Krista

Cilantro Lime Shrimp

It has been a while since I’ve posted a guest post! What I am sharing today is a favorite between Paulina and I that we can eat day or night, hot or cold. It is more of a “sunny day” dish, but definitely still enjoyable in times when the sun is in dire need of showing itself.

I absolutely love this dish and am happy to say that I eat it all the time. It’s easy to make, doesn’t require a lot of ingredients and tasty!

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Cilantro Lime Shrimp

Recipe Type: Entree
Author: Krista Nakamura
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 lime
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/4 cup picked cilantro
  • 3 T minced garlic
  • 1 pound Shrimp, peeled and uncooked
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Heat wok on high heat. Add half of the Olive Oil and Garlic.
  2. Add shrimp and cook on medium heat. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Chop up cilantro until desired size, mix with shrimp.
  4. Once shrimp is opaque in color, squeeze in the juice of the lime. Turn heat off and add the rest of the olive oil for an even coat. Finish and serve.

 

 

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Heat wok on high heat. Add half of the Olive Oil and Garlic.

Add shrimp and cook on medium heat. Season with salt and pepper.

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 Chop up cilantro until desired size, mix with shrimp.

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Once shrimp is opaque in color, squeeze in the juice of the lime. Turn heat off and add the rest of the olive oil for an even coat. Finish and serve.

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I have just flipped to a new chapter in life by moving to San Francisco this past week. I’ll be working in a kitchen here and will be playing with local ingredients and playing with new recipes. I hope that you won’t mind a few new and exciting ingredients that I will have in future posts! The beauty of the internet, I can still contribute from a different location!

Thank you so much for reading. I hope that some of you will try out this recipe. If you do, be sure to let me know! Also, if you want to see specific recipes (appetizers, entrees, desserts), I want to hear that too. Enjoy!

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Happy Birthday Krista!

As the oldest of five kids, I always struggle a wee bit when my siblings have a birthday. It’s not for reasons you might thing though…. I have a wonderful relationship with each of my siblings. As each of them gets older, I’m reminded that they are growing up so quickly and their young “kid” days are over. However, I’m also grateful that we are all still close and getting older together has bonded us even more.

Today is my youngest sister’s 21st birthday. Recently many of you have gotten to know Krista- she’s contributed this post and this post. While you can get a small taste of her personality in her posts, it doesn’t even begin to encapsulate her personality and fun spirit. I wish each of you could meet her in person.

Krista’s personal style actually varies quite a bit from mine. She appreciate eclectic art a lot more and has a keen eye for colors, patterns and styles. Somehow she is able to mix together lots of “random” pieces and it always turns out amazing. Her room showcases this beautifully- I really should get her to do a post on it. Since I wanted to make her birthday card special, I tried to mix unique colors and patterns together.

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Recently I went to a scrapbook store and they had a Studio Calico paper pack on sale. It wasn’t a pack I would normally go for, but there was something about the colors that was so beautiful. I’m so happy I got it- I was able to use three of the papers on this card!

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The picture above shows off the papers and embellishments a little bit more. Did you notice the “st” stickers? Those were part of a pack I got from Target {in the dollar section} and never found a use for them. I’d say they work perfectly for this special card!

Right now Krista is in a transition stage and has a good possibility of moving to California for a chef job soon. Needless to say, I’m treasuring every last minute she is still here. I adore my little sister and am so proud of her. While I’m super sad to even think about her moving, I know that she’s going to do amazing things wherever she goes.

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share a little peek inside my relationship with my sister. I’ll see you tomorrow for the exciting 10 Minute Craft Dash DT announcement!

Red Velvet Mini Donuts

I’m so glad that you liked my first post on the DIY Gumball Machine. Paulina has keeping me informed on the comments and has passed along the news that many of you have created one. It makes me happy to hear you tried it out!

