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This Year’s Mid-March Madness: Ides, Pi Day, Guinness, Guinness Pie Day
Once again, a convergence of events conspire to produce cognitive dissonance and tasty culinaria!
It’s March, and the wonderful folks at Taylor Strategy, on behalf of Guinness, sent me a couple of cans to cook with. Last year I made Guinness Potato Cheese Soup, but this year I decided to honor Pi Day by making a round baked good with filling and crust. With Guinness, of course.
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Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged cooking, Giant food, Guinness, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, review
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Good for What Ails You: Something Like Penicillin, Made with Cascade Moon Edition 2 Whisky
The weather at this time of year cries out for a warming, restorative drink; something with spice, which can warm you even while the drink remains cool. We found a good use for a special edition whisky from George A. Dickel/Cascade Hollow Distilling Company in a variation on a classic cocktail called a Penicillin. Continue reading
Crunchy, Cheesy, Easy: A Friendly Bread’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich
A Friendly Bread is test-marketing grilled cheese sandwiches. I received a sandwich for review last week. Continue reading
Review: Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer’s Guide, Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras, Workman Publishing, New York, 2021.
Here’s a geographically-ordered romp through the world’s strangest food customs, dishes and ingredients. Continue reading
Unboxing, The New Thrill: Yo Mama’s Foods
Unboxing and reviewing products has replaced some of the delights of normal food blogging life. Continue reading
Mighty Vegetables: Review of Vegetables Unleashed by Jose Andres and Matt Goulding
When will Jose Andres win the Nobel Peace Prize? He certainly deserves one. Not only does he personally rush to the rescue at global disasters, feeding and giving comfort to thousands, but he advocates for healthy diets and food waste … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Reporting
Tagged chefs, cookbook, event, Jose Andres, Politics and Prose, review
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Coffee Love from the Land Down Under
Is there a trend happening here? Casual food from the rest of the English-speaking world invading DC (see my review of LEON)? If so, more, please! I finally visited the latest iteration of Bluestone Lane Café, the coffee-obsessed Aussie chain … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Restaurant Review
Tagged avocado toast, Bluestone Lane Cafe, coffee, D.C., review
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Israeli Soul Food: Event and Review
Event: Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy Presents Nourish Your Soul: Featuring Michael Solomonov & Steven Cook, in conversation with Joan Nathan Review: Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious, by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook It’s déjà vu all over again. Another knockout cookbook from … Continue reading