The other day I wanted to make a little lighter pizza that did not have the heavy red sauce on it. So I decided to make a nice light chicken pizza. With a base of seasoned whipped ricotta topped with chicken and sauteed spinach and mushrooms. It was one of tastiest pizzas I have ever [...]
Archive for December, 2009
December 17th, 2009
Chicken Spinach and Mushroom Pizza
Posted in Chicken, Garlic, Mushrooms, Pizza, Spinach 
Tags: Chicken, chicken spinach musroom pizza, mozzarella, mushroom, pizza, ricotta, spinach 
4 Comments »December 16th, 2009
Irish Coffee
It is getting cold here in DC and there is only one drink that can make Swedish/Polish/Irish lad feel good. Irish coffee. This term is used many ways and the drink is never made the same. I have been testing a few recipes and I think I have found the perfect one. BTW if there [...]
Posted in Cocktails Tags: irish coffee, irish coffee recipe, jameson cocktails, ultimate irish coffee 1 Comment »December 15th, 2009
Puff Pastry Wrapped Brie
I am a big fan of brie. So when I went to the store and they had wheels of brie on sale, I knew I was going to have to pick some up. Warmed brie is excellent, so I decided to wrap it up in some puff pastry. This is a great appetizer and it [...]
Posted in Appetizers Tags: brie, pastry wrapped brie, puff pastry, puff pastry wrapped brie 3 Comments »December 14th, 2009
Eggs Baked in Roasted Tomato Sauce
The other day I was reading the December issue of Food and Wine and I came across this recipe and I had to try it. Roasted tomato sauce and eggs. So simple yet I had never even thought of trying it. Although it takes a bit to make it, the tomato sauce can be made [...]
Posted in Breakfast, eggs, Italian, Recipes, Sauces Tags: eggs, eggs in roasted tomato sauce, eggs in tomato sauce, Garlic, homemade sauce, roasted tomato sauce, tomatoes 5 Comments »December 12th, 2009
Grilled Potato Coins
I am always looking for new ways to cook side dishes on the grill. The other day I went to an Irish Pub in Alexandria that served potato coins as a side to their dishes. These coins were deep fried but they gave me inspiration to try to make coins on the grill. The potatoes [...]
December 11th, 2009
Top Grilling Gifts
Every Friday I usually list the events occurring in DC over the weekend. But with Christmas so close I had to take a break and list the top gadgets and presents for home grillers. Granted in a majority of the country it is snowing, but if your friends, spouses or children are anything like me, [...]
December 10th, 2009
Grilled Peppercorn Steak
The other day we had a break in the weather here in DC. It was 60 out in the middle of December. So I decided that I had to grill. Then I went to the supermarket and they had NY Strips for $5/lb. How could I turn that down. Finally I decided that I wanted [...]
Posted in beef, Recipes, Steaks Tags: black pepper steaks, grilled peppercorn steaks, grilling recipes, peppercorn steaks, Recipes 1 Comment »December 9th, 2009
Dirty Martini
I love martinis but I really love dirty martinis. I something about the olive brine that makes a nice drink. While this is a simple recipe, bartenders around the world screw it up. Either the Dirty Martini has too much olive brine or it only has a splash. For the perfect Dirty you need to [...]
Posted in Cocktails Tags: dirty martini, the perfect dirty martini, vodka dirty martini 2 Comments »December 8th, 2009
Cake Mix Cookies
Over Thanksgiving I was at my Sister’s house and she made these delicious cookies. When I asked for the recipe she said they were the worlds easiest cookies. That was the understatement of the year. These are the worlds easiest cookies by far. They are also extremely tasty. I ate about 20 of them. So [...]
Posted in Baking, Cookies, Recipes Tags: best cookies, cake cookies, cake mix, cake mix cookies, quick cookies, Recipes, simple cookie, tasty cookies, worlds easiest cookies 13 Comments »December 7th, 2009
Chili and Cheese Rice
It has been pretty cold here in DC and I wanted to have something hearty that had rice in it. After coming up with a few ideas, I finally settled on making something that utilized chili. When I make chili I usually make a ton of it. I made chili from scratch to make this [...]
Posted in Beans, beef, Recipes, Soups Tags: casserole recipes, chili cheese rice, chili cheese rice casserole, chili rice, chili with beans, Recipes 5 Comments »December 6th, 2009
The Bar
So a couple of weeks ago my friend Joe found a Keg-o-rator on sale at Home Depot. Little did I know that it was the beginning of the end for my basement. As soon as we placed the keg-o-rator in the basement, it was on. Yep, we had to build a bar. So Joe and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: homemade bar, mirror finished top, resin top, Tips and Tricks 3 Comments »December 5th, 2009
A Deep Fried Thanksgiving
Last week Tucker and I drove to Michigan to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. It was a great time. Tucker loved the road trip. When we arrived I learned that we were going to deep-fry a Turkey. I have done this a couple of time before, so I helped prepare a marinade and we were [...]
December 4th, 2009
What to do this weekend in DC – (December 4 – December 6)
This weekend in DC is the start of the Holiday Season. I am a huge fan of the Holidays. Good food, good company and presents. You will find everything from Gingerbread House Contests to Swedish Christmas Bazaars. 10th Annual Gingerbread House Contest and Show – (Dec. 4-6) With both Children and Adult categories this show [...]
