Today is the final day of summer. Officially. Though weather-wise, the next few weeks here in DC will probably feel like my ideal summer: 80, breezy, and sunny. Here's a salute to the summer in …
I made my first Panzanella a couple weeks ago and served it along side a piece of grilled salmon. I was planning on just serving the salad, then we invited a good friend over, who had …
Oh, back to life and laundry and grocery shopping. Dave made this curry one night before our trip, and I'd like to have a little right now. But, since I haven't yet actually gone grocery …
This was one of those meals that was not pondered and planned. I volunteered to take supper to some new moms in the hood a few weeks ago, bought five boxes of lasagna noodles, then …
Back into the kitchen! This meal was one of my favorites to prepare so far since becoming a seasonal vegetarian. Maybe because it gave me a chance to break out the kitchen torch Dave gifted …
Dear Rhubarb,You look a lot like celery that has finished her first semester of Von Curtis Academy of Hair Design. You taste a bit like lemonade. Dave loves you and I love him. So, thank you …
Thank you meal planning. You've brought much goodness onto my table this last week. I especially loved the macadamia encrusted tilapia (prepared by Wegmans) and the Gorgonzola Mashed Carratoes I created to go along side …
Do you ever eat mostly frozen burritos, tamales and pizza? Or scrounge together something at the last minute? Hmm. Me too! In fact, these last couple weeks have been a good trial run in frozen …
I learned something new last week: there is a difference between calzone and stromboli. Okay, first I actually learned that there existed something called stromboli...then I learned that it is different from calzone, but so …
You'll need some graham squares (have you seen these? Perfect for S'mores!), a Symphony chocolate bar (I get the ones with toffee and almond), and some marshmallows, of course!Set one mallow on each square and …
Do you remember that moment in Julie & Juliet when Julie is venting about her friends, and fiercely turnning browning slices of baguette in her fry pan? She then brings to the table the most …
If a tomato had a label, it would say: Do Not Refrigerate If you don't believe me, try it. Buy two tomatoes, put one on the counter and one in the fridge. In two days take …