I was walking in Old Town Alexandria, shortly after I arrived here. I had been shopping and killing time one afternoon. The time had slipped away from me, […]
RECIPE: Gingered Banana Pineapple Wontons
I am not a dessert person. I owned a catering business and farmed out the making of desserts to another company because I dislike making them so much. […]
FOOD: Crystal City’s Kabob Palace
After a Friday night out celebrating a birthday, one of my girlfriend’s and her husband adamantly suggested that we should stop off for late night food as a […]
FOOD: Washington Metropolitan’s Buzz Cafe
My brother’s wife just gave birth to their second child a few days ago. In my attempt to make her last few days of discomfort a little easier, […]
RECIPE: Black Walnut Coated Chicken Breast
My body is still recovering from the heavily carbed out holiday season I had. Spending time with family, even one as obsessed with healthy eating as mine, still […]
RECIPE: Curried Butternut Squash Soup
It is definitely soup time of year here in the Washington, DC area. Cold and windy with snow or bone chilling rain. And I am in a soup […]
FOOD: DC’s DGS Delicatessen
I began by searching for delis in Washington, DC. I sometimes get cravings for things I don’t eat very often. Deli foods: more specifically sandwiches [usually something involving […]
RECIPE: Steamed Mussels Make You Look Like a Chef!
I just relocated back to the east coast from Colorado. Running a catering business there, this time of year was always extremely busy. I haven’t been back for […]
DRINK: Egg Nog for the Holidays
When I was a child, the holiday season was not complete without the presence of a carton of eggnog. My younger brother had a penchant for eggnog ice […]
FOOD: D.C.’s Union Market is New Again!
Union Market is back. Beginning as an open-air market on the grounds of what is now the National Archives, this marketplace has seen many changes over the past […]