Archive for October, 2009

Happy Halloween

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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