All Things Chill

It’s been a while, but I used to write for Arstechnica.com as a tech journalist back in the day – THEY JUST REDESIGNED CHEX IT OUTS. I’m what Jacqui Cheng called an “Arstechnica Alumnus” – seriously it’s true! So, to get back into the swing of things, I wrote an article about the [...]

Since I had some free time on my day off, I made Liana and her office mates a lunch of mojo pork, Spanish rice, a simple cilantro and onion condiment and corn tortillas yesterday. FREE CATERING: I GIVES THEM. LOL. I used this uber simple recipe from Emeril (yeah I know, but [...]

Inara George’s breathy and delicate voice with Greg Kurstin deliciously retro, yet relevant beats and melodies make another jump into my portable musical device in the form of a new album: The Bird and the Bee – Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future.
I was (secretly still am) in love with their previous tracks: F_cking [...]

Watch it in HD here. I made a few variations from my original recipe from last year, but either or will taste great.
I made this about a month ago just for kicks and finally decided to put it on the blog. Again it was a one-take affair, so bear with me – I’d [...]

Lots of great casual Seattle eating lately! To jump start out Saturday, Liana recommended that we try Macrina Bakery in Belltown. At first blush, it looks like an hustlin’ breakfast / brunch joint with a small carry-out counter. It does seem like it was filled with people from the neighborhood, but it’d [...]

Porterhouse or the “T-Bone” steak. You know the tenderloin, right? Those lil’ sexy “filet mignons” discs of tender beef that you order at fancy restaurants? I paired it with pea shoots and daikon a while back. Well, that’s the smaller part of the porterhouse. Crazy, huh?
The larger area is the [...]

I’ve been meaning to thank both of you for the Alinea book, but I don’t ever have the words to say (yes, me). Thanks for the book and more importantly, the support to follow my dreams.
~Herschell

I had some time to waste at the Apple store, so I pulled out my video camera and played around with iLife’s iMovie on one of the computers on display. Good times. Wish it was iLife ‘09, but I can wait a few weeks!
I utilized Youtube’s bank of public music to [...]

Pic via iPhone. Still searching for the perfect balance of seasoning with a healthier alternative to frying. Steamed, baked, then seasoned with Liana’s grandma’s secret Chinese seasoning packet (I’ll take a picture of it for prosperity later) and garnished with cilantro AND 3X’S THE AMOUNT OF RICE PICTURED MWMWAHAHAA. Recipe via Alton [...]

Steamed baby bok choy with oyster sauce and broiled pork chops with “salt and pepper” calamari.

There’s a certain flavor at dim sum houses that I can never really put my finger on. You can find it in the fried calamari and chicken wings – the combination has a very strong savory bite and finishes [...]

Practicing my breakfast skillz a bit. Seared center-cut pork chop with a zucchini, spinach and goat cheese omelet. Uhh… sear the pork chop and then make an omelet and put zukes, spinach and goat cheese inside. LOL. OKAIES.
(awkward silence)
LOL.
~Spec

In memory of Dempster Gyros. Located in Morton Grove, IL, a small, predominantly Polish neighborhood, my parents would sometimes take me there on a Saturday afternoon after running some errands as a reward for being well behaved (LOL NEVAR JK). Even though it no longer exists, the gyros were something I use as [...]

Yup. That’s all You’re Getting From Me Today.
Boo.
~Spec