September 2010
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I've Moved
Well. In two senses.
I decided to move my blog to http://takealifebite.blogspot.com
I do love tumblr but I think my blog is just more feasible this way
I also moved from DC to Scranton PA for school. Good times. It’ll be a bit different but it will still feature some slammin’ recipes during my non-existent downtime and maybe even a restaurant review or two. we’ll see how...
July 2010
15 posts
to come...one of these days
so i am so behind. catching up…slowly but surely.
biergarten haus
taylor’s
myanmar restaurant
white chocolate lemon truffles
peanut butter brownie cupcakes
clyde’s
strawberry rhubarb crumble
le pain quotidien
tacklebox
old siam
malaysia kopitiam
ella’s pizza
pasha bistro
mr. yogato
good stuff eatery
maoz vegetarian
hook
sweet green sweet mobile
souk
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le pain quotidien
le pain is an international restaurant of obvious french flair. it is a very nice restaurant/cafe to dine for breakfast or lunch and it is well known for it’s “communal table” dining. i had previously been to both the georgetown and dupont circle locations (unfortunately, no international ones for me :-) ), but to hang out with BOOF buddy, kku, we decided to meet one morning...
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tacklebox
why did i not eat seafood for so long? it was not a conscious decision but really, i love seafood. note to self: never not eat seafood for that long again.
good buddy of BOOF, kka and I met up for dinner at one of my many groupons-to-use tacklebox. kka is a buddy that i don’t see nearly enough but we we can catch up, it is always such a great time. we both loveee seafood so it ended up...
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strawberry rhubarb crumble
man o’ man. if i would have known that making a fruit crumble were so simple, i would’ve been making these a long time ago.
however, it was special BOOF buddy, cr’s “not birthday birthday” and i knew how much he loved rhubarb so i thought i would delve into the wonderful world of a fruit crumble. at a friend’s party a few months back, i had endulged in a...
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clyde's
on an impromptu friday evening, a few close buddies of BOOF including Sho, twinskii, their sig others (jk and bl), and I all decided to head out to jazz in the sculpture garden, a friday evening favorite. after a few glasses of sangria, some brazilian jazz and a little too much DC heat and humidity, we all decided that we were starving and because this is Sho’s former stomping ground, she...
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taylor gourmet (taylor's)
it’s like reliving every lunch in grade school, except better. sandwiches.
although sandwiches are definitely equally a big kid as a little kid meal, i definitely have the fondest sandwich memories from my childhood. nevertheless, as a veg, i have found that many times the most veggie friendly non-salad thing you can find on a menu, is a sandwich, so they have grown to become a very...
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peanut butter brownie cupcakes
ah yes. for close buddy of BOOF’s, Sho’s, final happy hour, the other treat I decided to make besides the White Chocolate Lemon Truffles, I also decided to make something peanut buttery and delicious. Or at least, I was going to attempt to.
I know that one of Sho’s favorite desserts are brownies, so I definitely wanted to play up to that but do something a little different...
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biergarten haus
yes. yes. yes.
i was certain that this day would never come. ever. in life. but then it did. and all was right and perfect in the world and german bier poured from taps freely with fluency like they’ve been doing it for the past three months.
if we went through all the failed attempts that numerous buds and I have tried to make it to the bier garten, we would be here for a long time so I...
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rita's water ice
perfect summer snack.
what the district has been experiencing this summer is not just heat. yes, within what feels like seconds of walking out of your door in the morning you are met with a wave of hot air. yummy. nothing like a hot wave of air to wake you up in the morning…i’m sure it packs a better punch then folgers. but yes, withiin walking out of your door in the morning and...
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myanmar
a gem in falls church.
although myanmar is on the Washingtonian Top Cheap Eats, until buddies of BOOF, eg and aw recommended an adventure out to this little gem, I probably would have never made it there. little did i know, that i would leave this lunch/dinner a little upset that eg and aw had never mentioned to me this delicious place before. apparently, they knew about this secret little gem...
