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This is the story of Tila the Tilapia. Before he and I met, he was just another tilapia sitting on the frozen seafood section of Shoppers, but after I met him, I bought him, took him home, and kept him frozen in the deep freezer until the day I decided to cook him. Read More
Last week, I decided to start telling you about what I did over the weekend. This is because I have convinced myself that you are remotely interested in what I did over the weekend. Please indulge me. Friday: It was a movie date with Igwe. BV (Before Vera), Igwe did not go to movies a lot. But before, I definitely went to see a lot of movies. I’ve always loved the movie theatre. It remains one of my favorite fun-things-to-do. So I dragged Igwe to go see Snow White & The Huntsman. From the Read More
Though my last iCook post was with potatoes and chicken, it is a coincidence that this one is also with potatoes and chicken. However, this is a completely different meal - both in taste and in preparation. For starters, I didn't make the recipe up myself. I followed a recipe from McCormick. Read More
I watched and faithfully followed the first few seasons of American Idol, and then I got bored. Igwe, on the other hand, loves this show and it's sister, X Factor. He couldn't get me to like The Voice though. I still think it's a lame show. Even he, got tired of it too. Anyway, my person Phillip Phillips won, and I am very excited! Here's the video of Philip Phillips being announced as winner. Continue to see more awesome videos: Read More
In the beginning of the year, I was actually kind of happy that this wouldn't be a busy summer. Three weeks into May, I realize that this is going to be anything but a not-busy summer. As the days go by, more and more events pop up. Last weekend, I was busy on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This weekend now, I have been just as busy. On Friday, it was a date night for me and Igwe. We went sight-seeing Downtown Baltimore and finally got to see Battleship, a movie we had deliberately avoided for Read More
