Bringing The Restaurant Home

When we do dine out, often times we eat in places where the following sentence can be completed: "We must eat here, I just love their _______." In our home one of our biggest weaknesses when it comes to eating out is beverages. We're total nerds for establishments that provide a quality drink and not just your standard sodas. In fact, we went as far as to track down the Iced Tea we go out for... to make it at home!

Our tea ended up only being available in bulk sizes (you'd be surprised what you can find on Amazon), but at the rate in which we drink it... we're ok with that. Each order comes in packets that when made at home, only require a small amount of the contents. We empty all of ours into an airtight container and use only the amount needed.

Have you ever tracked down your favorite product? It could be a salad dressing, condiment or beverage (if you're nerds like us), or maybe you perfected a technique or dish you had? We all know eating in is one of the best ways to save money and if you have what your craving is calling for, it's even easier! Tell us your food weakness in the comments below!

Restaurant Reproduction: Salade Lyonnais

Recipe: Warm Artichoke Salad with Pancetta and Sheep's Milk Cheese

(Image: Sarahrae)

Comments (8)

Share your iced tea recipe with us! :)

posted by BetsyGinDC on May 29th 2009 at 8:02am
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Betsy, the amazon link takes you to the bulk iced tea she purchased.

posted by jamiealyse on May 29th 2009 at 8:41am
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Giant can of purple cabbage...couldn't resist, then couldn't finish.

posted by brittanykate on May 29th 2009 at 8:44am
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OMG, I am OBSESSED with China Mist tea! Excellent choice :o)

posted by stlellen on May 29th 2009 at 9:09am
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Luzianne ice tea bags from down south. Oh and biscuit mix in a sack from down south too.

posted by marid22 on May 29th 2009 at 11:21am
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My parents bought a soda fountain (like the ones in restaurants) because they are addicted to Diet Coke... Turns out only commerical establishments can buy Coca Cola syrups, so it stands there in the living room useless for like 4 years and counting.

posted by chusmabilly on May 29th 2009 at 5:32pm
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My parents found out about Luzianne at a restaurant, and now it's my addiction. I load up when I'm in Virginia and now I've got my yankee husband addicted too. My family's seafood stuffed mushrooms come from a restaurant my grandparents used to go to.

posted by sunnyteigh on May 29th 2009 at 6:57pm
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My favourite moroccan restaurant has fantastic harissa which he makes himself. Thankfully he was very generous and gave me a little pot to take home...

posted by jennywenny on June 2nd 2009 at 1:59pm
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