Duck is a bit over my budget, as are dried cherries (every bit counts!) and the amount of extra virgin olive oil I’ll need for the confit-ing. SO, I will be trying this recipe with shredded roasted lamb or chicken and golden raisins.
But even if I’ll be scrimping on the ingredients, I can’t deny that [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Washington D.C.’
March 17, 2010
To Try: Martha Stewart’s Persian Rice With Duck Confit And Dried Cherries
March 16, 2010
Throw A Lost-Themed Surprise Party
My boyfriend is a big fan of the TV show Lost. He’s extremely knowledgeable in all things Lost, and even goes so far as to blog about it with his friend after every show. I’m pretty sure he knows the name of every character, every obscure reference and probably the title of every episode.
So, what [...]
January 28, 2010
Taylor Deli 5th and K St. NW Location’s PHONE NUMBER
If you love Taylor Deli as much as I do when it comes to sandwiches, then you’ll understand my frustration when I say, “PUT YOUR NEW NUMBER ON YOUR EFFING WEB SITE ALREADY!”
HERE IT IS: (202) 289-8001
Now you can make your deliveries from the 5th and K location without having to call the H St. [...]
January 27, 2010
If You Want Your Office To Do Something, Reward Them With Omelets
Our office has this problem of leaving dirty dishes and mugs in the sink, and so as an incentive to put a stop to it, our company said they’d make us omelets if we could leave the sink dish-free for the remainder of 2009.
Needless to say, we won the prize (although, today I found that [...]
January 11, 2010
Saturday Morning Breakfast: Mexican Chilaquiles
My mom’s longtime boyfriend, Daniel, is from Mexico and just so happens to be a fabulous home cook. My mom is always raving about his culinary expertise (about his delicious tortas, refried beans, chilaquiles, mole, etc.), so finally, I told my mom — you know what? Just give me his e-mail address and let me [...]
October 17, 2009
Arroz Caldo: Ginger, Chicken and Rice Porridge with Fried Garlic, Scallions and Lime
On cold winter days, my Tito Maro — who used to pick my sister and me up after school — would surprise us with a big pot of arroz caldo waiting for us in the kitchen.
Min Min and I would eat about three bowls each and absolutely ruin our appetites for dinner, but we couldn’t [...]
October 12, 2009
Restaurant-Style Japanese Salad Dressing. You Know Which One I’m Talking About
Whenever you go into a Japanese restaurant, they give you the little salad after your miso soup, right? There’s almost always the same orange-colored ginger dressing on the salad — and I’m here to tell you exactly what it is.
You’ll need a blender to mix everything together, but I guarantee it tastes EXACTLY like the [...]
