April 2013 – Notes From a Messy Kitchen

Hopping on the Bandwagon: DIY Blue Print Cleanse

Various Other Ramblings

I’ve always been the first to oppose cleanses and fasts. I’m generally critical of any dietary trend that isn’t maintainable long-term, and frankly I’ve always had concerns about the impact an extremely low calorie cleanse has on your metabolism. Because guess what: you’re going to have to go back to...

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Monday Morning Meet-Up: Nike Women’s Half Recap

This isn’t the story I was expecting to be telling you today. I’d planned to tell you how I hadn’t done as well this race as I did my last half-marathon, but that it didn’t come as any surprise. I’d pretty much totally neglected any sort of real training...

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My Lunch at the White House

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When I told you about my visit to the White House, I left out one little detail: our lunch in the Navy Mess Hall, the West Wing’s Private dining room. Kind of ironic, seeing as this is a food blog. I suppose I owe you an exclusive review. Since the late...

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Vegan Seduction and Crunchy Thai Quinoa Salad

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As of late, I’ve found myself seduced by proponents of a plant based diet. Interestingly enough, the strongest persuader has been the sheer quantity and quality of delicious vegan options, both at restaurants and at home. I recently enjoyed a lunch catered by Elizabeth’s Gone Raw, and I couldn’t get...

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Happy Hump Day! Edition

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Congratulations! We’ve made it to Hump Day, which as I didn’t realize until college, means that we’ve made it over the hump in the work week (don’t worry about what I thought it meant before that). We’ve made it up the Monday/Tuesday hill and can now just coast down the...

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These Are All of My Favorite Things: Shrimp, Bacon and Figs with Goat Cheese Quinoa and Fig Balsamic

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You know the old classic song from the Sound of Music, “These are a few of my Favorite Things”? I’m pretty sure it was written about this dish. And that it was originally called “These are all of my Favorite Things.” No, but really. Bacon. Figs. Quinoa. Goat Cheese. Shrimp. Does...

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Monday Morning Meet-Up: A Busy Week It’s Been

So much has happened in the past week. It’s amazing how it’s flown by, yet last weekend seems so long ago! Last Saturday, Dad arrived talking about all of the travelers with their shoes strapped to their bags headed to Boston. Last week at this time, the Boston marathon bombing...

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A Second Look at Thai-Xing

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About a year ago, I wrote a review about my first trip to Thai-Xing. I’ve now been three times, but I never cease to be impressed by ridiculous amount of delicious, authentic food they serve up for such a reasonable fee. I’m generally overwhelmed by the menu at Thai food restaurants and never...

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Korean BBQ Pizza with Kimchi and Prosciutto

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My Pinterest boards are covered in Kimchi as of late: Korean Meatloaf, Kimchi Sweet Potato Salad, Korean Pulled Pork. In fact I’d venture to say that kimchi is my latest “trigger ingredient.” Betcha didn’t see that one coming! But I’m totally intrigued by the stuff. If you’re not familiar with my new...

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On Boston.

Various Other Ramblings

My whole heart goes out to the victims of yesterday’s tragedy in Boston. To those killed and injured. To those whose loved ones were killed or injured. And to those who undoubtedly underwent unimaginable terror and uncertainty as they tried to determine what was going on around them and how...

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Month: April 2013