Takeout Tuesday – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

A Very Special Takeout Tuesday: Food For Life

I can’t believe that the Takeout Tuesday tradition has lasted three years now! While I haven’t shared one in a while out of fear that you were sick of seeing my takeout and photos of us playing the same game, we’ve consistently gotten together at least every couple of months to...

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Takeout Tuesday: Featuring a Vegan Feast from Chef Nadine

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A couple weeks back, I told you about our Periodic Table dinner featuring Chef Nadine. Well, when she passed around coupons at the end of the night for her catered vegan meals, it got me thinking: Takeout Tuesday! I love introducing people who don’t always eat vegan to just how...

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Takeout Tuesday: Tacos and Heartbreak Edition!

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After taking a couple of months off from Takeout Tuesday for the sake of Tuesday night Bocce games, we got the whole crew back together last night to revive the tradition! While we’re excited to have Phil back in town (FOR GOOD!!!), we’re all said to be bidding adieu to...

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Takeout Tuesday: Corn Beef and Cabbage Edition

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Remember how I was just saying that I’d never had a real, traditional Reuben? Well, last night’s Takeout Tuesday took care of that problem! In the spirit of St. Paddy’s Day, we ordered delicious sandwiches from Star and Shamrock on H. St. In light of our recent chat, I of...

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Takeout Tuesday, Snow Day Edition!

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What started in July as an effort to make sure my friend Phil experienced Toki Underground while avoiding the wait has become quite the tradition among our little group of friends. The food has run the gamut (ramen, hot dogs, pizza, pie and Chinese), but we’ve met nearly every month...

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Takeout Tuesday, Holiday Edition

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For our last Takeout Tuesday of 2013, we decided to incorporate a little holiday cheer! We started by pretending it was Christmas Eve with takeout from Hunan Dynasty. The relevance, you ask? Well, in my hometown Chinese takeout joints seemed to be the only restaurants open after church on Christmas...

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Takeout Tuesday, November Edition: Dangerously Delicious PIE!

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As our little Takeout Tuesday tradition has developed, I’ve made an effort to take it a step further, pairing each month with an appropriately themed cuisine. And really, what screams November like pie?! Mmm pie. That particular slice is the famous Baltimore Bomb from Dangerously Delicious. I went the simple...

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Takeout Tuesday, October Edition: We, The Pizza

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Guess what day it is! Yes, it’s Hump Day. But it’s also post Takeout Tuesday Hump Day, so how about a little recap of our favorite Tuesday of the month? Of course we had to keep with the National Pizza month theme, ordering a variety of delicious pies from We,...

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Takeout Tuesday, August Edition: DC-3

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The final Tuesday of August snuck up on me. Gosh, I can’t imagine why? But you know what that means… TAKEOUT TUESDAY! To commemorate the end of Summer, I went with an iconic summer cuisine: hot dogs! We started with some buffalo hummus (recipe to come!) with baby carrots and...

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Takeout Tuesday, July Edition: Toki Underground

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Earlier this month I started what I’ve decided is going to be a monthly tradition: Takeout Tuesday. It’s genius, really. So often when you eat out in D.C. you spend twice as much on drinks as you do food. And with a big group you often wait quite some time...

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