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Starch Starch Starch, I love Starch. This is the greatest meal I have ever had. It is based on one that I had a Bob Evans Restaurant. It is basically a Biscuit, topped with mashed potatoes, topped with chicken noodle soup. Amazing!! This was one meal that I was extremely happy that I had leftovers…
Pork in the Park – April 16-18 While not exactly in DC this festival is about a 3 hour drive away from DC. Follow your nose to Maryland’s Eastern Shore for the Pork in the Park BBQ Festival at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, Maryland on April 16-18, 2010. This family-friendly Maryland barbeque event has grown…
The weather here in DC has been like a rollercoaster. Everywhere from the mid 90’s to the low 40’s all in the span of a week. Needless to say, everybody is suffering from a little cold. So, I decided to make homemade chicken noodle soup (Recipe Here), however I wanted to make noodles from scratch. …
There are a few cocktails that I used to make as a bartender that had crazy names. This is one of them. It is a sweet yet strong concoction that is very similar to a white Russian, but includes Amaretto and Bailey’s. The drink is a little sweet and masks the alcohol amazingly. You won’t…
I had a ton of left overs from my first homemade honey baked ham, so I decided to make scalloped potatoes with ham. Growing up this was always a dish that my Mom made after we had Easter. It used up the extra ham and it was friggin delicious. This was a great recipe, but…
I spent the weekend practicing my BBQ techniques for the upcoming Pork in the Park competition. After spending all weekend working on ribs and pork butt, I wanted to change it up a bit and cook some chicken. So I decided to make some fajitas. I have made chicken tacos with a wet marinade, but…
Last weekend was Easter and I wanted to try to recreate a popular Honey Ham. I searched around for possible ideas and finally landed on one that was created by Family Circle Magazine. Basically this uses a standard spiral cut ham and then dresses it up in a nice honey fashion. When I was finished…
Due to the extreme temperatures that we had in the first week of April, the cherry blossoms are almost gone. In the event that you missed them, I took a picture for you. They were millions of them last week. Unfortunately, there are not many left. This leads me into the first event of the…
Over the past month I gave up ice cream for lent. Then half way through lent, I purchased an ice cream machine. I know, bad idea, but it was extremely cheap and I did not believe that it would too tempting. I tried to keep it in the box until after lent, but it was…
It has been extremely hot in DC. Yesterday it was 92 in my backyard. 92 in April, you have to be kidding me. So I wanted to make yet another frozen drink. I had to choose based on the liquor I had on hand. Luckily, I had plenty of tequila. With tequila comes margaritas. I…
A couple of weeks ago I was emailed by a reader to try Green Bean Fries, like the ones at T.G.I. Friday’s. So, I went to the source and tried them. They were good, but mine might have been sitting around for a while as they were a little mushy. So I got home, plugged…
A staple in my home during the holiday’s is Cheesy Potatoes. Made from hash brown potatoes and cheese they are a creamy and delicious side. Not sure where the recipe originally came from, I got the recipe from my Mother. For as long as I can remember we have had these on Easter Sunday as…
Happy Easter everyone! I thought the best thing to do early Easter morning was to make some fluffy doughnuts. There is nothing like deep frying in the AM. I have never made them before so I searched high and low for a easy yet tasty sounding recipe. I ended up finding the perfect one at…