Recent obsessions - Healthy food edition

Trader Joe's Cilantro and Jalapeno Hummus: I didn't know if I would be a big fan of hummus or not but this stuff is SO SO SO good! I love that it's super spicy and there's a little circle of cilantro and extra jalapeno in the middle for even more spice. While I would love to eat it with pita chips, I've been cutting up small cucumbers from the farmers market for dipping.

There are 80 calories per 2 tablespoons. Which sounds like a lot but a little goes along way because it's so flavorful.

Grilled beets: There's a weekly farmers market at my office during the summers so I've been picking up bundles of beets to grill. I peel and slice them then put them in foil with a little bit of olive oil and kosher salt. Grill for about 20 minutes and move them around a bit while cooking so the ones on the bottom don't get stuck to the foil. I could eat them plain but I've also been putting them on a bed of arugula (or any salad mix) with a bit of goat cheese or Gorgonzola crumbles -- both from Trader Joe's. Here's a picture of our dinner last night -- this is Brad's plate, not mine! He had 2 pork chops and a bake potato with his. Mom stuck with just one small pork chop, beet salad, grilled zucchini and corn off the cob.

Laughing cow cheese + Frank's wing sauce: I've always been a fan of laughing cow cheese but lately I've been mixing 2-3 wedges of the blue cheese variety with some Frank's wing sauce. I microwave it for maybe 20 seconds and then mix in shredded chicken and/or chopped celery. You can eat it like that or I also like to use celery or carrots for dipping. Sometimes I top it with crumbled blue cheese and microwave to melt it in a little bit. It is heavenly! And for only 35 calories per wedge, a damn good snack!

Current obsessions

Let's just get the food stuff out of the way first. I haven't eaten lunch yet so I'm literally drooling right now!

Obsession #1: Buffalo Wings (preferably from Buffalo Wild Wings)

I LOVE spicy food. But, within reason. I tried the Blazin' wings last year and... big mistake. They just tasted weird. So, I'll stick to my classic mild or hot. I also like the hot BBQ.

Obsession #2: Hot bread and butter pickles

I do NOT like bread and butter pickles. But someone on Twitter told me about these and I had to try them. They are SO good! So many pickles claim to be "hot" (just like to many women) but they fall flat. These actually have quite a kick to them. The first time I bought them, I swear I ate the whole jar in one sitting. I thank whoever made these and won the State Fair contest!

Obsession #3: Philosophy Summer Grace

I've been wearing Amazing Grace, Falling in Love and other yummy Philosophy fragrances for a couple of years now. Before that I wore Burberry Summer but could never find a good winter fragrance. Now that it's summer again, I was SUPER stoked to see that Philosophy came out with a Summer Grace perfume. It smells just like I thought it would and is very close to Burberry Summer! It is light, clean and fresh with just a little bit of a floral tone. It is just perfect!

Obsession #4: Clarisonic brush

I've had mine for several months now but was slacking on using it. My face has been a bit broken out lately so I've revived my skincare routine and already see the difference!

Obsession #5: Wavy hair

It has been my life's mission for years now to figure out how the H to get Gisele waves. You know, hair that says "Oh yea, I just wake up like this. I don't have to even try." I always ended up with some kind of beauty pagent curls or Taylor Swift teenybopper weirdness. I think I finally figured out how to get these messy, effortless waves. Turns out it does take some effort! I'll post pics of my attempt soon!

Little palettes of heaven...

I am obsessed with these little palettes! I have these three right now... Saw the Fiji one in person but was not feeling that one. Obsession causes me to still want to buy it though! And I can't find the Moscow one in stock. These palettes are so great and are the perfect size for me. They are small and compact, which is good because they're cheap and since I would get sick of it before it's gone anyhow!