Marie Joanna Blogs

Do you know how it feels when you’re trying to fight, but the other person stopped and now you’re fighting alone? Do you know how it feels like to be left alone fighting for nothing? If you have, then you’re not alone; there are hundreds and thousands of us out there. I know you’ll ask me, “if there are so many of us, then why do I still feel alone?”              This is the story of my own fictional characters named Noelle and Adam. Two people brought together to learn that love does not come in just one shape, size, characteristic, or status. Love will come when you least expect it, even when you’re not ready yet.              Noelle and Adam are best friends turned into lovers, and then they broke up. They broke up for just one reason: They think that their relationship is better of as being best friends. When they were still together, Noelle had to let Adam go because she knew that Adam was never ready to com...

The Classic Carbonara is not like your modern-day creamy carbonara. The Classic Carbonara is much simpler, both in taste and in the process of cooking it. For this recipe, we will cook it for two people. You will need two servings of pasta, panchetta or bacon, garlic, salt and pepper, one whole egg and two egg yolks, parmesan cheese, water, and cooking oil or olive oil (optional).           To make the job faster, boil five cups of water and add salt and oil to prevent the pasta from sticking, than add in the pasta. While the pasta is cooking, you can prepare its “sauce”. The reason why the cooking oil is optional, is because we will sauté the panchetta first, which will excrete oil as well. After the panchetta, add the garlic. Check your pasta, make sure it is aldente. Aldente is the state of pasta wherein it is cooked but still slightly hard. We need it to be aldente because we are still going to cook it.           Add the pasta o...