Asparagus, Leek and Fontina Pizza
It’s here. I’ve tried to avoid it as much as possible for as long as possible. But slowly, especially over the last few years. I’ve seen it coming. Little things here and there have been indicating that it’s coming, I’ve just chosen to ignore, but I can no longer. I’ve become an adult. Continue Reading →
Mediterranean Couscous Salad
I’m in the mood for a vacation. Do you ever get that feeling like you’re just itching to go somewhere? And it really doesn’t matter where it is that I end up. It could be anything for a hostel in Brooklyn, to a week in Greece, to a 10 day trip to four different African countries, to just a fun one night-er at a friends house. It’s almost as if I want to sleep in any bed but mine. Continue Reading →
Asparagus and Pea Soup
Last Saturday, after my second cup of coffee and a brief consult of various food blogs, and cookbooks, I ventured downstairs to the Harris Teeter for the week’s worth of groceries. The major issue I had this week was that I didn’t make a list. I had a couple of ideas of what we could have, but didn’t actually make the list. Continue Reading →
Creamy Oregano Pea Pasta
Spring is definitely here. Cherry blossoms have been in bloom, DC is is full of tourists. I guess the most obvious way to tell is that everyone’s allergies are way in over the top. Continue Reading →
Tomato Fennel Soup
I used to be really afraid of fennel. First off, it doesn’t look all that tasty- it’s kind of squirrely looking with it’s frilly fronds, and the bulb usually has a little dirt stuck in its ridges. Plus, at my grocery store at least, it’s with all of the “other” vegetables – cherimoya, romanesco, and chayote – the one’s you need to google in order to understand how to prepare them. Plus, it smells like licorice. Continue Reading →
Eggplant Cannelloni
We had an orphan’s Easter dinner yesterday. We invited friends that weren’t spending time with family to come over, bring a little something and have a relaxing dinner with friends, both old and new. We had an interesting table of Pimm’s cups, pea salad with saffron yogurt sauce, marinated flank steaks (both barbecue, and teriyaki), Asian cole slaw, cupcakes, and chocolate covered strawberries. Not to mention 4 different kinds of beer. The food was eclectic as the people sitting around the table. Continue Reading →
Oregano Pesto
I belong to a book club. There are only four of us, but we meet once a month to talk about the most recent book we’ve read. The book can’t be any longer than 300 pages, unless voted to go higher, and the book-picker can’t have already read the book. Other than that, there are no restrictions, and we have read a wide variety of books. Continue Reading →
Chicken Salad
One of my mom’s recipes that I’ve always loved is her chicken salad. I remember coming home from school when the weather would start to get warmer and I would see it cooling in the refrigerator in the large 4 quart pyrex, with a large wooden spoon. I remember sneaking little bites off that spoon both to tide me over until dinner and because I loved it so much. Continue Reading →
Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
What do you do when you get bored? Find the latest New York Times crossword puzzle and see how many clues you can fill in? Have a house project like refinishing a lamp to match the colors of your bedroom or hang that piece of art that’s been sitting on the floor in the corner of the room for a few months? Or turn on the tv to watch a marathon of The Deadliest Catch? Maybe stalk the kitchen for a snack or two? Or in our case, all of these happen. Continue Reading →
Sugar Cookies Iced Your Way
For Valentine’s Day, for a couple years in elementary school, my mom would make sugar cookies cut into hearts. She would then mix an icing of a beautiful rosy pink. It would then be my job to place of those really cute tiny hearts with the little messages on them. Back then I think that more often they would say “hug me” instead of the raging new “text me.” Continue Reading →
