Lunchtime Links for February 25th, 2021

• I Heart Naptime: Banana Nutella muffins. 
• Cookies and Cups: Chicken spaghetti casserole.
• How Sweet Eats: Chicken and Orzo soup.
• Table for Two: Spicy chili tofu stir fry.
• Crazy for Crust: Homemade Golden Oreos.

Lunchtime Links for February 24th, 2021

• Table for Two: Funfetti cocoa bombs. 
• Damn Delicious: Garlic butter clams with white wine cream sauce.
• The First Year Blog: Chocolate Bundt cake.
• Serious Eats: Baked Gnocchi with tomato and mozzarella.
• Creme de la Crumb: Sugar cookie bars. 

Lunchtime Links for February 23rd, 2021

•  How Sweet Eats: Salted chewy gooey chocolate chip skillet cookie. 
• The Kitchn: Copycat Levain cookies.
• Seasons and Suppers: Pasta with cheese and tomatoes. 
• I Heart Naptime: Chocolate M&M cookies. 
• Smitten Kitchen: Rigatoni alla vodka.

Takeout Tuesday - Bethesda Bagels' Black History Month Bagel

 

These amazing looking bagels are available every weekend this month at Bethesda Bagels in honor of Black History Month, with half of all sales going to the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.  I picked up a few to enjoy/freeze, and they are even more vibrant in person!  Be sure to head over to pick these up this weekend if you're interested. 

Lunchtime Links for February 22nd, 2021

• The Kitchn: S'mores rice krispie treats. 
• Averie Cooks: Peanut butter pudding cookies.
• How Sweet Eats: Ravioli soup.  
• Cookies and Cups: Chocolate cookies and cream cookies. 
• Gimme Some Oven: Basque cheesecake.

Lunchtime Links for February 18th, 2021

• The First Year Blog: Coffee cake muffins. 
• Averie Cooks: Brownie balls.
• Table for Two: Garlic chili crisp oil.
• Style Sweet: Chocolate cake.
• Food52: 9 cozy drinks for cookies.

Lunchtime Links for February 17th, 2021

• Cookies and Cups: Spaghetti and meatball soup. 
• Joy the Baker: Texas sheet cake. 
• Damn Delicious: Steak and eggs. 
• The Kitchn: Italian chopped salad. 
• Just One Cookbook: Temaki sushi.

Lunchtime Links for February 16th, 2021

•  Cookies and Cups: Chocolate poke cake.
• I Heart Naptime: Teriyaki meatballs.
• The Kitchn: Crispy baked chicken wings.
• My Baking Addiction: Loaded baked potato soup. 
• Table for Two: One-pot sticky Asian meatballs.

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's Valentine Box

How cute is this Valentine's Day themed sweets box from Sunday Morning Bakehouse?  This was a special pre-order along with a few other themed items this past weekend, and I loved the variety of sweets that the box included.  This box included a brownie, two meringues, a Linzer cookie, a brown sugar cinnamon "Pop-Tart", a homemade "Oreo", two sugar cookies, and a Rice Krispie treat.  So festive and everything I've had so far has been delicious! 

 

Lunchtime Links for February 11th, 2021

• Kirbie's Cravings: Korean fried chicken.
• Crazy for Crust: Funfetti cupcakes. 
• I Heart Naptime: Steak and potatoes. 
• Gimme Some Oven: Sheet pan chicken Quesadilla.
• Seasons and Suppers: Detroit style pizza. 

Lunchtime Links for February 10th, 2021

•  A Spicy Perspective: Orange chicken.
• The First Year Blog: Double chocolate chip cookies.
• Averie Cooks: Garlic butter chicken.
• Sally's Baking Addiction: Chocolate souffle.
• Table for Two: Mini Buffalo chicken crunchwraps.

Lunchtime Links for February 9th, 2021

• The Kitchn: Garlicky shrimp. 
• My Baking Addiction: Tiramisu.
• Creme de la Crumb: Pork lettuce wraps.
• Food52: Baked chicken wings.
• Just One Cookbook: 10 Japanese pasta recipes.

Takeout Tuesday - Dough Boy Fresh Pretzel Co. Pop-Up at Carmen's Italian Ice

A while back Carmen's Italian Ice in Rockville hosted a Dough Boy Fresh Pretzel Co. pop-up outside their store, and it was a great day of sweet and savory takeout!  I honestly didn't know too much about them but after seeing their offerings online I knew I had to check it out.

