Category: holiday cooking

Easy Candied Yams w/ Marshmallows
[ 12 ] November 30, 2009 |

Easy Candied Yams w/ Marshmallows

1 (29 ounce) can sweet potatoes (drained) 1/4 cup butter (sliced into pieces) 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. imitation vanilla 1 dash of ground cinnamon Pinch of ground nutmeg 1 1/2 cups marshmallows Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add the sweet potatoes to a medium baking dish. Distribute butter pieces evenly over the sweet […]

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Top Five Wednesday: Taste of the Holiday Season
[ 0 ] November 18, 2009 |

Top Five Wednesday: Taste of the Holiday Season

This Top Five Wednesday needs a holiday appeal so we decided to focus on the Top 5 must-have dishes of the season. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are here. The grocery stores are filled with customers trying to grab the last Turkey and everyone is getting their energy ready for the Black Friday sales. Here […]

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Drinks on Me: Spiked Egg Nog
[ 0 ] November 18, 2009 |

Drinks on Me: Spiked Egg Nog

2 oz. Baileys Irish Cream (*Feel free to adjust to your preference, this is just a starting point…) 4 oz. Egg Nog Dash of Nutmeg Cinnamon Stick (for garnish) Ice Cubes Combine the Baileys and Egg Nog over ice cubes; stir. Strain out ingredients into glass; top with dash of nutmeg and garnish with cinnamon […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: Free Turkey Chili
[ 0 ] November 17, 2009 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: Free Turkey Chili

Free food! Free is a term rarely heard these days…especially outside the District. California Tortilla is changing that this Thursday. On Thursday, Cal Tort will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with FREE Turkey Chili Day being offered @ all of its locations. The Low Down: All customers who make a purchase will receive a free 4 […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: This and That
[ 0 ] November 4, 2009 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: This and That

  In and around the District…: >After leaving Columbia Firehouse, Orlando Hitzig is getting cozy in his new restaurant home, Creme Cafe. Hitzig said that his time off was “a long vacation I didn’t want to take” after being let go after only a month at Columbia Firehouse (*That is bizarre, he didn’t even get […]

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