Archive for the 'ViBlog' Category

HD ViBlog: What Ox Tails Look When Cooked

Friday, April 16th, 2010

One of my favorite flavors of my childhood was kare-kare, which is a combination of tender ox tails, veggies and a savory peanut sauce. I have no idea what I’m making today, but I know at least I did one part of it correctly! lol.
Blanch 1 pound of meat in boiling [...]

Video Blog: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEE – Also, Website Housekeeping

Monday, March 29th, 2010

To reiterate:
Go to Allthingschill.com to see how everything gets sorted out.
WELCOME BACK TO *THIS* SITE.
~Spec

Beets and Bobbles, Steak and Truffled Eggs

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Queen & King hash: Fried potatoes, roasted beets, cubed flat iron steak, fried egg, goat’s milk butter, truffle salt. chive.
At home, when I think of all the ingredients that I have at my disposal, I run a check against all the flavor profiles that I have and create accordingly. I choose one strong flavor [...]

HD Video Blog: Rhoda’s Wedding Video!

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Youtube HD version here. Rhoda’s wedding video. Too tired to explain, still trying to get back to Seattle time. Hee hee. PLEASE ENJOY!
CONGRATS MARK AND RHO!
~Spec

Xbox Beta & RC Warthog. I has them.

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

I signed up for the Xbox Live beta preview a few days ago and I was chosen to participate yesterday. WHEEEE. You can buy items for your avatar, which is totally unnecessary, but completely awesome. CHECK OUT MY HALO RC WARTHOG. Yeah, totally.
I changed my avatar into summer gear (I had [...]

HD Video Blog: Office Loves Liana.

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

HD video here. REALLY short, but uber cute surprise breakfast that Liana’s office threw for her. I had NO hand in any of it and everyone pitched in to make her feel warm and fuzzy inside. Frittatas from Stacy, Hashbrowns from Emi, fancy yogurt, Deb and her freaking Belgian waffle maker (lol), [...]

Video Blog: How To Braise Lamb Shanks

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Another installment of “take video, edit and overdub vocal track.” YAY. I doubled the speed and when I recorded the audio, I felt really rushed – even though I had a makeshift outline / script to help me out – so sorry in advance if you’re stressed out by the end of the [...]

Video Blog: I Do Not Feed Liana (JOKES!)

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Inspiration: recipe of Gai Pad Krapow (Thai Basil Chicken) taken from Serious Eats! In my defense, I *did* offer my food, but when you want ramen, you really want ramen! (Sorry for the cheese in the middle)
<3!!!
~Spec

Video Blog: A Kalbi Non-Cooking, Cooking Video

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

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 [...]

Video Blog: Aquarium Aquarium!

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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 [...]

Video Blog: A Late XMas

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

LIANA GOT ME THE KODAK Zi6! Above is a random Christmas-Eve video with Domo-Kun and our Charlie Brown Christmas tree – complete with a handmade felt star, popcorn string and 81 adorable mini-ornaments. Watch in HD if your computer can handle it. LOL. WHEEEEEE.
Welcome to HD!
~Spec

Video Blog: Where *ARE* We? (Outtake)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Youtube link here. @ Yosemite, trying to video blog the entire journey… and failing at the first scheduled rest point. LOL. WHERE ARE WE???? Jade wins!
(As always)
~Spec

Soccer: Canada Vs. Brazil, Fight!

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

I’m not into soccer very much, or for sports for that matter. Hell, I’m kinda averse to anything that requires physical activity (KEEP IT CLEAN PEOPLES lol). But let me tell you something, hitting up the International friendly Brazil Vs. Canada match at Qwest field was mighty fun. THANKS DON FOR THE [...]