Posted by Rex
on March 10, 2010 -
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St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching. I used to work in an Irish Pub in Milwaukee and at about this time every year, we started to sell thousands of Irish Car Bombs. It is a mixture of Irish Stout beer, Irish whiskey and Irish cream. Together it makes a great creamy drop shot. Yep, this one involves a two part process. You have to drop the shot in the beer and then chug. They can be messy, but they are a lot of fun. Plus, they get you really drunk. Who doesn’t love that.
This shot is the ultimate marriage between beer and liquor.
Irish Car Bomb
- 8 oz Guinness Irish Stout
- 1 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
- 1/2 oz Bailey’s Irish Cream
Pour 8oz (1/2 can) of Guinness Irish Stout into a pint glass. Fill a shot glass 3/4 full of Jameson Irish Whiskey, then top with Bailey’s Irish Cream.
Drop the shot into the beer and chug.
Make sure to chug or else the mixture starts to coagulate. Not a good thing. However, when made correctly this shot is creamy and delicious.
Above is the last thing you see before you let loose and party.
Tags: Bailey's, drop shot, Guinness, Irish Car Bomb, Jameson
Last week I made a pot roast and it needed a few sides. So I searched the internet to find a couple of sides to serve along with the roast. One was the Roasted Cauliflower that I posted about last week. Today I am posting about some exquisitely creamy, garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes. So tasty and full of flavor. They honestly take no more time than regular mashed potatoes so if you have a choice, I would always make these.
I shaved some slices of Parmesan onto the potatoes for this shot. It is unnecessary, but added yet another punch of cheese flavor to the dish.
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Tags: creamy potatoes, Garlic, garlic parmesan mashed potatoes, mashed potatoes, parmesan, Potatoes
Sorry I was absent this past weekend. My family came in to town to surprise me on my Birthday. It was a ton of fun. My Mom even restocked my freezer with Strawberry Jam. I know what you are thinking, Strawberries are not in season. Well thanks to the global marketplace, Strawberries are always in season. Granted they are not in season, but they were so perfect looking I had to pick up a couple of pounds. Plus, my Mom was in town and I love her Strawberry Jam. So March strawberries had to do.
Once container of the jam lasts about 3 weeks in the refrigerator, but in reality it is eaten in a couple of days.
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Tags: freezer jam, jam, pectin, strawberry
It is going to be a beautiful weekend in DC. The sun is shining and temps are gonna reach the mid-50s. It is the perfect weekend to view the monuments and be a sightseer. This weekend is the start of the most glorious time of the year. St. Patrick’s Day!! Old town is starting off the party with their St. Patrick’s Day parade and festivities. The YMCA in DC is hosting the Kids in the Kitchen seminar, where your kids get to cook with chef Rock Harper (Winner of Hells Kitchen). Finally there is a festival for the lovers of chocolate. I am talking about the Chocolate Lovers Festival in Fairfax. So much going on.
Alexandria’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade – Saturday March 6th
The parade starts off at 10:00 with the classic car show. Followed by the fun dog show in Market Square at 10:30. The St. Pats Parade goes into full swing at 12:30 with the first float leaving the staging area. The parade goes down King Street from West St. to Fairfax St. There will be bands, Irish dancers and floats. See you there!
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The other week I was looking through my recipes and I found a recipe for roasted broccoli. Sounded good, but I had cauliflower in the fridge. The recipe was simple and tasty so I substituted the cauliflower for the broccoli and added a bit of paprika to add color and a little smokiness. This created an amazing side dish that I will be making a lot more of.
The cauliflower got a really nice color and the tips of the florets caramelized nicely to give a great flavor.
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Tags: Cauliflower, Recipes, roasted cauliflower
Posted by Rex
on March 03, 2010 -
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The other day I went to the greatest grocery store around, Wegmans. They opened one about 20 miles south of me in Woodbridge, VA. If you have never been to one you have to go. This is the only grocery store that I have ever been to that stocks black truffles. Don’t believe me, check it out for yourself.
At only $999.00 per pound they are a steal.
The store is the size of a Walmart but is only a grocery store. Along with the greatest selection of food that I have ever seen, the store is themed like a Las Vegas casino. They have trains running over the dairy department and vines and trees sprouting out of the prepared foods department. It is like Disneyland for a foodie. So strolling through the fresh produce section I found a large bin of blood oranges. I had to pick some up. They looked perfectly ripe.
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Tags: black truffles, blood orange, blood orange martini, martini, wegmans
The other day I needed to pick up some supplies for my house guests so I stopped by Marshall’s. While roaming through the aisles I found a white box. A large white box. It had a couple red clearance price tags on it. Each one going lower and lower all the way to $29. So I, being the curious fellow that I am, opened the box. To my disbelief it was a stainless steel Cuisinart Ice Cream and Yogurt maker. Yep, can’t beat that price with a stick. So I boxed it back up and threw it into my cart. I know what you are thinking, don’t judge me for having a cart in Marshall’s. I like to buy a lot of things on discount. Where do you think I get all of my sweet plates and bowls for my photos. Sorry got a little off track. So now I own an ice cream maker and infinitely expanded my repertoire of recipes. Today I am starting off with Orange Sorbet.
This sorbet is super tasty and is made with freshly squeezed orange juice.
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Tags: alton brown, orange sherbet
Posted by Rex
on March 01, 2010 -
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When it is cold out I like a nice hearty meal. This usually takes hour at the stove preparing a feast. I unfortunately did not have hours to cook this weekend. My family is coming to town and I really need to clean the house. Not that it was dirty, but Tucker seems to shed 24/7 so I needed to tidy up a bit. SO without time how was I going to create a hearty home cooked meal without having time to cook. There steps in my good friend, The Slow Cooker. I enjoy using my slow cooker to make hearty meals. You can cook for hours in them and barely break a sweat. They do all of the work while you go on your merry way (well in this case, clean 
so it was not so merry). Either way, I had a great meal and the house is clean and organized.
Slow cookers can be set to low to cook all day or set to high to cook in about 4 hours. Still slow, but it allows you to prep dinner at lunch. That way you don’t have to wake up early.
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Tags: all day roast, beef roast, crock pot roast, pot roast, slow cooker, slow cooker post roast, wine
