beef | cheese | Valentines Day
Blue Cheese Filets
Blue cheese filet mignon recipe – tender filet topped with creamy gorgonzola. Easy broiler method for perfectly cooked steaks. Pairs with thermapen for precise doneness.
Lemon Meringue Pie
Sorry that I missed my post yesterday. I drove from Michigan to DC and it only took 12 hours. I saw multiple car pile-ups and a ton of bad drivers. It was a pretty good Sunday. Unfortunately I was unable to post anything for yesterday. However, today I have a great pie that my Mom…
Leftovers – Thanksgiving Potato Skins
I am a huge fan of potato skins. The other day I made bbq chicken potato skins. While making them I realized that potato skins are the perfect vessel for Thanksgiving leftovers. Fill the skin with your leftovers and your are there. I must say that these are some of the most delicious potato skins…
SavoryReviews – Black Friday Edition
Every Friday I usually list the things to do in DC. However, today is special. It is Black Friday. Only the greatest day to pick up kitchen gadgets. So I have compiled a list of the best deals today for Kitchen appliances and gadgets. Macys.com KitchenAid Classic 4.5-qt. Stand Mixer (After Rebate) $179.99 Cuisinart…
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thanksgiving recipes featuring herb roasted turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce & leftover pizza. Five tried-and-true dishes for your holiday table.
Vodka Cranberry Spritzer
When I was a bartender I made T-shirts that said “Vodka Cranberry not Cranberry Vodka”. Everyone always ordered a Cranberry Vodka and then they gave me blank stares when I asked if they wanted a shot or what they wanted the cranberry vodka mixed with. Yep, they make cranberry vodka. We stocked two kinds of…
Turkey Tuesday Roundup
Well it is the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I wanted to give a few pointers. Let me know if there is anything that I have left out.
- Appetizers | BBQ | Chicken | Fourth of July | Vegetables
BBQ Chicken Potato Skins
I always seem to bbq an extra chicken breast every time that I grill. I have no idea why there is an extra one, but there is always an extra. So I decided to come up with a great way to use the leftovers. On a side note, this use of bbq chicken leftovers is…
Book Review: The Cocktail Primer
This weekend my friends came over and helped me build a home bar in my basement. It is pretty sweet. I will post pictures once it is finished. However, this was the perfect time to Review the Book, “The Cocktail Primer” by Eben Klemm. This is a great book on the basic cocktail. It goes…
Pumpkin Waffles
Easy pumpkin waffle recipe made from scratch. Crispy exterior, fluffy interior, and warm fall spices. Perfect with maple syrup for breakfast or brunch.
What to do this weekend in DC – (November 20 – November 22)
This weekend in DC is the start of the Holiday Season. I am a huge fan of the Holidays. Good food, good company and presents. Everything from Gingerbread sculptures to Thanksgiving parades. The Mount Vernon Gingerbread House – (Nov. 20-24) Roland Mesnier the former White House Pastry Chef is constructing a replica of George Washington’s…
Enchilada Lasagna
The other day I was craving both Mexican and Italian. So I assembled my own version of Lasagna using Mexican ingredients. It was tasty. The tortillas made a perfect substitution for lasagna noodles. They were soft yet crunchy around the edges of the pan. Delicious. A dollop of sour cream and this meal is ready…
The True Sour
The True Sour cocktail recipe with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup. Works with any spirit—vodka, whiskey, gin, rum, or tequila. Better than sour mix.
Easy Parmesan Crusted Pork Skewers Recipe – Crispy & Golden
A month or so ago my friends got together at Fogo De Chao for a bachelor party. If you have ever been to Fogo De Chao you know that it is meat heaven. 20+ different types of meat delivered to your table on a sword. How cool is that. One of the meats that came…
Orange Cranberry Sauce
The perfect addition to turkey is cranberry sauce. I used to go and buy the jellied sauce in the can. I know, but it is tasty and quick. Then I tried to make my own cranberry sauce from scratch. Little did I know that it is almost as quick to make as it is to…
Tomato Tartlets
Elegant bite-sized tomato tartlets with puff pastry, whipped ricotta cheese, and roasted cherry tomatoes. Perfect party appetizer adapted from Food and Wine.
Thanksgiving Pizza
This week I have preparing for Thanksgiving. It all started when Foodbuzz.com and Shadybrook Farms sent me a Turkey Breast. From there I made Potatoes, Biscuits and Stuffing. Traditionally the day after Thanksgiving is filled with shopping deals a lot of leftovers. I have been thinking about ways to use the leftovers. I have finally…
What to do this weekend in DC – (November 13 – November 15)
This weekend in DC is a little slow. Not too much going on in the culinary scene. Although not much is going on, there are still plenty of things to do. So this weekend I am going to highlight a few places that I love to go to eat. The location this week is Annandale….
Vegetable Herb Stuffing
This week I have been writing about the upcoming Turkey Day. Monday was Herb Roasted Turkey, Tuesday was whipped red skin potatoes, Wednesday we took a break to honor the troops and today is a twist on classic herb stuffing. I find that most blogs don’t tackle Thanksgiving till the day before or even the…
Root Bourbon Float
Happy Veterans Day!!! Federal Holiday and nobody seems to be working here in DC. So it is a good thing that it happened to fall on a Wednesday. Yep, Cocktail Wednesday. The other day I went to the store and they had real Root Beer on sale. Not that caramel colored stuff that we know…
