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Red, White and Blue Shooter
Red, white and blue layered shooter with grenadine, Bailey’s Irish Cream, and blue raspberry vodka. Perfect patriotic 4th of July cocktail. Spectacular presentation with minimal ingredients.
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
I love vanilla ice cream. So one of the first things I did when getting my ice cream machine was to make vanilla ice cream. I used extract and it was not the best. So bad, that I never posted about it. However a couple of weeks ago I got my hands on some Madagascar vanilla…
Safeway National BBQ Championship – Recap
It has been a long and hard weekend here in DC. The temperatures were hovering around 100 all weekend. Special thanks to Mango Mike for bringing the Air Conditioned Bus. It would have been horrible without it. We competed in all four KCBS categories on Saturday and two of the three Memphis in May Categories…
Safeway National BBQ Battle
This weekend is the Safeway National BBQ Battle right in the heart of America’s Capital. I am featuring this event today as I am competing in it with the Pork Barrel BBQ team. This event is awesome!! Not only because it is in my neck of the woods, but because it features both KCBS and…
Mushroom Swiss Burgers
Last week I tackled homemade hamburger buns. They ended up coming out great! The only problem was that I made a ton of them. I am talking 2 dozen plus. So I had to make a ton of sandwiches. I love sandwiches so this was gonna be fun. Last week I also picked up a…
Apple Pie Shot
After a long week of celebrating I think everyone deserves a shot. I was lacking mixers but ended up finding out that vodka and apple juice are awesome together. The addition of some whipped cream and a pinch of cinnamon and you have an amazing apple pie shot. The whipped cream makes this shot. Apple…
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
The other day it was late and I wanted to grill something. It happens, maybe not to all, but it happens to me all of the time. So I went in the fridge and all I had was chicken. I don’t mean to sound sad, but I was in the mood to grill something crazy….
She said Yes!!
Sorry for not posting over the weekend, but I was a little busy. I asked my girlfriend to marry me. She said yes! Luckily for me, I was prepared for the occasion. Check out my champagne taste test post for the best champagne under $15. I will be back tomorrow with a new post.
What to do this Weekend in DC – June 18-20
Happy Fathers Day to all of the dads out there. This weekend is for you. There is a lot going on. First off if you haven’t gotten your tickets to the Beer Bourbon and Barbecue festival you may be out of luck. They are all sold out. Although there is some talk that they will…
Bratwurst Burger AKA “Brat Burger”
Homemade bratwurst burger recipe with German spices. Ground pork, veal, and fat formed into juicy patties. Grilled and served on buns with sauerkraut and onions.
Arnold Palmer Cocktail
A couple weeks back I sent Dana to the liquor store to pick up some coconut rum for the pina coladas. When she came back she also had a bottle of firefly sweet tea vodka. This stuff is awesome! You could totally drink it straight up without a mixer. But when mixed with lemonade it…
Homemade Hamburger Buns
I wanted to recreate the soft billowy store bought hamburger buns at home. I tried a few recipes and the only one that came close was the one from King Arthur Flour. The buns came out perfectly brown and had an amazing texture. The only thing that was disappointing was that the buns were a little hard…
Food and Wine Festival at the National Harbor 2010
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Food and Wine Festival at National Harbor. It was a lot of fun. There was wine tasting, beer tasting, liquor tasting and food. Lots and lots of food. Dana and I attended the festival on Saturday. With your entrance fee, you get a souvenir wine glass for sampling…
What to Do This Weekend in DC – (June 11-13)
This weekend is full of events. It is finally summer so look forward to it being Hot Hot Hot!! You get to look forward to the National Harbor Food and Wine Festival, Spike’d Sundays, Celebrate Fairfax and the start of the World Cup. So many things to do. National Harbor Food and Wine Festival The…
Quick Chicken Stir-Fry
The other day I wanted something quick to eat. Nothing screams fast, like stir-fry. So I decided to go and see what looked good at the market. I found some broccoli and bell peppers. Plus, Dana loves water chestnuts so I added a can of those. To be honest, they are my favorite part too….
Pina Colada
Do you like Pina Coladas, well then this post is for you. This coconut/pineapple inspired drink is awesome! It is one of those drinks that can go amazingly awesome or horribly wrong and taste like suntan lotion. I experimented with a few recipes and came to one conclusion; use coconut cream and not coconut milk….
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
The other day I wanted something sweet. So I poured through my cupboards and refrigerator and all I found were the components to make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. On a good day this would be awesome, but I wanted the cookies right away. Needless to say, I had to wait. 🙁 But as you can…
- BBQ | Fourth of July | pork | Rex's BBQ
New Rib Rub
So I have been trying to perfect ribs for a while. I am always on the lookout for new techniques or tools to make the perfect competition rib. Well I went back to basics and scored with an amazing rib. The key was a nice rub and a finely tuned barbecue smoker. The final ribs…
- Fourth of July | Fruit | Pies
Key Lime Pie
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Linda a valued reader, requesting a good key lime pie recipe. I have never made a key lime pie before, but I was all over the challenge. So last weekend I made a bunch of key lime pies. Some were good, some were bad, and…
