tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229225672012-02-16T12:34:26.182ZA collection of pictures and notes on some cooking adventures... because food should not only taste great, but also look great!Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.comBlogger741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-31488312631632476592010-01-07T19:22:00.000Z2010-01-26T15:57:45.587ZPreparam-se 5 pratos fundos que se dispõe na bancada do mais perto para o mais longe da frigideira:<br /><ul><li>com ovo batido</li><li>com leite morno (quente mas que não queime os dedos)</li><li>com papel absorvente (para pôr as fatias depois de fritas)</li><li>com mistura de açúcar branco e canela</li><li>vazia (para colocar as fatias preparadas)</li></ul><br />Numa frigideira larga coloca-se óleo de fritar a aquecer (à altura do pão).<br /><br />Para cada fatia molha-se no leite, passa-se por ovo e frita-se dos dois lados.<br />Depois de frita passa-se por papel absorvente (ambos os lados) para tirar a gordura possível.<br />Finalmente, passa-se por açúcar e canela (também dos dois lados e quando ainda está quente).<br />A fatia está pronta e pode ser colocada no prato final.<br /><br />Também se pode fritar em manteiga ou em óleo, mas o sabor é diferente.<br />O leite deve estar morno para o pão absorver mais facilmente (é o leite que faz o 'recheio' da fatia).<br /><br />Pode colocar-se algum açúcar no ovo batido, mas aí é um bom sítio para poupar no açúcar<br />(tornando a receita mais 'light').<br /><br />Depois de feitas todas as fatias pode colocar-se o açúcar que sobra sobre as fatias: o açúcar derrete e faz calda.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/S18Q2Ljo-9I/AAAAAAAAAFs/yoNWok0TgNI/s1600-h/Nokia_%28299%29.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/S18Q2Ljo-9I/AAAAAAAAAFs/yoNWok0TgNI/s400/Nokia_%28299%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431078198633364434" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-3148831263163247659?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-50039011284805637002009-12-27T12:00:00.002Z2009-12-27T12:16:32.150ZI got this recipe from Tipiak Couscous package. I'm posting it here because it worked great every time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SzdQCPkImII/AAAAAAAAAFk/KaUYYGEz2Xk/s1600-h/Tipiak+Couscous.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SzdQCPkImII/AAAAAAAAAFk/KaUYYGEz2Xk/s320/Tipiak+Couscous.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419888676031731842" /></a><br />250 ml of water + 250 g of Couscous = 3 1/2 persons ;-)<br /><br />1) In a casserole pot or in a frying pan, boil 250 ml of water with salt, adding a coffee spoon of oil for each person.<br />2) Out of the heat, add 250 g of Couscous grain, stirring gently and letting it rest for 4 minutes.<br />Add a little butter, and let it cook at very low heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring regularly with a fork.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(in Portuguese)</span><br /><br />Modo de emprego (3-4 pessoas)<br /><br />1) Numa caçarola de saltear ou numa frigideira, levar a ferver 250 ml de água com sal, com uma colher de café de óleo por pessoa.<br />2) Fora do lume, deitar 250 g de grãos de Cuscuz, mexendo delicadamente e deixar repousar durante 4 minutos.<br />Acrescentar um pouco de manteiga e cozer a lume muito brando durante 3 a 4 minutos, mexendo regularmente com um garfo.<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-5003901128480563700?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-67476455650600102982009-08-31T19:06:00.000+01:002009-09-01T19:12:03.941+01:00Hearts Pasta with Tuna and Sweet Corn, with some lovingly-shaped bread crumbs! / Pasta de corações com atum e milho, com migalhas de pão de formas apaixonadas!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1jU0x65jI/AAAAAAAAAFc/MGOfaUFXUMc/s1600-h/IMG_2733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1jU0x65jI/AAAAAAAAAFc/MGOfaUFXUMc/s320/IMG_2733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376562739566798386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-6747645565060010298?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-7582109663413747362009-08-31T15:00:00.001+01:002009-09-01T19:06:43.405+01:00German-style Rosemary Potatoes / Batatas com Rosmaninho à Alemã<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1hgwleJlI/AAAAAAAAAFU/uO-c5UtmQds/s1600-h/IMG_2555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1hgwleJlI/AAAAAAAAAFU/uO-c5UtmQds/s320/IMG_2555.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376560745576015442" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-758210966341374736?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-6982789797121786612009-08-30T09:54:00.003+01:002009-09-01T18:59:45.896+01:00Delicious milk chocolate! / Um delicioso chocolate com leite!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1g2JOw27I/AAAAAAAAAFM/tT_MNeBw-f4/s1600-h/IMG_2257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1g2JOw27I/AAAAAAAAAFM/tT_MNeBw-f4/s320/IMG_2257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376560013457284018" /></a><br />With lots of different breads! / Com vários pães diferentes!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1gNGplGDI/AAAAAAAAAFE/n67QGec4s-0/s1600-h/IMG_2247.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1gNGplGDI/AAAAAAAAAFE/n67QGec4s-0/s320/IMG_2247.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376559308389816370" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-698278979712178661?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-47035340970419612652009-08-25T13:11:00.000+01:002009-09-01T18:14:40.587+01:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1V6S5lnUI/AAAAAAAAAE8/TYUUVpmfCOE/s1600-h/IMG_2231+25+8+cachorro_.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Sp1V6S5lnUI/AAAAAAAAAE8/TYUUVpmfCOE/s320/IMG_2231+25+8+cachorro_.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376547990144392514" /></a><br /><br />Delicious! Especially with Onion soup sauce.<br />/<br />Delicioso! Especialmente com molho de sopa de Cebola.<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... 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Simple and full of love.<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-6777734450005956084?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-45665365652535883742008-11-07T13:35:00.002Z2008-11-30T18:23:53.631ZWhen going to supermarkets here in America there are a lot of frozen pizza brands, but they all have essentially the same flavors: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperoni">pepperoni</a>, 4-cheese, chicken, etc. It's so boring... So, loyal to our quest, we decided to do something about it. We bought the simplest pizza we could find - <a href="http://www.mysticpizza.com/products.aspx">Mystic Pizza with Cheese</a> - and went from there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTDE7eRK7I/AAAAAAAAADI/Dz2tWpES-ew/s1600-h/mystic-pizza-cheese.