On the top we have their regular salted pretzel bites and the bottom container is their Rad Knots with pizza and garlic flavor.  The soft pretzel bites were crispy on the outside and super soft on the inside.  Even the "plain" salted ones were buttery and delicious with every bite.  And of course the pizza-based Rad Knots had that great tang from the marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese throughout.  

Currently Carmen's is still carrying the regular pretzel bites along with a side of their delicious custard on their menu, which sounds like the perfect combination of sweet and salty treats! 

 

Lunchtime Links for February 8th, 2021

• My Baking Addiction: Cheeseburger sliders. 
• The Kitchn: Trader Joe's felted wool trivets.
• Joy the Baker: Chocolate peanut butter cake.
• Love and Lemons: Tortellini soup.
• Smitten Kitchen: Plush confetti cupcakes.

Lunchtime Links for February 4th, 2021

•  The Kitchn: 10 garlic recipes.
• Creme de la Crumb: Sweet and spicy Thai chicken.
• How Sweet Eats: Brussels crunch salad.
• Cookies and Cups: Salted brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
• Crazy for Crust: French bread pizza.

Lunchtime Links for February 3rd, 2021

• Sally's Baking Addiction: Rainbow M&M cookies. 
• Damn Delicious: Baked meatballs.
• Crazy for Crust: Vanilla cupcakes.
• The Kitchn: Garlic butter Tortellini.
• A Spicy Perspective: Oven baked meatballs.

Lunchtime Links for February 2nd, 2021

• Seasons and Suppers: Herb and garlic pull apart bread. 
• A Spicy Perspective: Crispy baked Buffalo chicken breast.
• Weelicious: Mapo tofu.
• The First Year Blog: Ice cream waffles.
• Table for Two: One-pot creamy chicken and sun-dried tomato pasta.

Takeout Tuesday - Lady Gaga Oreos

A different sort of Takeout Tuesday this week - I am so excited that I found the new full packs of the Lady Gaga Oreos!!  I finally found the mini packs at 7-11 recently, but I was really looking forward to finding these bright pink packs once they were out in stores.  

The package is a bright metallic pink color so it was very easy to spot on the shelf! The cookies are pink cookies with green creme to go with the Chromatica album theme, but taste-wise they are just different colored Golden Oreos (thankfully, haha).  I love that they did a special collaboration for the Chromatica album in such a fun and creative way and of course I always love trying out a new type of Oreo cookie! 

 

Lunchtime Links for February 1st, 2021

• Sally's Baking Addiction: Small chocolate cake. 
• Serious Eats: Italian-American Spaghetti and meatballs.
• Creme de la Crumb: Pork fried rice.
• Weelicious: Pita pizzas.
• Seasons and Suppers: Pork meatball, tomato and pasta bake.

Lunchtime Links for January 28th, 2021

•  The Kitchn: Baker by Nature's cheesecake.
• Cookies and Cups: Creamy baked potato soup.
• Bakerella: Cocoa cupcakes. 
• I Heart Naptime: Dutch oven bread. 
• Serious Eats: Chocolate Oreo cookie crust.

Lunchtime Links for January 27th, 2021

• The Kitchn: Le Creuset's L'Amour collection.  
• Gimme Some Oven: Bolognese sauce. 
• Cookies and Cups: Brownie in a mug. 
• The First Year Blog: Mini peanut butter cheesecakes. 
• I Heart Naptime: Chicken meatballs.

Lunchtime Links for January 26th, 2021

• The Kitchn: King Arthur's birthday cake recipe. 
• How Sweet Eats: Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. 
• Weelicious: Chicken tortilla soup. 
• The Cozy Apron: Calzones. 
• Creme de la Crumb: Southwest corn chowder. 

Takeout Tuesday - ChiKo Bethesda

A big welcome to ChiKo on their newest location in downtown Bethesda, MD!  I am a big fan of ChiKo but haven't been able to enjoy their food as I have not been traveling to DC at all recently.  I was very excited when the news came out about their MD location, and of course I had to get takeout on their opening night last Friday!  

Online ordering is very easy to navigate and two things stood out to me: being able to choose a later pickup time, and the option to add utensils.  The utensil one might seem small but since I am always eating at home I always feel like it's such a waste to have a bunch of utensil packs going unused.  

Now onto the food! I got three menu items that I have enjoyed before and they were as delicious as I remembered.  I am really looking forward to getting more takeout from them soon!

