Houstonist has been slacking in the recipe department, however, we are currently striving to change that. After all, one of you might find home cookery of interest. So, we tried our own variation of a recipe we had spied recently and it rocked. We delighted in taking our lunch to work and HoustonistMainSqueeze asked that this be on the "weekly menu". Which is almost laughable as the menu is driven by the sales flyers, our garden and what's about to go bad in our refrigerator. Times is tough, you know. Anyway, following is our Kickass Grilled Chicken and some variations we already have plans to try. This is a stupid simple recipe that yielded "company dinner" results - please do try this at home.
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Houstonist has an addiction, besides bacon cheeseburgers, fried justaboutanything and gravy,and it is that pay-television station with all the food and the cooking that we found on our cable/satellite subscription. Our life would be ever so empty without it. We burrow in our bed, under the covers, with our hot coffee, on Saturday mornings and watch it for hours and hours- just wasting away a whole bunch of perfectly good daylight. Perhaps we should take the evil talking box out of our sleeping place? Rachel Ray positively enthralled this past weekend with a Chili Suizas Bake that was definitely quick (hence the name 30 minute meals) and looked very, very delish. It is reminiscent of enchiladas suizas, but much lower in fat and calories and much faster. Being the sports we are, we decided to take on Rachel Ray bastardize her recipe to fit our current pantry and refrigerator offerings and see for ourselves just how good it was. Good, it was - props to Rachel, this is a brilliant idea - however you fix it, hers or ours.
Christmas is a week away (great googlymoogly - we still have some last minute gifting to get) and if you had planned to have lots of different cookies on hand, or made up to take to your rotten coworkers, and haven't quite managed to bake, a lot. This is a super simple, very fun way to host a gathering, have a good excuse to get your nog on, and have a respectable assortment of goodies. First you plan a very simple, stress-free menu and drinks - anything from chicken n' dumplin's with a nice chilled white wine or some mulled wine/cider, to charcuterie and cheeses with luscious egg nog. You bake one batch of cookies and ask all of your guests to do the same. Everyone lays out their cookies on platters, and each guest can get a paper box with waxed paper, or even some cute brown paper bags with "zip top" plastic bags and share.
After stuffing ourselves silly on Thanksgiving, Houstonist vowed to take it easy on all the eating. We dutifully held our promise for a few hours, until our friend called us for lunch at Southwell’s. We don’t know whether our friend calculated that we would never turn down Southwell’s Hamburger Grill (despite binging just twelve hours earlier). Our friend, the pickiest eater we've ever known, had us at "Southwell's." We’ve been eating at Southwell’s for years...
Looking to grab some last-minute groceries for the crowd you're entertaining this Thanksgiving? Consider ditching the bored-looking security guards at the supermarkets this week and going local at a farmer's market: Houston Farmer's Market has all the leafy greens you'll need to complement your turkey, as well as okra, shelled peas, and much more. They'll also have fresh chicken, beef, and lamb for less traditionalist cooks. Planning on being on the receiving end of...
Recently, Houstonist's friendly neighbor came over with a plastic bag steaming with fresh tamales. Our nose found the tamales before our eyes did and we almost cried with joy. There's nothing that makes us happier than a friendly face bearing foodie gifts. However, we were a little cynical at first. We've had some bad tamales before - the kind where the masa (cornmeal dough) is bone-dry and tasteless and the filling is as boring as...
Yo, Houston - the only thing better than pie? Why 24 hour a day pie - for that 2:30 a.m., we can't sleep unless I get we get us some French Silk, pronto - thing! Well, perhaps that's just us. You can even get a sugar-free pie made with Nutra-Sweet (insert Boudreaux joke here), a Bayou Goo, Lemon Ice Box, Sweet Potato and a fine assortment of cakes and cheesecakes. Where? Why where else? The...
Do you plan your day's meals before you turn off your alarm clock? Do you know where to get the best breakfast tacos in town? Does the thought of braised chicken feet intrigue you? When you taste something divine, do you need a moment of silence? Tickle your tastebuds pink, Houstonist is looking for food writers! One of the best things about living in Houston is the awe-inspiring number of restaurants and diversity in...