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTDE7eRK7I/AAAAAAAAADI/Dz2tWpES-ew/s320/mystic-pizza-cheese.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266048353754491826" /></a>The one we did today has tuna, corn and some cheese. It was so beautiful we decided to call it "Sunshine pizza". And it tasted great too!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-4566536565253588374?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-31330990009425583822008-11-06T20:52:00.002Z2008-11-30T18:23:40.098ZOur quest in this blog is to show that food should not only taste great but also look great! But how can you do that with plain burger, broccoli and farfalle pasta?<br /><br />Here's an <span style="font-weight:bold;">initial</span> example ;-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTIt3Cek7I/AAAAAAAAAD4/3Ebft-njO5A/s1600-h/burger-m.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTIt3Cek7I/AAAAAAAAAD4/3Ebft-njO5A/s320/burger-m.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266054554496963506" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTIyBriuPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/geCfV82x-yQ/s1600-h/burger-t.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTIyBriuPI/AAAAAAAAAEA/geCfV82x-yQ/s320/burger-t.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266054626073032946" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-3133099000942558382?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-78360076818678133272008-11-04T19:06:00.002Z2008-11-30T18:23:33.863Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTKKwCLtjI/AAAAAAAAAEI/AlWWHHfkSKc/s1600-h/portobello-mushroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTKKwCLtjI/AAAAAAAAAEI/AlWWHHfkSKc/s320/portobello-mushroom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266056150344513074" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-7836007681867813327?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-5054476351911770742008-10-31T13:12:00.002Z2008-11-30T18:23:27.200Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTLgGoqyVI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/o96ujunyKL4/s1600-h/peach-pancake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTLgGoqyVI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/o96ujunyKL4/s320/peach-pancake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266057616700393810" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-505447635191177074?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-33149485799101077712008-10-31T13:05:00.004Z2008-11-30T18:23:16.503Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTL3b6YroI/AAAAAAAAAEY/MdElLl9Delo/s1600-h/sausage-vegetables-pancake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTL3b6YroI/AAAAAAAAAEY/MdElLl9Delo/s320/sausage-vegetables-pancake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266058017548840578" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-3314948579910107771?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-19753360993250266952008-10-26T15:19:00.001Z2008-11-30T18:22:34.795Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTNHbKmZJI/AAAAAAAAAEo/3HXrorQMXec/s1600-h/fresh-cod-fish-oven.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTNHbKmZJI/AAAAAAAAAEo/3HXrorQMXec/s320/fresh-cod-fish-oven.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266059391737947282" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-1975336099325026695?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-77487659362042162112008-10-12T16:18:00.002+01:002008-11-30T18:22:25.984Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTM7I4UNRI/AAAAAAAAAEg/ltThb1vcDKg/s1600-h/haddock-fish-oven.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTM7I4UNRI/AAAAAAAAAEg/ltThb1vcDKg/s320/haddock-fish-oven.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266059180670989586" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-7748765936204216211?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-6144067555704268472008-09-25T14:35:00.006+01:002008-11-07T22:44:05.376ZWho said food can't have funny names?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTEg94TTyI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ASpCe7OK50I/s1600-h/when-pigs-fly.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 98px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/SRTEg94TTyI/AAAAAAAAADQ/ASpCe7OK50I/s320/when-pigs-fly.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266049934948519714" /></a>And the <a href="http://www.sendbread.com/">bread</a> tastes great too!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-614406755570426847?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-84836932803106559942008-09-24T20:53:00.006+01:002008-10-14T04:05:11.874+01:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB0LKPaqyOs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SB0LKPaqyOs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />A Korean movie at the <a href="http://koreanfilmfestival.wordpress.com/">2nd Korean Film Festival at MIT</a>.<br />It's great.<br /><br />Sung-chan: "The best food in the world is equal to the number of mothers."<br /><br />Jin-su: "It takes more than great ingredients to make the best food!"<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-8483693280310655994?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-73177754436389494512008-05-05T17:55:00.003+01:002008-05-05T17:59:37.600+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/SB88uCrowBI/AAAAAAAAADo/rXqzHNfx3Q8/s1600-h/Image005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/SB88uCrowBI/AAAAAAAAADo/rXqzHNfx3Q8/s400/Image005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196939256700387346" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-7317775443638949451?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-4575250196567786092008-04-05T14:00:00.003+01:002008-10-14T04:06:30.577+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/SB89VSrowCI/AAAAAAAAADw/kKs0ivyrBws/s1600-h/IMG_0421.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/SB89VSrowCI/AAAAAAAAADw/kKs0ivyrBws/s400/IMG_0421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196939931010252834" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-457525019656778609?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-16492388387880194082008-01-31T12:07:00.002Z2008-10-14T04:07:02.663+01:00Yesterday we used a pre-prepared crêpes base material to cook a different dinner, using a vegetable-mix fry pan as stuffing.<br />Very good, although a different heavy on the stomach for a dinner...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/R6G7LhNW5nI/AAAAAAAAABk/4-pd3cBk7uk/s1600-h/2008-01-30_001+(Large).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/R6G7LhNW5nI/AAAAAAAAABk/4-pd3cBk7uk/s320/2008-01-30_001+(Large).