London Broil, mashed potatoes, spinach, Cava.
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Entries from September 2008
September 27, 2008
Engagement Dinner
September 23, 2008
Veggie and Goat Cheese Bruschetta
I was excited when I saw a recipe in Cooking Light for a veggie bruschetta with fennel as the starring ingredient. I love fennel, and it complements sausage, which is in two things I’m making this week. Plus, it was a great match for Sausage Bean Soup, which I made tonight – heartier than bread, [...]
September 22, 2008
Impromptu snack: Five spice peanuts
Was making chow mein tonight (ps try adding five spice powder!) and crunching on peanuts. The two are a natural combo. I want to perfect this recipe into either a glazed nuts dish (tried once a couple years ago but wasn’t happy with the results) or a peanut cluster candy, but for now…
September 20, 2008
Fried plantains and fried lemon slices
Yeah, fun with deep fryer! Two pirate-y dishes here – Caribbean plantains and lemons – to fight scurvy.
September 19, 2008
Cork-style Avocado bread
Another appetizer I had at my fave wine bar, which I recreated to the best of my ability for the party.
September 18, 2008
White Sangria with rum
This could have been sweeter but was lovely and refreshing.
September 17, 2008
Easy Jerk Chicken Wings
This recipe could have benefitted from A) freshly made jerk spice and B) a dipping sauce of some sort, but the wings were nice and crispy.
September 16, 2008
Grog
Soooo happy we made this with success. What would a pirate party be without grog?
My basic rule of thumb was 4:1 portions of alcohol to non-alcohol here, as a guideline.
September 15, 2008
Grilled piri piri chicken
Piri piri chicken is a pirate bar appetizer with chicken chunks simmering in a spicy sauce. I basically recreated the sauce, but used it as a marinade for grilled chicken instead.
September 15, 2008
Cork-style alcoholic lemonade
Saturday’s Pirate Party was a huge success, and many recipes will be following from it.
This was the event’s biggest hit, drink-wise. I basically tried to recreate a lemonade I had at Cork, a wine bar in DC. It tasted pretty similar, and so delicious. Made it in a large pitcher, so the proportions will be [...]
