***Looking for the Superfood Salad you saw on KCCI this morning? Click here for the recipe!***
Howdy, and happy Friday! 
I was up at the b.c. of dawn this morning to cook on our local news station KCCI again. Steve Karlin and I whipped up a super healthy, super tasty, Superfood Salad!
Superfoods are foods that are so nutritious that they have positive impact on your health, like lowering cholesterol levels, and even helping to reduce the risk of some types of cancer. Here’s what I packed into my salad:
Quinoa: A complete protein which contains 8 essential amino acids. High in protein, fiber and gluten-free.
Pomegranate seeds: Pomegranate juice is extremely high in antioxidants. Three times higher than green tea and red wine!
Avocado: High in healthy fats that reduce bad cholesterol levels, and raise good cholesterol levels.
Black beans: Surprisingly high in antioxidants, and a great source of potassium and fiber.
Orange: High in vitamin C, which helps boost and support the immune system.
Red onion: High in antioxidants.
Cilantro: High in antioxidants, and also helps to reduce inflammation.
Corn: …sweet and looks pretty. 
The salad was drizzled with homemade Lemon Vinaigrette and topped with sauteed shrimp. I LOVE THIS RECIPE – the pom seeds really make it!
Here’s the video of the segment!
(Please excuse my semi-dullness – I think the combo of me not trying to spaz out, and the wretched head cold I’m currently suffering from led to a sleepy sounding IGE!)
At any rate, I hope you have an absolutely terrific weekend, and without further ado, here is another roundup of my weekly favorites!
Favorite must-have: Coconuts Becky Riding Boots. I got these bad boys right before Christmas (hello free shipping) and have basically been living in them ever since. They are so comf! 
Favorite indulgence: Monster Cookie Dough Dip. NEED THIS IN MY MOUTH!
Favorite DIY: Branch Photo Holder. I adore the rustic-romantic look of this.
Favorite view: Chicken Point Cabin in Northern Idaho. I don’t think I’d ever leave the house if I had a revolving wall that opened to a view like this!
Favorite bite: Buffalo Fries. Kind of like salt & vinegar fries, but better. Much, much better!
Favorite romantic getaway: Floating Dinner on Figi’s Turtle Island. Sigh. 
Favorite workout: Jillian Michaels’ Jump Start Workout. Do each of 16 exercises for a full minute before moving onto the next. I love quick-yet-effective workouts like this!
Favorite jewelry: Hue-Kissed Cameo Necklace. This necklace is a perfect length, and I love the color. So Spring.
Favorite inspiration. I have decided that my future dream home is a log cabin. Ben says they’re too hard to finance, but I say where there’s a will there’s a way!
Favorite tip: Photography Cheat Sheet. Even after shooting with my DSLR (I have a Nikon D3000) for 2+ years, I still sometimes can’t keep everything straight in my mind. Printing this baby out for the fridge.
Favorite weeknight meal: Cheeseburger Salad. From the Pioneer Woman. ‘Nuff said.
Favorite retreat: Round About Deck. I know it’s early, but I’m already itching for patio season!
Favorite inexpensive art: Eighteen25′s Printable Subway Art. I found these ultra-adorable printouts via my sister-in-law’s blog.
Favorite bite: Pesto & Cream Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes. These would be such a hit at a party or shower.
Favorite kitchen must-have: Ceramic Produce Cartons. Aren’t these the coolest?!
Favorite sweet treat: Snickerdoodle Blondies. I have blondies way too infrequently, me thinks. Thinking I should change that, starting with this recipe!
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TGIF, y’all!
Happy Friday, Kristin! I just saved the photography cheat sheet, I always need help!
Great segment Kristin! How fun!! Do you enjoy being on TV? Are people noticing you more about town?
Buffalo fries? YES!
I actually do – it’s a really fun and exciting atmosphere. I just need more practice!
I’ve seen Kristin a few times around Des Moines, but I’m always a little too “starstruck” to say hi. So…hello!
LOVE the log cabin idea too. And those porcelain produce containers are awesome.
Great food segment on TV!
I adore the wrap around deck but can’t imagine it being useful in South Dakota with rain, mosquito’s and other natural disasters! Now the revolving window looking out at that view would make me a hermit!! Love it!
I love your Friday Favorites!!!! Those buffalo fries look so tasty and that floating dinner, holy awesomeness!
Just watched your news segment, you are so cute. Definitely gotta make that salad!