There comes a time in everyone's life when only a shot will get the job done. Pigged out on Italian food? A shot of grappa will burn on the way down, but it's a digestivo that will help settle down your chicken picatta. Called off your wedding? 17 shots of tequila will make the that pain go away and may net you a Latino name. Worry about the hangover in the morning. Houstonist thought it...
Next time you are in the mood for an extraordinary lunch that does not involve valet parking you should hop on over to Yo Mama's Soul Food Restaurant on Antoine between 43rd and Tidwell. Yo Mama's (tee hee) has been slanging the groceries for 13 years now will not be closing any time soon judging by the lunch crowd. Folks from neighborhoods near (Oak Forest) and far (Sugarland) were waiting patiently in line to pick...
There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren't many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to get everyone from A to B. Brighter news came in the form of the first ever female Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater as the position is more commonly known, and...
Sometimes nothing satisfies a hunger pain like a big helping of fried chicken and fixin’s. But not just any fried chicken. We wanted the kind that didn’t come off a conveyor belt; chicken that’s been soaked, seasoned and fried with love. Perhaps a place where Rockets players can be found after practice. Frenchy’s more than fit the bill. The original store on Scott Street almost always has a line of hungry patrons waiting to place...
Houstonist has told you about one of our favorite lunch bargains - Vietnamese Sandwiches, and at $1.50 - $3.00 a pop, they're a definite bargain. Now, we'll give you a recipe, in case you feel all picnic-like over the weekend and want to make your own. As with most of our recipes, we encourage a little "gastronomic experimentation" as your taste allows. Like the "jalapeno/cayenne/serrano/garlic" additions - we love more - that is just us....
GHCVB Mixer @ Buffalo Soldier's Museum Join the Greater Houston Convention and Visitor's Bureau this afternoon as they host a monthly mixer at the Buffalo Soldier's Musuem. Dreadlock Rasta. Flash back through time watching Harriet Tubman and Buffalo Soldier reenactments while immersed in hundreds of historical Buffalo Soldiers' artifacts. Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres from Frenchy's chicken and beverages from Silver Eagle distributors while networking with other GHCVB members. Please RSVP to Sam at sgaler@ghcvb.org. About...
Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. When/where is it ever appropriate/cool to wear a band's t-shirt? Obviously not to their concert, but should you be a certain distance away from where the band is known/popular? I would think the goal would be to evangelize to people who don't know they exist. Also, I have a Phil Collins concert T from the early 90's. How should I destroy it? --Mason...
More than 1,000 people gathered at Congregation Beth Israel yesterday morning to bid farewell to Marvin Zindler, the legendary TV personality who died Monday. The theme of the funeral — attended by a variety of TV news colleagues, religious leaders and others — was the years of work Zindler put in on behalf of people who needed his help. That's how KTRK anchor Dave Ward remembered him: "On television, as you know, he was flamboyant...
Trips to New York City always entail a few specific requirements for Houstonist, one of which is a visit to Joe’s Shanghai for the mind-blowing soup dumplings. Our last visit to NYC was over a year ago, but the soup dumplings have haunted our dreams ever since. So we set out to find soup dumplings of our very own in the international mecca of Houston. After many disappointing experiences, we finally found a place that...
A veritable Houston legend and one of our favorite local celebrities, KTRK's muckraking Marvin Zindler died today at 85 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He announced on air earlier this summer that he was suffering from cancer, but, characteristically, he didn't let it slow him down. In his last days, Zindler was still hard at work, filing reports and doing newscasts from his hospital bed. It's hard to say what exactly Zindler is "best-known"...
You just can't ask for a better way to end the week than a truck full of frozen chickens crashing into a car dealership. Admit it — it's classic, and it opens the door to all sorts of bad jokes: So, a chicken flies into a car dealership ... The accident happened around 1:30 a.m. at Robbins Nissan on Highway 59 near FM 1960. The driver of the poultry-laden big rig reportedly lost control of...
