Yesterday, I went over to a friends house for a birthday extravaganza. I wanted to bring something that was light and refreshing. So I went to the store and strawberries were on sale for $1.99 a pound. Perfect, strawberry based dessert. Then I remembered a recipe that my friend made for my house warming party. Stuffed strawberry poppers.
Perfect one bite desserts
Earlier this week Nick over at Macheesmo made english muffins. This reminded me of the english muffin bread that my mom buys from the local Amish Community. The bread is light and airy and toasts beautifully. I wanted to recreate that bread. Here is my shot at it.
Perfect with homemade strawberry jam
Unlike most bread dough’s you do not knead this one. It is a wetter batter than most bread doughs. Since it is a wet dough make sure to immediately wash all utensils and bowls that had the dough in it. If you don’t it will be really hard to clean as the wet dough dries into cement.
Every friday I pick the best culinary events in the DC area for my readers to enjoy. This weekend there are some great events to attend.
5 Chefs, 5 Pigs and 5 Winemakers. Each chef will prepare a 70 lb heritage pig from head to toe for judges and the crowd. In the end the judges and the crowd determine the winner. The 5 chefs are Nicholas Stefanelli – Mio, Brian McBride – Blue Duck Tavern, Jamie Leeds – Commonwealth Gastropub, RJ Cooper – Vidalia and John Manolatos – Cashion’s Eat Place.
There will also be 5 winerys there pairing their wines with the chefs creations. Winerys that are attending Patz & Hall, Pax Wine Cellears, Bonny Doon Vineyard, Arcadian Winery, Miner Family Vineyards.
It is going to be a great time. Plus, its pork. Who doesn’t love pork. For tickets and more information click here.
Former “Top Chef” Spike Mendelsohn hosts this summer-long pool party, with burgers, drinks and swimming. Located at Best Western Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 I St SW, Washington, DC. Entry is $10 and includes a Spike Burger.
This festival includes 23 different food vendors including:
| A Southern Fish Fry | Fish & Chips | Food Court |
| Bon Appetit | Mediterranean | Food Court |
| The Original Cinnamon Roasted Almonds | Dessert Crepes/Roasted Nuts | Lynn St |
| Council for the Arts of Herndon | Beer and Food | Cafe |
| D&J Concessions | Turkey Leg/Sausages | Lynn St |
| Domino’s Pizza | Pizza | Cafe |
| Jimmy’s Old Town Tavern | Cajun | Cafe |
| John the Greek | Greek | Lynn St |
| Mac Brand Foods | Steak & Cheese/Corn Dog | Lynn St |
| Mediterranean Grill | Fajita/Taco Salad | Food Court |
| Optimist Herndon | Beer and Food | Cafe |
| Papa John’s Pizza | Pizza | Lynn St |
| PopcornMan.com | Kettle Corn | ALynn St |
| Premiere Hospitality Inc. | Superburger | Lynn St |
| Robeks Fruit Smoothies | Smoothies | Station St |
| Sherri’s Fun Foods | Crab Cakes | Food Court |
| Red Hot & Blue | BBQ | Lynn St. |
| Taste of the World | Asian | Cafe |
| Wild Bill’s Olde Fashioned Soda Pop Co. | Rootbeer | Station St |
| Three Thai Sushi | Thai | Food Court |
| Rotary Club of Herndon | Beer and Food | Cafe |
| Cast Iron Concessions | Funnel Cakes | Lynn St |
| Coco Bongos |
The festival is located in downtown Herdon, VA and has fireworks @9:30 on Sunday.
Click here for more information.
Since it has been raining here in DC it has cooled off a bit. Yesterday morning it was 65 degrees. Perfect to read the paper and drink my coffee before work. The only thing missing was the perfect accompaniment to coffee. Shortbread cookies. So today, I made some light and fluffy shortbread cookies.
Light and flakey shortbread the perfect accompaniment to coffee
This recipe creates one of the easiests cookies I have ever made.
 
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Every wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing The Joy of Pickling by Linda Ziedrich. When I first got this book I said to myself, “Am I really going to make pickles. Aren’t pickles just cucumbers and vinegar. Plus, don’t pickles take forever to make.” I had it all wrong, after reading this book I realized that I had a lot of misconceptions about pickles. Plus, what I learned about pickling turned me instantly into a pickling type of person. |
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Pickling can be quick Pickles are not just made from cucumbers Pickling is an International Affair Overall If you would like to learn more about pickles or get any of the recipes for the pickles that I have listed above I suggest that you go out and buy this book. I promise that you won’t be disappointed. |
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It was 90 degrees here in DC and I was looking for something refreshing to cut the heat. Since it is strawberry season, I decided to make Strawberry Sodas. Not soda as in soda pop, but sodas as in the old fashion ice cream soda that you would get a from a soda fountain. Not as hard as you would think. The syrup only takes 20 minutes and the assembly of the drink takes less than a minute.
Layered with freshly made strawberry syrup and vanilla ice cream.
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Since today is Memorial Day I decided to create a couple of dishes that are perfect for grilling out. I am going to make a Pepperjack and Jalapeno stuffed burger topped with a spicy mayo and a quick pickle of onions and jalapenos. I call it my “Two Steps From Hell Burger”. The burger is very spicy. Since corn is in season and the local Giant has 12 ears for 1.88, I figured I would grill up some corn. Grilling corn sounds easy but to get it right takes some work. Most people don’t grill it for long enough, or else they grill it too long and it becomes chewy. Neither are good eats.
The Two Steps From Hell Burger served with Grilled Corn
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Egg in a hole, is one of my favorite breakfast foods that you don’t see that often. If you break the yolk it is the ultimate to go food as the egg is secured in the bread. If you don’t break the yolk, the bread around egg soaks up the yolk when it is broken at the table. It is the ultimate breakfast food.
Nothing beats an egg in a hole, except for egg in a hole with cheese.
It is perfect finger food and you don’t have to worry about the egg and the cheese falling all over the place like a fast food breakfast sandwich.
