ktmoomau
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Pineapple and blackberry, normally I do peach and blackberry, but I switch it up. You can use most any fruit that has decent texture/flavors for a cobbler.
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I just made a gluten free, lactose free berry cobbler, I wanted to tweak (yeah I know I said I wouldn't do this, but I am tweaking the flours, I used Bob's Red Mill All Purpose and think changing it up might help with the crispiness) the recipe a little bit to retain the initial out of the oven crispness, but it definitely tasted good. What other allergies are you dealing with? This only has gf flour (calls for self-rising so I added the baking powder and salt), sugar, milk (or milk substitute-lactaid) and fruit? It is a 1,1,1, 11/2 cup ratio. I normally double it and bake it in a cast iron dutch oven at 325 for an hour, or more if it needs to get golden and firm up, if you double it and the edged are getting burnt but the middle isn't done, I just turn the oven off and let it sit in there.
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Thank you for that, my friend wanted this recipe. I will let my guest and new member here now people are asking for his lasagna recipe. I made the pea dip here. I also made the gluten free fruity cobbler thing, but I am trying to tweak the recipe a little before I post it so it retains the crispness and doesn't get so soggy (which has to do with the GF part as it doesn't normally do this) I will post it on the gluten free thread in a bit. And I made the pineapple turnovers, which was just fresh pineapple mixed with sugar and a dash of cinnamon put in puff pastry. Brushed with egg wash and baked.
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This just made me think of some of the creative uses of the RICO.
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If the world ends Saturday and I don't get to eat all the picnic food I will be PISSED, that alone is hell.
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Our little guy is a rescue (don't know about yours) although rescued very young (6 weeks), I think sometimes that and being separated that young from his Mom and sibling probably hasn't helped the separation thing, although we try to work on it. Some dog breeds seem to have more separation issues than others (he's a bichon/maltese mix and they seem to be pretty prevalent). But so long as he can be at our feet he is wonderful when we are out and very calm and happy. Last year we could take him to a lot of places in Arlington. Walking from Ballston to Clarendon wears him out a little so then he is pretty happy to chill for a bit. And bless his heart he just loves people, he is such an attention hog. We almost went to Heidelberg Bakery last weekend- he loves it there too! Oh and Rocklands are still doing their doggy happy hours regularly. I also am hoping the Buzz in Arlington has dog treats, as I know the Alexandria location does. Apparently Marvelous Market in Ballston is very accommodating. I want to check on Rustico in Ballston as they have a great patio.
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Max's favorite spot for outdoor dining continues to be Big Buns, due to the fact that he gets some burger and some sweet potato fries. We need to get him adjusted to outdoor dining again before venturing out further. So far he has been successful at Big Buns and Chipotle with no wandering or whining and staying pretty quiet under the table. But we always like to get him adjusted before going further away from the house. Still won't be able to take him anywhere that he has to be on the outside of a fence, the little guy feels the need to be by us all the time, but he is just over one so still pretty young.
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Ok so we will also be bringing: Plates! And Wine and a berry cobbler type of thing that I am going to try to make gluten free, so hopefully that is successful, will do a test run first. I am also thinking about making a pea dip that I saw somewhere recently that looked good. And my friend Rachel is bringing something, but I don't know what yet.
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So I was at the bar at Eventide last Thursday night. And while the drinks were very good, the food was good, but not stellar. The pretzels that I loved from before were just not browned on the outside and lacked a little bit of the crustiness that I like on a soft pretzel, could have just been this batch. Also had the beef sandwich which is similar to the one I absolutely loved on the brunch menu, but not quite the same and not quite as good. I mean none of it was bad, it just was not quite the sandwich that I was obsessed with. The pickled condiments on the sandwich really made it, and those did not seem to be there anymore. But service was very friendly and good. Couldn't have asked for more on that end. And I would definitely go back and try some other things on the menu. -
So I think one of my guests might be making lasagne, which sounds really yummy and wonderful to me, hope they don't change their mind!
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Seems like it.....
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Hahahaha that is such a Horatio Cane line,Whaaaaaaaooow.
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Ok so I am now a yes and I am going to have at least +5 +7 (Hubby, New Member +GF, Potential New Member + Hubby) so far. Don't know what I am going to bring yet though... Need to figure that one out. We are going to have to bring something good! Will try to firm that up this weekend. Some sort of gluten free baked good with fruit, if I can get it baked without incident *, if I can convince the new +2 to use their smoker for benefit of the picnic I will. * See Kitchen 911 for details.