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white chocolate lemon truffles
these are one of those recipes that is kind of mind boggling. it is so easy and so delicious all at the same time. golly gee. i wish all sweet treats were this quick and simple to make…but then again, if they were than i would make them all the time and definitely become a fat kid. for real.
anywho, for super great buddy of BOOF, Sho’s, final hh with work buds, I decided that I...
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crepes on the walk
i love quick bites on a too hot summer afternoon. during the fourth of july weekend (don’t judge that I am so late posting this), close buddy to BOOF, em, was in town visiting and we were in the chinatown/penn quarter area. we had just finished watching germany tromp into the semi finals with a 4-0 beating of Argentina (yes, i know they lost to Spain in the semis), and were hungry for...
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orzo with curried tofu and broccoli
this is one of those “i really have no idea what I am in the mood for but it better be quick and delicious” sorta meals. a while back I had bought this red curry sauce from TJ’s and was determined to do something with it. what I was going to do with it? I had no idea but I was going to do something. because I am no longer afraid of tofu I thought that the tofu would simmer...
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star and the shamrock
after another failed attempt at making it to biergarten haus (they weren’t open for weekday lunch yet at this point but apparently, now they are), we decided to head two doors down to star and the shamrock for lunch. omg. did i mention that star and the shamrock is another H Street Wonder?!? clearly. gosh, i might have a slight obsession with H street. I really don’t think it’s...
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snickers brownie cupcakes
i have recently determined that everything in the cupcake form is just simpler. whether they are actually cupcakes is irrelevant but it is so much easier (especially when you have a group of buds) to make things in a cupcake pan. you dont have to worry about cutting slices, you dont have to worry about portion control and it is the perfect bite size amount for everyone.
with that being said,...
June 2010
17 posts
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lemony chickpea stirfry
oh hey heidi. you are the bomb. for real. the bomb. thank you for giving this veggiegirl so much inspiration and so many delicious (and easy) recipes.
this is another delicious veggie venture recipe from the kitchen of heidi swanson of 101 cookbooks, to my kitchen and to hopefully your kitchen. I love when good, fresh and tasty food is quick and easy. that is honestly the key to a really...
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liberty tree
lovin’ me some H street. i’ve given you guys my posts of both Sticky Rice and dr. granville moore’s which are both absolutely delicious places. i have some a few more h street locations to “hip” you guys to (my dad’s word, not mine) so that you too become just as obsessed with the up and coming h street corridor as i am.
i won’t do the whole h street...
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mint chocolate chip brownies
for good buddy of BOOF, ak’s, final day of work, i asked him what his ideal dessert he would be. he said well “i love brownies and i love mint chocolate so i guess, mint chocolate brownies”. i said, “alright, i’ll see what i can do”. so ak is essentially a pseudo big bro of BOOF, so i definitely wanted to make this happen but i had never really tried this...
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casa oaxaca
after our horrific experience at bourbon, a bunch of us were hungry (we had planned to eat dinner at bourbon but clearly that didn’t happen), so i decided to throw out the option of casa oaxaca. a few months back, casa oaxaca had been featured on groupon or living social and I meant to purchase the deal but I unfortunately forgot to buy it but great buddy of BOOF, sho, purchased it and went...
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eggless peanut butter cookies
yup, its that time again for some eggless desserts. however, this is one of the easier eggless desserts that i have had to make because it is with peanut butter and if you know anything about baking, peanut butter is its own binding agent. just think about all of those pb & j sandwhiches you had when you were growing up and that deliciously sticky taste in your mouth, yeah you know it.
for...
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bourbon dc
ok. so most people would say that i am a really really really nice person (or so i think), so this post is going to be very out of the ordinary for me.
this place sucks. a lot.
for one of our end of the year happy hours, we had planned for everyone to head to bourbon in adams morgan right on the 18th street strip, for a nice evening on the outdoor patio of drinks and good times. we essentially...
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Orzo with Garbanzo Beans, Goat Cheese, Cherry...
I swear. i really don’t eat out that much. i cook a lot. ask my roomies, they know. i cook a lot. i bake a lot.
well now that i have reassured myself and hopefully you that i cook a lot, here is a little recipe that i threw together. we had one of our end of the “year” bbqs at work, so i just decided to make this quick orzo pasta salad (after being inspired by BOOF buddy...
