After having my whistle whet with their house-made mozzarella cheese at the Sound Bites festival a couple of weeks ago, I finally made it to H &pizza. They […]
RECIPE: Summer Squash with Lemon Thyme
It never occurred to me, in the setup of my fresh herb baskets, that I would be competing with the birds in my neighborhood. Apparently, they find my […]
FOOD: Beginning of a Summer Herb Garden — Recipe Basics
I live in an apartment. I have done so for most of my adult life with the exception of a couple years in graduate school when I rented […]
EVENT: DC Central Kitchen Sound Bites Festival of Local Music, Food, and Change
I had been in the Columbia Heights neighborhood in the morning. Living there ten years ago, to leave the area and now return, this area of Washington, DC […]
FOOD: El Rancho Peruvian Restaurant in Northern Virginia
My friend and I had been trying to do lunch since October. I am a food adventurer and she is working on coming out of her food shell. […]
FOOD: Fortune Chinese Seafood Restaurant in Falls Church, VA
I am a huge fan of dim sum. I threw my own first dim sum party at some point in graduate school and served my friends an assortment […]
RECIPE: Mango Basil Frozen Yogurt
My parents were swinging through the DC area on their return trip from Florida to Connecticut for the summer. Knowing me, my parents arrived with a ton of […]
FOOD: D.C.’s Roti Mediterranean Grill
There has been a trend in the last few years of the build it yourself concept of quick serve restaurants. Being able to pick add-ons, style of meal […]
RECIPE: Spicy Sesame Kale Chips
I am not a vegan or even a vegetarian, but I could probably very easily live on leafy greens, fruit, and nuts exclusively. Which is hard to say, […]
RECIPE: Shepherd’s Pie/Pi for 3.14
So, in honor of this past March 14th [International Pi Day] and St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to make what is probably my favorite pie. Which is saying […]