Two years ago, the biggest party in all of New York happened. Yep, I got married. To celebrate my second Anniversary, Dana and I pulled out our crystal flutes and made some cocktails. Is there any other way to celebrate. Janine and Robb gave us a great bottle of Prosecco and there was no better [...]
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Last month I got married and one of our gifts was a nespresso espresso maker. Quite honestly, one of the best money saving items in the house. I can make hot and fresh mochas, lattes and espresso shots for the fraction of the cost. Plus, it actually makes them right so they taste good. After [...]
Whenever I have a ton of left overs and I want to clear out the fridge I try to find something new and exciting to try. I love eggs and they go with almost any flavor. You can make them sweet in desserts or savory in a quiche. So I wanted to use eggs and [...]
Posted in eggs, Recipes Tags: 20 minute meal, asparagus, Baking, breakfast, brunch, eggs, frittata, left overs, Recipes, tomatoes No Comments »It is a beautiful day in DC. The sun is shining and it is going to hit the high 70′s. Tomorrow is supposed to be sketchy, but it is going to be sunny and warm for Mother’s Day. Yeah, Sunday is Mother’s Day. You have two more days to get a card and book brunch. [...]
Posted in Things to do in DC Tags: brunch, dc, embassy open house, food and wine festival, mothers day, national harbor, things to do No Comments »This weekend I woke up with a little hangover and wanted to have a nice breakfast. When I walked into the kitchen all I found was a potato, onion and four mushrooms. What to do? The first thing was to add bacon to it. Without bacon fat, my hangover was not going anywhere. Next I [...]
Posted in Bacon, eggs, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: bacon hash, bacon mushroom hash, best hangover cure, breakfast, brunch, hangover helper, hashbrowns, Recipes 5 Comments »One of my favorite brunch items is Eggs Benedict. I love hollandaise sauce but some times you just walk into a restaurant and you just don’t trust the chef with preparing it correctly. To fix this problem I say, make it at home. Traditional hollandaise can take a lot of work and time to prepare, [...]
Pienza Italian Market – 3 stars My parents came to town this last weekend and since it was Mother’s Day I made brunch reservations at Pienza Italian Market. Pienza Italian Market is located in the Gaylord National Hotel at the National Harbor. They have a large outdoor dining area that is located underneath the giant [...]
Every friday I try to compile a list of food related events to go to in the DC area. This week is no exception. Meet Bravo’s Top Chefs Carla Hall and Spike Mendelsohn will be in Adams Morgan @ 18th Street and Wyoming Avenue with the Top Chef Tour. They will have cooking demonstrations, autographs [...]
With the upcoming holiday weekend I wanted to post about what to do this weekend in Washington, DC. But after realizing that it is Easter weekend, there is only one thing came to mind. Sunday Brunch!!! and… Mimosas. Sunday Brunch is a ritual for a lot of people, but where to go is always a [...]
Posted in Cooking, Restaurants Reviews Tags: alexandria, arlington, benedict, bloody mary, brunch, buffet, easter, eggs, maryland, mimosa, reservations, restaurants, Restaurants Reviews, sunday, virginia, Washington DC No Comments »
