Skype for Web : Run Skype on Your Browser

Now Skyping has become easier for us because we can now use Skype without downloading and installing the app. Skype has rolled out Skype for Web which allow users to video chat using the browser. All you need to do is head to Skype.com and log in.

This new service is still in beta and not everyone has access to it as of now but it will become available for everyone in the next few months. [Skype]

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Chicken and Shrimp Pot Pie

what you need...

1 tbsp.    butter
1/4 cup  white onions (chopped)
1/4 cup  chorizo ( diced)
1/2 cup  shrimp (shells removed and deveined)
1/4 cup  mixed veggies from a can)
1/4 cup  broccoli, cooked
1 can      cream of potato soup
1/2 cup  evaporated milk
3/4 cup  chicken (cooked and shredded)
              salt and white pepper to taste

...biscuit crust:

1 cup     evaporated milk
1 cup     flour
1 cup     butter


what to do...

1. Pre-heat oven at 375 degrees F.
2. Melt butter over low heat and saute onions until translucent.
3. Add chorizo and render the fat.
4. Add shrimps , mixed veggies, cooked chicken andpour in potato soup.
5. Adjust consistency with evaporated milk and season to taste.
6. Brush ramekins with butter. Spoon in chicken and shrimp mixture in the ramekins.
7. In separate bowl, combine all ingredients of  the biscuit topping. Spread on top of the chicken and shrimp mixtures on each ramekins.
8. Bake at 375 degrees F until the top has turned golden brown.
9. Let stand for a few minutes before serving.

*  For the topping variant, you may replace the biscuit topping with mashed potato and brush with beaten egg.

..topping variant (mashed potato):
* replacement for the biscuit topping

1 cup     potato (cooked, mashed)
1 pc.      egg (beaten, to brush on the mashed potato)

* makes 4 servings

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Beef Adobo with Cream

Here is my different kind of adobo, instead of using pork or chicken, I use beef, check it out:

what you need...

1/2 kilo    Beef Camto (flank, cut into serving portions)
1/2 cup    vinegar
1/2 cup    soy sauce
1 tsp.        whole black pepper corns
1 pc         bay leaf
3 pcs.       garlic (chopped)
1 pc         onion (medium, chopped)
1 cup       water
2 pcs.       siling mahaba or chili picante (optional)
1 pack     all purpose cream (250 ml)
                salt and pepper to taste

what to do...

1. In a pan put beef , water, vinegar, soy sauce, pepper corns, bayleaf, garlic and onions.
2. Bring to boil then simmer for atleast 1 1/2 hours or until meat is fork tender. Add more hot water if meat needs more cooking time.
3. Add in siling haba or chili picante (optional) and all purpose cream.
4. Season with salt and pepper before it simmers.
5. Remove from heat when simmering starts.
6. Serve.

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Spaghetti in Creamy Sauce

Here's another of my recipes:

what you need...

2 tbsps.   butter
2tbsps.    onions (chopped)
1 tbsp      garlic (minced)
1/4 kilo   beef (ground)
1/4 kilo   chicken liver (sliced), or canned if you prefer
3 pcs.      hotdog or sausage (sliced)
1 pack     all purpose cream (250 ml)
1 cup       tomato sauce
1/2 cup   cheddar cheese or any cheese you prefer (grated)
300g       spaghetti (pre-cooked)
               salt, sugar and white pepper to taste

what to do...

1. Melt butter in a pan. Saute onions and garlic until caramelied.
2. Stir in ground beef and liver. Stir for 5 minutes.
3. Add in hotdogs and cook for another minute.
4. Pour in the all purpose cream and season with salt, sugar and pepper.  Let simmer for a minute and add in 3/4 of the grated cheese. Let cheese melt for half a minute then remove from heat.
5. Toss in spaghetti and coat it well with the sauce.
6. Garnish with the remaining grated cheese and serve.

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WalMart Black Friday Deals 2014 Revealed

After Target and Best Buy unveiled their plans for Black Friday 2014 last Tuesday, Walmart revealed what it has for its customers on Black Friday. Just like its rivals Target and Best Buy, Walmart has juicy deals in electronics. But Walmart is doing something new this year for Black Friday, the multinational retail corporation has decided to have three separate events starting Thanksgiving night.

