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~Spec

My Only Love, Spawned from My Only… Wait.
I LOVE BOTH!
~Spec
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Normally, I just share Mashable.com news in the Google Reader feed, but I was mentioned in an article titled “55+ Foodies to Follow.” YAY. Now I know that my name was probably shuffled in from this Serious Eats article, but I think it’s pretty dang coo. I’ve already received a larger scope [...]

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Inhale. Exhale.
The smooth rhythm of your sleep, the calmness of your breath, stillness of your soul… and the silence in between.
Inhale.
A deep spiritual connection. The way our apartment is now a home. The memories of nicknacks collected through out the years.
Exhale.
The anxieties [...]

Love is… picking up your significant other at midnight from the airport and bringing her something to hug.
Hate is… Continental for forcing their passengers to check in carry-on baggage.
WELCOME BACK BABIES.
XOXO,
~Herschell

Why hello there. My name is Herschell and I’m a home cook. Yes, I’ve accepted it. You see, I haven’t cooked regularly in a professional kitchen for years. I have not been greeted by the front of house staff while they fold their napkins with great haste. I have not [...]

Above: Two of my favorite girls in California
Man I love the bay. Liana and I flew back to San Francisco for a few days to hang out with her family and celebrate the 4th of July. We had OMGChineseGrandma Dinner™ (which was ridiculously tasty), chatted it up with Liana’s cousins that heading [...]

SUUUUPER excited for Liana’s Bday on Saturday. I made a small “what you’d expect” list and a “sign up to bring stuffs” page for some of the invited guests. I’ll be doing some more grilling that day, but these are just things that I can get started on this week. [...]

Oh hi there! This is Liana. She’s been my sweetheart for 2+ years. This is not her normal face. LOL. She’s my harshest food critic and has the UNCANNY ability to determine who left his socks in the couch from the previous night or who left the toilet seat up. [...]

This is what you do when you don’t have much grill space because you bought too much white sweet corn (3 for $1) but you still want to cook the manila clams that you bought ’cause you need more room for the chicken wings and the salsa with roasted anaheim, Jalapeno and dried (and then [...]

Youtube link here. Liana, Don, Matt, Deb and myself hit up the Seattle Wine and Cheese Festival last weekend. Pike Place Market is even MORE overwhelming on a festival day compared to a regular sunny weekend. Taste of Chicago overwhelming (shudder lol). Everyone was pleasant and very conversational aaaaannnnddd… surprisingly… there [...]

I think now’s a good a time as any to post a refresh of my current iPhone homescreen on the blog for prosperity. Let me say this first: I *love* my iPhone. It’s an extension of my hand and honestly gets me through EVERY girlfriend-related restaurant table debate now and until eternity. [...]

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 [...]