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Over the weekend a few friends came over for a barbecue. Barbecueing is nice as you get to sit around, bs, drink, and have a good time. Macheesmo brought over some fresh pork chops from the farmer’s market near his house. So we decided to make a pesto pork chop. On the side I wanted…
I love green curry. It is so tasty, spicy and delicious. Basically it is the perfect food. I was going through the local MegaMart and they had green curry paste on the shelf. I knew I had to make some. This is a quick and easy meal. 20 minutes start to finish. Chicken, green beans…
The other day I had some friends over for a barbecue. I wanted to make a dessert but had no idea what to make. Then I decided to make a dessert pizza in the style of banana’s foster. While I did not flambe it, I still gave it the characteristic flavor. As you can see…
The other week I was asked by my friend Sean to make and post a grilled shrimp recipe. I am always looking for new ideas so I jumped on the chance. What kind of shrimp would I make? Bacon wrapped shrimp, of course. So I went to the store picked up a couple of pounds…
Every Friday I pick the best culinary events in the DC area for my readers to enjoy. This weekend there are some great events to attend in and around the DC metro area. This is the weekend of the county fair. Both Loudon and Fairfax are having their county fairs. Loudon County Fair – Friday…
One of my favorite cookies is the white chocolate macadamia nut cookie. Here in DC Macadamia Nuts are quite expensive so I have never picked them up. That all changed last Thursday when I went into the local giant and they had Macadamia Nuts on sale. Granted they were salted, but they still were extremely…
Every Wednesday I review a cookbook and/or food related books to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach by Anthony Bourdain. I am a huge fan of Bourdain, I have all of his books. I enjoy all of…
Since I purchased my new grill I have been grilling non-stop. I wanted to make a grilled dessert but was lacking in ideas. Then I went to the supermarket and they had fresh peaches on sale. Then the light bulb went on. I am going to make Grilled Peaches.
Growing up my parents would always make pork chops. My mom would marinate them and my dad would grill them up. They were great. So when I went to the store they had pork chops on sale. The first thing that came to mind was my mom’s marinade. It is a soy based marinade that…
Today I woke up and it was beautiful. I decided that I should grill something. So I went downstairs to check the grill and see how much charcoal I had. Come to find out, I was out of charcoal. So I took a trip to Lowes. Little did I know that I was going to…
The other day I was at the store and I happened to stop by the fish counter. What did I see, a big sale on Lobster tails. So I picked up a couple. Since it is so nice out, I wanted to grill them. But how does one grill a Lobster tail? Â Keep reading to…
Every Friday I pick the best culinary events in the DC area for my readers to enjoy. This weekend there are some great events to attend in and around the DC metro area. There is everything from German to Peruvian Festivals, Blackberry Festivals and finally a ice cream social for the kids. Blackberry Bonanza and…
The other day I needed a tasty side dish to serve with some juicy grillled steaks. I looked around my kitchen and I found a couple baking potatoes. I decided to make some twice baked potatoes. To spice it up, I added some white truffle oil to the mix. I know this is cheating, but…