Fall is upon us. I love the flavors of fall. Butternut squash, pumpkin, turkey and cranberries. So for today I wanted to make a nice breakfast treat that fit in with those flavors. I am addicted to pancakes so I decided to make pumpkin pancakes. They are easy to make and full of flavor. Top [...]
Archive for October, 2009
October 17th, 2009
Bourbon Apple Dumplings
The other day I went to the store and they were selling granny smith apples for $0.25 each. So I had to pick up some. Tart and delicious. From there I wanted to make a nice dessert that would be great for a dinner party. Then came the spark, bourbon. Bourbon and apples go together [...]
Posted in Apples, Dessert, Fruit, Recipes 
Tags: apple dumplings, bourbon apple dumplings, bourbon syrup, dumplings, granny smith apples, ice cream, pie dough 
3 Comments »October 16th, 2009
What to do this weekend in DC – (October 16-18)
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 visit the White House Garden, continue celebrating Oktoberfest and have a nice weekend out at Mount Vernon. White House Garden Tours [...]
October 15th, 2009
Bacon Quinoa with a Poached Egg
Well all of that bacon, butter, ice cream and deep frying has gone to my waist. Time to start eating healthier. Well, at least once a week. Also, not too healthy as I need to have my daily dose of bacon. But, here is the start. Quinoa sounds like (key-new-a) is a grain-like crop that [...]
Posted in Bacon, eggs, Grains, Healthy, Recipes Tags: bacon, bacon quinoa, eggs, gluten free, poached eggs, Quinoa 2 Comments »October 14th, 2009
The Kool-Shot
Sorry that this post didn’t go up earlier. I just got a phone call from my Father at 3:30 PM eastern asking where my drink of the day was. I totally had way too many of them yesterday and accidentally scheduled it for 6PM instead of 6AM. Oops. My Bad. Well at least there is [...]
October 13th, 2009
Grandma Donna’s Chicken Chili
My Grandma Donna would always make me Chicken Chili when I would visit her. It was extremely tasty and included only a handful of ingredients. Since it has been getting colder around here I decided to make some. Top with a little cheese and this chili is amazing!!
Posted in Beans, Chicken, Recipes, Soups Tags: Chicken, chicken chili, chili, cumin, great northern beans, salsa, white chicken chili, white chili 2 Comments »October 12th, 2009
CheeseSteaks
I love cheesesteaks but I can never find a butcher to cut the meat for me. So yesterday I was on a mission to find a butcher to cut the meat for me. I went to 5 grocery stores and then finally stumbled into a Giant with a meat counter and a bored looking butcher. [...]
Posted in beef, Cheap Eats, Recipes, Steaks Tags: cheese steaks, cheesesteaks, griddle for grills, homemade cheesesteaks 4 Comments »October 11th, 2009
Baked Potato Dip
Today is my 200th post. Wow, never thought this little hobby would take me this far. In honor I decided to make a party dip. I went to the grocery store the other day and found powdered cheese flavoring. I figured that this would be a great way to add a cheesy flavor to dips [...]
October 10th, 2009
No-Bake Cookies
My Mom would always make these awesome chocolate cookies for me when I was growing up. I recently asked her for the recipe. Go figure, no-bake cookies require no baking. One pan, a little parchment paper and 40 minutes. Talk about quick treat. I couldn’t wait to try mine so I had one right after [...]
Posted in Baking, Cookies, Recipes Tags: chocolate, coconut, no-bake cookies, nobake cookies, peanut butter 2 Comments »October 9th, 2009
What to do this weekend in DC – (October 9-11)
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. However, I also wanted to showcase the pick your own orchards around the DC area. So along with this weeks events I have [...]
October 8th, 2009
Pumpkin Chocolate Swirl Muffins
I hate to say it, but it is fall. Time to start designing your Halloween Costume and start cooking with pumpkin. A little bit about me, I enjoy a good pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies and pumpkin carving. Lately, I have seen a couple pumpkin swirl cookies out there and it got me thinking about pumpkin [...]
Posted in Baking, Muffins, Recipes Tags: chocolate, Muffins, pumpkin, pumpkin chocolate muffins, pumpkin chocolate swirl muffins, swirled muffins 6 Comments »October 7th, 2009
The Super Drink – The Pomegranate Martini
This week I wanted to make another Martini. So I looked around and though a Pomegranate Martini would be perfect. A Martini with health benefits. Heck Yeah! A little info on our friend the Pomegranate. The name “pomegranate” derives from Latin pomum (“apple”) and granatus (“seeded”). A Pomegranate contains about 16% of our daily vitamin [...]
October 6th, 2009
Triple “B” Stew
I have had a couple of readers ask me for a hearty stew/fall dish to make. I wrote down the things that I wanted to see in my stew. Beef – Beef stew is the way to go. Barley – My neighbor growing up always used to make us a barley stew and it was [...]
Posted in beef, Beer, Recipes, Soups Tags: barley beef and beer stew, barley beef stew, barley stew, beef and beer stew, beer stew, best stew, hearty stew, slow cooker stew 4 Comments »
