Dineen Coffee Co.

It's been far too long since I've last blogged, and it's time to get back on track. I was first distracted with exams, and then after that, I got stuck in a big rut with nothing to talk about - no new product reviews or anything of that matter.. I had done nothing but school; then I got a little bit lazy with it all to be honest, but I am no longer giving myself any excuses! Roughly two weeks ago, I went on a little trip to my dream city. It's nothing special, but it is my absolute favourite place to be; Toronto!

Dineen Coffee Co.

My love for coffee has grown so much in the past few years. I've tried quite a few different brands, and I think I found my most favourite place to be: Dineen Coffee Co. It's a cute little coffee shop on near Yonge and Queen and has the best atmosphere ever. Everything is homemade, they have the cutest little breakfast foods and treats and the most delicious freshly squeezed juices! My favourite would have to be the kale one. It was so refreshing and tasted delicious. I went there only twice because I discovered the place on the last two days that I was visiting the city. Both days I had the Vanilla Latte with almond milk, then I switched up the little treats I ate. I tried both the blueberry muffin and the Almond Croissant which were literally the best things ever. I've never had a croissant before, but it was so light and tasty and the muffin was amazing as well. Anyhow, here are a few photos that I took while I was there. I highly recommend this coffee shop if you're in the area, or are ever planning to visit the city!

Also, check out their website! It has such a cool vibe, and I guarantee you that it'll convince you to take a stroll down to the Financial District in Toronto!

The Atmosphere

Dineen Coffee Co. had the neatest atmosphere and really cool vibes. The music was great, the service was great, and even the other customers were friendly. I felt like it was my calling. Everything was perfect.

Dineen Coffee Co. from a different angle..

Surprisingly, there was a lot of seating and so many neat antique looking decorations!

The booths were my favourite, though!

The Coffee and Food

Both days that I went for a latte, I got heart designs, but they also do different ones like swans and leaves... 

 

And like I said, the food was out of this world!

Almond Croissant - I highly recommend this one!

The only photo that I got of the blueberry muffin. It was homemade and delicious!

This last one, I had a lovely breakfast with my parents.. Thought it would be cute to add this!

Me

DAY 1 - I honestly couldn't have been more excited to have found this place!
What I'm wearing:
Blazer - Bedo
Dress - H&M

DAY 2 - I admit to looking a little sleepy in this one.. We stayed out late this night before and this was the morning that we had to leave, sadly! (As you may see all of our luggage!)
What I'm wearing:
Coat - H&M
Tee - Forever 21
Trousers - RW&CO

Hope you enjoyed this post and are convinced on visiting this place soon!

Much love,
JessicaLynn

A Mini Health Haul

The other day, I was in the mood to go on a big health kick. So far so good! Instead of calling it a diet, I prefer to call it a lifestyle change. I'm willing to do what it takes to be healthy. I'm exercising way more often than usual, eating healthy and I even feel more energetic. Anyhow, I went to a store called the Nutrition House, in which they sell all kinds of different products for healthy living. They sell everything that you can't normally buy in a grocery store. The products that I bought for myself are pretty random. I went there specifically for two ingredients that I wanted to try in a smoothie. I came out with a couple more things than I expected and I'm tempted to go back!

So first of all, I got chlorella powder. It is a natural detoxification powder that binds all of the heavy metals and toxins in your body and gets rid of it! One of the neat things about it is that it doesn't get rid of anything that your body actually needs. It also originated in Japan (if that's of any interest). It's great to add into smoothies!

 Next up, I bought Wheat Grass Powder. I love adding this to smoothies as well because it doesn't really affect any flavouring of the drink! It's great to retain all of the enzymes that we loose in our food from cooking it. It has amazing benefits!

Now this is one of the products that I just HAD to buy. I've always heard such great things about hemp seeds. It's so versatile because you can literally mix it with anything you want! I love it for homemade granola bars! So tasty and so healthy for you! It's great for your digestive system, increased energy, and controlling blood sugars.

Last, but certainly not least, I decided to pick up some goji berries! These are great with anything. I normally eat them plain, with tea or in smoothies (can you tell I love smoothies??) but you can mix them with SO many other things! They are packed with Vitamin C (supposedly mores than oranges) and are a great antioxidant! I love the taste of them!

Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed this post. It's not something I normally do, but I enjoying sharing awesome health tips when I find them! Yay nutrition!

Much love,
JessicaLynn

M.I.A.

Well it's been quite a while since I've last appeared on this website. I miss it! School has been quite insane since I got back from reading week at uni. I thought I should give a little update on my plans for this blog. I'm hoping for it to include more beauty, more food crazes, and maybe even a fashion post for spring wear! I'm so excited for what's to come. School is already almost done and I can't wait to really go hardcore with this blogging bit and with my life.

I also have a question to ask you! Lately I've been into interior design have have been looking at doing a mini makeover with my room. Do any of you have a suggestion of good blogs to follow for interior design/ DIY projects?! It would be much appreciated.

Anyhow, I hope to be back soon!

Much love,
JessicaLynn

Happy Reading Week!

Do you hear that? No? Well that's what you call peace and quiet. Whether you are on a busy street reading blogs or in relaxing in your bed, I hope you feel some sort of peace within. At my university, it is FINALLY reading week. I have never experienced a reading week in February before. Or at all! I'm in my first year of uni, and after all of the stress I've had, it feels so great to treat myself for a bit. Unfortunately, I still have a part-time job to attend to, but it still feels nice to not have the stresses of schoolwork (which can sometimes get a little bit overwhelming).

As I have absolutely no plans for the rest of the week, so I've decided to do a bit of reading.. A few weeks ago, I began to read The Fault in Our Stars. And at that moment, I asked myself, what have I been doing with my life the whole time it's been released?!?!?! I probably made it halfway through the book in a matter of two days. Then homework and exams took over my life. Now, I've decided to re-read the book from the beginning, and enjoy a little adventure away from reality. This will probably only take me a few days to be honest. It's really addictive.

Buy this awesome book at your local bookstore! It's worth it!

So what should I do with the rest of the week? Well I have been thinking of moving to a little bit of a larger city.. Thinking of it... a lot... I've always wanted to move to a bigger city, and I think I may have found the one. In this case, I would also have to do a bit of research on transferring. Sometimes, I feel embarrassed of admitting that I want to transfer universities. I feel almost like a quitter. So instead, being the optimistic person I am, I tell myself that I'm just ready to grow up even more than I already have. To be honest, I almost moved away for school last year, but I most likely felt unready. Not that university is terrible right now, but I feel more ready than I have ever felt to make this big change.

So enough about me and my thoughts. It feels good to get that off my chest, but now I want to really to some more research on my possibilities of my upcoming year!

Much love,

JessicaLynn

Clean Egg Muffins

Inspired by the beautiful Cassey Ho from blogilates, I decided to make a version similar to her Clean Egg Muffins. Of course I didn't have the exact ingredients, and the amount of servings that the recipe made was a little bit too large for me so I went with the flow and created this delicious dish! A lot of the ingredients are almost the same, but I made them with what I had! It's great for breakfast, lunch or dinner depending when you feel like eating them!

This recipe makes roughly 9-12 egg muffins, it just depends on how much egg you put in each muffin tin! I prefer less egg to make more egg muffins and to add more flavour of all of the natural ingredients!


Ingredients:

2 roma tomatoes
1 scallion
1/2 green (or red) bell pepper
4 whole eggs, 3 egg whites
dried basil leaves (enough to sprinkle a small amount over each egg muffin)

Preheat the oven to 375F.

Firstly, cut all of your veggies and get egg-crackin!

The very first thing that you should do is to spray the pan with PAM. I STRONGLY encourage being generous with the spray, otherwise it's a pain to clean afterwards. You can also insert muffin tins into the pan and then give it a spray with the PAM. Either way will work! Then fill each muffin tin with the eggs and egg whites. Make sure the eggs have been mixed well.

 

Next, add all of your veggies. Simple as that. There is no specific order to do them, but for some reason, I prefer to add the basil last in order to give it some extra colour to the dish.

Place it in the oven for 20-30 mins, and voilà!

These egg muffins are absolutely delicious and filled with flavour. When serving, I also like to dab a bit of salsa on top. That way you can taste the extra spice to it!

I much prefer it served warm, but you can really eat it in whatever way you want! I love the fact that they are SO fast and easy to make! Hope you give them a try and feel free to let me know how it goes!

Much love,
JessicaLynn