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161612454510650994" /></a><br /><br />In the end we had some base material left, so we prepared a chocolate crêpe!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/R6G7dhNW5oI/AAAAAAAAABs/DbY5MB2RovM/s1600-h/2008-01-30_003+(Large).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/R6G7dhNW5oI/AAAAAAAAABs/DbY5MB2RovM/s320/2008-01-30_003+(Large).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161612763748296322" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-1649238838788019408?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-56158778642506887892007-08-25T18:20:00.005+01:002008-10-14T04:05:27.444+01:00A great movie!!!<br />It's all about this... ;-)<br /><br /><center><embed style="width: 400px; height: 326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8111235669135653751&amp;hl=en" flashvars=""></embed ></center><br /><br />Don't miss it!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-5615877864250688789?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-59586848738020257222007-06-17T21:36:00.002+01:002008-10-14T04:11:49.876+01:00And now for a simple and fun dessert!<br />Find a ladybug shape and fill it with red gelatine (strawberry, for instance).<br />Then prepare the "ground" with a green gelatine (apple, for instance).<br />Prepare the gelatines, let them solidify in the fridge and then assemble!<br /><br />/<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Rn7nFAdb4XI/AAAAAAAAABc/40fmxvXFAJA/s1600-h/ladybug+gelatine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079751502929322354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/Rn7nFAdb4XI/AAAAAAAAABc/40fmxvXFAJA/s320/ladybug+gelatine.jpg" border="0" /></a>/</p><p>E agora uma sobremesa simples e divertida!</p><p>Encontre uma forma de joaninha e encha-a com gelatina vermelha (morango, por exemplo).</p><p>A seguir prepare o "chão" com gelatina verde (maçã, por exemplo).</p><p>Preparar as gelatinas, levá-las ao frigorífico para solidificar e depois juntar as peças!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-5958684873802025722?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-11946274556543694592007-04-20T11:47:00.000+01:002007-04-20T12:07:37.345+01:00You start with 250 grams of rice.<br />Cook the rice in a pan, add salt and a lemon rind.<br />Add 1 litre of hot milk.<br />Mix and let it boil.<br />Add 250 grams of sugar.<br />Add two butter spoons.<br />Remove from stove.<br />Mix 6 egg yolks in a separate recipient.<br />Pour the rice in spoons over the mixed egg yolks e mix it fast (careful not to let it boil)<br />Take again to stove and let it finish cooking.<br />Pour into cups, and decorate the top with cinnamon!<br />(this recipe is for approximately 14 cups)<br /><br />Enjoy!<br />All the credit goes to my grandmother and mother. They are the Sweet Rice experts!<br /><br />/<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/RiieJ-me4LI/AAAAAAAAABM/ge0gcg5LCGk/s1600-h/15-04-07_1401.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/RiieJ-me4LI/AAAAAAAAABM/ge0gcg5LCGk/s320/15-04-07_1401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055464475983798450" border="0" /></a><br />/<br /><br />Começar com 250 grama de arroz.<br />Cozer em água com sal e casca de limão.<br />Adicionar 1 litro de leite quente.<br />Mexer e deixar ferver.<br />Juntar 250 grama de açúcar.<br />Juntar 2 colheres de manteiga.<br />Tirar do lume.<br />Mexer 6 gemas de ovo em recipiente separado.<br />Deitar arroz às colheres sobre as gemas e mexer rápido (cuidado para não cozer).<br />Levar ao lume para acabar de cozer.<br />Deitar em 14 taças (pouco cheias) e decorar com canela.<br /><br />Bom apetite!<br />Os agradecimentos vão para a minha avó e a minha mãe. Elas é que são as especialistas do arroz doce!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-1194627455654369459?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-65835982218461426302007-02-10T22:02:00.000Z2007-02-12T15:44:49.632ZUsing a bread machine to mixture the ingredients and make the bread dough...<br />Then, split it in portions.<br />Take a portion of bread dough...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCJM9I1X9I/AAAAAAAAADc/orzf0KLBSNE/s1600-h/IncrediBurger_01.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCJM9I1X9I/AAAAAAAAADc/orzf0KLBSNE/s400/IncrediBurger_01.JPG" border="0" alt="Take some bread dough..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030671639435894738" /></a><br />Add one cooked burger, some corner, some mushrooms and a slice (or two) of cheese...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCI-NI1X8I/AAAAAAAAADU/GKqiYl_ot1E/s1600-h/IncrediBurger_04.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCI-NI1X8I/AAAAAAAAADU/GKqiYl_ot1E/s400/IncrediBurger_04.JPG" border="0" alt="Add the burger, some corn and mushrooms, and a slice of cheese..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030671386032824258" /></a><br />Close the bread borders...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCIm9I1X7I/AAAAAAAAADM/gJBH5R2LLRY/s1600-h/IncrediBurger_05.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCIm9I1X7I/AAAAAAAAADM/gJBH5R2LLRY/s400/IncrediBurger_05.JPG" border="0" alt="Close the bread borders..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030670986600865714" /></a><br />Use a beated egg to close the dough and glue it...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCINtI1X6I/AAAAAAAAADE/0PzFglPzNiY/s1600-h/IncrediBurger_07.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCINtI1X6I/AAAAAAAAADE/0PzFglPzNiY/s400/IncrediBurger_07.JPG" border="0" alt="Add some beated eggs... to cover and glue the all thing..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030670552809168802" /></a><br />Take it into oven (until is cooked)...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCIC9I1X5I/AAAAAAAAAC8/VzdqKsu7m-E/s1600-h/IncrediBurger_08.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCIC9I1X5I/AAAAAAAAAC8/VzdqKsu7m-E/s400/IncrediBurger_08.JPG" border="0" alt="Going into oven..." id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030670368125575058" /></a><br />Take it out when ready...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCH4tI1X4I/AAAAAAAAAC0/p_WfTn2RNLw/s1600-h/IncrediBurger_09.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCH4tI1X4I/AAAAAAAAAC0/p_WfTn2RNLw/s400/IncrediBurger_09.JPG" border="0" alt="Comming out from oven" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030670192031915906" /></a><br />And enjoy!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCHttI1X3I/AAAAAAAAACs/Yp2t5O9vU-U/s1600-h/IncrediBurger_10.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RdCHttI1X3I/AAAAAAAAACs/Yp2t5O9vU-U/s400/IncrediBurger_10.JPG" border="0" alt="Final Result" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030670003053354866" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-6583598221846142630?