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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Traveling with Kids During a Long Flight

There are a lot of parents who worry when they have to bring their kids to a flight that takes a lot of consuming to entertain for a long flight ahead of them. When I use to have to travel to San Francisco to the Philippines to visit my family for a month. My kids we're very young at that time. I had to make sure I had enough diapers with me and their powdered milk. The product in the Philippines are different during the time I brought them along. They only provided local diapers and powdered milk. There are alot of things to bring along with you. It is not an easy task during that time. We didn't have high technology what we have now. During our time we had to entertain our youngsters with toys they never seen before to entertain them for hours. I use to bring those musical toys that was educational. Crayon and coloring book. You also need to pack their medicine in case they get sick during the long period of time. I also packed a lot of clothing ...

4 Way Shrimp Recipe

Fresh shrimp cooked with butter, garlic and 7up soda. Ingredient: 1 kilo Fresh shrimp 1 stick of butter (any brand) 1 can of 7 up  1 whole garlic (peel and chopped) Step 1: You will wash and clean the shrimps by trimming off the whiskers. Step 2: In a flying pan you will melt the butter, add the garlic, 7 up and shrimp in low heat. Step 3: Once the shrimp turns pink it is already cook. Ready to eat! Every household always has left over food at their home. We try to find ways to make a different dish from our leftover. No one wants to eat the same food over again. This is what I usually make with my left-over shrimp. I would peel the head and skin. I would make it into shrimp taco, and shrimp garden salad. Shrimp Taco Recipe: Ingredient: Tortilla Avocado - thinly sliced Salsa Romaine lettuce Grated cheese (any kind) Salsa Recipe: 1 kilo ripe tomato (chopped) 1 white onion (chopped) hot pepper (optional) Salt (bas...