Getting ready for Grill Season!
Labor Day Menu 2014
Here is my Labor Day Menu. All grilled, all the time. It is the end of the summer and you and your family should spend…
Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs
I am a sucker for sweet and spicy flavor profiles. So when we had a few chicken breasts lying around and a can of pineapple…
Grilled Chicken Greek Salad
I love a great Greek salad. The mixture of kalamata olives, cucumber, feta and a tangy dressing, is just downright awesome! I have been…
Cocktails
It is getting cold here in DC and there is only one drink that can make Swedish/Polish/Irish lad feel good. Irish coffee. This term is…
I love martinis but I really love dirty martinis. I something about the olive brine that makes a nice drink. While this is a simple…
Back in College I was a bartender and drop shots were big. We would sell 200+ yager bombs in a night. We would always be…
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…
This weeks drink of the week is the True Sour. It can be made with almost any spirit, but today I made a nice vodka…
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…
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Chicken, Fourth of July, Grilling
Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs
I am a sucker for sweet and spicy flavor profiles. So when we had a few chicken breasts lying around and a can of pineapple…
Cocktails
The Perfect Martini
Tomorrow is National Martini Day! June 19th, 2015. Yeah, I didn’t know either. So in the best interest of you guys, I wanted to give…
Dessert
Oreo Cookie Cake
I have had a craving for a light and fluffy cake, but I didn’t know what to make. Then I asked my son and he…
Italian, Pasta
Three Cheese Manicotti
My wife Dana is from New York City! When we visit NYC, we like to purchase food items to bring back Virginia. One of those food…
Pasta
Fresh Pasta
Dana and I were organizing our cabinets the other day and we found our pasta attachment for our kitchen aid mixer. Looking at it, we…
Best Of…, Memorial Day
Memorial Day 2015
Happy Memorial Day 2015! First and foremost, I want to thank all of the soldiers and veterans out there. Because of you guys and gals…
Chicken, Mexican
Steak Burrito Bowl
I love Chipotle! It is delicious, so I decided to recreate a burrito bowl. I utilized my fajitas seasoning, skirt steak, some black beans, cilantro lime rice,…
Mexican, Sides
Cilantro Lime Rice
So I am slowly building up the ingredients to make my own burrito bowl. So far we have made some kick butt salsa and guacamole.…
Fourth of July, Mexican
Guacamole
We are on a Tex-Mex kick here on the blog and the next condiment that Dana and I wanted to make was Guacamole. I love…
Appetizers, Fourth of July
Fresh Salsa
Dana and I love southwestern food. For that reason, one of our favorite condiments is Salsa. To quench our thirst for salsa, I decided to…
