Showing posts with label spicy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spicy. Show all posts

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Quick and Easy Spicy Sausage Alfredo

Whew! This has been one hectic week and I have been horrible about keeping this updated! Adam and I have been busy running around from one thing to the next so we haven't had a ton of time to ourselves or to try out anything too terribly new or exciting. 

One of the biggest draw backs of being as busy as we have been is that it doesn't allow for a lot of home cooking time. I don't know about you guys but when I am tired and stressed out the last thing I want to do after work is spend a lot of time in the kitchen (or on the dishes after.) So a lot of times we find ourselves eating out or grabbing something on the go.  Neither is what I would call... healthy or doing any favors for our waist lines. We've been trying to get better about making more time for ourselves and taking better care. We've started a new (butt kicking) workout plan and eating approach. I don't want to call it a diet because that's not really what it is but we certainly are making some changes. Absolutely no fast food and we will cook from home whenever possible.

We started by sitting down together and making a menu for the week. We fit in some new things we were looking forward to trying but haven't made the effort (mole anyone?) and a few favorites (Shoyu Chicken!). We planned around our schedules and even plotted for the  inevitable days that we won't feel up to making a big dinner or a big mess to clean up. Which is how we came up with last nights super tasty super easy pasta:




Sunday, February 5, 2012

Chili Infused Vodka

When I first moved back to the Baltimore area I was introduced to The Rumor Mill in Historic Old Ellicott City, MD. After trying out a few of the small plates and more than a few drinks, I went home raving about how amazing it was to Adam. A few weeks ago he finally had a chance to try them out for himself. Much like my trip, he raved about the food but was most of all blown away by a drink we tried out from the gigantic blackboard of housemade fusion vodkas.

If you ever get a chance to go (and I cannot recommend it highly enough) you really need to try their Thai Chili infused vodka. It is spicy and crisp and packs the perfect punch. Ever since we had it we have been tossing around the idea of making our own but hadn't been able to work up the nerve... until now.