Good morning, Houston. You might want to grab a drink before you get started on this morning's news: According to KHOU, a shift toward growing corn in Mexico could lead to a spike in the price of tequila. It seems a lot of Mexican farmers are getting rid of their blue agave fields to make way for corn, which is in demand thanks to the growing popularity of ethanol — and as the amount...
Houstonist is shocked that the naked lady continues to appear to commuters, but we've not seen her yet. In fact, she's now taking requests. The debate clamors on about whether or not she exists. Could it be that this is a hoax to get folks to buy pricier gas? Demands have been made for photographic evidence. Houstonist will fall on this grenade since it is clearly so important to humanity. See you on Friday...
Good morning, Houston. Been missing the Texas Cyclone since it was torn down last year? Then you'll be happy to know about the Boardwalk Bullet, a nearly 100-foot-tall wooden roller coaster set to open this summer at the Kemah Boardwalk. Tim Anderson, Kemah Boardwalk manager, said the Bullet will have more crossovers than any other wooden coaster in the world, and it'll be a bit taller and longer than the famed Cyclone. "It has...
It's still rainy (newsflash) and we understand the forecast for the weekend calls for steady rain, scattered toad stranglers and patchy drizzle. If you find yourself temporarily blinded by some ridiculously bright orb hanging in the sky, well, that is the .25% chance of isolated sunshine - color yourself lucky, provided you don't fall down or wreck the car during this flash of brilliance. Since you are all cooped up and surrounded by grayness, you...
All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! Gothamist headed into the Memorial Day weekend with a number of tasks accomplished. They worried about Long Islanders giving New Yorkers a bad name. They tried...
Good morning, Houston. If you're a fan of the Early Show, you probably caught Mayor White's national television appearance Monday morning. He appeared on the show seated between two foxy ladies, Caroline Kennedy and Doris Voitier, to discuss his receipt of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Like we told you before, he and Mrs. Voitier are sharing the award for their outstanding public service during and after Hurricane Katrina. This award...
Need to know just a little bit about something? Ask a dilettante. I have to go to a wedding shower this week. It’s the second one this month (two different couples), and in addition to the shower gifts, I'll bring another present to each wedding. All of this shopping is costing me a lot of money, and one of the couples is on their second marriage. At what point can I stop buying my friends...
Houstonist does not accept personal ads, including Missed Connections. Instead we prefer to ridicule the MC's found on Craigslist. However, every rule has an exception. "Barkley" is our one and only exception to this rule so don't get inspired. Remember me? I'm sure you do. I'm the cuddly, smart, laid back bitch that you last saw near Gessner and Bissonnet. I can't really recall why we split up. Maybe it was the thunder? We've...
This Thursday, Houston restaurants will team up to fight HIV/AIDS by donating one third of all their food sales for the day to AIDS Foundation Houston. Participating restaurants include Barnaby's (try the meatloaf!) Tila's on the Curve (Chicken Mole), Thai Spice, and for those of you who really really want to contribute in a serious way, Cafe Annie. ("C'mon, honey! Let's go eat a fabulously romantic two hundred dollar dinner...it's for a good cause!"). New...
With a Mexican food restaurant on nearly every corner of our fair city, it can be difficult to find any standouts among the crowd. Houstonist recently visited Sylvia’s enchilada kitchen for lunch and can safely say this is a hidden gem for Mexican food. Located at 12637 Westheimer (between Eldridge and Dairy Ashford) the lunch rush comes from the Westchase District and Energy Corridor crowds (think liquid lunch meets power lunch). As the name suggests...
Good morning, Houston. We forgot to mention a bit of news last week: According to ForbesTraveler.com, Houston is the sixth-best restaurant city in the country. "San Antonio may have a far more manifest Mexican food culture, but Houston, which spirals forever outward, has far more breadth and depth," the site said; it specifically cited upper-end Tony's, Café Annie and Américas, but also mentioned the Breakfast Klub, with its "irresistible" chicken and waffles. Mmm. >>...