Monthly Archives: November 2009

Sad Omelette

By Allan | Published: 29/11/2009
The week started great yet ended grim. I have lost most of my office mates, my lunch mates, my coffee mates, my language mates, my friends. I brought pancit over that lunch. It was really special because I used fresh shrimps. I brought more for my mates and I am so pleased that they liked [...]
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Torrejón

By Allan | Published: 22/11/2009
Two weekends ago I was in Torrejón de Ardoz over a family friend invite. Here are some photo notes I am a big fan of ants
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Comfort Food

By Allan | Published: 20/11/2009
Comfort food, according to Wikipedia are: Familiar, simple foods that are usually home-cooked or eaten at informal restaurants. They are foods that are often emotionally significant to a person or group of people and are sometimes related to pleasant associations of childhood A scene from Pixar’s Ratatouille sums this up very well: Well, I have [...]
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Primavera ’09

By Allan | Published: 17/11/2009
Since I have a post for this year’s autumn, it is only fair that I should too for the this year’s springtime. Spring is a kaleidoscope of colors and I thought that the best place to have a glimpse of it is in Madrid’s Real Jardín Botánico. Zero disappointment. Every spring is the only spring [...]
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Pan-grilled Turkey & Asparagus, Red Onions & Bleu d’Auvergne

By Allan | Published: 12/11/2009
I used to tell myself that chicken breast and white onion are the good stuff. I would shop for it and make dishes out of it without even thinking about it. Until last weekend, I saw some turkey breast and remembered that I have red onions literally hanging around the kitchen. I realized that there [...]
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Otoño ’09

By Allan | Published: 12/11/2009
Autumn is all about hues and everything that is in between El otoño se condensa en los matices de color y todo lo que ocurre en ese cambio and impendence y inminente
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Flamenco en Plaza Mayor

By Allan | Published: 11/11/2009
Today’s morning topic over the coffee break was Flamenco. This is my take and the only actual performance I have ever seen to date. El baile flamenco
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