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-72407321338022970532007-02-04T21:19:00.000Z2007-02-04T21:28:17.516Z<div>What to do in a lazy Sunday afternoon?</div><div></div><br /><div>How about a quiche with Tuna & Mushroom:</div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027792337585607842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/RcZOfh44lKI/AAAAAAAAAAY/gV_BirWmcxI/s320/HPIM7597+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/RcZOmB44lLI/AAAAAAAAAAg/VKZCzREvHrY/s1600-h/HPIM7598+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027792449254757554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/RcZOmB44lLI/AAAAAAAAAAg/VKZCzREvHrY/s320/HPIM7598+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>And a multi-fruit pie for dessert!</div><br /><div></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/RcZPdR44lNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/F7IBBpIpoOA/s1600-h/HPIM7604+(Medium).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5027793398442530002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_O0LS0gxNRBI/RcZPdR44lNI/AAAAAAAAAA8/F7IBBpIpoOA/s320/HPIM7604+(Medium).JPG" border="0" /></a>Enjoy!<br /><div> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-7240732133802297053?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Miguelnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-59990671163090074832007-01-07T14:37:00.000Z2007-01-24T14:09:22.628Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RbdoCEiWp2I/AAAAAAAAACU/JZfvA-H3RU4/s1600-h/Image014.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RbdoCEiWp2I/AAAAAAAAACU/JZfvA-H3RU4/s400/Image014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023598294141937506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RbdoMEiWp3I/AAAAAAAAACc/Y5aYYxOBJwM/s1600-h/Image015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RbdoMEiWp3I/AAAAAAAAACc/Y5aYYxOBJwM/s400/Image015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023598465940629362" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-5999067116309007483?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-33911562789008775542006-12-14T10:16:00.000Z2006-12-15T22:18:08.978Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RYMe5SAzwLI/AAAAAAAAACI/mZvB9jen2p0/s1600-h/HPIM7222+%28Small%29.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RYMe5SAzwLI/AAAAAAAAACI/mZvB9jen2p0/s400/HPIM7222+%28Small%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5008881180002730162" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-3391156278900877554?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-20268982864260443572006-12-14T01:29:00.000Z2006-12-14T01:30:58.874ZVery, very cool!!!<br /><br /> The MIT Laboratory for Chocolate Science - it's true!<br /> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/chocolatiers/www/">http://web.mit.edu/chocolatiers/www/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-2026898286426044357?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-49766915803959731572006-12-11T18:51:00.002Z2008-10-13T22:23:55.035+01:00... a new news bulletin... this time is <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/2895516643/in/set-72157607560288423/">number 4</a><br /><br />The other bulletins were:<ul><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/2895474233/in/set-72157607554610686/">Arriving to USA and settling down</a></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/2895485423/in/set-72157607560178685/">One day at Rochester, NY, USA</a></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/2895502823/in/set-72157607554761888/">Halloween (a - we hope - creative story)</a></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/sets/72157607560320507/">Miguel's birthday and Niagara Falls</a></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/sets/72157607560335487/">New York City e Thanksgiving</a></li><li><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/sets/72157607554827848/">Joana's birthday</a></li></ul>You have lots of stuff to explore... ;-)<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-4976691580395973157?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-70659590762201322982006-12-11T18:14:00.000Z2006-12-11T18:15:50.469Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2gP_xjmcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ZzZzu_9-VkM/s1600-h/20061210_015.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2gP_xjmcI/AAAAAAAAAB8/ZzZzu_9-VkM/s400/20061210_015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007334557383629250" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-7065959076220132298?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-25545375469114573142006-12-11T18:12:00.000Z2006-12-11T18:14:42.344Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2fUvxjmbI/AAAAAAAAABk/AtH38AHcvXE/s1600-h/20061210_014.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2fUvxjmbI/AAAAAAAAABk/AtH38AHcvXE/s400/20061210_014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007333539476380082" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2fKPxjmaI/AAAAAAAAABc/IMPrB6S2Mow/s1600-h/20061210_013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2fKPxjmaI/AAAAAAAAABc/IMPrB6S2Mow/s400/20061210_013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007333359087753634" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-2554537546911457314?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-22060978430313951622006-12-11T18:06:00.000Z2006-12-11T18:14:13.417Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2ezvxjmZI/AAAAAAAAABU/21cjiYGlpqM/s1600-h/20061210_004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2ezvxjmZI/AAAAAAAAABU/21cjiYGlpqM/s400/20061210_004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007332972540696978" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2epvxjmYI/AAAAAAAAABM/TReTErQ6p6o/s1600-h/20061210_003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RX2epvxjmYI/AAAAAAAAABM/TReTErQ6p6o/s400/20061210_003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5007332800742005122" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-2206097843031395162?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-14888054649548573502006-12-06T21:14:00.001Z2008-10-13T22:29:05.983+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mega.ist.utl.pt/%7Emflpar/061206"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXmTKPxjmXI/AAAAAAAAABA/ODMWAneBkS4/s400/2006Dec06_Bolo_de_anos.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5006194265041377650" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and I smile because even if most of my friends are far away (after a whole Ocean), I had a good time...<br />Some photos <a href="hhttp://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/sets/72157607554827848/">here</a>...