food – Page 2 – Jaclyn Grace

Friday Favorites – Australia Style!

Here are a few of the things that I am loving most about Australia:

1. Greek Food

I neverhad true Greek Food before, and I am in love! One of my group partners was born in Greece, so we have had quite a few meals. One restaurant is right next to our work and we have made our way over twice. The first time I had “The Greek Burger.” It was a burger with eggplant, veggies, cheese, and an egg on it. It also had a Greek sauce called tzatziki on it, which is sort of like a mayo/sour cream mix.

This past Wednesday we went there and I had the “Open Souvlaki.”

It was chicken that came with pita bread, tzatziki, and a delicious Greek salad. I loved it. I am going to have to find a Greek restaurant back at home!

2. The night market

I talked about this before, but every Wednesday in the summer there is a night market full of food, music, and entertainment. We went again this week and I loved it just as much. Of course, I had another strawberry, nutella, and coconut crepe…

3. Artwork

The graffiti here is incredible.

We came upon these walking to dinner with one of our advisors the other night. I can’t imagine being able to paint something like this on such a large scale.

4. Tim Tams

I should probably be ashamed that three of my last four favorite things this week are related to food… But I’m not! These are delicious. Everyone who comes back to school from Australia raves about these and now I know why. They are chocolate dipped cookies with a chocolate filling inside. There are so many other flavors too- salted caramel, peanut butter, white chocolate, and so on. I am definitely bringing some of these home for my family to try.

5. Skyping with my best friend!

Victoria is in Santa Fe, NM studying abroad right now as well and we finally got to Skype on Tuesday! I’m so glad we picked the same term to go away and that we are going on another cruise together when we get back.. only 64 days until that vacation! I’m so glad you’re having a blast and I miss you tons!

I don’t know if this qualifies as a favorite per say, but tonight I went to an internet cafe down the road to catch up on some work and schedule my classes for next year. I ordered an iced coffee and a small pizza for dinner so that I could use their internet. This is what I received…

It had ice cream in it! I felt like I was drinking a root beer float rather than a coffee. You definitely couldn’t get one of these at Dunkin Donuts!

xo,

Jaclyn

Night Market

Last night around 8pm, our group ventured out to the Queen Victoria Night Market. We weren’t really sure what we were in for, but we knew it was supposed to be fun and have a lot of food. As we walked closer and closer, we could hear loud music and crowds of people – the market was nothing like I expected!

There were tons of food vendors everywhere. They ranged from selling kangaroo burgers to homemade macaroons of every flavor. Most of the group tried the kangaroo for dinner, but I wasn’t that hungry. I held out for dessert and had a nutella and strawberry filled crepe. 😊

The market almost reminded me of the Woodstock fair with all of the little souvenir stands, music, and people. It was really fun and I can’t wait to go again. It runs every Wednesday night in the summer here. Unfortunately, since the end of summer is coming, next week is the last one. I’m really glad we got here in time to at least see it though!

I am so happy tomorrow is Friday! This has been the longest work week ever it feels like. This weekend we are visiting Phillip Island on Saturday and going on the Yarra Valley Wine, Chocolate, and Cheese tour on Sunday. I’m very excited for both!

Also here are a few more pictures from the wildlife sanctuary that my professor passed along

xo,

Jaclyn

What’s Up?

One of the blogs that I regularly read did a post yesterday called “What’s Up Wednesday.” Unfortunately my schedule has been packed and I didn’t have a chance to jump on board and write a post yesterday, but I figure it’s better late than never!

So here is my “What’s Up Thursday!”… even though that doesn’t work quite as well..

What I’m Eating This Week:

Well, this topic isn’t very exciting in the life of a college student.. I’m still finishing up the homemade American Chop Suey that my mom dropped off for me on Monday, along with my usual staples – eggs, toast, yogurt, spinach, and veggie wraps. I also bought a few things at the grocery store though to make fiesta chicken one night during this upcoming week or weekend, so that’s exciting.

What I’m Reading:

I am reading “For The Right Reasons” by Sean Lowe. I mentioned it in my post here a few weeks ago. I just got started, but so far so good. 🙂

What I’m Reminiscing About:

The warm weather and the perfect cruise vacation that I took last year. I would give anything to be back in the Caribbean right now!

