Inspiration Station: "Father of the Bride"

Wow oh wow am I sorry.  I promised you an Inspiration Station post each month and I didn’t hold up to my end of the bargain.  Two posts.  That’s all I ended up doing.  I could blame it on moving and the lack of kitchen space to make the more intricate recipes I like to…

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Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company

Karina has spent a good amount of time in Philly so she became our tour guide on our recent day trip.  After walking around the South Street area, we headed to the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood.  I couldn’t imagine two more different areas.  South Street is super funky with murals covering every building and the most…

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Jim’s

On Saturday Matt, Karina, and I took a lil trip to Philly. Why, you ask? Because I was craving a cheesesteak. No, really, why are you going to Philly, you ask again, rolling your eyes. Because I wanted a cheesesteak. That really is the only reason. When I learned that Philadelphia is a little more…

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Boulud Sud

Daniel Boulud may be a French chef, but the focus of his Boulud Sud is Mediterranean.  I would say it’s more “inspired” rather than smack you in the face with a bunch of chickpeas kind of Mediterranean and this subtlety only makes it seem more high end. We started by getting a whole slew of…

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3 on Thursday

Once again, the quiet weekend I had planned has been booked up with activities and once again I don’t care because I know I’m going to have a great time. For years, Saturday night has been 80s night at Canal Room.  The cover band is ridiculous, half the people come dressed up, and you will…

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Numero 28 Pizza

Ashley and I had a couple of overlapping trips – me to Curacao, her to Hong Kong/Manila and Savannah.  With all that exciting travel going on, we needed a dinner to catch each other up and decided to go to Numero 28 Pizzeria.  The brick oven pizza was nice and rustic – they didn’t worry…

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The Redhead

I’m sure The Redhead was to beginning to feel more like the red headed stepchild for all the time it had been sitting on my list of restaurants to try.  I knew there was a Southern influence, but had I known there were Lowcountry items on the menu, I would have made sure to get…

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Goat Cheese and Mushroom Stuffed Chicken

Time again to do something with chicken that will keep me interested in that fair foul.  I hadn’t done a stuffed chicken in a while and it seemed like it was time.  First I sauteed chopped (not sliced) cremini mushrooms in a little butter and garlic and then mixed them with goat cheese.  If you…

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Tzatziki Tuna Salad

When I saw this recipe, I thought it might be a good way to give my tuna fish (which I typically make with just tuna and mayo) a little sophistication.  I had to adapt the recipe a bit because although I wanted grown up tuna fish, I can’t help but be picky about what goes in…

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3 on Thursday

I went into this week thinking it would be a return to normal, but it’s turning out to be just as busy as last week!  I don’t mind at all though because this week I may be busy but it’s all related to seeing friends I haven’t seen in a while. I’ve enjoyed the short-form,…

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