I am a huge fan of potatoes. Maybe that is the Midwesterner in me. Maybe it because I love starch. I really don’t have an answer for it, but I do know that I love potatoes. So whenever I am looking for a side, I always look to potatoes first. Searching through the internet I [...]
Archive for January, 2010
January 30th, 2010
Parmesan Oven Fries
Posted in Cooking, French Fries, Potatoes, Vegetables 
Tags: oven baked fries, oven fries, parmesan oven fries 
1 Comment »January 29th, 2010
What to do this Weekend in DC – (January 29-31)
Every Friday I compile a list of the best culinary or unique things to do in DC that weekend. As with the past weekends, this weekend is filled with discounted 3-course meals. Yep, restaurant weeks are in full swing. This week we have Baltimore’s Restaurant Week and Bethesda-Chevy Chases Restaurant Week. Also this weekend will [...]
January 28th, 2010
Balsamic Barbecued Chicken
The weather here in DC has been all over the place. We have had snow one day and a sunny 65 degree day the next. Who knows what it is going to look like tomorrow. When it is nice, I like to take advantage of it, you never know when it is gonna snow. It [...]
Posted in BBQ, Chicken, Grilling, Recipes, bbq sauce Tags: balsamic barbecue sauce, balsamic chicken, bbq chicken, bbq sauce, grilled chicken, grilling recipes, Recipes 4 Comments »January 27th, 2010
Vodka Limonata
Do I love cocktail Wednesday or what. It has been warm and cold here in DC. Some days it is 30 and others it is 60. The other night it was 60 and I wanted to grill. Nothing goes with warm weather like cocktails and grilling. Today I am trying out a refreshing cocktail [...]
January 26th, 2010
Chicken Salad
Today is the second and final day of what to do with a store bought rotisserie chicken. Basically last week I was shopping and they had whole roasted chickens for $5. It was such a good price I could not pass it up. Yesterday I used half of the chicken to make bbq chicken quesadillas. [...]
Posted in Cheap Eats, Chicken, Recipes Tags: chicken salad, lime, No Knead Bread, roasted chicken 4 Comments »January 25th, 2010
BBQ Chicken Quesadillas
Last week I went to the local Safeway and they had an amazing deal on rotisserie chickens. Only $5. So I decided to purchase one and make a couple of recipes. Using the roasted chicken you can quickly make a couple of meals. There is plenty of meat on the bird and the bones can [...]
Posted in Bacon, Chicken, Mexican, Recipes, bbq sauce Tags: bacon, bbq chicken quesadilla, bbq sauce, Chicken, onion, quesadilla, recipe, tomato 5 Comments »January 23rd, 2010
Whole Wheat No-Knead Bread
Earlier this week I made a loaf of No-Knead Bread. It was awesome. The crust was crunchy and delicious. So I decided to try a different type of bread. Whole Wheat. Granted it is not that different but the whole wheat flour made the bread react differently. Granted the loaf looks delicious, it needed a [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, No Knead, Recipes Tags: Bread, No Knead, whole wheat, whole wheat bread No Comments »January 22nd, 2010
What to do this Weekend in DC – January 22-24
Baltimore Restaurant Week At select restaurants, enjoy a variety of three-course dinners, in just about any cuisine that strikes your fancy, for only $35.10 or try three-course lunches at select restaurants for just $20.10. Here is the list of Restaurants. I don’t know too much about Baltimore. If you guys have any suggestions on restaurants, [...]
Posted in Restaurant Week, Things to do in DC Tags: alexandria, baltimore, haiti, Restaurant Week 1 Comment »January 21st, 2010
Jambalaya
A couple of weeks ago I received a request from one of my readers (Cedric) to do a rice dish. I love rice so I knew this was going to be a great suggestion. I started to think about what I like in dish. Meat, veggies and a great flavor. One of Cedric’s suggestions was [...]
January 20th, 2010
The Moscow Mule
The Moscow Mule was developed to change America’s drinking habits from Gin to Vodka. Sounds like a winner to me. I am not a big fan of gin, but vodka is my friend. This is a simple drink containing Vodka, Lime and Ginger Beer. The ginger beer and lime ad a nice little kick to [...]
January 19th, 2010
Red Velvet Cake
The other day I wanted something sweet and I could not figure out exactly what to make. Then I was doing a little searching on the internet and came across a red velvet cake. My mom used to make red velvet cake, but I totally forgot about it. Reminiscing I decided to make one. As [...]
Posted in Baking, Cakes, Recipes Tags: cake, cream cheese frosting, cream cheese icing, Recipes, Red Velvet, red velvet cake 6 Comments »January 18th, 2010
Review: Granville Moore’s
Do you ever watch the Food Network? If so you have probably seen the Chef/Owner of Granville Moore’s, Teddy Folkman. He beat Bobby Flay in a mussels throwdown. He also was on season 5 of the Next Food Network star. Granted he was best known for being the guy that lied, but heck that has [...]
Posted in Restaurants Reviews Tags: granville moore's, moules frites, Mussels, teddy folkman No Comments »January 17th, 2010
No Knead Bread
My friend Nick over at Macheesmo is always raving about No Knead Bread. So I decided to look it up. It is a simple recipe with just four ingredients. Flour, salt, water and yeast. No Knead Bread was devised by Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery in NYC. He devised a method that takes [...]
Posted in Baking, No Knead, Recipes Tags: Bread, crusty bread, No Knead Bread, proofing, rustic bread 7 Comments »
