Lunchtime Links for March 31st, 2021

• Table for Two: Mexican street corn kale salad. 
• Bake at 350: Chocolate Mini Egg cookies.
• My Baking Addiction: Homemade vanilla pudding.
• Averie Cooks: Parker House rolls.
• The Kitchn: Chocolate frosting.

Lunchtime Links for March 30th, 2021

• Skinnytaste: Spicy crunchy tuna tartare. 
• Crazy for Crust: Caramel blondies with Crunch bars.
• Table for Two: Crab cake sandwiches.
• How Sweet Eats: Crispy smashed chili sweet potatoes.
• Love and Lemons: Carrot salad.

Takeout Tuesday - Crumbl Cookies' Cornbread Cookie

 

This Cornbread cookie from Crumbl Cookies is definitely one of their more unique flavors, I'm glad I had a chance to try it when it was available!  While cornbread might seem weird for a cookie, it's really not too crazy considering a lot of cornbread is pretty sweet to begin with.  Other famous places have their own versions of corn cookies that I've enjoyed before so I knew I'd like Crumbl's too. This version consists of a warm cornbread cookie topped with a honey butter glaze and a dollop of honey buttercream.  While I think the cookie was great as is without the toppings, it definitely added to the whole "cornbread with butter" look which was fun.  I hope they bring this one back again!

Crumbl Cookies

12266 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852  

Lunchtime Links for March 29th, 2021

• I Am A Food Blog: TikTok Ramen. 
• How Sweet Eats: Salted brown butter peanut butter M&M cookie bars. 
• Damn Delicious: Sun-dried tomato chicken and Gnocchi.
• Bake at 350: Funfetti cookie parfaits. 
• I Heart Naptime: Steak Fajitas.

Lunchtime Links for March 25th, 2021

• Two Peas and Their Pod: Coffee cake. 
• How Sweet Eats: French onion scalloped potatoes.
• Averie Cooks: Easter chocolate bark.
• The Kitchn: Matzo ball soup.
• Table for Two: Sticky Korean-style chicken wings.

Lunchtime Links for March 24th, 2021

• My Baking Addiction: Funfetti cookies. 
• Love and Lemons: Avocado salad.
• Serious Eats: Basque cheesecake.
• Weelicious: Miso scallops.
• SoraNews 24: Starbucks Japan's Sakura Frappuccino.

Lunchtime Links for March 23rd, 2021

• Apartment Therapy: Buying candles online. 
• The First Year Blog: Easy banana bread.
• I Heart Naptime: Mexican cornbread.
• Cookies and Cups: Easy Creme Brulee.
• A Spicy Perspective: Chicken Vesuvio.

Takeout Tuesday - Sunday Morning Bakehouse's PB&J Tart and Hot Cocoa Bomb

I love all of the creative items that continue to be created at Sunday Morning Bakehouse, there's always some new items to enjoy.  Although it's been feeling much more like spring lately, I really liked the whole hot cocoa bomb trend that was around when it was colder out in the last few months.  This version at Sunday Morning Bakehouse reminded me of a pretty snowball, but filled with delicious hot cocoa and sprinkles.  The PB&J tart is such a unique take on a classic peanut butter and jelly sweet.  There's lots of texture and layers to this small tart, and even though I like peanut butter much more than fruit/jelly, I loved how they all balanced each other out in each bite.  I look forward to seeing even more fun items in the display cases! 

Sunday Morning Bakehouse

11869 Grand Park Avenue

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Lunchtime Links for March 22nd, 2021

• Two Peas and Their Pod: Salted malted crispy chocolate chip cookies. 
• Smitten Kitchen: Crispiest chicken cutlets.
• Bakerella: Meringue bunnies.
• My Baking Addiction: Banana pudding poke cake.
• Crazy for Crust: Easy triple chocolate Bundt cake.

Lunchtime Links for March 18th, 2021

• Table for Two: Lemongrass chicken rice noodle bowls. 
• Crazy for Crust: Chocolate cream pie.
• Soranews 24: Starbucks Japan's reusable straws.
• Creme de la Crumb: Lasagna soup.
• The Kitchn: 4 baked Ziti recipes.

Lunchtime Links for March 17th, 2021

• Everyday Dinner Recipes: Honey garlic shrimp stir fry. 
• The First Year Blog: Chocolate cake.
• I Heart Naptime: Chocolate chip banana bread muffins.
• Table for Two: Blondie brownies.
• Cookies and Cups: S'mores cookies.

Lunchtime Links for March 16th, 2021

• Everyday Dinner Recipes: Sweet and sour chicken. 
• The Kitchn: Basque cheesecake.
• A Spicy Perspective: Creamy Tuscan chicken pasta.
• The Live-In Kitchen: Penne al Pomodoro.
• Crazy for Crust: Hot chocolate bombs.

Takeout Tuesday - ChiKo Bethesda - Dumpling Week Tasting Menu

I am so glad that I ordered this Dumpling Week tasting menu from ChiKo Bethesda before it sold out, this was amazing!  I just couldn't resist such a varied and creative sounding menu of dumplings.  I honestly can't really pick a favorite - and it's so great enjoying a little bit of each of them. I am already looking forward to having these for the next few meals.

