the surprise party last saturday was great. the italian food we cooked & baked were endlessly praised (i'm so happy everyone liked it). ofcourse, after the food comes the cake (we had mango cake, tiramisu & chocolate cake - these were pre-ordered) and then the booze. some of them got really drunk, while kristina and i remained
the next morning, all 3 bathrooms smelled like shit. it was pukefest by the end of the night. i tried not to throw up but it was gross. eeeeeyugh!
sunday was chill. there wasn't that much to clean up cuz we did half of the work when the people started to leave. i did have fun tweaking the left-overs. i made an italian sub out of the breaded chicken i made for the parmigiana. i fried up the rest of the chicken, then buttered the baguettes with the left over garlic butter i made and sprinkled it with mozeralla to toast. then, i added some olives and marinara sauce i made. perfecto!
haha. i don't know where the sudden love for gourmet cooking came from or how it started. i guess, i always had it in me. growing up, i saw how my mom loved to cook and we would always watch yan can cook together. suddenly, i'm all grown up and i discover food network. i think, art really is my passion.
speaking of cooking, i finally bought the cast iron griddle i've been wanting to buy in jc penney. hell yeah, i'm happy. it was on sale, so, i didn't even think about going back next week.
anyways, today was pretty interesting. i got 2 things for free. first, emily (my co-worker), surprised me with a book (you are not your own) for me to borrow. i previously borrowed a book (university of destruction) from her that i liked so much; i guess, she's just glad that we both like christian books. but, nonetheless, that made my day. and then, i happen to drop by mel's coffee (where mrs. fields orders milk) to pick up our milk order. and what does the sweet old lady do? she gives me a free mocha frappe. is that not the awesomest thing ever??
prior to that, i was planning to go chill at my favorite barnse and noble and have some blended mocha frappe while i read something. and i had the 2 things i had in mind freaken for free.
i ended up buying some books anyway cuz i couldn't think of anything else to buy my brother for his graduation. i bought him his own copy of university of destruction. he will so need it! i want to buy it for all the newly h.s. graduates or anyone in college.
i got that, plus 2 cook books i picked up from the bargain section.
- SUSHI classic collection of Japanese-style recipes
- EGG from benedict to brûlée
yes, yes. happy, indeed. my next purchase, which i hope isn't too expensive, is a torch (for caramelizing desserts and stuff). and this apron from anthropologie. i don't know if it's taking it too far or i'm far too obsessing about this but i want to be good. i want my own coffee shop one day, one that i could proudly say i run and make anything that's good in it. *sigh*
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hold on.. manilyn? right? i thought it was a total stranger passing by. haha. i only realized it was you when i read this comment.
ps. i'm up for watching a tagalog chick flick. i haven't seen one in a long time! the last tagalog movie i saw was shake rattle and roll. and it sucked! ahahaha. but yeah.. lemme see if the video place we rent at has that. btw, i had to ask my brother (darell) who richard gutierrez is. man. i'm so behind.
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