Man! I like the Washington Post’s food section and all but… The New York Time’s food section kicks some butt. Here is the gold I found when I stopped by there this week: The economics of being a chef, and how more and more of the big name chefs are getting their pay from sponsorship […]
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French Onion Soup
French onion soup is the perfect winter soup. It has a great depth of flavor from the carmelized onion. With the addition of bread and cheese, it is hearty with out being too heavy. The best part is that the recipe is easy and quick.
Adagio Tea Starter Set
I got the great Adagio Start Set for my birthday this year. The starter set includes 4 tins of tea, a book on tea and the awesome IngenuiTEA teapot. You can get the starter with green, black or flavored teas. The teapot is the real star here, it is designed for loose teas like the […]
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Speed Beans: Sauteed Frozen Green Beans
Sauteed frozen green beans has become our favorite dish. Frozen green beans you might ask, can they be any good? Well the truth is frozen vegetables are often just as flavorful, if not more, than “fresh†vegetables. Frozen vegetables are a quick, cheap and tasty way to get vegetables on your table.
Greek Style Shrimp
Before we went to Greece we took a class on Greek cooking at Sur La Table. It was a great class and we learned how to make 4 dishes. This is our favorite one. It is really easy to make and the flavor is great.
This week in Food
The Washington Post’s food section is sometimes hit or miss. This weeks focus is on coffee and there are a number of good articles: Learn how to evaluate or “cup”, a cup of coffee – Link Learn how coffee beans get from the tree to your kitchen – Link Finally learn how the different DC area […]
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Farm Fresh Food: June 11th
My work has a weekly Farmer’s Market every Tuesday. There is only one farm so the selection varies a lot each week. Whatever is fresh and got picked that day, is what gets sold. The photo above is of a basket of baby squash I got. Sauted with a little butter, olive oil and salt, […]
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Food Reading: June 12th
This week’s Washington Post Food & Dining section has some interesting reading: A collection of Dinner Salad Recipes that look like that would make a great summer dinner. The hotter it gets, the less I want to turn on the stove and these recipes seem like a good solution! Tom brings us news that Black’s […]
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Spicy Green Bean Salad
Each time the summer rolls around and BBQing starts I make my favorite side dish, Spicy Green Beans. The dish balances the sweetness of the beans with a smoky, spicy sauce. It is best made with fresh green beans, they are nice and crisp, but frozen green beans can be used too. Frozen might be […]
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Cowgirl Creamery Comes To DC
Cowgirl Creamery just opened their second cheese store… and it is in Washington DC. We went to go scope it out and get some goodies! Cowgirl Creamery is among the top American cheese producers. They make award winning soft cow milk cheese. They are best known for their Mt. Tam cheese, which I have seen […]
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