So… Today I decided to make myself some pasta for lunch. Notsile had discovered the pasta sauce early on in the program, and after trying a bite of her pasta I was hooked. For this meal you will need the following: 1 bottle of pasta sauce (I used Lloyd Grossman Al Forno – tomato and parmesan with pancetta) Mature Cheddar cheese (I use 1.5 to 2 … Continue reading DIY: Pasta Lunch
So… Today was fun, tiring but fun. We started off with a visit to Hampton Court Palace (read here), which was beautiful and interesting both from a historical and architectural perspective. I was pretty tired but the girls and I really wanted Filipino food, so I brought Cassia, Julia, Sarah, and Notsile to Lutong Pinoy, a restaurant I had tried the day before (read here). The restaurant thankfully … Continue reading Filipino Night with the Girls
So… Today I was able to meet and hang out with Gaby. After deciding to be tourists for the day, we visited the Portobello Market (read here), Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park (read here), and the Natural History Museum (read here). After enjoying the sunny weather, I headed back home to join the ACM girls for dinner. I had a bit of trouble with the tube – … Continue reading Pizza and Company
So… Today the group had dinner together at The Prince Alfred, a pub located at 112 Queensway, London. You can find the menu here: I believe we were 24 people, so we were sent upstairs and split up into several tables (there was just not enough space for all of us to sit at one table). On the way upstairs we passed by an actual fireplace … Continue reading Dinner at The Prince Alfred
So… Today my family and I had a week-late lunch celebration for my brother Manolo’s birthday. We went to the Last Chukker, an Italian restaurant located in Manila Polo Club. The Last Chukker uses a wood-fired brick oven to bake their pizza (and other starchy delights such as their sliced bread), and since I was feeling pretty chilly I made sure to sit with my back … Continue reading Lunch at the Last Chukker
So… Tonight my family and I had dinner at Masseto, a continental ‘fine-dining’ restaurant located within Salcedo Village. My parents decided to reserve a table at 7pm – an early dinner in the Philippines, as most people tend to have dinner out at around 8pm. Upon arriving, we decided to sit in one of the booths to avoid the air-conditioning draft. Before ordering anything, my … Continue reading Dinner at Masseto
So… This Christmas 2013 was amazing, as usual. Christmas dinner was at my house this year so I watched my mom prepare the appetizer dips (read the full recipes here and here). My relatives started to arrive at around 7pm, and after a lively rendition of “Little Drummer Boy”, we sat down to eat. Tonight’s dinner menu… Appetizers: ~ Artichoke dip ~ Ham & Cheese … Continue reading Christmas 2013 with the Estellas
So… This will be the start of the DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Cooking Recipes series starring the recipes of my mom, Lisa Estella. They will either be her own original recipes, or recipes she found in cookbooks, online, etc. that she then tweaked and edited. The first in the series will be her special DIY Artichoke Dip. The dip requires the following ingredients: As well as the following for … Continue reading DIY: Artichoke Dip
So… Fourth block was particularly challenging for me since I had never taken an Economics class before. On the first day of class my professor, Judy Laux, handed us our syllabus for the block. We found out that we had class everyday from 9:15-12noon (with several class days starting at 9am sharp), and mandatory afternoon labs from 1pm to whatever time we finished our problem … Continue reading Principles of Financial Accounting
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