Love love the post! But in regards to what you said about quinoa, “all 8 essential amino acids” there’s 9 essential amino acids
idk if there’s 8 in it or if you meant to say that it had all 9 haha.
I LOVE the boots…I do miss wearing cute boots. So hot here – I pretty much live in my flip flops!
The tomato things look fabulous. Next time I make some pesto, I am going to whip some of those up for sure!
xoxo from Trinidad
So funny… I just got the Coconuts Becky riding boots for my birthday this past Monday. I clearly agree that they are fantastic!
Your friday favorites are my favorite blog posts of the week! Love the snickerdoodle blondies (might make them tomorrow!) and the subway art is fabulous. Definitely want those boots too!
WOW! I want that wrap around deck today! Even though it’s 10 degrees outside…
SO COOL!
Great job on the news segment! Didn’t look tired or sick at all!
We built our Log home and didn’t have trouble financing (but that was 25 years ago…) We do have trouble insuring our house,not every company will insure a log home.
Hahaha, maybe that was it. I wasn’t listening, because it’s going to happen!!
Great picks! I’m going to have to save that photography cheat sheet for when I can finally get a nice DSLR! One day!
Great segment! congrats – you were super cute!!! I love how EVERYTHING in the salad had antioxidants — no getting sick this winter
I also am a fan of the Jillian Jump Start workout — but omg those pop ups kill me I cannot do them!!!
I have the same camera and have had it for a year and a half and I still have to look up how to switch the settings online every time! Your pictures inspire me… (and remind me that my problem is the operator, not the camera!)
I love snickerdoodle blondies. They are so easy to make too!
I have the Vday subway art on our mantle right now!
I sent that photography cheat sheet to my boyfriend (the photographer) telling him that I think it’s time for me to start learning how to shoot on a big girl camera. Now if I could only find a student-budget-friendly DSLR…
I saw the Jillian Michaels’ Jump Start Workout in SELF Magazine. I pulled it out and placed in my folder of “to do” workouts! Great job on the news today. I googled it when I got into work. I will be giving this a whirl, shrimp for me, chicken for my husby who is allergic to shellfish.
I bought those boots in the fall! I love, love, love them!
congrats on the video! totally not dull at all!!
thanks so much for the photography cheat sheet. I’ve had my camera for over two years as well and have still been known to use the auto setting. I’m a disgrace.
I’m not even sure where to start! Congrats on the segment.
That deck is insane. Jillian Michaels is the devil. And I am absolutely adding those fries to my snack board on pinterest. So fun. Have a great weekend. 
I’ve made those blondies-they’re to die for!
Congrats on your debut today! That salad looks incredible! I also need to be on that floating island in Fiji right now. Oh ya, I’ve been eyeing those glass produce containers from anthro. for quite some time now.
I love, love, love Friday Favorites. Don’t stop with them!
Those blondies look DELISH!!! But I gotta say, I’ve never understood how something can be called a snickerdoodle when there is no cream of tartar in it :/
Wow, great Friday Favorites! I pinned nearly all of them!
Great job on the news! Love the recipe. Just FYI- Chocolate Covered Katie has a cookie dough dip that is healthy… so you can eat it all you want!
Love that necklace!! And those produce containers – so cute!
I have to tell you how much I love your Friday Favorites posts – so fun! I missed you live this morning (I’m a WHO-TV girl), but the linked segment was awesome, and I can’t wait to try the salad! Thank you!
The Monster Cookie Dip looks awesome! I love getting Monster Cookie Blue Bunny ice cream. Have you had the monster cookies from Smokey Row?
No! I imagine they are giant, buttery and chewy. Mmmm…
Fab faves as always! Love the boots, dinner on a floating dock, and the deck…
P.S. BIG congrats on your TV segment! I would be a nervous wreck
Congradulations on the tv interview! I follow you faithfully great recipes and insights to Iowa life!
I live in a cabin we built from our timber in southern Iowa. Love it! such a warm and inviting nest to come home too. Wonderful now with the wood stove making me very cozy.
My husband sells log cabin kits he has bulit multiple cabins across Iowa.
Someday if interested in a viewing or just to check out.
Wolfcreekloghomes Terry Dudley
WAY TO GO on tv.
Another great job!
Love that Photography Cheat Sheet; I printed it right off, too!
I love your Friday Favorites!!! You always find the coolest things!!! I can’t watch the video of my phone, so I’ll have to view it later!
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