Archive for September, 2009
Cheese Eatin’ Surrender Monkeys
Bonjour-r-r-r-r-r! Or bonsoir, as it’s getting on late in the night here in Paris. Jen and I are on vacation here in the land of wine, crepes, cheese, and chocolat. We’ll be back next week with a few stories and back to our regular schedule. Until then…I wish you all…baguette.
An Omnomnivore’s Diet
CrossFit has substantially changed the way I view a healthy lifestyle. For me, it seems that the three fundamental components of the program are the fitness, the rest/recovery, and the nutrition. A vast majority of CrossFitters typically follow the Zone Diet, the Paleo Diet, or a hybrid of the two. I’ll save the discussion of [...]
Cinnamon Apple Scramble Recipe
Typically, I’m pretty allergic to raw, unprocessed apples. I’m not sure what it is about raw apples that sets me off, but I get a nasty, constricting feeling in my throat, and all hell breaks loose. I’ve never been able to enjoy the bite into a crisp Granny Smith or Fuji without wanting to completely [...]
Zapata’s Grill Mexican Cantina
BBQ and steak are specialties in Texarkana, so my dining options are very limited. Six of us decided to head out for lunch and debated where to eat. Half of the city is under major highway construction. If you think the mixing bowl project was rough, this mess in Texarkana is even worse. If you [...]
Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca
Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca (directly translated to Bibiana wine cellar tavern) is another one of the aforementioned popular trend of Italian restaurants arriving in the DC metro region, and Bibiana sits near the heart of the District, at the corner of 11th St and New York Ave NW. The restaurant is a bit hard to find, as [...]
China Garden
China Garden is just one of the few places in the DC metro area that serves an authentic dim sum (or yum cha) brunch on the weekends. Let’s back up a second here and get you acquainted a bit with the terms. Dim Sum, literally translated as “Touch the Heart”, refers to a Canton style [...]
Moo less.
As with all diets, there are considerations that really need to be thought of when you exclude a certain type of food from what you eat. If you exclude root beer from your diet, what the hell are you going to have with your ice cream? If you exclude mint from your diet, what’s going [...]
Sorry, Mom. I gave up Milk.
Vegetarians routinely rely on too much dairy for protein. In an attempt to scale back on dairy, I stopped drinking animal milk this year. Prior to giving up cow milk, I was drinking at least 12oz of moomilk every day in a Starbucks Chai Tea Latte-sugar mixed with more sugar. With my new focus on [...]
Kora Restaurant
Kora is one of the latest in a deluge of new Italian restaurants in the DC area, and the second restaurant by Chef Morou and his wife, Heather. The couple’s first restaurant, Farrah Olivia, has been closed since April, which has given Morou the time to properly focus his attention on Kora. The new [...]
Fire & Sage
Jen and I were on the prowl for some late night dinner options, and through the audible rumble of my stomach, discussed our options for the evening. We decided to give Fire&Sage at the Metro Center Marriott a shot. The restaurant is outfitted with modern decor, vibrant colors, and enough hotel patrons in bunny slippers [...]