Valentine’s day is coming soon… so I have a delicious and easy recipe for mini donuts that you can make for special someone! It’s so easy to make, Paulina can make it! :)
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Red Velvet Mini Donuts

Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Krista Nakamura
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • 12oz. All-purpose Flour
  • 10oz. Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 oz. Baking Powder
  • 1/8 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1T Salt
  • 9.5oz. Buttermilk
  • 3oz. Melted Butter
  • 1T Vanilla
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Yolk
  • Red Food Coloring
Instructions
  1. Mix all dry ingredients together in a metal bowl
  2. Mix all wet ingredients together (excluding the food coloring) using a mixer
  3. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Add food coloring to desired redness.
  4. After combined, roll out dough onto a cutting board (that is dusted with flour) to a 1/2″ thickness
  5. Cut to desired shape (using a cookie cutter)
  6. Heat fryer at 375 degrees. Fry mini donuts for 3 minutes per side
  7. Allow to cool. Dust with powdered sugar, granulated sugar, or sugar glaze (recipe above).
 Sugar Glaze
1 cup Powdered Sugar
2T Water
1T Lemon Juice

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Mix all dry ingredients together in a metal bowl

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Mix all wet ingredients together (excluding the food coloring) using a mixer

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Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Add food coloring to desired redness.

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After combined, roll out dough onto a cutting board (that is dusted with flour) to a 1/2″ thickness

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Cut to desired shape(using a cookie cutter)

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Heat fryer at 375 degrees. Fry mini donuts for 3 minutes per side

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Allow to cool. Dust with powdered sugar, granulated sugar, or sugar glaze (recipe above).

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I hope you enjoyed these little nuggets of tastiness! If you try them out or are planning to, post a comment! I thrive on comments… no seriously, I do! ;)

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DIY Gumball Machine

My first post! I’m excited to be a contributing to Pretty Pink Posh! Thank you everyone for such nice comments and the warm welcome.

In this post I’ll be showing you a step by step tutorial on how to create your own gumball machine. Since Valentine’s Day is coming soon, there are many cute candies you could fill this with.

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Supplies needed: Paint, round glass vase, flower pot, flower pot saucer, flat marble, foam brush, and a hot glue gun

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 Step 1: Paint the flower pot, the flower pot saucer and the marble. Dry.

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Step 2: Flip the flower pot upside down and (using the hot glue gun) place four dots on equal sides of the pot. Immediately place the vase on top of the hot glue and press down.

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Step 3: Place the saucer on top of the vase to cover the opening. Use the hot glue gun to place a dot onto the center of the saucer and immediately put the marble on top. Dry.

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Step 4: Place candies or gumdrops inside and show it off to your friends. Then enjoy!border

I can’t wait to hear what you think of this idea and if you try it out! I have lots of ideas that I am looking forward to bringing to the blog, I hope you will continue to visit!

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New Contributor to Pretty Pink Posh

2013 will be a year of growth, changes and excitement here at Pretty Pink Posh. If you haven’t already, be sure to Subscribe to Pretty Pink Posh by Email so you don’t miss any posts. I have new sponsors, giveaways, Featured Bloggers and much, much more coming!

One of the things I’m most excited about? My sister will be contributing her amazing crafty creations & food items to this blog occasionally! Now you may be wondering why I’m bringing on someone new to add content to the blog, I know I did before when visiting other blogs. The biggest reason: you get fabulous inspiration from another source with a different style. 

Krista majored in Professional Baking at a local community college during high school and graduated with honors and an increasing desire to learn more than just the art of baking and pastry work. She began the Culinary Arts program while taking outside courses to achieve her degree in Applied Sciences.  She had the opportunity to compete for the Student Chef of the Year 2010 competition for Washington State and achieved the title “ ACF Student Chef of the Year”. After graduating, she interned at a prestigious restaurant in Seattle and was later hired on and became a sous chef. While working, she was also on the ACF Culinary Youth Team for the United States and competed in Germany for the competition among young chef worldwide.  {The team won both gold and silver!} Now she is resting up after her whirlwind adventures to Germany and Japan and planning where she wants to go next.

While Krista has gone into the culinary field professionally, she is EXTREMELY talented in crafting and photography as well. I’m constantly amazed at her talent and skills. It’s not unusual to find her sewing, creating unique decor items, trying out new crafting techniques or doing random photo shoots.

Here’s a peek at some of the things she made in December…..

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I have told Krista about the amazing community of people I have met via blogging and I can’t wait for her to get to know you all {and vice versa}.  Please join me in giving her a great big welcome- she’s a little hesitant about this new endeavor.

Thank you so much for joining me today. I hope your new year is off to a great start!