An AICA (The Academy for International Culinary Arts) Degustation Dinner
An invitation came for a Degustation at AICA (The Academy for International Culinary Arts) last October 29, 2009. It was the graduating students' "hell week", meaning for one whole week they would have to simulate an actual restaurant -- from decorating to cooking to serving to washing dishes. Students...
Source: Animetric's World
00783: The Chop Suey Experiment
Current NaNoWriMo Word Count: 16,879 words. Given today's the 12th, I'm supposed to be at 20,000 words. Despite the more than 3,000 word gap, I'm not feeling all that pressured or daunted. I'm just letting the writing come as it will and trusting that as long as I don't give up and I keep at it, I'll...
Source: Beyond Dinobot Island
Saving time and money with a chest freezer
Living an awesome life is easier when you can free up some time and money to do so. W- and I bought a chest freezer more than a month ago, and it's been great.
When we analyzed whether or not a chest freezer would work, we realized that most of the usual monetary savings didn't apply to us.
W- and I already prepare practically all of our meals, so we wouldn't see significant savings from just dining in more often.
We already shop the sales, so bulk buying isn't that much of...
Source: sacha chua :: enterprise 2.0 consultant, storyteller, geek