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXmP9fxjmWI/AAAAAAAAAA0/To6dOgRX0IU/s1600-h/2006Dec06_Bolo_de_anos.JPG"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-1488805464954857350?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-92134673362786680742006-11-28T09:32:00.001Z2008-10-13T22:28:27.000+01:00Taking the Thanksgiving break we went to <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/sets/72157607560335487/">NYC</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-9213467336278668074?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-34228930483570911122006-11-18T22:34:00.001Z2008-10-13T22:27:52.287+01:00On Miguel's birthday we made a small cake...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXSGu7aY5HI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_Wd_-rkk3Jk/s1600-h/HPIM6226.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXSGu7aY5HI/AAAAAAAAAAM/_Wd_-rkk3Jk/s400/HPIM6226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004773226695943282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We eat a part of it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXSHBbaY5II/AAAAAAAAAAU/yycY9lrEkSU/s1600-h/17_023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXSHBbaY5II/AAAAAAAAAAU/yycY9lrEkSU/s400/17_023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004773544523523202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But since we are on diet, we gave a part to a good friend...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXSHQraY5JI/AAAAAAAAAAc/aJ7TEUiu7F0/s1600-h/A+outra+parte+do+bolo.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tvch7hw-MRA/RXSHQraY5JI/AAAAAAAAAAc/aJ7TEUiu7F0/s400/A+outra+parte+do+bolo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5004773806516528274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can find more photos <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/sets/72157607560320507/">here</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-3422893048357091112?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-2304912500960818992006-11-13T23:30:00.002Z2008-10-13T22:26:20.612+01:00Taking the mood from the Halloween days, we made a <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/2895502823/in/set-72157607554761888/">small story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-230491250096081899?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-37472301071647867352006-10-24T20:27:00.001+01:002008-10-13T22:25:19.647+01:00<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/2895485423/in/set-72157607560178685/">A day on our life here at Rochester...</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-3747230107164786735?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1159979284369933222006-10-04T17:26:00.000+01:002006-12-06T18:58:50.354Z<a href="http://blog.delaranja.com/?p=657">A small guide to Lisbon...</a><br /><br />By André Ribeirinho.<br /><br />And <a href="http://www.interspeech2005.org/lisbon/">another</a>, made for <a href="http://www.interspeech2005.org/">InterSpeech 2005</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115997928436993322?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1159470269066572502006-09-28T16:34:00.001+01:002008-10-13T22:26:55.410+01:00Photos from <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/pardaisjr/2895474233/in/set-72157607554610686/">our new home</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115947026906657250?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-15042376834210943042006-09-13T22:16:00.000+01:002006-12-05T15:33:02.257Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/996125/MSc_Miguel_cake.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/400/111358/MSc_Miguel_cake.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Let's party!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-1504237683421094304?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-19886834037598785052006-09-09T11:38:00.000+01:002006-12-05T15:33:21.432ZA small gift to our sister (in law)...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/344420/detail.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/400/701910/detail.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cappuccino, orange juice, lots of different breads, great cakes!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-1988683403759878505?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-3500646368430548852006-09-03T21:07:00.000+01:002006-12-04T21:42:23.134ZA farewell party just before leave to America...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/946733/03_001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/320/912059/03_001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />First prepares...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/353008/03_003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/320/903465/03_003.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />America and Portugal...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/701714/Detail.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/320/723112/Detail.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pizza, Hamburguers, Salad, Potato Chips... with the right background.<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-350064636843054885?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-44441366737080796182006-08-29T22:20:00.000+01:002006-12-04T21:08:51.638Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/307282/Souffl%3F.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/400/62069/Souffl%3F.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cod-fish soufflé! A great meal!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-4444136673708079618?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-37641342172115981892006-08-28T13:23:00.000+01:002006-12-05T15:33:33.099Z<a href="http://www.ikea.com/ms/pt_PT/local_home/alfragide.html">IKEA</a> is really a great store!<br />We can built our furniture as if they were <a href="http://www.lego.com/">LEGO</a>!<br /><br />You go there and if there is nothing as you want:<br /><ol><li>take a pencil and a sheet of paper and draw what you REALLY want</li><li>take all the relevant measures</li><li>go to a <a href="http://www.ikea.com/">store near you</a> and register all the possibilities</li><li>don't forget to stop at the opportunities section (we found a good 'piece' there!)<br /></li><li>combine all you have in order to build what you want (don't forget to make your budget)</li><li>make several combinations (and several budgets) considering your space, the furniture that will be around (we found 'pieces' similar to those we already had), etc.</li><li>go back to the <a href="http://franchisor.ikea.com/showContent.asp?swfId=store9">store</a> and buy what you need</li><li>assemble all the 'pieces' (follow the instructions carefully)<br /></li><li>your done!</li><li>take a picture...