Come Dine In

I am not a good cook, but I love cooking. I am not a food expert, but I love foods. I am a domestic housewife, therefore I believe I will do good in the hospitality industry. I tried to apply as a waitress to different restaurants around. I want to experience first hand how to properly serve foods to customers and to see the daily flow of the business. My dream business is to have a restaurant of my own, but since it’s impossible for now, an experience to it is a major achievement for me. I also tried to apply as a front of house admin because aside from serving foods to customers, I want to experience how to communicate with them. But you know what job I really want? I want to apply as a cook or assistant chef, but no! Not yet. It’s still part of that big dream and when I can achieve it is still a question mark. I can’t understand why culinary courses costs a fortune. I really wish I’d taken a course related to this field. Everytime I search for jobs, experience is always what they are looking for. If only I can answer them back of, “How can we have an experience if you don’t want to hire us?” My friends who are looking for healthcare industry jobs are luckier because there are abundant jobs anywhere and they have hands-on experience to their field even while they were still in college so they get jobs faster.

I’ve been convincing hubby to get me a scanning software because I really want to scan the old recipes of my dearest grandma. I want to compile them, store in my computer and share them here in my blog so whatever happens to the original, I am still confident that I have copies of them and I can soon pass them on to my childlren to do for themselves and eventually for their own families.

I don’t know why, but grandma’s recipes are unique that no matter how I try to copy them, they still don’t taste the same. Every time I try, hubby’s comment is “Uhhmm… Just a little bit more, mum and you’re close to getting it right.” Indeed, nothing’s compared to the original. Oh, how I’m missing her… I miss her cooking and I miss ringing her every time I need the step-by-step guide while I cook her version of caldereta, menudo, chopsuey and a lot more. She’s so patient to me that no matter how many times I call her, she gives the instructions as clearly as she could.

Nay, your legacy will continue until the last generation of our family. I love you so much and I’m missing you so badly… ;-(

And a lazy day strikes again…

Dialing is easier than cooking, so hubby gave in and ordered these yummy Chinese dishes from our favorite Chinese Take-Away called Rice & Chips located in Hither Green, London.

It’s our Nth time to order from them and this has been our favorite ever since: Szechuan Beef, King Prawn with Pineapple and House Mixed Seafood with Crispy Noodles. They have a very good customer service and always on time. And because we are only 3, these covered our 3 consecutive meals. And the free prawn crackers is always a hit!