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.