By Nick • February 11, 2010
Shockingly, when snowed in, people want to get drunk. At least that’s what the results of the last poll indicate. An overwhelming amount of people (51%) wanted me to make something with booze in it! I actually already made something with booze in it this week, but I know that you guys were expecting a [...]
Posted in The Drink | Tagged apples, cocktails, food and drink, ginger, ginger ale, juice, juicing, lime juice, orange juice, port, port punch, punch, punches, sangria, wine
By Nick • January 16, 2010
Muesli is one of those things that I see on menus and normally give a solid, “Meh!” I mean… how exciting can oats and fruit be? It may never take the place of a hearty omelet in my mind, but I’ve changed my tune a bit on the stuff. Turns out that it can be [...]
Posted in breakfast, Easy Stuff, good food, healthy | Tagged apples, breakfast, cranberries, healthy, milk, muesli, oats, sunflower seeds, yogurt
By Nick • October 17, 2009
There’s nothing like a warm breakfast during the fall. Similarly, there’s nothing like a warm dessert! This baked apple dish can kind of be both. I call it a breakfast baked apple because I stuffed it with homemade granola leftover from my peanut butter granola bars!
When a baked apple is done right, it is pretty [...]
Posted in baking, breakfast, desserts, Easy Stuff, Stuffing Stuff | Tagged apples, baked apples, breakfast, brown sugar, butter, granola, how to bake an apple
By Nick • September 3, 2009
Have you ever stayed up all night drinking awesome sangria and playing Risk: The Game of Global Domination? I have and let me tell you that it is completely awesome and not dorky at all.
I confirmed a few things last Saturday night:
1) Never, ever start a land war in Asia. You will LOSE THE GAME.
2) [...]
Posted in The Drink | Tagged apples, fruit, grapes, peach brandy, peaches, plums, sangria, vodka, white sangria, white wine
By Nick • January 10, 2009
For me Winter means warming brunches especially when it has been oh so dreary as it has been this week in DC. I’m constantly on the hunt for delicious and interesting brunch dishes to have friends over to tr. Recently, this bad boy caught my eye.
It might look unassuming, but there is tons [...]
Posted in breakfast | Tagged apples, cranberries, french toast, walnuts
By Nick • December 2, 2008
When I had the fresh pico de gallo that I posted yesterday, I felt invigorated the next day. No doubt I was more productive the following day because of that meal. And I don’t think it was the chicken. I think it was the pico.
Besides that pico, here are 17 other foods and [...]
Posted in healthy | Tagged almonds, apples, avocado, chocolate, cucumber, edemame, greek yogurt, healthy, turmeric