Weekend Tidbits: Four Days of Heaven

What transpired during the four-day weekend...

 

Macheesmo Blue burger (and Merry Moo's Coffee Kahlua ice cream) at Mezza Norte

 

Breakfast in Binondo

 

Tasty Dumplings!

 

Yeah, we pigged out like crazy!

 

Still, I was able to squeeze in some work (progress reports? check!) and some crafting!  Crafting! (Feels good to type that word1)  More on this thingie when I'm completely done!

The weekend that was.  And what a weekend it was. :)  Hope yours was just as lovely.

Wednesday Nugget

 

Thoughts on sun-kissed days at the beach with a great work of literature in my hands fill my mind as heavy raindrops befall upon the glass windows in my abode.

Happy midweek!  :)

 

Weekend Tidbits: Mezza Norte

After three weekends of rainy day blues, the sun finally lent its rays last weekend allowing Hon-some and I (with both of our families in tow) to finally visit Mezza Norte at the Ayala TechnoHub.  Mezza Norte is spearheaded by the same organizers of Mercato Centrale and Midnight Mercato at the Fort.

It was a good thing we came pretty early.  The tables at the eating area were being occupied real fast and lines have started to form at certain food booths.  

Choosing what to eat at Mezza Norte can be overwhelming, what with the varied options.  There were lots of grilled stuff, burgers, sausages, chicken, shabu-shabu hotpot, and desserts to choose from.  Upon my dad's recommendation, I tried Dadi's Berd...

This is a really, really, really good grilled chicken.  Upon ordering, I was asked if I wanted my bird to be angry which meant did I want my chicken to be spicy.  I loved how the spiciness was remarkably infused into the chicken.

I noticed some people carrying egg cartons with interesting munchies placed in them.  So I sniffed around and found Tacling's...

Mini taco cups in egg cartons.



Tacling's offers beef taco cups...


 
...And a tuna and mushroom mix in malunggay taco cups!

I knew I had to leave room for dessert and it was wise of me to have done so...

 

Merry Moo's Sea Salt Caramel just hit the spot!

Hon-some and I can't wait to go back to try the other gustatory delights!  The weekend that was...and what a weekend it was!

Wednesday Nugget

Happy midweek, lovelies!  Take the plunge before the week comes to an end. :)

The One About My New Bento Box

It's a not-so-new bento box, actually.  I made this several months ago for Hon-some's niece to get him to gorge. :)  It was nice to discover how nifty I was with a toothpick. :)

 I used rice, chicken nuggets, Vienna sausages, cheese (for the parts of the face which were glued to the chicken nuggets using ketchup), and seedless grapes.  Oh, and a gummy hotdog sandwich for dessert.

Writing about this bento box has made me miss playing with food!  Anyway, happy crafting!

 

Wednesday Nugget

The midweek also needs a pick-me-upper...

 

I never get tired of reading this quote. :)  Happy midweek, everyone!  I hope nuggets like this will help see you through the rest of the week!

 

The One About the Schultuete

Germans have this tradition of presenting children with a "school cone" on the first day of school.  The school cone is called a "schultuete" because the packaging takes the shape of a cone and is filled with school supplies and treats.  It is common to see school children walking the streets of Germany to school holding a schultuete which is prepared for them by their parents.

I had a German student once and on the first day of school, he came in with a schultuete.  I never forgot it.  So when Hon-some's nephew was going to school for the very first time, I just knew I had to make him one.

 

I used a cartolina and made a cone shape out of it.

 

 A year ago, I snapped up some sheets of adhesive fabric so I used it as a trimming for the cone.

 Then I filled it with school supplies.  I was supposed to put in candies and treats but I didn't want him to eat too much sugar.

 Then I used tissue paper and glued it in the inside edges of the cone then gathered the edges and tied it with a ribbon.

I left it for him even before he woke up on his first school day.

The happy school boy with his Daddy!

Have a craftin' week, everyone!