Happy Halloween! My plans for my big Halloween post went up in smoke after the swine flu incident. I was planning on some pretty cool recipes for this last week, but never got around to them. Same with the post for today. But, luckily while I was sick, I was able to surf the web [...]
Archive for October, 2009
October 30th, 2009
What to do this Ghoulish weekend in DC – (October 30 – November 1)
It is Halloween weekend. I usually list the culinary events in the DC area, but we are going to go through the best Halloween events today. I love Halloween. You get to dress up as someone else and party. If you are running a little behind and need a costume idea check out the following [...]
Posted in Things to do in DC 
Tags: costume contests, dog happy hours dc, Halloween in dc, what to do in dc 
No Comments »October 29th, 2009
And I am Back…With Butternut Squash Pizza
Sorry to everyone for being gone the last couple of days. I appreciate all of your thinking of me. On a side note – Guess who doesn’t have to stand in line for a swine flu shot, Yep me!!! I got the antibodies the hard way. 48 hours with a 102+ temperature. However, I am [...]
Posted in Pizza, Pizza Dough, Recipes, Vegetarian Tags: butternut squash, Butternut Squash Pizza, mozzarella, parmesan cheese, pizza, Pizza Dough, roasted onion No Comments »October 28th, 2009
Swine Flu
Well it appears that I have swine flu. Since I am over 25 the ER told me to go home and take some tylenol. It was like a scene out of Seinfeld, “No tamiflu for you!!” After waiting 3 hours to get denied tamiflu they were nice and only charged me $18 for the two [...]
October 27th, 2009
Out Sick
Sorry but I have had the flu for the past 3 days and have been unable to cook. I hope that I will be better by tomorrow. If so, I will have an awesome cocktail waiting for you. Once again, I am truely sorry for not having a post for you guys today. Have a [...]
October 26th, 2009
Brewing Beer
Last week I met up with my friend from college Justin. He invited me to go and brew beer over at Shenandoah Brewery. Basically it is a brew your own beer brewery. They had 8-10 steam kettles and a ton of recipes. We decided to Hellesfest. Basically it is a 9% alcohol Ocktoberfest Lager. Pretty [...]
October 25th, 2009
Mushroom Stroganoff
I hate to say it, but I am a huge fan of Noodles & Company. My favorite dish is the Mushroom Stroganoff. So today I wanted to try to recreate it. So I went to the store and picked up 2 lbs of mushrooms. Luckily I had a huge pan as I totally underestimated how [...]
Posted in Mushrooms, Pasta, Recipes Tags: egg noodles, mushroom stroganoff, Mushrooms, stroganoff 4 Comments »October 24th, 2009
Book Review: Tips Cooks Love
The other day I received this book in the mail. The concept of the book was intriguing. Written by the culinary minds at Sur La Table with Rick Rodgers, Tips Cooks Love is a quick manual for home cooks. It contains over 500 tips, techniques and short cuts that will make you a better cook. [...]
October 23rd, 2009
What to do this weekend in DC – (October 23-25)
Every week I pick out the best culinary and social events happening on the weekends in the DC area. I choose the fun, exciting and enlightening events. This week is no different. You can go to a brewery festival or entertain your mouth with a menu full of bacon. I have added a little picture [...]
October 22nd, 2009
Grilled Scallops
So I went to the store today and they had a deal on Sea Scallops. They were 8.99 a pound. A steal if you ask me. So I picked up 10 scallops for dinner. I wanted to try something a little different so I made a BBQ sauce for them out of Hoisin Sauce and [...]
October 21st, 2009
Rex’s Lemonade AKA King’s Lemonade
I can’t believe it is Wednesday already. The hangover from the weekend just past and now it is cocktail Wednesday. This week I am featuring my favorite drink. Rex’s Lemonade. It is a take on Lynchburg Lemonade but it uses the most regal brand of whiskey, Crown. The name itself exudes royal acclaim. So lets [...]
Posted in Cocktails, Cooking Tags: Crown lemonade, kings lemonade, rex's lemonade, whiskey lemonade No Comments »October 19th, 2009
Pickled Beets
Yesterday I pickled peppers that were brought to me by Mike and Stephanie. In the bag of goodies there were also some nice looking beets. Once again the quantity delivered was more than I could possibly eat, so I pickled them. Pickled beets are a tradition at almost every major dinner so I figured I [...]
Posted in Pickling Tags: apple cider vinegar, beets, how to pickle beets, pickled beets No Comments »October 19th, 2009
Pickled Hot Peppers
The other day my friends Mike and Stephanie dropped off about 4 pounds of hot peppers. Their garden was a lot more fruitful than mine. I only got about 40 hot peppers all year. I had no idea how to use 4 pounds of hot peppers before they went bad. Then I remembered a book [...]
Posted in Pickled Peppers Tags: hot peppers, pickled hot peppers, Pickled Peppers, pickling 6 Comments »
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.