potência da menina

i recently was featured
on Adrianne Ho's 
empowering website
SWEAT THE STYLE.

we spoke of working out,
eating healthy,
and working out so i can eat unhealthy...
i mean, 
any girl who says they don't want
to stay skinny while consuming
a bag of kettle chips
and a hot dog
is
a liar.

read the full story here



"potência da menina"
portuguese
"girl power"

cremoso

creamy.
delicious.
put it in my mouth.
reel your mind back in,
i'm talking food...
again.
i like my salads
delicious
but my conscience 
knows it has to be
healthy.

my avocado goddess dressing
ends
the
game.


the avocado goddess
1/2 of one ripe avocado
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs apple cider vinegar
1 tbs rosemary balsamic vinegar
2 tbs chopped parsley
pepper and salt to taste

smash your avocado as you would for guacamole, add olive oil and avo to a mixing bowl. smash and stir the two until well combined, add both vinegars and parsley and continue mixing until smooth consistency is reached. i personally love the way this tastes on beets and cucumbers with a little chopped raw red onion. throw a little spinach and arugula in the bowl to make a full salad, coat that bitch in this creamy goddess and prepare to have your taste buds turnt up.

i have no desire
to eat
unless it tastes
like heaven.
trust.


"cremoso"
portuguese
"creamy"

individu

to say that i am lucky
would be a colossal understatement.
i got scouted
to be a model
walking a farmer's market,
pushing my mom in a wheelchair,
when i was 13 years old.
sure,
the fashion and entertainment world
can be harsh,
unforgiving,
and judgemental,
but people dream of having the opportunities
that i am blessed to be given.
i dreamed and worked so hard for this..
pushed through so much hardship.
every now and then,
i forget that.
the monotony of any job
can make you lose sight of why
you loved it in the first place.
faking a smile,
trying to be everyone's image of perfection,
not having that burger so i can fit in those jeans;
it can make a person lose 
their sense of
self.
but after 12 years
of "yes's and no's" 
and moments of being flat broke,
couch surfing while being practically homeless,
and opposing moments of seeing myself
on tv and billboards
(and crying out of pure happiness),
being that person,
being who i truly am,
is why the success and failure hasn't
ruined me.
i was the little girl
with the mustache
and unibrow.
my parents weren't rich.
i didn't have a million friends,
i was in show choirs,
sang songs in latin.
girls were mean.
kids were mean.
i came home crying once a week.
i wasn't "cool".




that's who i am.
that's why i can't forget
where i came from
or how fortunate i am
to be here, where i am, in this moment.




"individu"
french
"self"


zondig

i'm all for 
making food that
impresses people.
this breakfast/dessert is
quite the impresser
2 ingredient crepes.
yeah.
i said 2.
simple shit.


naners and eggs.


impressively healthy crepes
(makes 5 crepes)
1 banana
2 eggs

throw all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. no lumps here. preheat a nonstick pan on medium low heat. melt either butter or oil to coat the bottom of the pan. pour in 1/5 of the banana mixture, swishing your pan in circular motions to evenly cover the pan in crepey goodness. leave batter to brown for about 2-3 minutes or until bubbles start to form and your crepe appears to not be wet anymore, carefully flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes. remove from pan. you can eat them just like this or do as i do and roll them up with a little crunchy peanut butter or even some nutella and strawberries to enhance the sinful experience.


forgive yourself for indulging
because you deserve
a trip to yumville 
every now and then.
"zondig"
dutch
"sinful"

esforço

stress.
that little invisible
bastard
that comes from a good place
but seeps into 
every inch of your life
and makes every sky 
look cloudy and grey.

it always starts
as a simple worry
about that thing that's
really important to you.
that project you want to blow out of the water,
that number you're trying to reach,
that dream you've got and won't let go of.
stress makes me eat.
correction,
stress enhances my ability to eat
everything in sight.
especially when i'm stressed about
losing weight.
yep.
but i recently was on a flight
to new york city
to see my agency
and hit a couple auditions
and i found this video.

this woman explains
how stress
is your body's way
of preparing for the task at hand.
that if you push through your worries,
your stress can create a spike in your
ability to feel confident while
accomplishing all things.
she's rad.
you should watch this.
and stop stressing about stressing.
it only kills you
if you believe it's going to kill you.


"esforço"
portuguese
"stress"

sinueux

more talented friends
with moments to spare
on quick little shoots
"we whisper things in the night
that melt our bodies together
your hand on the curve of my spine
i could lay here in it forever."


shot by joseph tran
undies by victorias secret


"sinueux"
french
"curvy"

squisito

i worked out today,
straight through
an entire hour of boxing
without craving food.
okay, that's a lie.
the entire time,
i was thinking about 
pizza.

so
i
made
pizza.

oh and what a delicious pizza this was.

i'm sure my trainer would really appreciate
the amount of effort i put in to try and make this thing
as healthy as a personal pizza
possibly can be.

vegetarian garden burger, asparagus & rosemary lavash pizza
1 piece of lavash bread
2 tsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. marinara
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella
2 tbsp. feta
1 garden burger patty
2 stalks asparagus
1/4 sprig of fresh rosemary (chopped)

set your oven to broil. brush olive oil on both sides of your lavash, place on a baking sheet lined with foil and pop into your oven. leave lavash in oven for 2 minutes, flip, and set in oven for another 2-3 minutes (until golden brown and crispy). while lavash is in the oven, cook your veggie burger in a non-stick pan on medium high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. slice your asparagus into little rounds, chop your rosemary as fine as you desire, and cut your patty into bite size pieces. pull the lavash out of the oven, and drop the heat for 450. spread the sauce evenly over your crispy crust. sprinkle it with 1/2 the mozzarella. drop on your chopped burger patty, asparagus, and the rest of your mozzarella. add the rosemary and feta to top. toss this delicious masterpiece back into the oven for another 5-8 minutes, until cheese melts and starts to bubble. now, shovel this bad boy in your mouth and praise the lord because this thing is a gift from god.

get yourself on this trip to yumtown, usa.
what could taste better than fresh rosemary? crispy pizza topped with the fresh rosemary, that's what.

i mean, clearly i love me 
some gardenburgers.
i'm not a vegetarian,
in fact, i love meat.
but with three kinds of mushrooms,
brown rice, rolled oats,
and an array of seasoning
i can't deny their deliciousness.



"squisito"
italian
"yummy"