YUM: How To Cook Perfect Steak in the Oven
If you’re craving that quintessential taste of summer cook-outs, the taste of a juicy steak with crisp, peppered crust, we have you covered. No, you don’t need a grill; yes, you can make a perfect steak indoors. Here is an absolutely foolproof, easy, and quick way to make a steak indoors, in the oven. Add a loaf of bread, a salad, and a bottle of wine, and you have an easy and delicious meal. No grill required. An easy method for cooking a steak in the oven. This method takes 15 minutes, tops. Have the rest of your meal ready, the candles lit, and the wine poured before you start cooking. (Although you should probably heat the broiler at least 20 minutes before you need to cook.) It turns out a beautifully juicy, medium-rare steak, with crisped and crunchy edges, and so much flavor! This is probably our favorite way to cook a steak, honestly; it is even easier than grilling. How To Cook Perfect Steak in the Oven • This method is adapted slightly from Alton Brown’s Pan-Seared Rib Eye recipe. • Yield: One pound of steak is plenty to feed two people. In fact, I’ve served four people on just one pound …
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YUM: District Taco, The New Mexican Food Jefe
Chipotle What? Chipotle Who? There is a new champ in town by the name of District Taco. I found out about it because of its proximity to my job, and upon my first bite, it became my new favorite. District Taco started as a dream between two neighbors to create homemade Yucatan style food with all organic ingredients. Made fresh, in store everyday. The team started with a food truck that grew into two locations. There are two District Taco locations. One is located 5723 Lee Highway Arlington, VA and the other is at 1309 F St NW (downtown DC). The locations are decorated in an urban Mexican style. When you have ordered your food the cashier will hand you two things. One is a frequent buyer card where after ten purchases you can receive a free taco, and another is a card with a number on it that teaches you a word in Spanish while you wait. The menu at District Taco exposes Chipotle’s ‘Mexican Grill’ as a fraudulent Mexican-American food. The menu consists of Taco’s for 2.25/each, Burritos, Salads, Quesadillas, Nachos, Marinated shrimp and fish tacos. All of these options combined with their unlimited toppings option make District …
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PAAAAARRTTAAY: Having Friends Over Just Got Easier
A few pals, some store-bought dough, toppings, wine…and you’ve got yourself the world’s most doable dinner party. A few ideas… My zero-stress way to host a gathering: Make the guests do the cooking. Pizza is having a big moment, so your friends will definitely be into perfecting their dough-slinging skills. To get the creativity flowing, here are my favorite combos. Buy pizza dough from your favorite pizza parlor or from the grocery store. One ball of dough should yield about four individual pizzas. Place on a greased baking sheet, top with desired toppings, and bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes. Gorgonzola and Fig Pizza ¼ cup fig jam ½ cup grated mozzarella ¼ cup crumbled Gorgonzola 1 cup fresh arugula Spread fig jam onto the dough. Top with mozzarella and Gorgonzola. Bake until golden and bubbly.Top with fresh arugula. Sausage and Peppers Pizza ¼ cup tomato sauce 1 link hot Italian sausage, casing removed, crumbled, and browned ¼ cup very thinly sliced purple onions ¼ cup roasted thinly sliced red peppers ¼ cup shredded provolone cheese ¼ cup shredded fontina cheese Pinch of oregano Spread sauce onto the dough. Top with all ingredients. Bake until golden and bubbly. …
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YUM: 20 Ways to Eat Fall Vegetables for Dinner
October blew in the door last night, and here we are, anticipating the bounty of fall vegetables: Sweet potatoes, pumpkins, beets, chard, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli. Our favorite way to indulge in these vegetables involves olive oil and a quick roast in the oven. But what if you want to make autumn vegetables play the star? What if you want to push them past their side dish backup role? Here are 20 ideas to put vegetables in the center of your table tonight. Butternut squash hand pies, and a casserole where sweet cauliflower takes the place of pasta. Grilled wedges of cabbage, a velvety pasta sauce made from broccoli, late-summer zucchini with mozzarella, Thai greens to eat with rice, and a kale soup with chunks of potato. These and more today — a feast of vegetables for the fall table. CAULIFLOWER & BROCCOLI • 1 Cauliflower & Chicken Sausage Casserole • 2 Roasted Cauliflower & Potato Soup with Dill Whipped Cream • 3 Velvety Broccoli and Feta Pasta EGGPLANT • 4 Eggplant Caponata Sandwiches • 5 Easy French Ratatouille • 6 Roasted Eggplant Salad with Smoked Almonds & Goat Cheese ZUCCHINI & SUMMER SQUASH • 7 Zucchini Boats with Mozzarella and Olives • 8 Eight-Ball Zucchini With Eggs Baked …
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YUM: 10 Ways to Eat a Potato (and Just a Potato) for Dinner