The tasting menu was only on the 15th, but they also have this full week of specialty dumplings available each day until the 21st - be sure to check those out if you love dumplings! 

They did a great job with packaging for takeout too - everything stayed perfectly in place, with no spills! The sauces were marked with the container so it was easy to figure out what everything was at home.  

ChiKo Bethesda

7280 Woodmont Avenue

Bethesda, MD 20814

Lunchtime Links for March 15th, 2021

• Crazy for Crust: Fluffy pancakes. 
• Everyday Dinner Recipes: Asian short rib bowls.
• Gimme Some Oven: Birria tacos.
• Weelicious: Pretzel fried chicken.
• Food52: 25 tofu recipes.

Lunchtime Links for March 11th, 2021

• The First Year Blog: Oreo mousse. 
• Table for Two: Ravioli lasagna.
• Crazy for Crust: Dark chocolate brownies.
• I Heart Naptime: Buffalo chicken salad.
• Everyday Dinner Recipes: Baked mac n' cheese.

Lunchtime Links for March 10th, 2021

• How Sweet Eats: Lemon butter shrimp and broccoli skillet. 
• Love and Lemons: Chocolate chip muffins.
• A Spicy Perspective: Nashville hot chicken.
• Two Peas and Their Pod: Cacio e Pepe.
• The Cozy Apron: Fish sandwich.

Lunchtime Links for March 9th, 2021

• Bakerella: Peanut butter banana bread. 
• The Kitchn: Hasselback waffle potatoes.
• I Heart Naptime: Chocolate cake pops.
• Table for Two: Easy Kung Pao chicken.
• The First Year Blog: Cheesecake brownies.

Takeout Tuesday - Jinya Ramen Bar Pike & Rose - Chef's Special Spicy Mazemen

I recently caught the tail end of the last Chef's Special noodle dish at Jinya Ramen Bar, which was a spicy Mazemen (brothless noodles that you mix together with the toppings).  The components of the dish are packed into separate containers for takeout, so it was easy to put everything back together at home.   The seasoned thick noodles were topped with a lot of stuff - bonito flakes, pork Chashu, nori, Kimchi, green onion, and of course the delicious soft seasoned egg!  This was really flavorful and had so much texture, I really enjoyed this one.  I hope they bring this one back - or another similar Mazemen dish - again soon! 

Jinya Ramen Bar - Pike & Rose

910 Prose Street

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Lunchtime Links for March 8th, 2021

• The Kitchn: Pan pizza. 
• Averie Cooks: Mini cream cheese pound cakes with vanilla cream cheese glaze.
• Handle the Heat: Tall bakery style muffins.
• The Kitchn: Sesame-ginger skillet chicken.
• I Heart Naptime: Cookies and cream cookies.

Lunchtime Links for March 4th, 2021

• The Kitchn: Levain's frozen chocolate chip cookies. 
• Creme de la Crumb: Cinnamon Streusel muffins.
• Two Peas and Their Pod: Hash browns.
• Serious Eats: Choux au Craquelin.
• Crazy for Crust: Toll House cookies.

Lunchtime Links for March 3rd, 2021

• The First Year Blog: Chocolate chip cookies. 
• Serious Eats: Shrimp Scampi with pasta.
• Seasons and Suppers: Cornmeal cheddar biscuits.
• I Heart Naptime: Buffalo chicken lettuce wraps.
• Love and Olive Oil: Ganache-stuffed cosmic brownie cookies.

Lunchtime Links for March 2nd, 2021

• Bake at 350: Chocolate peanut butter cake mix cookie bars. 
• Cookies and Cups: Unstuffed shells.
• The Kitchn: Spicy garlic shrimp.
• Crazy for Crust: Coffee cake muffins.
• Just One Cookbook: Chukadon.

Takeout Tuesday - Tatte Bakery and Cafe in Bethesda, MD

Thank you to Tatte Bakery and Cafe for the opportunity to check out the new Bethesda, MD location for takeout!  I had heard only great things about Tatte Bakery and Cafe and I'm so excited to have one close by to enjoy.  For the friends and family night I got to choose a few items to enjoy at home, and have really enjoyed everything so far.  The space is gorgeous with so many little details in the presentation, especially all of the takeout-friendly packaged treats.  The menu is extensive with pastries, cakes, all-day items, brunch, and dinner all covered.  There's definitely something for everyone, and I'm already looking forward to seeing what I can try next after they officially open tomorrow, March 3rd!

Croissant, Biscuit with house made jam

Berry cheesecake cup

Za'atar chicken with tomato Orzo

Note: This was a friends and family event and the food was complimentary, but I was not paid for this post.

 

Tatte Bakery and Cafe

7276 Wisconsin Avenue

Bethesda, MD 20814

Lunchtime Links for March 1st, 2021

• A Spicy Perspective: Spicy Thai basil chicken. 
• Two Peas and Their Pod: Lasagna soup.
• Serious Eats: Creamy four-cheese pasta.
• Just One Cookbook: Twice cooked pork.
• Creme de la Crumb: Tomato basil soup.