Grown Up Parties

In college Halloween is the one of many times of the year you can dress slutty and get away with it. No judgement. Since I was a freshman I've celebrated Halloween hard by partying as a Referee at UCF, sophomore year Indiana Jones at FSU, and junior year stayed local and bar tended as a Devil, and BANKED! This year, my final year in college, it was go big or go home! I celebrated four nights in a row. Devil again, bar tended as a Pirate, Fire Fighter at my grown up party (which I'll get to later), and spent the actual Halloween night as Bat Woman. I may have gone a bit out of the top this year and destroyed my liver for eternity, but by Tuesday morning it was all worth it.

In the beginning of October my friend Ashley, who graduated last Spring, invited me via Facebook to her Halloween party on a Saturday. I rarely see Ashley and my old group of friends anymore because they have graduated and have big girl careers. It stinks to be younger sometimes, but then I realize they wake up before the sun rises. That would not work for me, at least not right now. Typical adults only party on the weekends. The instruction were BYOB and bring a dish. Every time I eat with my older friends they are always concerned about healthy foods and avoid junk. I decided to make Zucchini Boats.  When I arrived to the party pan full of Zucchini Boats to my surprise their was tons of food and booze. I was officially at a GROWN UP PARTY without my parents.

The bar was full of name brand alcohol, such as 1800, Grey Goose, Bacardi, and Patron. Tons of mixer options, garnishes and an ice box, all to share. At a normal college party BYOB meant hold your cheap ABC liquor brand vodka, wine from 7/11 or 18 pack of Natty Light as close to you as possible and DO NOT place it down. At the grown up party the food table had dinner food, appetizers, and deserts, with a Halloween festive decor. At a college party you raid the party throwers pantry and cross your fingers they have chips you can sneak and eat before someone asks what you are doing.

No one was screaming, spilling drinks all over the floor, or causing drama. I felt grown up and my dish was a hit! Hands down this was my best Halloween to date!

How to make Zucchini Boats

You will need:
Zucchini
Ricota Cheese
Parmesan Cheese
Asiago Cheese
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Italian Bread Crumbs
Peper

To prepare set the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the Zucchini in half the long way. Then cut the center out of the Zucchini like a boat. Mix all three cheese together with garlic powder, onion powder, and paper. Mix very well. Then with a spoon overflow the zucchini with the cheese blend. Then lightly bread the top. Bake for about 20-25 minutes. To check for perfection look for melting and browning of the cheese and the bread crumbs to darken.

Bon Appétit!

Diets are Trending

Skinny. Fat. Thin. Thick. These are words girls, teenagers, and women use daily to talk about their own image. Society has molded us to believe we should fit a certain criteria. When I look in the mirror I want to loose my love handles, want my stomach to be flatter, and my thighs to be thinner. When someone wants to loose a few pounds they start a diet, cheat on the weekends, and eventually quit dieting. In order to have real success the key is to change your eating habits, not diet for a period of time and fall back into your unhealthy diet. I'm know nutritionist but eating healthy and exercising regularly is the onyl way to be happy with yourself.

Growing up my mom always served a salad at dinner. The salad usually consisted of a spring mix or romaine lettuces with tomatoes and red onions, and olive oil and vinegar. In my fourth year of college I have kept up with the tradition to have a salad at dinner. Salads are healthy if you don't add a creamy dressing to the mix. A simple salad is quick and easy for the busy lifestyle of a senior college student who is constantly on the go! 

In my salad:

Romaine Lettuce

Black Olives (sliced)

Tomatoes

White Onion

Avacado (my favorite) 

Vingar and Oil 

I am know nutritionist but eating healthy and exercising regularly is the only way to be happy with yourself.

Bon Appétit!