Johnna’s Picks of the Week (February)*Black History Month Edition* *In honoring Black History Month, Johnna Knows Good Food Pick of the Weeks will feature black owned restaurants in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Celebrate and eat good food!Rest-tau-ranteMarvin Based on the time that Marvin Gaye spent in Belgium, Marvin’s offers the perfect meeting place for [...]
Sweet Apple Butter Slow Cooker4 cups of peeled and chopped Granny Smith apples3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar1/4 cup butter, divided1 tbsp. ground cinnamon1/2 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. ground cloves1 1/2 tsp. vanilla Combine apples, sugar, vinegar, 2 tbsp. butter, cinnamon, salt and cloves in a slow cooker and cover. Cook on low [...]
Drinks on Me: The Deadly Combination 2 pints Everclear® alcohol1 bottle strawberry wine½ gallon orange juice1 gallon Kool-Aid® berry blue fruit juiceIceIn a large bowl mix all ingredients and serve it up! Read More…
Cabbage Made Rite Cabbage (amount desired)neckbones (turkey)small white potatoes (optional, amount desired)Salt (to taste)Pepper (to taste)sugar (optional) In a large pot filled with boiling water, cook neckbones for about 25 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and a little sugar (if desired). Divide cabbage into four sections. Place the dark green leaves in the pot with [...]
Drinks on Me: Wild and Crazy Berry Iced Tea 6 bags Wild Berry Zinger tea (suggestion: Celestial Seasonings)6 cups boiling water1 cup of each: raspberries, blueberries, strawberries3 tbsp. sugar In a pitcher add tea bags, boiling water and sugar and steep for 1 hour. Remove bags and stir. Cut strawberries in quarters and set aside. [...]
What do I love more than good food? New good food. For this reason a call from Capital Cooking to join her for dinner at Piola did take much convincing where the restaurant just opened its doors on the 14th street corridor. Excited, I almost skipped to 14th street for much needed pizza and pasta [...]
Etiquette Tuesday: Lessons at Elisir
There are some restaurants in the District that I feel “meh” about visiting and then there are others that I feel excitement weeks in advance about visiting. This weeks Etiquette Tuesday focuses on my visit to Elisir, a Downtown Italian restaurant where I was especially anxious to visit this winter. Elisir is the restaurant you [...]
Art & Soul’s Artisanal Reopening Fair
After this year’s inauguration, Chef/Owner Art Smith opted to close down the restaurant for a month-long renovation. This past March, Art & Soul on Capital Hill threw a wonderful fair of a shindig to show off all of their recent changes for the menu and the restaurant’s aesthetic features. Among the new ambiance/decor and the tasty [...]
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