</li></ol>This is a picture will it was being build<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/576052/26_002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/400/766702/26_002.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Look at our final result... :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/283394/28_018.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/400/121087/28_018.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There is space for everything we need!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-3764134217211598189?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-12842494298748076702006-08-15T23:38:00.000+01:002006-12-04T20:50:57.023Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/391551/15_001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/400/193596/15_001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After a hard day: soup and salad!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/1600/123559/15_006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/1351/2798/400/853298/15_006.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />in the moonlight shadow...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-1284249429874807670?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1153081979846872232006-07-16T01:52:00.000+01:002006-12-04T20:51:19.310Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/Ice_cream_and_chocolate_crepe.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/Ice_cream_and_chocolate_crepe.jpg" alt="Ice cream with chocolate crepe" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We will be married next week! A farewell ice-cream!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115308197984687223?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1153081215211613032006-07-08T20:00:00.000+01:002006-12-05T15:39:45.702Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/voul-au-vent_ervilhas.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/voul-au-vent_ervilhas.jpg" alt="Voul-au-vent with peas National flag" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/fusilli.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/fusilli.jpg" alt="Fusili National Flag" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/bandeira_fruta.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/bandeira_fruta.jpg" alt="National Flag Fruit" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115308121521161303?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1152188164437728952006-07-05T20:00:00.000+01:002006-12-05T15:40:30.365Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/mesa_bandeiras.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/mesa_bandeiras.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return false;" tabindex="7"><span>Publish</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/voul-au-vents_bandeira.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/voul-au-vents_bandeira.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/entradas_1.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/entradas_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/entradas_2.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/entradas_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/entradas_3.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/entradas_3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/salada_bandeira.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/salada_bandeira.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/fruta_bandeira.jpg"><img style="width: 397px; height: 143px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/fruta_bandeira.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115218816443772895?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1151766439012192062006-07-01T16:00:00.000+01:002006-12-05T15:41:33.013Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/HPIM4112.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/HPIM4112.jpg" alt="The table..." border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/HPIM4116.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/HPIM4116.jpg" alt="Main dish" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/HPIM4137.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/HPIM4137.jpg" alt="National salad" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/HPIM4144.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/HPIM4144.jpg" alt="Soccer desert" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115176643901219206?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1151500168246977162006-06-25T21:01:00.000+01:002006-12-05T15:42:39.513Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/HPIM4090.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/HPIM4090.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/HPIM4094.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/HPIM4094.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115150016824697716?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1151327132347570882006-06-17T13:10:00.000+01:002006-12-05T20:12:15.127Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/2006_06_17_almoco.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/2006_06_17_almoco.jpg" alt="Lunch table decoration" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115132713234757088?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1150187443855533862006-06-13T09:21:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:47.409ZToday is local holiday in Lisboa.<br />But not in Oeiras.<br />Miguel gave classes on June 7th in Lisbon (when it was the local holiday in Oeiras) and today, June 13th, (local holiday in Lisboa) he is in Oeiras... I guess we are missing something... an holiday, perhaps...<br />No problem... after all, we have so much work to do, that if it where not this we would be working at home.<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115018744385553386?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1150128243609474942006-06-12T16:17:00.001+01:002006-11-15T23:58:47.244Z... PAsMo anotations...<br />João's ShRep (Shared Repository) needs some information that is being lost. I'm adding it to PAsMo's structures and updating it according to PAsMo's functionality.<br /><br />qwerty...<br /><br />azerty...<br /><br />Different keyboards drive me crazy... :(<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115012824360947494?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1150125557239158172006-06-12T16:17:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:47.059Z... PAsMo anotations...<br />João's ShRep (Shared Repository) needs some information that is being lost. I'm adding it to PAsMo's structures and updating it according to PAsMo's functionality.<br /><br />qwerty...<br /><br />azerty...<br /><br />Different keyboards drive me crazy... :(<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115012555723915817?