Sandy's Station

London Adventures | Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:35:00 +0000

Hi Everyone! Check out Part 2 of my trip to London!! Hope you like the video :) Sandra xx

London Adventures 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 06:57:00 +0000

Earlier this year I went on a holiday to London, England for a few days... it was my first trip to London and I loved it! I'm excited to share with all of you this video I put together of some of the places I visited during my first day in London. Parts 2 & 3 of my London adventure will follow soon!

I'm also looking forward to creating a similar video of my trip to Prague, so stay tuned for that! :D

Hope you enjoy it!

Recipe | Baked Salmon with Avocado, Grapefruit & Tomato Salad

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 22:30:00 +0000

"Asian Fusion" Pasta recipe coming soon PLUS 2 new choreographies!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:05:00 +0000

Two new choreographies and a recipe video coming your way soon!

Another choreography coming your way soon!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:00:00 +0000

New Zumba warm-up coming soon!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:28:00 +0000

New Zumba warm-up coming soon on my youtube channel to Omi's Cheerleader!! Please check it out and subscribe! Thank you :)

Licensed Zumba Instructor !

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 16:03:00 +0000

Hi everyone!! I'd like to share some news I'm very excited about! This week I became an officially licensed Zumba Instructor!! Yay!

I haven't started teaching any classes yet, and it will take another week or so for my ZIN (Zumba Instructor Network) membership to be active so I'm still in the planning stages right now :) I have created a youtube channel here where I will be sharing some original choreographies, and videos on other topics I'm interested in (like food, nutrition, and cooking)!

Yesterday I created and filmed a choreography to Ricky Martin's song "La Mordidita" which is on the new channel... check it out here ! Hope you like it, and feel free to leave a comment, subscribe, and let me know what you think :)

A group shot after the training - we are all licensed instructors now! :D

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:21:00 +0000

Just a few pictures from our Thanksgiving lunch! I tried a new recipe for bacon wrapped Turkey with a special adobo seasoning mix (and made a few changes to the recipe myself too). Everything came out really tasty, and I think we're going to be full for the next week and a half lol

Sweet Potato Balls stuffed with Marshmallows!

Roasted Vegetables

Bacon wrapped Turkey (roasted over the vegetables)

Mixed herb salad with Pesto/Ginger/Lemon dressing

A full thanksgiving plate! Yum!

Pumpkin spiced cupcakes for dessert!! (We also had a pumkin pie)

Bruno Mars Concert in Toronto

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:31:00 +0000

Bruno Mars' Moonshine Jungle Tour was amaazing!

Chocolate Cupcakes

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 20:46:00 +0000

Sugar-free Home-style Banana Bread

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 03:17:00 +0000

Since I've been trying to eat healthier and cutting out artificial sugar and processed food from my diet, I've been searching for easy healthy recipes to make at home. This recipe makes a great loaf of banana bread with no added sugar at all! Of course, this means that the bread is not very sweet, but it is still delicious and moist ( I don't like that word! lol)

I found the recipe randomly by googling and coming across this website: http://www.cooks.com

Ingredients:

3/4 c. mashed bananas

1/3 c. vegetable oil

2 lg. eggs

1/2 c. water

1 tsp. vanilla

2 c. flour

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 c. chopped nuts (I used a combination of slivered almonds and crushed hazelnuts; to make it even more delicious, you could lightly roast the nuts in a dry pan/skillet until they get a light golden colour)

1. Preheat oven to 325°F

2. Beat together mashed banana, oil, eggs and water until creamy.

3. Add vanilla, flour, baking soda, baking powder and spices. Beat well.

4. Stir in nuts.

5. Spoon batter into oiled and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. Spread batter evenly.
6. Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack before slicing.

Getting back to blogging soon

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 21:10:00 +0000

A walk through Yorkville

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 25 May 2013 15:25:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, the weather finally warmed up in Toronto, and the sun came out! So, we decided to go for a long walk through a really nice area of the city and the university campus too.... I love looking at the old buildings! We also stopped at a little cafe/european grocery store for a coffee and snack :)

Baked Churros with Nutella dipping sauce

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:06:00 +0000

I made homemade churros today! Churros are spanish doughnut-like pastries, and are traditionally fried and made by street vendors as fast food snacks, or served for breakfast in cafes... but since fried food doesn't agree with me, I baked them, coated them with cinammon sugar and served them with Nutella sauce in my new French Fry diner-style stand.

They were delicious, and I definitely had too many of them! The texture was perfect too, crunch on the outside and soft in the middle, but I think I would make them thinner next time cos I prefer them to be a little more crunchy.