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il Canale
before good buddy of BOOF, tn, shipped off to China for the summer we knew that we had to get together. we are always trying to find time in our hectic schedules to hang out but it is always tough to get us in the same place at the same time. i had a livingsocial deal to a new italian restaurant in georgetown, so we finally made a date and a time and we were on the books for dinner.
il canale...
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2 Amys
good buddy of BOOF, eh and I had been trying to get together for some time now. we finally found a saturday when both of us were free, so I threw out the idea of grabbing lunch and she agreed.
being a new yorker, i am very picky about my pizza to say the least. being that pizza is my favorite food (group), i am once again very picky about my pizza. so when people tell me, that these restaurants...
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indique
for good buddy of BOOF, ml’s, farewell dinner, a bunch of us set out to Indique. We had originally planned to go to rasika (OMG, one day the review will come YUMMM) but because we had a large party, it was going to be difficult to organize.
we all set out to indique for a nice indian dinner and all of us have a deep love for Indian food (i mean, why wouldn’t you) so all of us were a...
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vapianos
i love how all of my dinners with buddies seem to have this SATC theme to it. four girls, talking life, love and all the above while hitting up various locations throughout OUR city. i mean, it’s a little different but no biggie.
BOOF buddies eh, kh (not me), cc and I are always trying to find a time for all of us to get together. needless to say, it is ALWAYS super hard/rarely ever...
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birch and barley
yum. yum. yum.
a while back in early june (no biggie that i am about a month late), really great buddy of BOOF, lee was in town for the weekend. we were trying to catch up but with busy schedules, we determined that brunch would be the best option. now, both of us come from the NY/NJ area so we are accustomed to knowing good brunch. needless to say, washington DC is not known for their brunch....
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Bell Pepper, Spinach, and Mozzarella Pizza aka my...
so this was meant to be one thing and then it wasn’t. it happens.
I intended to make a very special pizza that i found on smitten kitchen, however, a key ingredient was no longer “good”, so i had to toss it and save the recipe for another day. sigh.
nevertheless, i was really in the mood for pizza which is very ironic (you will find out why in a few posts to come), so I just...
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whole-wheat pasta salad with grilled zucchini and...
for good buddy of BOOF, ea’s farewell party, I decided to conjure up a nice little summer pasta salad. i usually default to pasta salad for most summer soirees primarily because 1) they are easy to make and 2) who doesn’t like pasta salad?
i had some ricotta in the fridge that i needed to use before it went bad, so I did a little pasta and ricotta search on epicurious and found this...
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jazz in the sculpture garden
before best buddy of BOOF, ea, left for her venture into the peace corps, we decided to do a well-loved “DC” thing and hit up the summer series of jazz in the sculpture garden. being the only the second weekend of the summer series, we expected crowds but not to the level that we saw. let me tell you a story.
once upon a time in the summer tourist haven that is DC, there was a...
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well-dressed burrito
best burrito in DC? it’s a far cry from it.
after hearing rave review after rave review, i thought that I would convince my co-workers to take a bite out of what is referred to as the “best burrito in DC”. now, mind you, one of my BOOF buddies, ak, is the resident expert on burritos as he has spent a fair amount of time in texas where burritos reign supreme. the best burritos...
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smoke-roasted stuffed bell peppers
yup, lets go back in time. a lot is getting ready to come at you so let’s get ready to rumble.
secretly, this wasn’t the recipe that i wanted to make that night (hopefully, that recipe will come in the upcoming week or so) but unfortunately, only the “broil” buttons on our oven were actually working at this point, so this is what was decidedly made. not saying that I was...
May 2010
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Lauriol Plaza
god i am so behind. it is not even funny. i have about 20 billion posts to write…its been a busy few weeks for BOOF dining with buddies as summer 2010 sets in.
best buddies of BOOF who were previously featured in the trip to Zaytinya were back for our last gathering in this great city together before we all set off for the next adventures in our lives. it’s been a great year and it...
