With the greatest holiday in the world approaching, Dana and I decided to make homemade Irishfetti cupcakes. These are similar to those oh-so-fun-fetti cupcakes that you buy in the store, but they are homemade and loaded with shamrock sprinkles. Yep, a nice white cake full of white and green shamrock sprinkles. Granted this recipe works [...]
Archive for March, 2010
March 16th, 2010
St. Patrick’s Day Irishfetti Cupcakes
Posted in Baking, Cupcakes, Recipes 
Tags: Cupcakes, funfetti, irish cupcakes, white cupcakes with sprinkles 
1 Comment »March 13th, 2010
Stuffed Flank Steak
I am sorry that I was unable to post this weekend. I was in New York watching the Big East Tournament. The weather was horrible, but the games were amazing. Marquette made it to the semi-finals and the final game between Georgetown and West Virginia went all the way to the wire. It was a [...]
Posted in beef, Recipes, Steaks Tags: feta, Grilling, Recipes, roasted peppers, stuffed flank steak 3 Comments »March 12th, 2010
What to do in DC – St. Patrick’s Day Edition
Since next week is the greatest holiday of the year, I decided to compile a list of the Irish Pubs in DC. There are a ton of pubs in the area and you want to be able to have the best holiday possible. So I have broken down Northern Virginia and DC and have come [...]
Posted in Events, Things to do in DC Tags: alexandria, arlington, irish bars, irish pubs in dc, northern virginia irish pubs No Comments »March 11th, 2010
Strawberry Sorbet
Last weekend my Mom made me Strawberry Jam. I figured the strawberries would be alright, but not too ripe. I mean, they are not even close to being in season. To my surprise the strawberries were plump, beautiful and full of flavor. Got to love modern chemistry. So I picked up some more and decided [...]
Posted in Fruit, Recipes, Strawberries Tags: ice cream machine, recipe, Strawberries, strawberry sorbet 2 Comments »March 10th, 2010
Irish Car Bomb
St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching. I used to work in an Irish Pub in Milwaukee and at about this time every year, we started to sell thousands of Irish Car Bombs. It is a mixture of Irish Stout beer, Irish whiskey and Irish cream. Together it makes a great creamy drop shot. Yep, this [...]
March 9th, 2010
Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
Last week I made a pot roast and it needed a few sides. So I searched the internet to find a couple of sides to serve along with the roast. One was the Roasted Cauliflower that I posted about last week. Today I am posting about some exquisitely creamy, garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes. So tasty [...]
Posted in Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: creamy potatoes, Garlic, garlic parmesan mashed potatoes, mashed potatoes, parmesan, Potatoes 9 Comments »March 8th, 2010
Strawberry Freezer Jam
Sorry I was absent this past weekend. My family came in to town to surprise me on my Birthday. It was a ton of fun. My Mom even restocked my freezer with Strawberry Jam. I know what you are thinking, Strawberries are not in season. Well thanks to the global marketplace, Strawberries are always in [...]
Posted in Fruit, Jams and Jellies, Strawberries Tags: freezer jam, jam, pectin, strawberry 5 Comments »March 5th, 2010
What to do this Weekend in DC
It is going to be a beautiful weekend in DC. The sun is shining and temps are gonna reach the mid-50s. It is the perfect weekend to view the monuments and be a sightseer. This weekend is the start of the most glorious time of the year. St. Patrick’s Day!! Old town is starting off [...]
March 4th, 2010
Roasted Cauliflower
The other week I was looking through my recipes and I found a recipe for roasted broccoli. Sounded good, but I had cauliflower in the fridge. The recipe was simple and tasty so I substituted the cauliflower for the broccoli and added a bit of paprika to add color and a little smokiness. This created [...]
Posted in Cauliflower, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: Cauliflower, Recipes, roasted cauliflower 4 Comments »March 3rd, 2010
Blood Orange Martini
The other day I went to the greatest grocery store around, Wegmans. They opened one about 20 miles south of me in Woodbridge, VA. If you have never been to one you have to go. This is the only grocery store that I have ever been to that stocks black truffles. Don’t believe me, [...]
Posted in Cocktails Tags: black truffles, blood orange, blood orange martini, martini, wegmans 4 Comments »March 2nd, 2010
Orange Sherbet
The other day I needed to pick up some supplies for my house guests so I stopped by Marshall’s. While roaming through the aisles I found a white box. A large white box. It had a couple red clearance price tags on it. Each one going lower and lower all the way to $29. So [...]
March 1st, 2010
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
When it is cold out I like a nice hearty meal. This usually takes hour at the stove preparing a feast. I unfortunately did not have hours to cook this weekend. My family is coming to town and I really need to clean the house. Not that it was dirty, but Tucker seems to shed [...]
Posted in beef, Recipes Tags: all day roast, beef roast, crock pot roast, pot roast, slow cooker, slow cooker post roast, wine 2 Comments »