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It was in the Sietsema dining guide linked above.
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I just read that review and, "Oh, Snap!" came to mind.
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Just goes to show that there are no sacred cows here, especially if you take the time to write a well written review... unlike what may or may not have been implied on a local food chat recently (Yes, I belong to all the DC food message boards and I know which one they meant).
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It's too bad this falls on the same day as the DR picnic and Taste of Arlington, I would otherwise love to go!
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American Flatbread, Broadlands - Closed
ktmoomau replied to Al Dente's topic in Washington DC Restaurants and Dining
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Those sloths should be invited to the Spring Picnic, they look like just our type of sloths! Ticklish Penguin anyone? Oh yes, if you watch this and don't smile or laugh you are a sick SOB.
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This is my main problem, I used to bake all the time, I grew up with a mom and family that baked all the time, not to mention my Nanny. But now I don't do it as often and have gotten out of practice, but even as a child I was notorious for screwing up certain baked goods. I messed up pumpkin rolls for Thanksgiving 5 years in a row. I cook all the time, but I just need to practice my baking and attention to detail. And I am a great pie maker... but breads, cakes and cookies are my weak point. My Hubby would love it if I made that stuff more often
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We were there Friday night. My Mom had strep (non-contagious at this point) and we wanted a dinner that was low-key. She got the curried chicken with coconut juice in clay pot, which I thought had a nice flavor, not spicy, a little sweet, but actually rather well balanced, and was really nice for her as it wasn't bland, but it was comforting and not too out of the norm for her in terms of things she likes to eat. I got the lemon peel chicken with rice vermicelli, just to try it. Good, but nowhere as good as the #31. The chicken just doesn't have the flavor of that pork. And it wasn't quite as crispy. But service was so friendly and nice and it was nice not to have to wait somewhere and for Mom to get something that sounded good to her when she didn't feel well.
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I am going to have to really reign myself in. Every time I bake I think to myself this recipe would be so much better if... and there is always some sort of baked product that turns out awful as a result. This past weekend it was rice crispy treats- I know, I know, you shouldn't be able to screw these up. As a backstory, I didn't realize that no one else I was with this past weekend had ever made rice crispy treats, I figured they understood the process. So I asked if they thought it would screw up the recipe if I added strawberries, as we had a ton of fresh strawberries to eat that we could dice up small. The answer to this question is YES, but no one said that, they all said that is a great idea. However, it is not. The strawberries have too much moisture they cause the puffed rice to disintegrate. You can't bake them or the marshmallow will melt and not hold them together. They won't harden right. Just bad idea, dried strawberries would be fine, real ones NO. And now this is a pattern- anytime I try to tweak a baking recipe it goes horribly wrong. And I don't know why I have not learned my lesson in the past. But it is one of those things that I just never learn, but I am going to try. I am not going to "tweak" baking recipes, I am not going to "tweak" baking recipes, I am not going to "tweak" baking recipes, I am not going to "tweak" baking recipes...
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Went Saturday night with my Mom and my best friend's Mom (who happens to be my Mom's best friend- now if that isn't confusing). The Moms had never had Korean BBQ before, as Western Maryland is not a bastion of ethnic cuisine. We wanted a casual and cheap meal as we were having a fun girls weekend on a budget. Got Jumuluck and Bulgogi and non-spicy pork belly. Both the Jumuluck and Bulgogi were good, I am not crazy about the non-spicy pork belly, just a little bland on the grill compared to the other items. But Moms wouldn't have done the spicy well. The waitress was very worried about the Moms dipping things in the wrong sauces, eating things not in the lettuce wraps and hard time using chop sticks, in a very nice way though. It was kind of funny, I wanted to just say, don't worry about it, I know it may not be the norm, but as long as they like it, we're fine. The Moms LOVED it. They thought it was too cool and that they just liked having something different. My Mom wasn't crazy about Kimchi, but she generally liked the bean sprouts on the grill and some of the banchan. I am sure they are going home and telling everyone about it.
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Went to the location on Capitol Hill for a mid-afternoon late lunch. Had a really nice salad with white beans, proscuitto, arugula and a little parm-reg. Service was efficient and professional. Was surprised with the amount of salad selections that looked good. I didn't realize their menu was as diverse as it was. The salad was really nicely flavored and had a good mix of ingredients without being so normal that I didn't want to eat a salad.
