Talking Mango: Blog

I know I had this whole challenge going on but the fate of food poisoning totally intervene. So I am two weeks behind but don’t you worry I have already planned a full week of cooking instead to make up for the lack of food challenge. I guess I’ll cook something new for three days this week.

I’m going to a Fourth of July BBQ at my dear friends house later on. I am bringing dessert – my world’s famous Milk & White Chocolate with Sprinkles Covered Strawberries! Here’s photos of it from last time I made them. Yummy, no?

Now those photos have caught your attention let tell you what I have in store for this week. I made some strange baked potato stew the other night but it was such a disaster that I don’t think I’ll count it in my Summer Food Challenge. I already got all the ingredients so no excuses.  Expect tons of food photos this coming week and next.

Week 1: Pancakes
Week 2: Portobello & Avocado burger (without the pesto)
Week 3: Buffalo Wings!

& if I have time, I will be making Chocolate Oat Chips Cookies! First time making cookies from scratch all by myself. I made cookies from scratch once with my friend, Jennifer but that’s about it. Ahh! This is exciting!

I haven’t went shopping since last summer. I have to admit I was in some financial crisis with school’s tuition increasing, rent being more than $600 a month, etc. etc. But I have now moved to another apartment which less expensive rent and this time around I have all my furniture so I didn’t have to spend the extra cash buying them. The school’s tuition is still a bitch but hopefully, I will be out of that situation soon enough.

But forget my nonsense bitching… I just wanted to serve a reason to why I’ve been splurging recently. American Eagle is having this great additional 30% off clearance sale + when you buy three items or more you get free shipping.

Yes, when I like a shirt I buy them in different colors. I’m not sure if I like the navy or the white more. I know I want to keep the white. I tried it in person and it was great. I ordered a small enough though I fit better in a medium. I guess this summer 5 week weight loss program better work. (Which has, I dropped 6 pounds in 2 months!) These shirts are prefect when I go traveling to Hong Kong this summer. My grandparents are conservative. I can keep cool in these loose tops without baring it all.

I’m acutally wearing a pair of these right now in regulars. They sold out in regulars so I got them in short. They were always a bit long for me anyways. These are my staples jeans! I hope they come out with more colors in this fit that aren’t ripped. I would love to have a million pairs!

I have to get more in touch with my feminine side. I like skirts because it so …airy. I always have a problem with what to wear with a skirt. But I guess I’ll figure that out when I get this skirt. I never seen it in person but the color looks amazing. I love jewel tones. Plus that bead trim look fun.

That’s about all I ordered. It came out to be around $50 but I saved around $20 because of the clearance plus 30% off. Those two shirts were only $9 each! What a great deal. I suggest you all take a look at grab something on clearance before it’s all sold out!

I just ordered my first item off a premier members-only private, limited-time sale event! Yep, if you guess it was HauteLook, you’re correct! They have brand named items with a super low discounted price and items are added daily! It’s my favorite part of my morning when I check my email to see what new. And yes, they are all authentic! So what did I get?

Yes, that is a romper/jumper/whatever-you-want-to-call-it-one-piece. I know this trend is going to die quickly but it make a cute cover up at the beach any day. I wanted something nice for summer and I thought this would be the prefect thing. I’ve been looking for a romper for awhile now but I wanted it with sleeves or something. But this ain’t too bad. I can wear it alone and not feel naked if it was just straps. I feel like if it was just straps I would add a jacket on…that totally defeats the point of staying cool in hot weather.

This American Apparel Women Pique Cross Front Jumper was retailed for $38 but I got in for only $20. Isn’t that amazing? 47% off. And if I don’t like it I can always return it with their quick and easy UPS drop off option. Nice.

I cannot wait for this item to come in. I will show you modeled photos of it for sure. I hope it lives up to my standards!

Okay, so I made a plan that this summer I will learn to make at least one new item of food each week. Here’s the update for last week. I made… Pancakes. I know, I know! Pancakes are easy! But it was something I wanted to try to make and plus, they were delicious in the end not to mention. On to the photos:

Only one was super cute and round. That surprisingly was the first one.

Close up. Look how golden brown pretty they are!

All buttered & suryped up! Yummy!

What’s in store for this week? I haven’t figured it out yet but I’m excited to find out myself! Well keep all you readers posted!

I am currently recovering from food poisoning and have been stuck inside the house for the last two days. I really have no form of entertainment when I’m back home besides the TV and the internet but I have been too weak and tired to do anything but sleep. First time food poisoning experience and I must say, it is reallyyy bad. That sad part is, I didn’t even get food poisoning from something that was worthy like seafood. I’m not sure if it was the dimsum (which I barely ate any) or the beef stew I ate that night. I’m pretty sure it was the beef stew because I puked out all this brown stuff and rice (not even in digested form!) I know it’s really gross but I’ll spare you the rest of the details.

Just wanted to update you readers and let you know that I have survived my first food poisoning incident and I pray that it will never happen again and I hope that none of you guys will have to experience it as well. But for those that have, what is your experience and what was the food that caused it?!