I Say Yes To

v Baked and Wired

Georgetown, Washington D.C.

I went to this trendy, delicious, coffee and cupcake shop twice during my short visit to D.C.  I like the idea that the cupcake shop is combined with a cafe so they have a full offering of drinks, and that they offer baked goods besides cupcakes.  The cupcakes themselves were too fluffy and airy for my taste, I like the denser, more oily cupcakes like Sprinkles.  The one really fabulous thing about this place was the amazing granola they make called Hippie Crack hahaha and this one really nice girl who works there and super generously gave us some free stuff.  The granola had tons of dried fruit–cherries, cranberries, currants, apricots, along with almonds.  So good.

The one weird thing about the store is that they don’t seem to have a proper website.  Why is a business that is doing so well still running a website on a Wordpress template?

> Chicken and Garlic Chowder (with Peas and Butternut Squash)

> Spiced Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Soup

> Spiced Hominy: Baked and Fried

> Cake Pops

> San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace

> INC

> TaKorea

> Zaytinya

> Red Bell Pepper Pasta with Tuna, Basil, and Olives

I Say No To

v Prune Tequila Ice Cream

I tried to make this prune tequila ice cream and it was a big fail.  Totally my fault because I didn’t follow the recipe and it came out waaay too boozey. Also partially my ice cream maker’s fault, because it sucks and the ice cream never thickened properly.  But the awful flavor was my fault.

I’ve been craving tequila ice cream ever since I went to Mexico City in summer 2007 and tried it with Saul.  I don’t know why you can’t find it anywhere here???

> Lavender Scones

> Franchino’s

> Short Ribs Braised in Red Wine Sauce

> Rudy’s Country Store and Bar-B-Q

> Sweet Potato Gnocchi FAIL

> The Club of Angels by Verissimo

> New Year’s Eve Dinner

> Wahoo Fish Tacos

> Sour Cream Cornbread