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1150112767017498022006-06-12T11:53:00.000+01:002006-12-04T20:53:11.534ZFor the first match (hoping that a victory would came) we made a thematic dinner for my family and my boyfriend's family.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/bandeiras_2.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/bandeiras_2.jpg" alt="Me and my boyfriend" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />To start we made "stuffed full tomatoes"...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/tomates.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/tomates.jpg" alt="stuffed full tomatoes" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />Then we had vegetables...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/vegetais.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/vegetais.jpg" alt="vegetables" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />And "stuffed full pepper" (Capsicum)...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/pimentos.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/pimentos.jpg" alt="stuffed full pepper" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />And "stuffed full mushrooms"...<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/cogumelos.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/cogumelos.jpg" alt="stuffed full mushrooms" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />Final result:<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/resultado.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/resultado.jpg" alt="final result" border="0" /></a></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115011276701749802?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1150038917901829442006-06-11T16:08:00.000+01:002007-01-31T12:55:32.511Z<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/1600/bandeira.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/560/767/400/bandeira.jpg" alt="Flag" border="0" width="50%" /></a><br />Today is the first match of Portuguese football team.<br />I decided to dress according to it!<br />Go Portugal!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115003891790182944?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1150039566538947432006-06-10T13:00:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:46.722ZWhen I thought that PAsMo's improvements were done... Nuno, João, Ricardo and I, in a short meeting, came to the conclusion that one more thing was needed in order to use the tool that João developed on is MSc thesis. Again small things... yet another small detour... nothing much... one day of work!<br /><br />In the end, one week was lost, but the benefits for the investigation group are enought to pay the effort. In the end of this, I think that if we get back to ATA, some good results could be achieved... If I will have the needed time... we will see...<br /><br />In the meanwhile, my boy friend keeps writing and writing. Tomorrow he needs to send a first draft to his advisor. I think it is getting to a good end and that the work will have a good grade... Che será, sera... what ever will be, will be!...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-115003956653894743?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149779722692435502006-06-08T16:05:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:46.214Z... there is a witch!<br /><br />Am I coughing?! <br />No... <br />As The Cranberries sing: "It's just my imagination!"<br /><br />And why everyone that enters this room starts to cough?<br />Questions...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114977972269243550?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149760112739949052006-06-08T10:43:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:46.044Z... my colleague in the daily movie of life as the hurricane!<br /><br />Sometimes a hurricane pass through... <br />Your heart rhythm increases... <br />And you wanted to scream that you already have your things in the "right" place!<br /><br />The window was opened and the bird's singing could be eared! <br />The door was opened and people passing could be seen! <br />The air condicioned was turned off and the silence was a blessing!<br /><br />But then... all of a Sudden... the hurricane arrives.<br />All the windows are closed.<br />The door is closed.<br />The air condicioned (and all the noise it does) starts! <br />And then... after all the possible changes were made... she goes out to the bathroom or to compliment everyone... and returns later...<br /><br />Ignore! Ignore! Ignore!<br />Take it easy!<br /><br />But when you are all alone in your working room without working conditions just because your colleague arranged hers working conditions and went out...<br /><br />And the say team work is great?!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114976011273994905?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149700132853222102006-06-07T18:06:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:45.866ZNow I remember: there is no acknowledgements on a user's guide...<br />So I had to write everything down with examples to make clear what can be done with my tool.<br /><br />Now for some stupid remaining bugs... C++ here I am (again)...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114970013285322210?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149690398368418232006-06-07T15:02:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:45.688ZAfter all the developments, the inevitable user's manual...<br /><a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd110599s.gif"><img src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd110599s.gif" alt="start with the acknoledgments" width="100%" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114969039836841823?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149640534580228222006-06-07T00:13:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:45.508ZNew features:<br /><ul><li> Left side<br /> <ul><li>S1 [L1, ...]! ⇒ forces that all anotations match the description</li> <li>S1 [L1, ...]!! ⇒ forces to have just one anotation matching the description</li> <li>S1 [L1, ...] [L2, ...] ⇒ needs to match all the given descriptions</li> </ul> </li> <li> Right side<br /> <ul><li>S1* ⇒ rewrites what matched without changes</li> <li>S1 [L1, ...]- ⇒ deletes the given anotation</li> </ul> </li></ul><a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd042800s.gif"><img src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd042800s.gif" alt="Smash it!" width="100%" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114964053458022822?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149635281419543602006-06-06T23:35:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:45.336Z... we have to browse the web searching for something that will help...<br />And sometime we even find:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=213">C/C++-IDE</a>: Write and run programs. Insert statements, idioms, comments etc.