Fixed Price Feast

Restaurant week has taken over the National Harbor. From March 4-17, 2013, take advantage of dining at some of the best restaurants at the National Harbor. For a fixed price of $20.13 for lunch and $35.13 for dinner, which includes a three-course meal, you can feast on several menu items. The participating restaurants are:

• Bond 45
• Fiorella Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen
• Grace's Mandarin
• Harrington's Pub & Kitchen
• Ketchup
• McCormick's & Schmidt's
• McLoone's Pier House
• Public House
• Rosa Mexicano
• Sauciety
• Thai Pavilion
• The Tasing Room

Use this as a chance to try something new while enjoying the breathtaking views of the National Harbor.



http://nhrestaurantweek.com/

Food Blogs, My New Love

Last week, it was brought to my attention by my ungrateful son, that we eat the same things repeatedly. I am a great cook but I had to admit, he was right. In my quest to find new, easy and practical meals, I turned to food websites and blogs. After perusing the websites, I came to realize they asked for lots of seasonings that I did not have in my arsenal. Tumeric, dry mustard, savory, etc. I never heard of some of these seasonings.

While on Facebook, I came across a page called Chef N.D. After looking through the page, I noticed there were easy food and nutritional drink recipes posted along with step by step pictures. Some of the recipes include Coffee Crusted Ribeye, Homemade 30 Minute Chicken Noodle Soup, and O'Charley's Cajun Chicken Pasta. The recipe I tried was Cash Out Pasta. It turned out awesome, family was happy, and the food was gone!

So, if you are in the market for new recipes or twists to old ones, please "like" his page on Facebook. www.facebook.com/ChefND I will definitley try more of his recipe posts.

Cash Out Pasta
8 oz linguine pasta
1 red onion
4 oz baby bella mushrooms
fresh parsley (1/4 bunch)
1 lb shrimp 16-20 ct
8 oz imitation crab meat
1 box rice o roni brocoli cheese flavor
garlic
crushed red pepper
1 can of petite diced tomatoes
your choice of ready made alfredo sauce
4 oz pepper jack cheese
4 oz velveeta

1. Cook pasta
2. Peel shrimp, mix with imitation crab meat, 2 tsp garlic, and parsley.
3. Saute shrimp mixture until shrimp pink. Set aside
4. Saute onions and mushrooms in olive oil.
5. Heat alfredo sauce, velveeta, and cheese on low heat. Add seasoning pack out of rice o roni...throw rice away. Keep stirring frequently.
6. Add crushed red pepper to cheese mixture (use according to heat level you want)
7. Drain tomatoes, add to cheese mixture. Heat for 1 min.
8. Add pasta, onions and mushroom to cheese mixture
9. Add shrimp mixture to pasta