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Chicken Chili

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Our friends Avrille and Cara were coming over for a “girls night in” and we wanted to provide some nourishment.  At first we were just going to do some apps but I had a sneaking suspicion The Brixton was in our future and some real sustenance would be required.  Chicken Chili fit the bill and surprise surprise we ventured out afterward.

Love chili but don’t feel like eating ground up hamburger? Annoyed that regs chili looks like a bunless sloppy joe? Ina knew these were concerns of yours so she came up with this chicken chili:


Chicken Chili

We did some testing of chili recipes and this one gets our OutsideTheBox approval.  Loaded with veg and spices it tastes fresh and delish.  Can I make a suggestion? Do your eye makeup after you chop the onions.  DEAR ROXANA- read this blog before you chop an onion to remind yourself of this important step.  I’ve machete’d a few onions in my day.  I’m around them all the time at work.  I swear if I am even in the same room as a chopped onion my eyes swell shut and I look stoned for about two hours.  Don’t even get me started on French Onion Soup….

chicken chili 

We topped it with all kinds of heavenly things (aged cheddar/veg/SC) but only pic’d the finished pot. Oh… I’m sorry… this soup pic does not look like it belongs on a Bon Appetit cover? Maybe it’s because we were busy demolishing third helpings and dictating to the girls our lentil catastrophe versus documenting chopped onions I can’t even open my eyes to see anymore. 

 

Lentil Soup and a Night on the Town

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So Kelsey and I went to a fundraiser at Capitale and decided to have some people over beforehand.  We did a basic cheese/hummus/snacks on snacks situation.

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 The real, star, however; was the lentil soup.  The now legendary lentil soup in our apartment.  We did not get to document the soup and if you keep reading you will find out why..

It started out as such a cute night… here we are all dressed up ready to eat lentil soup and dance at an open bar party til 2 am.

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The soup was awesome.  I accidently over-lentiled the recipe and I’m not even pissed about it because it still tasted delicious.  It’s our little Buddha’s Recipe:

Lentil Soup

We had a bunch of people over and just kept it warm on the stove serving it in coffee mugs with parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil on top.  I knew the girls would destroy this soup but I was surprised that the bro’s we had over were so into it.  Our friend Ashley’s boyfriend played football in the NFL and he was even into our soup.  I mean I think that settles it: lentils are not just for hippies and DC food bloggers. 

Anyway it was getting late.  We realized running out the door that we never took a pic of the soup but since I’d made enough to last a week we figured we’d take it later….little did we know.

The fundraiser (Celebration for Education) was a blast.  We danced true to form and it supported a good cause.  So far we were winning.

lentil soup 3 {Casually throwing down dance moves–we don’t half-ass anything}

So how did the night end? Imagine Spiderman visited your kitchen but instead of attacking your apartment with spider webs it’s lentil soup.  Literally lentil soup everywhere.  Hand prints of lentil soup. By the looks of it none of the soup got eaten- it was strictly used to decorate our kitchen with brown sludge.  Most girls just order a pizza.  Clearly we are not most girls.

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Asparagus Tart

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I almost didn’t want to share this one because it’s such a joke of a recipe. It’s literally three ingredients…. So yeah.. embarrassing.  It’s puff pastry, gruyere cheese and asparagus.  Normally I consider any pre-made dough white trash.  The ultimate exception is puff pastry.  Ever made puff pastry? Doubt it.  Shit is effing terrible to make and tastes the exact same as store bought.  Always buy puff pastry pre-made.

asparagus tart

Asparagus and Gruyere Tart

Anyways, all you do is roll out the dough… do some specific fork and knife markings, cover it with cheese/asparagus and bake.  Buy good gruyere and grate that shit yourself.  The recipe is three ingredients- you can handle grating the cheese. 

 

This tart is just a winner.  It’s great to serve a piece with a salad for lunch or to have on the table in lieu of bread with dinner (these went with those diva ravioli’s, so it’s a good thing this tart is supa easy).  It’s also soooo legit to bring to a party.  Reasons why:

1) Can be served at room temp or warm so you’re not that annoying friend that shows up and says “can I use your oven”… sure …. Go ahead… it’s not like I’m hosting a dinner party and don’t have 23075320532 things going on in there but let’s make room for your frozen spin dip.

2) It tricks people into thinking it’s a pseudo healthy/light option…. Because butter pastry topped with cheese and a hint of asparagus is just like eating an apple.

3) It can be transported in one piece without getting jacked up.  I once brought The Surge to a party and got in a car accident on the way there…. You can imagine how much aged cheese was flying everywhere…..

4) Tastes amazing and tricks people into thinking you are the founder of Paul Bakery.