<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=614">CRefVim</a>: C-reference manual especially designed for Vim<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1213">Vim JDE</a>: Just a Development Envirement (Java/C++)</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114963528141954360?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149617096424434232006-06-06T19:01:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:45.121ZJust an hint...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd051500s.gif"><img src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd051500s.gif" width="100%" alt="PhD Years-to-Thesis Chapter Conversion Chart"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd051700s.gif"><img src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd051700s.gif" width="100%" alt="Light at the end of the Thesis - Can you see it?"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114961709642443423?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149550092497700402006-06-06T00:27:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:44.810Z<a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd032304s.gif"><img width=100% src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd032304s.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114955009249770040?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149550026977903182006-06-06T00:25:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:44.662Z<a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd060204s.gif"><img width=100% src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd060204s.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114955002697790318?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149512068454893532006-06-05T12:58:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:44.391ZIn the middle of the work... a chocolate... a cookie... or... even better a chocolate cookie :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd042303s.gif"><img src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd042303s.gif" alt="cookie break" width="100%"/></a><br /><br />... Too bad I'm on diet :(<br /><br />Garfield is right...<br /><br /><a href="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/24120BP%7EGarfield-Posters.jpg"><img width="50%" src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/24120BP%7EGarfield-Posters.jpg" alt="garfield diet" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114951206845489353?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149501713630393102006-06-05T10:51:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:44.219ZAfter some rethinking (and some hammering tests), Scanner and Parser are working and reading what they must...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114950171363039310?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149498940465735782006-06-05T10:07:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:44.115ZYesterday it was an wedding arragements' day... no progress was done... only mental "unstress"...<br /><br />Today, I'm getting back to PAsMo... it is almost done... Parser is done... now some algorithms are needed... but nothing much... Maybe it will be ready at lunch time... hope so...<br /><br />Also, as my PC come back from Asus support, I'm trying to use Mac OS X on it... and it is working right... If it keeps proving to be a good choice, I'll have a triple boot (instead of dual) when the new hard disk (120Gb) arrives...<br /><br />Well... compilation is done! Back to work!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114949894046573578?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149497957625377272006-06-05T09:51:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:43.988Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd011406s.gif"><img src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd011406s.gif" alt="" border="0" width="100%" /></a><br />Testing... again... the Mac's widget for Blogger's posts...<br />Debugging PAsMo new features...<div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114949795762537727?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149157989098850442006-06-01T11:31:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:43.808Z<a href="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd081104s.gif"><img width="100%" src="http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive/phd081104s.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114915798909885044?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1149157800255943422006-06-01T11:24:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:43.688Z<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yesterday in an working meeting it camed out that a new improvement on PAsMo was necessary... yet another (I hope small) detour...<br />Any way... let's make it fast! :)<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114915780025594342?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1148547088645289522006-05-25T09:47:00.000+01:002006-11-15T23:58:43.527Z<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">After lots of fight (mainly against small bugs) finally the OntoChef's technical report is done and I can get back to my Survey in "full time".</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">Perfection is always in the small things. Is true that most of the people won't notice the different, but even thought, perfection (or something more close to it) is there.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">And it is a great joy to give a step back and say: "Woao! Cool!". The satisfaction cames and all the hard work is payed! ;)</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114854708864528952?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922567.post-1140736701928187322006-02-23T23:17:00.000Z2006-12-06T01:30:22.457ZThe blog is up and running...<br />For now it is just a test.<br />Maybe I'll use it to report the advances on my thesys or only to talk about something...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Re-Edit on Dec 5th, 2006:</span><br />Eventually the former won! I was only talking about other things... so the original posts that were related to my work where moved to the blog:<br /><ul><li> <a href="http://ladydoctorbug.blogspot.com/">There and Back Again: in the Footsteps of a PhD</a></li></ul></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">If you are one of those (few) that reads this... maybe you should consider to find an hobby... This is just a collection of procrastination pieces... Go work! :)<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22922567-114073670192818732?l=cooksquest.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chef Joanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646821862439772276noreply@blogger.com0