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Stir-Fried Tofu with Mushrooms, Sugar Snap Peas...
you are probably all like “why is she eating so many sugar snap peas”? because they are uber delicious, that’s why. well really, it’s because i found two fantastic recipes that used them and they are quite delicious, so I thought why not? I should cook them before they go bad anyways!
so i took to epicurious again for this absolutely spectacular recipe. the recipe is...
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Couscous with Asparagus, Sugar Snap Peas,...
so this wasn’t completely off the book but i made some changes to make this nice little Epicurious gem into my own. let’s be serious, i made the changes to use what i actually had on hand and make sure that it was protein-filled deliciousness. in my previous couscous veggieventure, i mentioned was how easy it was and that was also appealing about this recipe. i find that couscous...
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elephant and castle pub
nothing special.
for good buddy of BOOF, rp’s birthday, a large group of us set out to surprise him at elephant and castle for the occasion. he was suprised but unfortunately, the surprise itself was a little less than stellar. nevertheless, it was a great evening with a bunch of buddies that i see too little of.
elephant and castle is a well known chain restaurant and offers a classic...
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Penne with Roasted Eggplant, Squash, Cherry...
i am getting so bold and I love it. going off the book again. the thing i love about pasta is 1) it so easy and 2) you can throw whatever you want in it and it will be tasty. yup, i said it. WHATEVER. for the grad party of BOOF friend, AH, I needed to throw something together that was quick and delicious and gluten free (AH is the roommate of BOOF best friend Mo—the gluten free buddy). I...
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Penang DC
After not seeing close buddy, ea, for a while we decidedly made plans for dinner last Wednesday. Realizing that i need to start actually using my groupons, i threw out the idea of trying Penang, and EA agreed on the choice for the evening.
Penang is located on the south end of Dupont Circle/West End/Foggy Bottom area. It sits above the Chipotle at 19 & M and close by to other good eats...
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Cafe Berlin DC
good friends. good times. good weather. good bier.
welp, another weekend came and went and biergarten haus has still yet to open. nevertheless, we were determined to have some spring/summer fun, so BOOF buddy Sho and I got to googling to find some Saturday fun for our other buddies to engage in with us. we found options throughout the city but nothing really caught our eye until we found Cafe...
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quick veggie mexican pitas
really? you are probably like what is this girl thinking? i’ve never seen mexican and pita go together. Or maybe you have?
anywho. i was hungry one evening and had some veggies that need to be cooked before they went bad, and I had initially thought i had some whole wheat tortilla wraps but I was mistaken. however, i improvised and found some whole wheat pita in the freezer and decided...
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banana nut muffins deliciousness.
and did i mention they are eggless?
never did i know how easy it was to bake bread loafs. well, you are probably like but wait “this says muffins”. correct. rather than throwing the mix into a bread loaf plan, to make sharing easier, I just throw the mix into a muffin pan and say “voila!”. presto.
i conjoured up this batch for our special nurses at work in honor of...
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lemony zucchini goat cheese pizza
ahh yes. more pizza. but another delicious veggieventure!
it was literally the last possible day that i could use my delicious pre-made whole wheat pizza dough from TJ’s, so i was scavenging through my favorite sites for a quick, easy and delicious pizza recipe.
i came upon this recipe for a lemony zucchini goat cheese pizza on smittenkitchen and instantly decided that this would...
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Dr. Granville Moore's
i’ve been gone for a minute, now i’m back with the MOULES.
best mussels in DC, why yes.
i am no stranger to dr. granville moore’s. i love this place. i love that i moved to the h street corridor/atlas district/edge of capitol hill because I don’t think that I would’ve made it to this place if I hadn’t. thank god for that.
i have mentioned many times...
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Chadwicks
good friend of BOOF, bk, was in town for the weekend and asked me to meet him and some of his buds at Chadwicks for sunday brunch. brunch. fun. friends. count me in.
I’ve been to Chadwicks a few times before, once for a dinner/birthday celebration and a few times out on a weekend. however, I was completely unaware that they offered a $20.00 all you can drink Champagne brunch. Say what?...
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