“Feel Better” in a Bowl…

I’m at home sick from work and class today with a very upset stomach. Times like these make me want to seek out some chicken soup… *any* chicken soup.

Right now, I have to go for the stuff in a can , but even Progresso doesn’t quite stand up to lugaw (a Filipino porridge cooked in meat broth) or even Dan’s matzoh ball soup… Even though there’s more food in that mazoh-ball soup than in the can of Progresso, the mazoh-ball soup’s soft chicken and veggies are *very* upset-tummy friendly.

For that matter, so are the matzoh balls…

For now, I’m just going to have to keep dreaming, resting, and self-hydrating…

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PS – Sorry, no written-out recipe for this one. Dan says he kind of does Rachael Ray-esque eyeballing when cooking it (as I see others just rolling their eyes).

3 pounds of baby carrots are used as well as some celery and onion (essentially a mirepoix). Chicken and dill round out the soup. The matzoh balls are created using the instructions on a packaged mix.

(Sweet) Georgia Brown’s

A group of buddies and I will be heading to Sam and Harry’s tonight to partake of DC’s Summer iteration of Restaurant Week. Until I get those photos taken and uploaded, here’s the shots from our January foray to Georgia Brown’s.

Nothing says “Lowcountry Cuisine” like fried green tomatoes…

And yes… We’re only just getting things started! Entrees and dessert below the jump…

Pleasant Surprises

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I was taking a peek at my flickr photo stats the other day, when I discovered that my Popeye’s Chicken Photo appeared in a column in the Drexel University publication The Smart Set.

The column’s a good read: Professor Cohen tells a story of her dislike of turnpike rest stops… that was… *before* finding out about the wonder that is Popeye’s.

Let’s just say thanks to her vignette, I was dreaming of Popeye’s drumsticks and biscuits all night (Mild. Always Mild).

Longanisa and Pandesal

There’s a small Filipino Grocery Store on the way home from one of our friends, so after our last visit we decided to stop by and buy a pack each of longanisa (a sweet Filipino sausage) and pandesal to have for breakfast the next day. While I much prefer to have my mom’s version of both, and I’ll learn how to make longanisa for myself sometime soon (and/or have time to make pandesal), these sure didn’t disappoint either of us (It was Dan’s first time having both).

A Fitting Sendoff…

In a matter of hours, my immediate supervisor will no longer be my immediate supervisor (He’s moving on to greener pastures). A few days ago, we threw him a send-off party in honor of his years of service in a number of departments at my workplace. My department — true to form — made sure there was plenty of food to go around.

Here’s a piece of the cake, courtesy of the Watergate Pastry: