Snowmagedden is over and the sun is out. Plus, this is Valentines Weekend. There is plenty to do here in DC this Weekend. From wine and chocolate tasting, to romantic meals, to snowball fights. The city has been hunkered down for over a week, it is time to get out and stretch. Here are a [...]
Archive for February, 2010
February 11th, 2010
Super Chili
Last week was the big game. I was really excited that the Saints won. Mostly because of my hatred for Peyton Manning. Besides that, I loved the game because I got to make my Super Chili. I recreate this awesome recipe once a year on a Super Sunday! Last Sunday was the big day. The [...]
February 10th, 2010
Snowmagedden Hot Chocolate Care Package
It has been non-stop snowing here in the DC metro area for almost a week now. The federal government is closed, the state of Virginia has spent almost 2 million on snow cleanup and my car is once again buried. The last part doesn’t really matter as I have a sedan and the roads won’t [...]
February 9th, 2010
Homemade Marshmallows
It is really cold here in DC. I thought moving to the south would be cool, but this is way too cool for me. I know what you are thinking, but DC is technically the south as it is south of the Mason Dixon line. Since it has been so cold and snowy here in [...]
Posted in Dessert, Recipes, snacks 
Tags: alton brown, dessert, homemade marshmallows, marshmallows, Recipes 
5 Comments »February 8th, 2010
Breakfast Pizza
I have been experimenting with pizza crusts. So I have a ton of pizza dough lying around. You can only have so many pepperoni pizzas before you need to find something different. So I decided to try my hand at breakfast pizza. If you have been near a TV at all over the past couple [...]
February 6th, 2010
German Chocolate Cake
Last week I wanted something sweet. After trying to recreate the Pot Belly dream bars, I had a ton of coconut lying around. The one thing that I always think of when I have coconut is German Chocolate Cake. It is that chocolate cake that is iced with a creamy coconut frosting. When I was [...]
Posted in Baking, Cakes, Recipes Tags: bakers chocolate, chocolate, coconut, frosting, german chocolate cake No Comments »February 5th, 2010
What to do this Weekend in DC – (Feb 5-7)
Usually I post about things to do in DC, but this weekend is going to be crazy. 18-24 inches of snow are supposed to fall in the Nations Capital. To you guys in the Midwest this doesn’t seem like much, but think about it this way. Last year we got 6 inches of snow. Further, [...]
Posted in Things to do in DC Tags: dc snowstorm, food for cold days, links, Recipes, Soups 2 Comments »February 4th, 2010
Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes
I have said it and I will say it again. I love potatoes. They are tasty, filling, and go great with cheese. A couple of days ago I posted Braised Short Ribs. They were delicious and created some of the tastiest gravy that I have ever had. What goes great with gravy? Potatoes. What goes [...]
Posted in cheese, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: cheesy potatoes, Goat Cheese, goat cheese potatoes, mashed potatoes 6 Comments »February 3rd, 2010
Lime Pie – The Drink
I was searching through this months Food and Wine and discovered a little drink that looked amazing. The drink was originally called Ramoncita Lopez Special, the name was too long. As a bartender, anything with more than two words in the name is overkill. Further, the drink tastes like a key lime pie. No shit, [...]
Posted in Cocktails Tags: cocktail, egg white cocktail, egg white drinks, lime pie, lime pie cocktail, recipe No Comments »February 2nd, 2010
Braised Short Ribs
Last week it was 65 and this week it was 25 and snowing. Go figure. We got about 5 inches of snow in 8 hours. Not too shabby. Since it was so cold, I wanted a hearty dish. Something that would warm the soul. So I chose to braise some short ribs. Fall off the [...]
February 1st, 2010
No Knead Pizza
Over the last couple of weeks I have started to make No Knead Bread every other day. Why? It is really tasty and takes no effort. Mix, let sit a day and bake. Nothing more, nothing less. Every time that I bite into the amazing crust of this bread, I think, this would be an [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, No Knead, Pizza, Pizza Dough, Recipes Tags: No Knead Pizza, pizza, Pizza Dough, recipe 1 Comment »
