Foodstuffs

Donuts, again

I don’t exactly know how I got into the market of making video reviews of donuts, but it’s a thing I do somewhat consistently. Weird. Especially when the thumbnail suggests that you’re getting a Pop-Tart review.

Two Tarts-a-Popping

I promised at least one more before the year was out, and I’m a man of my word.

Clickbait thumbnail

I’ve been going pretty hard on the video front lately. Which is probably why my blog has been so neglected. Here’s a video review I did on the new bakery thingy from McDonald’s.

And yes, I still think that thumbnail is pretty hilarious.

Sammy Time

There are a lot of advantages to working from home, and my favourite is that I can have anything I like for lunch. Of course, I usually eat the exact same thing for lunch every day because it fits my nutrition plan best, but sometimes I get a little more adventurous.

To that end: behold! Grilled Cheese Madame!

Yes, it’s just a grilled cheese sandwich with a fried egg in the middle. And yes, I know that the fried egg typically goes on top of a Croque Madame. But I wasn’t going to put the pickle and the egg on top, you know? It’s much more photogenic this way.

Honestly, I’m actually kind of sad that I had no toothpicks on hand to skewer the pickles in with. I know that’s 100% a presentation thing, but… I dunno. It would have made me happy. Made me feel more “legit,” I guess?

The Grilled Cheese Madames were oh-so delicious, and I appreciate how much easier they were to make than actual Croque Madame. Not that I mind the effort-I actually quite enjoy cooking!-but I rarely ever have deli meats in the fridge, and bechamel sauce really doesn’t add that much for how much more work you have to put in (it’s not that much). As far as I’m concerned, Grilled Cheese Madame will do both in and out of a pinch!

Also, perspective is a funny thing. Those sandwiches are pulled almost all the way to the front of the plate, but you’d never be able to tell just by looking at the photo.

TE Video: Coming Soon (Dec 2024)

Oh, things have gotten wildly out of control on my YouTube channel! Over the last month, I’ve gained over 50 new subscribers, and videos are actually getting likes now!? Only problem is, the watch minutes aren’t adding up too quick. So I guess bots can like and subscribe now?

Also all my videos are on Rumble as well. But that channel’s not doing so well. Which is too bad, because the threshold for monetization is much lower there.

Anyway, here’s what’s coming up next month (for all the bots that care):

The Knight Witch – Part 5 goes live on Dec 2, and there’s a new episode every Monday. This one isn’t gaining much traction by any metric, but I didn’t expect it to. I don’t think many people know it exists. But it’s a really good game, it’s too bad it’s buried under so many other games.

Another Code Recollection – Part 12 goes live on Dec 5, and unlike The Knight Witch, this one will actually wrap up by the end of the year. However, this series is getting even less attention than The Knight Witch, which I find odd because it’s a story-heavy game, and at least in my opinion, those are the best games to watch let’s plays of. Oh well! *shrug*

Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Part 4 will air on Dec 7. While the first episode did pretty okay (50+ views), part 2 is still sitting at zero as of this writing. Ouch. I really thought there may be some draw, as it’s a new game with big name recognition, but I seem to have been mistaken. I’m honestly not even sure if I’m going to finish the game on-camera or not. But I probably will.

A Pop-Tarts Review – I’m planning at least one for December. I won’t tell you what flavour, but I will tell you that I intend on putting it up on the 25th. There will probably actually even be another one before that, but we’ll have to see how motivated I feel over the next couple of weeks.

Crunchy… AND poppy

I posted another Pop-Tarts review video out of nowhere yesterday.

Actually, it’s been sitting in my videos folder since August; I just haven’t had the motivation to take the time to edit it. But then I did!

One of my personal goals for 2024 was to post six Pop-Tarts reviews throughout the year. Not a terribly high bar to clear. However, we’re at the end of November and this is only the second. Either crunch time is here, or I decide that I don’t really care that much about this specific goal. I’ve crushed all the ones I really cared about, so this one, I think, could slide. But I still might try! Stay tuned to find out!

Winner, winner?

You know, it took me a whole week to edit this thing. Not because it was so much work, but just because I couldn’t shake the feeling that nobody’s going to care about another chicken sandwich review. Oh well!

Bok Bok

Well, this happened.

Jumping Ship (for fun and profit)

For reasons, I’ve begun to re-upload some of my video content over on Rumble. Apparently it’s all monetizable from the get-go there, so while I don’t really expect to make any money from this venture, it would be great if you’d go over there and just like… set one of my videos on repeat for a while? Please?

Here’s the first episode of Ryan’s Pop-Tarts Review. ‘Member the first episode?

Return of the Video

I don’t know if you follow my YouTube channel at all -and if you don’t, that’s fine- but I took a couple months off from posting anything in April and May. Mostly because I was starting to lose the passion for “creating” video “content.” Putting all those hours into editing just wasn’t feeling worth it for the pithy amount of views I get. But I’m back now! For how long? Nobody can truly say, but I do have videos lined up to at least midway through August, so there will be new stuff going up over there for at least that long.

Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been going on at TE-Video throughout June: