Food Trip Friday: Baked Bass

Here is my entry for this week; for more yummy foods...check Willa's Kitchen.

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Proper Ettiquete

Tipping:
~ Server at a restaurant: 15-20% of your bill, or less or more, (more if the party is especially large) depending on the service.
If you received free food or a discount, tip the amount as if you paid full price.
Only tip the host if you received special service.
~ Bar: 10-20%
~ Valet and pizza delivery: $1-2.
~ Salon services (hair, nails, massage): 10-20% per service, or depending on the quality.
~ Hotel maid: $1-2 per day of service.
~ Hotel bellhop: $1-2 per piece of luggage they haul.

Phone:
~ In most places other than your home, it’s rude to talk on your cell phone when the call is not significantly important, such as chatting about the weather or personal information.
~ If you must talk on your cell phone, use a quiet voice.
~ Don’t forget to turn your cell phone off in performance venues and in hospitals.
~ And please don’t drive and talk.
~ For a business phone call, if you must put a person on hold, make sure to check back with them every minute or so, so that they know they haven’t been forgotten.
~ State your name before requesting to speak to someone and offer to leave a message if the person requested is unavailable.
~ Make sure a caller knows if you have placed them on speakerphone or a three-way call.

Miscellaneous:
~ When walking down the street, or up or down stairs, always stay to the right.
~ Keep any food, drinks, briefcases or paperwork in your left hand so your right hand is free for handshakes.
~ Always address an elder or higher-up professional with their last name until they specify otherwise.
~ It’s OK to take the last piece of pie, but ask everyone around first if they want it.
~ Don’t brush your hair in any place other than the bathroom or in private.
~ Always say “please” and “thank you” and always acknowledge someone else in the room.
~ Don’t forget that proper etiquette never goes out of style!

Let the AccuWeather Be Your Guide

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For me and my family, weather affect everything we do in our everyday lives. For instance, one time my husband thought that the weather will be best to ride his bike while waiting for me to finish my doctor's visit. And so after he dropped me off at the hospital, he rode his bike only to get disappointed because after two miles bike ride, the rain started to pour. He ended up going back to the parking lot soaked and wet. I was glad he didn't get sick. From then on he made it a habit to check the weather forecast before doing anything outside home...be it riding a bike, camping, walking or simply playing with my son at the playground. Good thing that AccuWeather recently redesigned their website for easier monitoring of the weather. I really like how they made it to cater people need. The new site includes four new lifestyle areas: Weather and Health, Weather and Travel, Weather and Home and Garden, Weather and Outdoor Activity. These new sections include a variety of five-day forecasts for key weather-for-your-life parameters that allow users to plan business, recreation, travel, exercise, medication, and more; thus letting us pursue our personal and family daily activities. So, if I were you, I will head to their website right now to see what the weather would be, then be prepared.

Chicken Adobo Slow Cooker Style

This is a new style of cooking Adobo found online. Try this recipe to see if this is really good compared to the original Pinoy style of cooking it. I saw it on this website...and borrowed the pictures as well. Will post the picture later after cooking this one. I will be adding bayleaf and brown sugar on mine.

Ingredients:
1 small sweet onion, sliced
8 cloves garlic, crushed
3/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup vinegar
1 (3 pound) whole chicken, cut into pieces
1 bayleaf
1 tbsp. of brown sugar (optional)

Directions:
Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a small bowl mix the onion, garlic, soy sauce, and vinegar, and pour over the chicken. Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

Food Trip Friday: Alaskan Crab Leg

Last week, I told my hubby that I have been craving for seafood. So, he said that he'll take me to a seafood restaurant next day. On the way to the resto, we stooped by at Kroger to get some yogurt. We didn't know that they have a great sale on crab legs for $3.99 a pound; so instead of going out to eat, we bought two pounds of it and hubby lets me feast on it. Wow, that was yummy. Here is the picture of it after I steamed it.

Visit Willa's Kitchen for more yummy FTF and dig in with us!

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I must admit, I am not getting any younger. Anymore. And if I don't take care of my skin, who would. After neglecting of my skin for a little while, I decided to check on it and was very surprised to see a tiny wrinkles on both sides of my eyes. So, immediately, I open my drawer, picked the moisturizer and put fair amount of skin care products on my face and around my eyes particularly. After few days, it disappeared! Amazing, isn't it!?

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Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Almonds

As I said before, I will post the recipe for brussles sprouts I made for lunch on Valentine's day. I hope you, guys like it for it is one of my fave side dish. I assure you, after you tried it, you will never look at brussels sprouts the way you look at it now!

Ingredients:
2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and thinly sliced
3 slices bacon, chopped
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons sliced almonds
1 tablespoon minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Preparations:
Fry bacon in a large deep skillet over medium heat until browned and crisp, 5 to 10 minutes.
Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside on paper towels.
Add the garlic and almonds to the fat in the skillet and cook briefly over medium heat until toasted.
Add the Brussels sprouts and quickly toss to coat with the hot oil.
Cook, stirring frequently, until sprouts are wilted.
Remove from the heat, stir in the bacon and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Watch Your Fave Movie on Mobile!

I have a family who loves to watch movies whenever time permits us; luckily, hubby works 12 hours a day three times a week, and that means we have plenty of time to watch movies both old and new. We are now subscribe to a rental movie company with unlimited movies all month long. Great isn't it? Talking about movies, do you know that you can also watch it not only in front of your TV, internet, and movie theater, but also in your mobile or cellphone? Yes, you read this right, right in your own hand held phone! At CinemaMob, for only $19.99 a month, you can now enjoy you favorite movies without staying home or even going to movie house. So, subscribe now to watch movies anywhere, any time of the day! With this new invention, I think I can convince my husband to subscribe so we both can enjoy watching movies while we wait at the doctor's office, going on a long trip, and even when we are camping. Oh, I almost forget my son who can also watch his favorite movies on my cellphone to keep him entertain during a long trip to see his grandparents :-). Indeed, cinemamob is awesome!

Food Trip Friday: Valentine's Day Lunch

Here's my entry for this week, the meal I made for our lunch on Valentine's Day. I so love the brussels sprout. If you guys don't like the taste of it, try this one. I will post the recipe next week...am sure after you tried it, you will love it!

For more yummy foods, visit Willa's Kitchen :-)....and dig in!