic Drink Recipes

I love creating alcoholic drink recipes. Especially a summer cocktail. I knew that this mermaid water had to be blue alcoholic drinks!

Blue Hawaiian Punch

If you saw my Mermaid Popsicles {Fun Summer Frozen Treat} then you know that a blue Hawaiian punch is an inspiration behind these mermaid summer recipes. However, I decided to to use a blue Hawaiian punch recipe! I decided to make my own blue Hawaiian punch that was shimmery!

Fun Summer Cocktail

Last year, I did Unicorn Kisses Cocktail {Whimsical And Purple Cocktail}. That alcoholic drink recipe shimmers. So for this cocktail shot, I decided to make it similar so that these blue alcoholic drinks glistens like a mermaid’s tail!

Blue Alcoholic Drinks

Blue luster dust is the secret to these blue alcoholic drinks. I wanted these blue shots to have that shimmery liquid look. I knew if I was doing mermaid water, blue had to be the primary color for blue alcoholic drinks after all!

How can I transform a blue cocktail into the mermaid dreams cocktail? I knew the shimmer was good for this blue Hawaiian punch recipe, but what else can I do to this nautically inspired drink?

Coconut Flavor

To create a taste that I felt was a summer cocktail, I went with Hawaiian Punch’s White Water Wave. I added the blue luster dust to make this a blue Hawaiian punch recipe. This blue Hawaiian punch has a coconut pineapple-flavored. Perfect for a summer cocktail!

What would pair well with coconut and give this mermaid dreams recipe that mermaid look? Then I spotted pastel pearlized chocolate Sixlets. My version of mermaid drinks was coming together!

Chocolate Pearls

Mermaids wear pearls, right? Plus coconut and chocolate go well together. So I dropped the chocolate pearls into the shot glass.

Mermaid Tail

Something interesting happened that gave this cocktail shot that it the mermaid look I wanted. The pastel candy coating on the pearls started to blend in the drink to create a pretty green. It looks like a mermaids tail only in a shot glass!

The Mermaid Dreams was created and it was wonderful! A cocktail isn’t a cocktail without alcohol. So for this alcoholic drink recipe, I use whipped cream vodka.

I am in mermaid heaven with this summer cocktail. Mermaid Dreams is so delicious. This blue Hawaiian punch recipe is the perfect summer drink!

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Originally published at https://www.seductioninthekitchen.com on May 30, 2019.

Cinderella’s Castle

As you walk into Disney’s Magic Kingdom you see the iconic Cinderella’s Castle. The walk down Main Street USA, you see the castle getting larger and larger. Cinderella’s Castle is the symbol of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Cinderella Castle was completed in July 1971, after about 18 months of construction.

Here are some facts about the Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle:

• The castle is 183 ft tall from water level.
• The moat is 6 feet deep at the bridge.
• No gold is used on Cinderella’s Castle, it is anodized aluminum to make look like gold.
• Cinderella’s Castle has a restaurant called Cinderella’s Royal Table.

Cinderella’s Royal Table

You can dine like a princess inside of The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella’s Castle. The restaurant that will treat you as a Royal is called Cinderella’s Royal Table. Booking a table for Cinderella’s Royal Table can be difficult due to its popularity.

Last I heard this Disney Dining option can be booked out 6 months in advance. There is a reason this Disney restaurant is popular. You get to be a prince or princess at the meal. You get a souvenir of a wand, wishing star or sword.

Let’s not forget the food. The food at Cinderella’s Royal Table is outstanding. It should be after all because it is a Royal dining experience.

Crab and Corn Soup

One item that shows up from time to time on Cinderella’s menu is the Crab and Corn Soup. This rich soup is amazing. If you love seafood chowders, then this crab and corn soup is perfect for you!

Any of the food, where it is breakfast, lunch or dinner is amazing at Cinderella’s Royal Table. The corn and crab soup stands out as a crowd favorite!

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Originally published at https://recipesofdisney.com on May 27, 2019.