The Best Greek Restaurant in Dubai....

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:43:00 +0000

... goes to Elia (in my opinion)!! I had the best greek food here - everything was made fresh and you'll find traditional dishes as well as dishes that have been modernized. While I was in Dubai, I visited the restaurant twice; the first time we ordered their dolmades (cabbage rolls), and a spinach salad for starters and for the main course I took the Leg of Lamb (Stifado style) with onions and grated potato.

Then for dessert we ordered their (HUGE) plate of Loukoumades (small doughnut-like balls covered in honey and walnuts) - this was amazing and my favourite part of the meal! Unfortunately, I didn't take a photo myself because the loukoumades were attacked and disappeared very quickly :S Here is a photo from the web (our portion was bigger than the one in the photo!):

This photo of Elia is courtesy of TripAdvisor

The second time, I ordered the same starters, a tomato salad for my main, and their chocolate fondant dessert... great quality food again!

This photo of Elia is courtesy of TripAdvisor

For more photos, check out this page (make sure to scroll through the photo gallery on the right): http://dubaimajestic.com/dubai_press_EN/93/Elia%E2%80%99s_Greek_signature_dishes_impress_at_Taste_of_Dubai_2009..htm

You can find Elia Restaurant in the Majestic Hotel; they are only open for dinner. You can find more information on their facebook page as well - https://www.facebook.com/EliaDubai?fref=ts

Creekside Park

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:25:00 +0000

The lovely view from Creekside Park ...

I Love Dubai

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:52:00 +0000

Oatmeal Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:56:00 +0000

This is an oatmeal recipe I often make for breakfast; it's delicious and filling! I top it with bananas, cinnamon, blueberries, honey and walnuts... I usually add the blueberries raw, but this time I decided to make it more exciting and cook down the blueberries with the honey into a sauce.

Ingredients:

- 1/4 cup Bob Red Mill's Scottish Oatmeal
- 1/4 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup water
- Drizzle of Honey
- 1/2 Banana
- 1 chopped Walnut
- Handful of Blueberries
- Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of Salt

1. Bring water and milk to a boil
2. Add oatmeal, stir, cover and lower heat to a simmer (stir every few minutes)
3. In another sauce pan, bring honey and blueberries to a simmer, cover and let sit for a few minutes
4. Remove oatmeal from heat just before desired consistency; add vanilla extract, cover and let rest for a few minutes
5. Pour oatmeal in bowl, top with reduced blueberry sauce, chopped banana, chopped walnuts and cinnamon.
6. Enjoy with a warm drink!

Scenes from around Dubai

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:20:00 +0000

I thought I would share a few pictures I have taken in Dubai... as you can see, the view changes drastically from one place to another! In one picture you see the desert, then in another it looks like a futuristic city! Hope you like them :)

Flamenco Nights

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:01:00 +0000

I went to see an amazing flamenco performance in Dubai's Park Hyatt Hotel before Christmas (my mum surprised us with tickets as a christmas gift!), and I'd like to share with you this video we took of part of the performance! Hope you enjoy!

Here is their website, if you'd like to find out more about the dinner and show: http://www.alandalusevents.com/#home

Pic of the Day

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:03:00 +0000

Breakfast in Bed!

It's finally here!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:25:00 +0000

It's my favourite time of year again - December!!! I love this time because I get to spend Christmas with my family! As always, everyone is extremely busy during the few weeks leading up to Christmas - I have my final exam of the semester soon, and I need to organize and pack everything at the same time since I'm leaving for Dubai the day after (which, of course, means that I can't concentrate on my studies properly since I'm so excited and always thinking about my upcoming holiday!).

I will soon post a picture of my traveling outfit and my new carry-on bag that I bought recently; I decided to buy a roll-away one since I'm tired of carrying a heavy purse through the airports every year... this will be much better for my back, I'm sure!

Finally, this post wouldn't be complete without me mentioning FOOD in one way or another! Recently I brought home some dinner from the italian restaurant "Mercatto" for my sister and I ... we shared their Zucca pizza, goats cheese and mushroom ravioli, and papardelle bolognese and we made some homemade salad on the side. Everything was so delicious, especially the pizza which had butternut squash, spinach, fontina cheese, and walnuts so I had to recreate it a couple of days later (and it turned out pretty well)!

P.S. Sorry for the blurry picture, it was taken on my phone

Zumba music video

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:58:00 +0000

Just wanted to share a cool Zumba music video!

Thanksgiving Lunch

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:32:00 +0000

Pics of the week

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:57:00 +0000