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 in and around the DC metro area. This is the weekend of the county fair. Both Loudon and Fairfax are having their county fairs. Loudon County Fair – Friday [...]
Archive for July, 2009
July 30th, 2009
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies
One of my favorite cookies is the white chocolate macadamia nut cookie. Here in DC Macadamia Nuts are quite expensive so I have never picked them up. That all changed last Thursday when I went into the local giant and they had Macadamia Nuts on sale. Granted they were salted, but they still were extremely [...]
July 29th, 2009
Book Review: No Reservations
Every Wednesday I review a cookbook and/or food related books to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach by Anthony Bourdain. I am a huge fan of Bourdain, I have all of his books. I enjoy all of [...]
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Tags: anthony bourdain, Book Reviews, no reservations, no reservations book 
No Comments »July 28th, 2009
Grilled Peaches
Since I purchased my new grill I have been grilling non-stop. I wanted to make a grilled dessert but was lacking in ideas. Then I went to the supermarket and they had fresh peaches on sale. Then the light bulb went on. I am going to make Grilled Peaches. The extra sauce was caught using [...]
July 27th, 2009
Grilled Pork Chops
Growing up my parents would always make pork chops. My mom would marinate them and my dad would grill them up. They were great. So when I went to the store they had pork chops on sale. The first thing that came to mind was my mom’s marinade. It is a soy based marinade that [...]
July 26th, 2009
Now I am cooking with GAS!!!
Today I woke up and it was beautiful. I decided that I should grill something. So I went downstairs to check the grill and see how much charcoal I had. Come to find out, I was out of charcoal. So I took a trip to Lowes. Little did I know that I was going to [...]
July 25th, 2009
How to Grill Lobster Tails
The other day I was at the store and I happened to stop by the fish counter. What did I see, a big sale on Lobster tails. So I picked up a couple. Since it is so nice out, I wanted to grill them. But how does one grill a Lobster tail, read to find [...]
July 24th, 2009
What to do this weekend in DC (July 24-26)
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 in and around the DC metro area. There is everything from German to Peruvian Festivals, Blackberry Festivals and finally a ice cream social for the kids. Blackberry Bonanza and [...]
Posted in Things to do in DC Tags: Beer, blackberry bonanza, bratwurst, Festival Peruano, great country farms, ice cream social, maryland german festival, peruvian festival arlington, princess for a day, Sausage, spike burger, spike mendelsohn, spike'd sundays, what to do in dc, what to do this weekend in dc No Comments »July 23rd, 2009
White Truffle Twice Baked Potatoes
The other day I needed a tasty side dish to serve with some juicy grillled steaks. I looked around my kitchen and I found a couple baking potatoes. I decided to make some twice baked potatoes. To spice it up, I added some white truffle oil to the mix. I know this is cheating, but [...]
Posted in Bacon, Potatoes, Recipes Tags: bacon, cheese, Recipes, twice baked potatoes, white truffle baked potatoes, white truffle oil 1 Comment »July 22nd, 2009
Green Monster Cocktail
Every Wednesday I usually write a book review, but this week I was way to busy to sit down and read a book. I know it is a shame, but I have been extremely busy. So instead of reading a book, I made a cocktail. Who doesn’t need a cocktail half-way through the week. There [...]
Posted in Cocktails Tags: Cocktails, ectocooler, Green monster cocktail, midori, summer cocktails, UV blue 12 Comments »July 21st, 2009
Homemade Bagels
It is the start of another work week and I need something to power me through work. The energy source of choice, the good ole Bagel. I was looking for a good recipe and found it hard to come by. Then I happened to StumbleUpon John D Lee’s homemade bagel recipe. This recipe looked great [...]
Posted in Bagels, Baking, Recipes Tags: baking bagels, boil bagels, easy bagels, homemade bagels, how to make bagels, recipe, recipe for bagels, water bagels 1 Comment »July 20th, 2009
Tostada Pizza
When I was in college I used to go to this restaurant with great pizza. One of my favorite pizzas was the tostada pizza. Basically it was taco pizza. Since the bread sticks yesterday only used one pizza dough and the recipe makes two, I figured I would try to recreate the pizza today. This [...]
Posted in Cooking, Mexican, Pizza, Recipes Tags: Beef, mexican pizza, non-traditional pizzas, Recipes, taco pizza, taco sauce, taco seasoning, thin crust pizza, tostada pizza 7 Comments »July 19th, 2009
Cheese Filled Breadsticks
When I was in college there was this pizzaria that delivered the beautiful cheese filled breadsticks. They were awesome. Basically a mix between a mozzarella stick and a breadstick. This recipe, however simple, took a couple of tries as I needed to get the right cheese. After having the right cheese, it took a while [...]
September 2, 2010 (12:24) Homemade Hashbrowns I love crispy edged hash browns but have had trouble making them consistently. Great tip on getting the starch out!
August 30, 2010 (11:40) Homemade Hashbrowns Waffle House hash browns have nothing on these suckers. Delish.
August 30, 2010 (9:12) Homemade Hashbrowns YES. Excellent man. Nothing like a good hash brown.
August 29, 2010 (8:13) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Chris - It is totally time to start using up that fresh basil. If you can move it into the house. That basil is good all year.
August 27, 2010 (10:49) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Fresh basil is the best. It's getting that time of year that I need to start using up our basil plants, they have been productive this year.