Located in Nashville or Brentwood, Tennessee, is where a little, but not too little, coffeeshop resides.
I went to the Brentwood shop with some friends after church and was blown away. Totally hipster vibe but I loved it. You can totally see kids from college hitting up this place for their green tea lattes in their eco-friendly cups and Herschel backpacks. The staff was super nice and the atmosphere was soothing. Perfect place to study or just talk with friends. I think I was taken back by the way they brewed their coffee, like whoa (picture below). I didn't take too many photos because the place was packed and I didn't want to get into anyone's business but here's a few!
Mayan Mocha Latte. Absolutely delicious!
That's how they make their coffee?? Totes geeking out. Huge beakers and everything!
I did some research on this place and took my breath away. They are a non-profit missional coffeehouse that loves to give back. Read more about it on their website also
donate if you heart desires. You get good coffee AND make a difference.
Kiss Me Organics: Culinary Grade Organic Matcha - Green Tea Powder
Photo cred: Kiss Me Organics
Photo cred: Kiss Me Organics
About the Product
From Kiss Me Organics
ORGANIC MATCHA- GREEN TEA POWER
Its 100% organic, tested for purity, and contains up to 137x the antioxidants found in a cup of brewed tea.
Health Benefits:
1. ALL DAY ENERGY & FOCUS: Lift your vitality and concentration with the slow release natural energy from Organic Matcha
2. CALORIE BURNING BOOSTER: Support your weight loss goals with an all-natural way to increase your body's metabolism
3. LATTES | SMOOTHIES | BAKING: Kiss Me Organics Matcha Green Tea Powder arrives in an easy-to-use airtight health grade packaging allowing for as much or as little use as you need for any occasion. Enjoy a relaxing latte in the morning, bake a dozen cupcakes or simply add a small boost to your morning smoothie
4.Up To 137x ANTIOXIDANTS OF BREWED GREEN TEA: USDA Organic Matcha Green Tea can only be used in a powdered form because, unlike brewed green tea, it contains the entire tea leaf which dramatically increases the nutritional content.
My Words:
Green tea is the way to go. Green tea lattes, green tea cheesecake, green tea kit kats, and the list goes on. I was especially attracted to this product because it claimed to have "calorie burning boosting" properties. I am trying to tone my body and loose a little weight for the new year so I decided to try this product out. I don't think I've been using this long enough to see these benefits yet.
Also, I don't like coffee so this is a great replacement! It definitely boosts energy!
I can't really attest most of the health benefits that is listed on the product at this moment in time because I have only been using this for a short period of time, but I will be using this continuously to see if their claim is true. Plus it's definitely yummy.
When you buy this product, it comes with a pdf file of many different recipes (+50) to incorporate this in. Lattes and Smoothies were my favorite ways to use this product. Very Tasty, giving a clean green tea flavor. I am looking forward to baking with this as well. You can't go wrong with some good green tea cupcakes!
My little adventure started with meeting up with a friend from home. We decided to eat a Neptune Oyster because I've never been there before & since he was from out of town.
The front door COMPLETELY through me off but after staring at it for about 5 minutes (and probably people judging me HARD for just staring), I decided to walk through. I thought the concept was super cute.
As an appetizer, we ordered some mussels ("P.E.I. Mussels red curry broth, toasted cashews, cilantro, garlic, lime") which - *SMOOCH* was delicious. I could honestly just drink the sauce - I probably would have if I were alone. No Shame.
I ordered the "Flash Seared Yellowfin Tuna 'Steak Frites' mache salad, shoestring potatoes, haricot vert, red wine demi-glace, dijon" YUM! I actually poured some of the sauce from the mussels on the fried potato sticks/salad and *SMOOCH SMOOCH* EPIC-NESS. The tuna so moist and juicy - no words. The ONLY thing I didn't like was the celery in the salad, but that's just because I don't really like celery.
Dessert was Hazelnut Latte from "Thinking Cup." Always a good way to finish off a meal - especially if you are so full from a huge meal; at least for me it is the icing on the cake.
And of course, you can't skip Mike's Pastry if you're at North End. Cannoli Cannoli CANNOLI<3
When I was little, I remember being introduced to pistachios by my dad. It was one of his favorite snacks. He would take it out of the shells for me because I couldn't. HAHA. yes true story. It was absolutely delicious & then came pistachio ice cream... but that's another story.
Anyways not only are pistachios YUMMY, but they are also quite healthy!!
Skin care
Pistachios contains vitamin E which is essential for the integrity of cell membranes and gives you beautiful healthy skin.
Reduce blood pressure
self explanatory
Rich in Vitamins
E
Skin care! What girl doesn't love a beautiful healthy skin?
Increase cell membrane integrity
Great antioxidant!
protect from harmful oxygen free radicals
B6
Cholesterol
Decrease BAD cholesterol (LDL)
Increase GOOD cholesterol (HDL)
And these are only few of the many health benefits!
A funny story behind my experience with pistachios definitely showed the girly girl side of me. I was playing on the playground with my brother and I saw this girl with beautiful long nails. I was so intrigued and then she told me there were the fake nails that you put on with glue. The genius that I am thought I could use the pistachio shells as nails. I attempted to use Elmer's glue to put it on but obviously, it didn't work. My little dreams were crushed but not really.
