All Things Chill

Flickr set here. Sunday was my reeeeeeeeaallll birthday, and I spent it with Liana, my girlfriend of (two years TO THE DAY lol). We went all over the city, but we started it all off at Oasis, a bobba tea joint next to Uwajimaya – my favorite Japanese market. I ordered a [...]

I gotta stop using my iPhone as my default camera. I’m missing out on some really good pictures! LOL. It was tasty tho, even brought some to our landlords and neighbors as a Hey how ya doin’ introduction.
How YOU doin’?
~Spec

I put up an IKEA Lack Shelving today! YAY for relatively easy home projects! I used some wall anchors that Liana bought and lightly screwed them in. Unfortunately, I hit a lot of studs in the wall which means that I wasted a few anchors. FORTUNATELY, I can twist the screws [...]

HAIS, DO YOU LIKES MY INVITATION? Had an impromptu lunch on Saturday @ THE RED LOBSTER for my birthday (kinda last minute). LOL. Yes. Being from the midwest, I have a special place for huge dominating chain restaurants – hell, I’ve been going to them since I was 7 years old! [...]

Flickr set: Our 1st Place in Seattle. Wow. It’s been about a year and a half… and I can *finally* post pictures of our first place in Seattle. Because of it’s unique characteristics, it was difficult for me to post our place without feeling like our lives would be Internet-Stalker Proof [...]

Oven-“Fried” Cod and Okra with Avocado and Tomato
Seriously. Perfect for a whenever meal.
Put 3/4 cup of cornmeal, 1/4 cup flour, 3 tablespoons cajun seasoning in a container. Crack 2 eggs, scrambled and a small bit of water into another container.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Defrost cod (or any whitefish). [...]

Co-worker Surprise! Gravlax with Shallots and Capers

With sauteed mushrooms and shallots.
~Spec

Breakfast for Dinner – Corned Beef Hash from Scratch!

Umami Mart's Sparkling Sake Lemonade
3.23.2009
2009 Puget Sound Fresh Farm Guide almost finished!
3.23.2009
In the News: Alice Waters on 60 Minutes
3.24.2009
Handsome makeover for ugly AC unit
3.23.2009 – It’s a beautiful idea for a foyer room too.
Look! Laundry Chute in the Kitchen
3.23.2009 – omg awesome.
The EcoDrain Cuts Water Heater Use by 40%
3.23.2009
Learn to grow your own food
3.23.2009
Is the [...]

I, for one, welcome our new organic corner grocer overlords!

Readymade waffles (stored in the freezer) from Bob’s Red Mill 10 Grain Waffle Mix that I’ve been trying to kill off for a while (hee hee) and a new toaster. OH BABY LOOK AT THE CHROME! LOL.
Yay breakfast!
~Spec

Happy St. Patrick’s day! Stayed up late two nights ago to start / finish a package of local hunk of 30-day brined (!!!) corned beef. I finally got to finish it off today by straining the liquid (filled with whole cloves and other spices) and cook big luxurious leaves of cabbage (lol yes, [...]