It’s going to involve a little more than butter and sour cream. But making a baked (or sweet) potato a meal is an easy, satisfying way to solve dinner. We don’t do it nearly enough. Most of these meals have some sort of protein, whether from meat or cheese, to keep everything balanced. But in essence, a potato can be a vehicle for almost any sort of dish–a staple just like brown rice or pasta. Here are 10 yummy meals we’d recommend: • 1. Last night’s leftovers. Got some flank steak left over from fajitas? A little stir fry? Spoon it on top of a baked potato and drizzle on some sauce to add moisture. Almost anything goes. • 2. Shredded chicken and spiked yogurt or sour cream. Take a handful of shredded rotisserie chicken (or leftovers; see above) and add some sour cream mixed with seasonings. Garlic powder, chili powder, smoked paprika all work. Sprinkle on some parsley for color. • 3. Chili or stew. If you made a huge batch of chili and are getting tired of eating it day after day, this is one way to mix things up. • 4. Black beans, avocado, and salsa. …
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DC’S VEGAN ‘CLUTCH SPOTS’
Sometimes finding Vegan spots can be difficult, finding a vegan spot that has GREAT food can be even harder! So we took the time to narrow down some of the best vegan spots that DC has to offer! Happy eating! 5. PETE’S PIZZA-Pete’s pizza has one of the best vegan pizzas that I have eaten in the District. The slices and wholes are both pricey but the quality of their ingredients speak for themselves. They use vegan cheese called DAIYA to create a perfect substitute for cheese on pizzas. Many of my friends who are carnivores cannot even tell the difference between the two. RECOMMENDED DISH: Vegan Pizza : 14”- $16 16” – 21 4. STICKY FINGERS-I first found out about sticky fingers from a dear friend’s mom. She purchased some of their mock chicken sandwiches and gave me one. It was scary how much the bean curd resembled actual chicken, then after tasting it I refused to eat it because I honestly believed it was chicken. Sticky fingers was started by Doron Petersan and is famous for its sweets, especially its cupcakes. Sticky fingers products are all 100% vegan with cane sugar sweeteners and numerous soy and bean products. …
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HAPPY HOUR: Octoberfest Beer Milkshake
What says ‘Oktoberfest’ better than a beer? Well, according to the Red Robin burger chain, Oktoberfest means the launch of a hopped-up dessert in the form of a Samuel Adams Octoberfest Milkshake. The new 21 and over milkshake is made with creamy soft serve ice cream, Samuel Adams Octoberfest draft, vanilla and caramel. While the idea of a ‘beer milkshake’ isn’t exceptionally groundbreaking, it is noteworthy when it comes from a chain restaurant with Red Robin’s reach. The shake is part of an Octoberfest menu that will run through November 11. SOURCE
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The Yummiest Low-Cal Sandwiches
What’s the best thing between sliced bread? Here’s a guide to the yummiest low-cal sammies from your favorite restaurants PANERA BREAD SMART: The best way to keep calories in check here and still feel full is to go for the You Pick Two option, which lets you pair a half-sandwich with a cup of one of Panera’s low-fat soups. Try a half of the Smoked Turkey Breast (210 calories, 1.5 g fat), Smoked Ham & Swiss (290 calories, 8 g fat), or Tuna Salad (250 calories, 8 g fat). NOT SMART: Don’t even think about the Chicken Caesar sandwich, which comes in at 750 calories and 33 grams of fat for a full size. The Italian Combo With Ham? That’s almost a thousand-calorie lunch–and 41 grams of fat. COSI SMART: You can’t go wrong with the tasty and not-too-spicy Tandoori Chicken Sandwich Light (376 calories, 3 g fat), which is topped with fat-free vinaigrette and roasted red peppers. NOT SMART: Weighing in at 687 calories and 32 grams of fat, the Turkey & Brie sandwich is the kind of lunch you regret later. Surprisingly, even on the “Lighter Side” section of the menu, the Chicken T.B.M. Sandwich Light (that’s tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella) has 17 grams of …
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YUM: Happy Hour Edition: Black & Blue Mojito
A bold and fruity Mojito made with blackberries, blueberries, rum, mint and fresh lime! 2 oz light or silver rum (10 Cane rum is a good choice) 1 oz lime juice 1 oz simple syrup Splash of POM Wonderful pomegranate juice 5 blueberries 3 blackberries, 1 for garnish 10 mint leaves Splash of club soda Directions: In a rocks glass, muddle mint, blueberries and blackberries with lime juice and simple syrup. Add rum and pomegranate juice. Top with crushed ice and a splash of club soda and stir well. SOURCE
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YUM: 7 Healthy Back-To-School Lunch Recipes For The Whole Family
The back to school season is the perfect opportunity to make a new (school) year resolution to eating healthier away from home, whether that’s in the lunchroom for kids or at the office for you. Packing up your lunch is worth the commitment: one USDA report found that each meal consumed away from home tacks on an additional 134 calories to your daily intake. But brown bagging it doesn’t have to be a time-consuming labor. By repurposing leftovers, cooking for the week and making the same lunch for kids and adults, you can provide a healthy midday meal and save time in the kitchen. Here are some suggestions for healthy lunch ideas that the whole family will enjoy, from the people who know best. We know you have other ideas to share! Leave your favorite family-friendly lunch recipe in the comments. A Bento Box Fill a bento box with the following: -Egg salad on romaine lettuce -Gluten-free crackers -Easy-to-eat veggies, like carrot sticks, broccoli florets, cherry tomatoes, jicama and celery -Trail mix -Fresh fruit Quinoa Salad With White Beans And Sautéed Spinach Whip up a hearty quinoa salad, says Heather Bauer, R.D., C.D.N., founder of Bestowed, a nutrition …
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