San Francisco's 20 Most Iconic Dishes - Eater Maps Wednesday, July 18, 2012, by Carolyn Alburger Although tourists have their own bucket list of dishes to try in San Francisco, there are certain foods that transcend to a level of local fame befitting the real restaurant lovers in town. If you have just 20 meals left in San Francisco, these are the places you would have to go. The following list spans relatively new restaurants to older, well-established ones, and is given in no particular order. As always, if there's something you'd deem "iconic" that didn't make it, go to town in the comments. For more iconic dishes from across the Eater Universe, head over to Eater National.
Yelp - StumbleUpon From the molten yolk and bacon crunch of a hand-held breakfast, to the gooey charm of grilled cheese for lunch, nothing matches the simple pleasures of well-made sandwiches. They're quick to assemble, infinitely adaptable, easy to eat, and immediately satisfying—the very definition of good food. The 25 sandwiches you're about to meet can be thrown together during the average basketball halftime or, with practice, during the seventh-inning stretch. (Who needs hot dogs, anyway?) Use each recipe as a basic road map, but bring your talent for finding creative routes. Think BLT, but better. More on MensHealth.com: 20 Ways to Stick to Your Workout 2. Layer pieces of ciabatta or a sturdy sandwich roll with grated fontina or mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced prosciutto, sliced figs, and arugula. More on MensHealth.com: 100 Ways to Live Forever 3. In a bit of olive oil, fry a good-quality sweet Italian sausage until it's crisp and brown. More on MensHealth.com: 33 Simple Ways to Turn Her On 4. 5.
Fairytale Destinations Is it a dream or is it for real? These places will make you wonder whether you step into the land of magic and fantasy or still firmly stand on the ground. With unearthly nature, unreal landscapes or fairy tale architecture, these destinations will take you far away from your humdrum reality. Picturesque Colmar in France, considered the most beautiful city in Europe, looks like it came straight out of a fairy tale. As if being the wine capital was not enough, Colmar, with its pretty squares, fountains and canals, is also called the "little Venice" (la Petite Venise). The Lord of the Rings' scenery of Faroe Islands truly makes you believe the archipelago is inhabited by hobbits and elves. Saksun, Faroe Islands. Castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Germany in autumn. It is not a sugary Disneyland construction, although it looks like a fairy tale palace occupied by some capricious princess. If there was a fairy tale about the enchanted land of clay, its setting would look like Cappadocia.
Epic Crispy Quinoa Burgers Topped with Sweet Potato Fries, Beer Caramelized Onions + Gruyere Where do I even begin? These burgers have so much going on. Hence the longest name I have ever posted and will hopefully ever post….hopefully! I am going to get so much flack for that title, but I don’t even care. Oh and if you can believe it, I actually left something out. Alright, let’s just start with the main idea for these quinoa burgers. I wanted to create a quinoa burger that would actually rival the typical beef burger. I know you are thinking it’s just not possible, and trust me, I totally thought the same thing. So I started with that base, but swapped the regular quinoa with red quinoa, took out the buffalo sauce and added some seasonings and cheese. From here my idea of an epic burger just grew and grew. Oh and if you are wondering, the Epic Burger is actually a thing up here in my very snowy and cold mountain town. My brothers wait all year for that burger. It’s a Christmas Day only Burger. Oh and yes, they snowboard on both Thanksgiving and Christmas day. The fried egg.
The 33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places In The World Many people doesn’t know, and didn’t even heard about these famous abandoned places. Many of these places are really something amazing, but they are also really sad when you take a closer look at them. On the folowing list, you can see abandoned planes, abandoned ships, as well as the abandoned houses, and so many other things, that are really amazing and magnificent. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 15th century monastery in the Black Forest in Germany 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Infographic: Aromatics And How To Use Them It’s that time of year again, when even people who don’t cook much will be throwing down in the kitchen for the holidays. Luckily, CookSmarts has your back. The home-cooking resource continually comes up with great infographics, and its latest one explaining the world of aromatics is no different. The infographic starts with an explanation of aromatics, then highlights each cuisine’s most fundamental combination of aromatic ingredients. Some really helpful ones for your globe-trotting culinary experimentation include: Chinese Middle Eastern Thai We really like that this infographic takes the time to separate ‘sofrito‘ and ‘soffritto.’ Latin and Latin American countries use ‘sofrito‘ to refer to a specific set of aromatic variations. Since there’s a lot of geographic area involved, there are a ton of variations. Meanwhile, Italian cuisine uses soffritto, which may look and sound similar, but is actually completely different. The entire infographic is a great reference to have.
Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon - Greenland Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra - Jordan (at night) Verdon, Provence, France Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia Norway Alesund Birdseye of City Benteng Chittorgarh, India Riomaggiore, Italy Keukenhof Gardens - Netherlands. Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan. Mount Roraima - Venezuela. Seychelles East Iceland. Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. New York City. See also
Chicken Quesadillas Chicken Quesadillas are absolutely a go-to recipe in our household, but while I’ve made them on my show (and have posted different variations of quesadillas here through the years), I just realized yesterday that I’ve never posted the recipe! I’m organized and on top of things like that. Here it is! Such a simple recipe, but always delicious results. And always very, very family friendly. Start with three boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Sprinkle them generously with whatever you’d like: taco seasoning, Cajun seasoning, or just a mix of chili powder, cumin, seasoned salt, etc. Heat some oil in a skillet over medium to medium-high heat… And cook them on both sides until they’re nice and brown on the surface and totally cooked in the middle. Then remove them from the heat and let them cool slightly. Next, slice a big, honkin’ onion into thick slices… Then grab a big bell pepper (this one’s from my garden!) And cut it into slices. And cook them until they’re nice and brown. Some of the veggies…
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The Best Things Since Sliced Bread—21 Unexpected Sandwich Recipes The great thing about sandwiches, well one of the great things, is that they are a complete meal in one easy to eat package. The not so great thing? It’s easy to get stuck in a rut and eat the same sandwich day after day. To remedy your lunchtime boredom, we’ve gathered 21 delicious and surprising sandwich recipes. Dig in! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. What’s your favorite sandwich recipe? Kristin combines her love of words, a passion for creating, and a drive to learn new skills.
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