Category Archives: Quick Post
Si, Si!
…so I ordered a quarter of a tasty, juicy, nicely seasoned, and crackly-skinned chicken with a side of aromatic yellow rice and savory red beans. It comes with a bright and kicky herbal sauce, and for 12 bucks, including tip, I got a hot meal—more than I could finish—in quick time…. [Full post]
Sweet and Simple
…What did stand out—to me at least—was their options for savory toppings, including pretzels, tortilla chips, and, yes, wasabi pies! I decided to get a medium cup of the strawberry Fruizo (their other default flavors being banana and mango), and topped it with the wasabi peas, some pretzels, and some sliced almonds, which were a wonderful contrast flavor- and texture-wise to the robust sweetness of the strawberry in the icy, creamy-without-dairy, flavor Fruizo…. [Full post]
Hungary For Dessert
…The real sweetness would come, however, from the thicker-than-brulée shell topping of caramel (some off it seeping into the cake during baking), with its clean, deep sweetness and it’s “crackling” texture. Some leftover fresh raspberries from Monday’s breakfast that I tossed on top put the whole thing, well, over the top…. [Full post]
For Kristen
…I needed to head to the supermarket for some 85/15 ground beef, and make a plain and simple bacon cheeseburger, medium rare, with American cheese, bacon, a slice of raw onion, a leaf of Boston lettuce, and a quick and easy burger sauce (tomato paste, mustard, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, fresh cracked pepper, and salt)…. [Full post]
Fruitful Options
…We cleaned our plates—no small feat since these were not small portions—and I eventually convinced Danny that he couldn’t really leave without having a dessert crepe, especially with the many options for fillings, from fruit to Nutella to nuts to whipped cream to Oreos to brownies to ice cream to granola and Graham crackers. We, again, customized our own dessert crepe stuffed with fresh bananas and strawberries, and cornflakes, and topped it with drizzles of dark and white chocolate…. [Full post]
Apple Of My (Rib)Eye
…I enjoyed a great, very tasty dinner of tender, juicy, crisped-on-the-edges steak with a hint of deep and intense, smoky coffee flavor, a bright and layered, sweet/sour/spicy steak sauce, and a light and airy fritter aromatic with the savory cornmeal yet finishing with the subtle sweetness flavor of apple…. [
Slammin’ Salmon
…The salmon got used three ways in this dish. The skin got sliced off so I could poach the salmon “flesh” in equal parts gin and water (the juniper berry flavors and aromatics imparting gloriously into the fish). I knifed some thin raw fish slices, that were still on the skin, tossed them in a couple drops of olive oil with a pinch of salt and some fresh cracked pepper, and placing that, covered, in the fridge to chill. The whole skin was seasoned with salt, pepper, and paprika, sliced into strip, and then, eventually, get fried in oil and set on paper towels to dry and crisp…. [Full post]
Hungover Easy
…That may explain why after not being able to decide if I wanted a bagel with lox and cream cheese or a Texas Burger (topped with fried egg) for a breakfast, after spotting a bag of something called Bagel Thins, I felt it was fortuitous that I decide to combine the two options into one hellacious idea of a meal…. [Full post]
Cav Daddy
…I decided to overwork my already too old air conditioner by boiling pasta and preheating an over to °350 for my new take on mac ‘n’ cheese, which substitutes cavatappi (a grooved, longer, and more twisty version of macaroni) as the pasta, and using only mellow cheeses—brie, goat, mozzarella, ricotta, and a sprinkling of grated parm on top—and stirring in some sliced smoked salmon for an earthy and colorful compliment…. [Full post]
Tuna Fish Can Can
…So the drained tuna got stirred with my default mixings of mayo, a little bit of mustard, some lemon juice, chopped onions, salt and pepper. Instead, however, of using relish, I chopped up some jalapeños from the jar in my fridge…. [Full post]
Dogs Days of Summer
…Both were tasty; the Italian-themed one serving up some nice homey and familiar old world tastes, the other a cornucopia of textures, temperature, flavors, all of them brightly explosive, almost, with neither of the hotdogs’ toppings overwhelming or masking the well-seasoned, snappy, juicy meat…. [Full post]
Quick Post | Breakfast Pita-za
…We both finished these handily and happily, the eggs being nicely serviced by the peppery pork and mellow cheeses, with a finishing kick from the chili oil. My anchovies adding some meaty saltiness and her onions providing a bright, crisp piquancy on the tongue… [Full post]
Quick Post | Pesto Change-o
…I prepared a box of couscous, first sautéing sliced garlic and pine nuts in butter in the bottom of a medium-sized pot, then using water and apple juice as my liquid, letting it boil, stirring in the dry couscous, taking it off the heat. Then, after letting it steam itself to doneness, fork fluffing it with a little extra butter and some diced mint leaves, spooning on a plate, topping it with the red snapper, and serving it with oven-toasted pita bread brushed with a rosemary-honey-olive oil mixture…. [Full post]
Quick Post | Ducking In
…They were ready in minutes and excellent, as was expected, showcasing much of its duck flavor and rewarding it’s inherent gaminess with a sweet and lightly spicy hoisin-based dipping sauce. And they were successful at differentiating themselves from the other likewise excellent varieties…. [Full post]
Chili of the Sea
…I then sliced two tilapia filets into big chucks and threw them in the pot with a can of whole clams (I wanted to represent—in a Sloppy Jill—the many layers of women, so I used a flake fish, a crustacean, and a bivalve), continuing to stir over medium low heat until the tilapia fell apart into flakes but kept their firmness, about 10 minutes. I then let it simmer for another 5 minutes, letting extra liquid steam off until giving the mixture its necessary chili-like consistency…. [Full post]
“Dinkfast”?
…I won’t ever give up omelets or pancakes or French toast forever, but considering not only the great tastes in these two dishes, but how much healthier (lower in carbs, cholesterol, sugars) they were as well, I think I could make a good case for eating like this more often during the a.m. hours…. [Full post]
Quick Post | You Wanna Pizza Me…?!
…On the second tortilla, I spread a thin layer of pesto sauce, then topped that with some shrimp I had briefly boiled, then some bacon bits. I drizzled some white truffle oil (expensive, yes, but worth it with the high number of applications it’s capable of), and a “splattering” of black lumpfish caviar…. [Full post]
Quick Post | Assorted Italian Chicks
….Wanting to keep it Italian at heart and simple, I picked up stuff for two different versions of the bruschetta. One version would get fresh mozzarella, a tomato and basil salad, and be topped with a sunny side up egg, the other would get proscuitto, pesto, parmesan cheese…. [Full post]
DMANBURGER