Dry spiced double-fried chicken wings

Soy glazed brisket

Half-a-cado salad

 

ChiKo Bethesda

7280 Woodmont Avenue

Bethesda, MD 

Lunchtime Links for January 25th, 2021

• The Kitchn: The best garlic shortcuts. 
• The Impulsive Buy: Reese's snack cakes.
• Crazy for Crust: Chocolate cupcakes.
• Apartment Therapy: At home workout tips.
• Cookies and Cups: Chicken noodle soup.

Lunchtime Links for January 14th, 2021

• Crazy for Crust: Types of chocolate for baking.  
• The Kitchn: Molly Yeh's chicken pot pie hotdish. 
• Food52: How to boil chicken.
• Love and Lemons: Sesame ginger dressing.
• Just One Cookbook: Azuki red bean ice cream.

Lunchtime Links for January 13th, 2021

• Table for Two: Cheesy beefy pasta shells. 
• Crazy for Crust: BBQ chicken pizza.
• The Impulsive Buy: Java Chip and Chocolate Hazelnut Oreos.
• The Kitchn: Ina Garten's Arrabbiata sauce.
• Bake at 350: Double decker decorated cookies.

Lunchtime Links for January 12th, 2021

•  Two Peas and Their Pod: Beef and broccoli.
• The Kitchn: Chocolate frosting.
• Love and Olive Oil: Pasta e Fagioli.
• Crazy for Crust: Football cookie cake.
• The First Year Blog: Banana nut muffins.

Takeout Tuesday - Shake Shack's Korean-Style Fried Chick'n Sandwich

As soon as I saw that Shake Shack was bringing some of their South Korean Shack's Korean-inspired menu items to the US for a limited time I knew I had to go check it out!  I got the Korean-Style Fried Chick'n sandwich, which consists of "Gochujang- glazed crispy chicken breast over our white kimchi slaw featuring Choi's Kimchi Co. on our classic Martin's potato roll".

I already love the crispy chick'n sandwich at Shake Shack so I knew that this one would be great, to be honest. Adding a sweet spicy glaze with the Gochujang and a kimchi-based slaw sounded even better! My only complaint is that I wish there was more kimchi slaw included because I think it would've added even more texture.  If you're interested in trying the Korean-style menu be sure to check them out soon as they're only available for a limited time.

 

Lunchtime Links for January 11th, 2021

• The Live-in Kitchen: BBQ tofu.  
• Serious Eats: Crispy fried garlic and garlic oil. 
• Just One Cookbook: Japanese adaptations of Chinese cuisine. 
• Pinch of Yum: Crunchy roll bowls.
• How Sweet Eats: Roasted Buffalo wing Brussels sprouts.

Lunchtime Links for January 7th, 2021

• Gimme Some Oven: Thai chicken curry. 
• Averie Cooks: Sheet pan balsamic salmon and vegetables. 
• Love and Olive Oil: Strawberry sheet cake with strawberry rose buttercream. 
• Crazy for Crust: Swedish meatballs recipe. 
• My Baking Addiction: Twice baked potatoes. 

Lunchtime Links for January 6th, 2021

•  Serious Eats: Eclairs recipe. 
• Damn Delicious: Brown butter scallops. 
• Bake at 350: Chocolate coffee cheesecake. 
• Food52: Pound cake.
• The First Year Blog: Chocolate mousse.

Lunchtime Links for January 5th, 2021

• Serious Eats: Cream puffs. 
• Food 52: Pasta with garlic butter.
• Joy the Baker: How to make popovers.
• Crazy for Crust: Peanut butter chocolate fondue.
• The First Year Blog: Reese's Oreo balls. 

Takeout Tuesday - Bethesda Bagels' Christmas Bagel

 

How fun are these Christmas-themed bagels from Bethesda Bagels?  I picked these bagels up the week prior to Christmas and they were such a fun and delicious way to make breakfast at home feel more festive.  They still taste like plain bagels, just with swirls of color throughout.  

They also had blue swirled bagels for Hannukah, and red and blue swirls for 4th of July previously.  I love how creative they are with these and I hope they continue to make them throughout the year! 

Bethesda Bagels - Wildwood

10241 Old Georgetown Road

Bethesda, MD 20814

Lunchtime Links for January 4th, 2021

• Skinnytaste: Fudgy flourless crinkle brownie cookies with sea salt.
• Picky Palate: Chewy chocolate chip cookies.
• Sally's Baking Addiction: Rosemary garlic pull apart bread.
• Food 52: How to make peanut butter. 
• Gimme Some Oven: Smashed potatoes.