LUNCH, MOVIES & COOKIES

Semester is coming to a close now AKA busybusybusy!

Still, everyone should make some time for friends and relaxing.

Plus, the weather was gorgeous

 

S & I planned to meet up with a friend we haven't seen for awhile for lunch.

What's for lunch? Sushi! yum ♡♡♡

I've been craving it for awhile now, its been so long!

 

Waiting for our fooooood.

Empty around 2:30 on a Saturday afternoon.

yum.

Looking at this picture makes me crave some more

Planned on studying afterwards

...but ended up at the movies somehow.

Watched 21 Jump Street, the comedy with the cops who disguise themselves as high school students in order to find and bust the person handing out a new type of drug.

Pretty funny, I would recommend it to friends who want a light comedy with an easy to follow plot

Said our goodbyes and then S & I went to pick up some groceries before heading back.

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Thanks to my brother, I recently tried those San Pellegrino sodas and fell in love.

It's funny because, my brother hates San Pellegrino. Or at least the sparkling water.

He went to a restaurant once, and they had a bottle just sitting at his table. Him and his friend thought it was free with the meal, so they tried it out and thought it was disgustingly vile.

.....then later they were charged $12 for the bottle.

 He was so mad he raged about it for a few days and then cringed every time he saw or heard the name 'San Pellegrino'.

Funny how he's the reason why I'm now addicted to this.

Saw the blood orange flavor and had to try it.

It was sweeter than the other flavors I tried, but still not as sweet as most sodas imo.

Grapefruit is my favie though, perfectly tart but with a tiny bit of sweetness so that its not a cringingly sour flavor. Just a good balance I think.

Then probably blood orange/regular orange are tied, leaving lemon at last place.

I have yet to try the chinotto, bitter orange, and mandarin flavors though.

They should make a pink grapefruit, omg  ♥

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This was the first year I've ever tried Thin Mints, thanks to S.

Man... these are freaking good and I've been missing out on a good thing for over 2 decades.

Drake - Take Care (feat. Rihanna)

GARLIC SOY CHICKEN

I was sitting around in class today and was particularly bored in my virology night class. S text-ed me saying he was hungry, so I started thinking of what to make for dinner. We had chicken that needed to be used... and voila! Kind of made up recipe, but I'm sure I'm not the first to have made this kind of dish. Nevertheless, my garlic soy chicken.

Making the marinade for my chicken.
Pretty much a soy sauce/garlic/sesame oil base.
Skinless chicken thighs.

Ready for the oven!
Thought we should have some greens with our meal.



S & I are on this beer kick.
We like to try different of craft beer every week, usually with dinner.
Today it was Firestone.
We had this bad boy in the fridge for awhile, saving it until S had his camera back.



S opening the beer (:



Beer for two!
This one was a bit weird though, it wasn't like traditional beers. This was actually "barley wine" ...whatever that is! I didn't really like it. To me, it smelled like stale cork and alcohol. And the taste of it was some weird in-between of beer and wine. First of all, the alcohol kicks you in the face when you first take a sip. Then has this hint of wine-ish flavor which mellows out into a beer taste. To say it plain and simple, it tasted like carbonated weird wine! I'm not a fan. Also the alcohol taste/smell was so strong and over-powering it. I would give this a 1.5/5.. not likely that I would want to drink this again. S liked it enough to give it a 3.5~4/5 though. Maybe it's just not my thing!

Needless to say, I didn't drink my glass of that Firestone.
I tried to stomach it, but it wasn't working out too well.
I poured it back into the glass and told S to take it home and enjoy.




Instead, I tried out this beer.
Another one we bought this week.
Banana bread beer!
It really smelt like bananas!!! Yummy.
The smell reminded me of...



Banana milk!!

It tasted a bit like it too. The beer was very light.
It was a fun beer to try, but not something I'd probably get again.








Served it with some sticky rice.
Dinner is served.

I have to say, S & I enjoyed this very much -- will def make again.

Bach - Cello Suite No. 3 Prelude

FIRST POST

First post to the blog.
Going to keep it simple with this survey I found on the web.

100 foods to eat before you die

"They" say most people have tried about 20 things. How many have you tried?

For me: Bolded is a yes.

1. Abalone

2. Absinthe

3. Alligator

4. Baba Ghanoush

5. Bagel and lox

6. Baklava

7. Barbecue ribs

8. Bellini

9. Bird’s Nest Soup

10. Biscuits and gravy

11. Black Pudding

12. Black Truffle

13. Borscht

14. Calamari

15. Carp

16. Caviar

17. Cheese fondue

18. Chicken and waffles

19. Chicken Tikka Masala

20. Chile Relleno

21. Chitterlings/Chitlins

22. Churros

23. Clam Chowder

24. Cognac

25. Crabcake

26. Crickets

27. Currywurst

28. Dandelion wine

29. Dulce de leche

30. Durian

31. Eel

32. Eggs benedict

33. Fish Tacos

34. Foie Gras

35. Fresh Spring Rolls

36. Fried Catfish

37. Fried Green Tomatoes

38. Fried Plaintain

39. Frito Pie

40. Frog’s Legs

41. Fugu

42. Funnel Cake

43. Gazpacho

44. Goat

45. Goat’s milk

46. Goulash

47. Gumbo

48. Haggis

49. Head Cheese

50. Heirloom Tomatoes

51. Honeycomb

52. Hostess Fruit Pie

53. Huevos Rancheros

54. Jerk Chicken

55. Kangaroo

56. Key Lime Pie

57. Kobe Beef

58. Lassi

59. Lobster

60. Mimosa

61. MoonPie

62. Morel Mushrooms

63. Nettle Tea

64. Octopus

65. Oxtail Soup

66. Paella

67. Paneer

68. Pastrami on Rye

69. Pavlova

70. Phaal

71. Philly Cheesesteak

72. Pho

73. Pineapple and cottage cheese

74. Pistachio Ice Cream

75. Po’ boy

76. Pocky

77. Polenta

78. Prickly Pear

79. Rabbit Stew

80. Raw Oysters

81. Root Beer Float

82. S’mores

83. Sauerkraut

84. Sea Urchin

85. Shark

86. Snail

87. Snake

88. Soft Shell Crab

89. Som Tam

90. Spaetzle

91. Spam

92. Squirrel

93. Steak Tartare

94. Sweet Potato Fries

95. Sweetbreads

96. Tom Yum

97. Umeboshi

98. Venison

99. Wasabi Peas

100. Zucchini Flowers

So thats 47 out of 100, while only in my early 20's.
Maybe ill remember this one day and try again, see how much of the list has expanded in lets say... 20 more years?

On another note, I've been sick for almost a week.
Make it go away !!


C.N. Blue - 아직 사랑한다