Italian food is one of my vices. I love the sauce, the pasta and the bread. The main problem is that my favorite recipe chicken Parmesan takes a while to cook, it requires a full chicken breast per person. Doesn’t seem like that big of a problem, but when you start cooking a bunch and [...]
Archive for February, 2010
February 27th, 2010
Quick and Easy Chicken Parmesan
Posted in Chicken, Italian, Recipes, Sauces 
Tags: chicken parm, chicken parmesan, easy, one pan meals, quick, recipe 
1 Comment »February 26th, 2010
What to do this Weekend in DC
This weekend is full of great events. You can dine at the National Harbor for cheap or meet up with Ty Pennington and remodel your kitchen. National Harbor Restaurant Week – Feb. 26-28 Three Course Meals at the Harbor Restaurants, $20 for lunch and $35 for dinner. Includes Bond 45, Cadillac Ranch, Grace’s Mandarin, Ketchup, [...]
February 25th, 2010
Braided Garlic Bread
I am a huge fan of garlic bread and I am always looking for a new way to make it. I took this idea from the bread at the local grocery store. They make a tear apart cheese bread that is pretty good. The concept however, is awesome. No need to cut the bread and [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, Italian, Recipes Tags: braided garlic bread, garlic bread, pull apart garlic bread, recipe, Recipes 10 Comments »February 24th, 2010
The Rumster
Last week I picked up some different rums to make the hurricane cocktail for Mardi Gras. Since I had some extra lying around I decided to make another cocktail. This one combines my two favorite juices, orange juice and cranberry juice. I served it straight up in a Martini glass but also enjoyed it on [...]
Posted in Cocktails Tags: Cocktails, cranberry juice, orange juice, Recipes, rum, rum drinks, rumster, the rumster 2 Comments »February 23rd, 2010
A Sugar Cookie
I have been on the lookout for a good recipe to re-create the smiley face cookies that I had as a child. These are the large sugar cookies that had the hard glaze over them. I discovered the glaze but the cookie always seems to evade me. I have been making sugar cookies over the [...]
Posted in Baking, Cookies, Recipes Tags: glaze, smiley cookies, sugar cookies, sugar cookies with hard glaze 5 Comments »February 22nd, 2010
French Onion Soup
The other day I was strolling through the Crate and Barrel Outlet when I saw French Onion Soup Crocks for $1.99. I had to pick up a couple. Since then I have been on the hunt for a tasty French Onion Soup recipe. Most called for cooking the onion over the stove-top until they were [...]
February 21st, 2010
Tuna Pot Pies
I am always trying to expand my repertoire of recipes. The one thing that I do not cook a lot of is fish. Fresh fish is not the first thing you think of when you think of the Nations Capital. So I decided to slowly expand my repertoire with some canned tuna. I know it [...]
Posted in Baking, Pies, Recipes, fish, tuna Tags: individual tuna pot pies, pie crust, tuna, tuna pot pies, Vegetables 5 Comments »February 19th, 2010
What to do this Weekend in DC
This weekend is full of great events. You can celebrate the lunar New Year or try your hand out at curling. Yep, you can go for gold. Plus, there is the Maple Syrup Festival. Who doesn’t love Maple Syrup. So read on to see the highlights from these amazing events. Saturday Rockville Lunar New Year [...]
February 18th, 2010
Mushroom Asparagus Risotto
A couple of weeks ago I made a chili rice that sparked a conversation on the website about rice dishes. From there I got a couple of emails requesting more rice dishes. One of my favorite rice dishes is risotto. With its creamy texture and dynamite slow cooked flavor it is a must have. The [...]
Posted in Asparagus, Mushrooms, Recipes, Rice, Vegetables Tags: asparagus, chicken broth, mushroom, risotto 5 Comments »February 17th, 2010
The Hurricane
Since yesterday was Fat Tuesday, I figured I would go all Mardi Gras on you guys and make a Hurricane. The hurricane was originally mixed up by local New Orleans resident and bar owner Pat O’Brien in the 1940s. It was a way for him to get rid of the excess rum that the local [...]
February 16th, 2010
Chocolate Pudding
The other night I was sitting and watching TV and I came across a old Bill Cosby standup routine. After that, he was stuck in my head. The only thing that I could think of was him saying pudding. So I had to make some. Damn you Bill Cosby. So I went through the cupboard [...]
Posted in Dessert, Recipes Tags: bill cosby, chocolate pudding, homemade chocolate pudding, homemade pudding, pudding 4 Comments »February 15th, 2010
Breakfast Potatoes
I love breakfast. Probably my favorite meal of the day. Mostly because it is the only meal where it is cool to eat bacon straight up. But secondly, because it is almost always served with potatoes. I love those crazy tubers. So I decided to whip up some potatoes. These potatoes are loaded with peppers [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: breakfast potatoes, onions, peppers, Potatoes 2 Comments »February 13th, 2010
Chocolate Souffles for Two
Valentines Day is fast approaching and I wanted to make a nice dessert for the occasion. I love chocolate and so does most people on Valentines Day. So I wanted to make a chocolate souffle. However, every recipe that I came across made 6-8 souffles. I only wanted two. So I did the math and [...]