The first event will feature great deals on video games, this will start at 6 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving Thursday. What are the deals that buyers get? Well, the most notable one is the $329 deal for an Xbox One bundle that includes gift card worth $30 and the new Halo Master Chief Collection. As you can see, Halo Master Chief Collection is the re-release of the previous four Halo games for Microsoft's Xbox One. But that's not all, there is also included in the deal a beta access for Halo: Guardians. Buyers should know that this Xbox bundle is only for in-store "doorbuster." But Walmart will be offering a good deal for Xbox online on Thanksgiving Thursday, it is the $379 bundle for 12-month subscription to Xbox Live that includes a game of your choice. And if you are a simpe person who is happy with XBox 360, Walmart is giving it to you for $99 on Black Friday, that means you save $80!

Not to be outdone by Target and Best Buy, Walmart will also offer its customers a $399 PlayStation 4 bundle. This bundle includes Last of Us and Grand Theft Auto 5. You can also get good discounts on individual games for very platform.

Walmart's second event will start at 8 p.m. local time Thanksgiving night. This second event will feature a number of doorbusters of its own. The doorbusters in this event are mostly for home entertainment. In this event customers can get 32-inch High Definition TV for $98 (but the brands for this deal are not yet revealed). If you want a bigger screen, you can get the 0-inch Vizio 4K TV for $698 which is actually $300 cheaper than normal. There are also a lot of deals you can enjoy in this event like other TV brands, soundbars and connected devices including a Chromecast for just $25! If you like Roku, you'll be happy with the price of $28. 

The third event that Walmart has planned will begin at 6 a.m. local time on Black Friday. It will run until noon. In this event Walmart is offering a 30% off for selected Samsung TV sets and audio systems. You can also get a $179 iPhone deal that has a two-year contract. If you are not into iPhone 6, you can have the iPhone 5s with $75 gift card. Check it out!

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Watch live: The Rosetta spacecraft mission landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

In a few hours the world will witness the Rosetta spacecraft mission landing on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The comet is moving at the speed of 41,000 mph. How on earth would a spcecraft be able to land it? Well, that is what the European Space Agency is attempting now-- to land a spacecraft on a comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. You can watch the event here, the video player below will show you live the landing that will take place in a few hours.

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Kim Kardashian bares her body for Paper Magazine

I am not a fan of Kim Kardashian but I am writing about her. I think she's overrated. She's sexy yes but she's not the sexiest. Anyways, that's not what I would like to talk about now, I am talking about the winter 2014 edition of Paper magazine. Kim Kardashian graces the cover in this issue of the magazine. I could not put the picture here because of copyright issues so I will just talk about it. The cover shows Kim Kardashian fully clothed, wearing a black gown that looks like leather, i am not sure. On her butt she balances a wine glass that catches the bubbly champagne that shoots as an arc from the bottle she is holding. This image speaks a lot and it speaks of the obvious.

But what makes this issue of Paper magazine hot is the fact that inside Kim Kardashian comes out of the black gown and shows us her assets. The cover simply says "Break the internet. Kim Kardashian."

Yawn.

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The Voice Season 7, Episode 16: The Live Playoffs, Night 2

The playoff round continues and the remaining 20 artists will perform tonight from each respective coach's team. The followers of the show, the public now holds the key as to which two artists from each team will survive to see the next round. 

It has been a seven extra demanding weeks of battling and only the strongest shall move on to the next chapter of The Voice season 7. In the past seven weeks the fate of the contestants was in the hands of the coaches, but now is the beginning of the new chapter, now everything changes. 

The live shows will take place at the Universal Studios Stage 12. Members of Team Adam and Team Blake will each give a solo performance and America will vote. The contestants are out in the open, no longer in the hands of the coaches. 

Tomorrow night the team of Pharrell and Gwen will take the stage and we will see who will fall and who will continue in this competition. Can you imagine who will be the 12 left standing at the end of the week? Who are your bets? 

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