By Nick • November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Because I’m spending the day in the kitchen, as you can imagine, I thought I would post a few photos from a fun event I went to last weekend called “Friendsgiving.” The idea being that since so many people in DC are transient and everybody leaves for Thanksgiving, why not have a [...]
Posted in good food, The Drink, Thursday's Malaise | Tagged Thanksgiving
By Nick • November 13, 2008
We had some friends in town last weekend and I wanted to make something different. I thought it would be cool to make a bunch of pizza dough and make mini pizzas so everyone could sort of design their own.
Getting the perfect pizza dough and perfect crust is something I could write on for [...]
Posted in Dinner, Thursday's Malaise | Tagged basil, BBQ, garlic, gouda, mozzarella, mushrooms, party, pepperoni, pizza, red onions, spinach
By Nick • November 6, 2008
If you haven’t tried the cheese sauce that I made for the Mr. Crunchy recipe, here is yet another reason to master the Roux, milk, cheese sauce. It makes an absolutely perfect baked macaroni and cheese. In fact you can even use the exact same cheeses that I used in the sandwich. (Yea leftovers!)
The [...]
Posted in Dinner, Thursday's Malaise | Tagged cauliflower, cheese, macaroni
By Nick • October 30, 2008
I have found myself overrun with basil plants. Not the worst problem a foodie can have, but I want to be sure to use what I can. I have so much freakin’ basil because a friend left three injured basil plants with me before he jetted off for England and they have exploded in [...]
Posted in pasta, Thursday's Malaise | Tagged parmesan, pasta, pesto
By Nick • October 23, 2008
This last weekend, my girlfriend’s parents came into town so I was looking for something tasty, simple, and impressive to serve. In my opinion, there is not much better on a Fall morning than a warm stack of nicely cooked pancakes. And none of that bisquik stuff. I’m talking real pancakes. [...]
Posted in breakfast, Thursday's Malaise | Tagged breakfast, buttermilk, pancakes, whipped cream
By Nick • October 16, 2008
I like to post just photos on Thursdays because I’m trying to work on my photo quality and I’m lazy.
I made this with the goat cheese I had left over from this and threw in some shallots left over from this. There are some peppers in there also. Omelets are one of my [...]
Posted in Thursday's Malaise | Tagged goat cheese, omelet, peppers
