Sooooooo, with that said I introduce you to …

YAYAYAY!! I’m super excited about our new site and I can’t wait for you pay us a visit.  You’ll still get all the fun fashion, fitness and yummy foodie recipes  I’m obsessed with. Only now you will also get to see my work as a stylist, my closet make overs, music videos with Greg Machado & shoots with plus model rockstar Veronica Tejado. 

To celebrate 3 years of doing business we are remodeling and bringing together skinny minority.com and the blog all on one site. Plus we’re introducing our new fashion concierge services! Want a sneak peek, visit us at http://styleseat.com/skinnyminority. And for your daily Skinny Minority Fashion Fix follow us on Instagram @skinnyminority or via Twitter @SkinnyMinority.

Miss you much!

Shoes

London Fashion Week

Desquared 2

Burberry Props

Twenty-eight Twelve By Sienna Miller

Kate Spade @#NYFW

I have a small confession to make…I’m penning this today having just eaten a cupcake for breakfast (it was post-Valentine’s, when romantic overtures consisted of a spam email with the subject line ‘be my Valentine’), after a week that has included fish and chips, pasta and pancakes and absolutely no gym trips.
This week’s indiscretions aside, working out is an important part of my routine and if I go too long without doing so, I am usually left itching for activity and feeling increasingly guilty about the lack thereof.
I wasn’t always such an exercise addict though (‘get off your ̶  *neatly revises* ̶  ‘behind’ and do some exercise’ being a popular refrain often shot at me by my father when growing up; my rejoinder: I will go to the gym when I’ve lost weight and can stand the mirrors,’ a catch 22) so I’m well aware of the number of minefields that can be faced before even getting changed when it comes to haul assing to the gym.
But the potential troubles don’t end there; finding figure flattering gym clothes in itself can be enough to render full blown depression Not only do you want to avoid being caught with an unflattering roll or two, but there’s the dreaded “chub rub” (clothes riding up and cutting in to you). Worrying about all that will surely blow your confidence and make hitting the treadmill even less appealing. Trust me when I say I’ve had my fair share of sartorial set backs:

• bra popping off mid aerobics session
• shorts falling down mid star jump,
• skirt unbuttoning unbeknownst to me during a post football goal celebration, leaving me with jumper over head and knickers on show.

But never fear, for there are options out there that will make getting there that much easier. Finding the right workout kit will leave you looking fabulous and more than ready to face up to those dreaded gym mirrors. There are 5 things every curvy girl needs to be Fabulous, Fancy & Fit!

Every Girls Outfit Should Start With A Great Bra

Bra By Panache, Ranges to 40H $68

Under Armor Cold Gear Leggings

Under Armor,  S-XXL, $49

Skinny Minority Curvy Girl Workout Apparel

Skinny Minority Curvy Girl Workout Tank, $20 Coming Back This Spring

Color; You Feel Better When You Wear Color

SimplyBe Migi Fit Track Jacket, 6-26, $77

CONFIDENCE

I love My Legs and Hips and Waist! What Do You Love About You?

Heres Our List Of Places To Shop In-store & Online

• Bare Necessites
• Old Navy
• Under Amour
• Simply Be
• Curves Play
• Lane Bryant

What to see who the Skinny Minority Girls workout? Check out our Fitness Must Haves and Follow us via Instagram @SkinnyMinority. 

About The Author| Amy Lavelle is a journalist from UK fashion comparison site Style in View. She’s contributed to a number of publications including Spindle magazine – follow her on Twitter @LaVelleActually for more fashion insights.

Broth & Bok Choy

I love a good stir fry. They are quick, tasty dishes that are easy ways to incorporate lots of veggies. But it can be greasy; and if your not heavy handed with the oil it can be lighter in calories. I found this recipe in Cooking Lite Magazine and of course after reading thru the ingredients I found ways to make it healthier. 

A main ingredient for the dish and any stir fry is oil, this recipe calls for canola oil. I swapped Canola for Grapeseed Oil and Avocado Oil.

Avocado oil is an edible oil pressed from the fruit of the Persea americana (avocado). As a food oil, it is used as an ingredient in other dishes, and as a cooking oil. It has an unusually high smoke point, both unrefined and especially when refined. The smoke point of the unrefined form is 400°F and the refined form can reach 520°F (271°C). 

Grape seed oil has a moderately high smoke point of approximately 216 °C (421 °F). As a result, it is better suited than several other cooking oils for high temperature cooking and can be safely used to cook at moderate temperatures during stir-frying, sautéing, or deep-frying. Due to its clean, light taste, and high polyunsaturated fat content, it may be used as an ingredient in salad dressings and mayonnaise and as a base for oil infusions of garlic, rosemary, or other herbs or spices.

I used a wok to cook my stir fry but you can use a sauce pan/skillet. I choose a wok because the circular shape of the pan allows for quicker cooking time. I also choose to add other veggies, like bell peppers and mushrooms; feel free to add as many vegetables as you want.    

Heres what you will need| 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 3 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch, divided, 3 large green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces, 3 garlic cloves, sliced, 1 tablespoon julienne-cut ginger, 4 small baby bok choy, quartered lengthwise,  large carrots, peeled and julienne-cut, 1 cup snow peas, trimmed, 2 tablespoons Shaoxing (Chinese rice wine) or dry sherry, 1/4 cup organic vegetable broth, 2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce, 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil

First we start by cleaning the shrimp. I would suggest to leave them whole for taste and presentation. In a bowl combine shrimp, black pepper and cornstarch. Toss to coat.

Red Shrimp

Heat wok or pan over high heat. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of grapeseed oil. Add shrimp to pan; stir fry for about 8 minutes, turing 2-3 times. Remove shrimp from pan and place in a bowl on the side. Now add onions, peppers and garlic to the pan. Here the recipe calls for ginger. I don’t like ginger and so I’m skipping it. Cook for 1-2 minutes then remove from pan and add to shrimp.

I added baby brocolli to my veggie list

Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons avocado oil to pan and coat. Add bok choy and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add carrots and cook for 3 minutes, and now add any other veggies you may have, including snow peas and cooking for another minute. Add  chinese rice wine (or dry wine/sherry) and stir constantly for 30seconds. 

Broth & Bok Choy

Combine remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons of cornstarch, veggie broth, soy sauce (just find a packet from take out in your home), hoisin sauce and dark sesame oil in a bowl and whisk lightly. Add broth to veggie pan and cook until slightly thickened or 1-2 minutes.

Dinner Time

FYI I use Gyoza Dipping Sauce by Trader Joes instead of hoisin sauce, sue me. Use a sub/ swap of your choice if you want too as well. Cooking Light Mag always gives you the calorie info which I love, this dish (serves 4) without shrimp is 233 calories with canola oil and with the shrimp add 90 calories (or 6 shrimp/serving) is 323 Calories! Not Bad! Add brown rice, hemp hearts, quinoa, or jasmine rice if your heart desires and dinner or lunch is served. 

For more of what I’m eating follow me on Instagram @SkinnyMinority! To see more of how this dish was made go to my recipes.com. 

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY LOVERS! For those of you who don’t know from 2011-2012 I was the cohost of the online radio fashion and pop culture segment, The Fashion Fix. Well the fix lives on thru a new show called The Word, where I and my two amigos @JayUrbanRadio & Stephen Blue Rain will go toe to toe as we chat, debate and agree to disagree about all things fashion. Wanna hear the dirt and get the dish? Click below to hear the teaser …

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For more of The Word check out Jason via Twitter @JayUrbanRadio