What I’m Looking Forward To:

The next few months of traveling that are in store for me. I can’t wait to explore the other side of the world.

What I’m Loving:

My Gratitude Journal! I truly believe that this has changed my outlook completely by making me focus on all of the good things that happen on a daily basis rather than the bad. I highly suggest keeping one if you don’t!

What I’ve Been Up To:

School work, school work, and more school work. It’s getting down to crunch time now that I leave in only 3 weeks. It’s not very exciting or pretty, but I know all of my hard work will pay off in the future.

What I’m Dreading:

Walking out the door tomorrow morning into the freezing New England air…

What I’m Working On:

My relationships with friends that mean the most to me. I want to take advantage of these last few weeks that we have together before I head off to Australia and we go our own ways for the summer. I can’t believe that we will be starting our senior year together soon!

What I’m Excited About:

Valentine’s Day! I absolutely love this holiday and all the cheesiness that comes with it.

Conor and I have fancy plans that I will share later. 🙂

What I’m Watching:

The Bachelor and Scandal! Love love love these two shows – even if The Bachelor is more of a guilty pleasure.

What I’m Hoping For:

This week has been extremely hectic for me, so I am hoping that next week calms down a bit. If not, at least I have the weekend to recuperate and prepare.

Look out tomorrow for Friday’s Fabulous Five.

xo,

Jaclyn

Patriots Sunday!

Today was a very productive day for me- consisting of schoolwork, baking, and catching up on emails. I wanted to get everything done before watching the Patriots in the Superbowl tonight!

My family loves to eat so we have plenty of delicious snacks ready for the game.. I spent part of my afternoon making Mix and Match Mama’s PB Caramel Bars.

They came out delicious, though a little bit sweeter than I expected. I think that may be due to the fact that I used vanilla boxed cake mix instead of yellow, I’m not sure though. Either way I know my family is going to eat them right up. I even sprinkled some red and blue sugar crystals on them to try and get Patriots spirit going. 😉

Me Patriots — Conor caught me taste testing one (or a few…)

My mom also made my brother and I some delicious banana nut muffins to bring back to school with us. I haven’t tried one yet but they look delicious.

Have a fun and safe night enjoying the Superbowl.. Go Pats!

xo,

Jackie

Friday’s Fabulous Five!

TGIF! This has been a long week and I couldn’t be happier that the weekend is here. Conor and I have a lot of fun things planned for tomorrow and Sunday. 🙂

After being inspired by one of my favorite bloggers (PB Fingers), I have decided to start doing “Friday’s Fabulous Five.” Every Friday I will do a post of 5 things that I have loved over the past week. I encourage you to post and share things that you’re loving in the comments – I would really love to hear them!

This Week

1. Lately I have been in the shopping mood. It has been great for my closet, but unfortunately not so great for my bank account. Earlier in the week I was browsing the Nordstrom Rack website, one of my favorites, and came across these super cute Isola Mary-Jane Pumps.

I immediately fell in love with them and had to have them. The best part was that they were on sale! Red shoes can add a nice pop of color to any outfit and these are perfect. I can’t wait to wear them!

2. All summer I have been craving fruity and sparkly drinks. I recently began putting fresh fruit in flavored seltzer water and it makes a huge different. It is so refreshing, not to mention delicious.

3. Last night I FINALLY got a haircut. It was long overdue and I feel so much better now. My hair is so thick and heavy that it is hard to deal with in the summer heat. I got it cut to shoulder length with some angles around the face. I will post a picture of it later on. 🙂

4. The 31 Gift Bags that I ordered a few weeks ago finally arrived! I’m obsessed with 31 Products and plan on doing a few overview within the next week. Between my mom and I, we have about ten bags/products that we absolutely love! Keep an eye out for this post!

5. Last Saturday, I had a wonderful night in Providence with my family. We had a beautiful and delicious dinner at an outdoor restaurant on Federal Hill.

The food was phenomenal. My favorite was an appetizer that we ordered – zucchini flowers stuffed with cheese and proscuitto.
The whole night was perfect. I don’t remember the last time that I laughed so much or felt so at ease. After dinner, we headed over to Waterfire to watch the display as my mom, brother, and stepdad had never seen it before. Conor and I enjoyed it just as much as the first time!

Have a great weekend!

xo,

Jaclyn

Q. What was your favorite part of this past week?