My Lunch at the White House
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...
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Vegan Seduction and Crunchy Thai Quinoa Salad
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,...
Happy Hump Day! Edition
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...
These Are All of My Favorite Things: Shrimp, Bacon and Figs with Goat Cheese Quinoa and Fig Balsamic
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...
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...
A Second Look at Thai-Xing
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...
Korean BBQ Pizza with Kimchi and Prosciutto
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.” ...
On Boston.
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...
Monday Morning Meeting: Ball Games, Biergartens, Garden Tours and Flamenco
Another exciting weekend it’s been! Dad and Kippy arrived on the red-eye Saturday morning and we’ve pretty much been going non-stop, trying to pack in all the adventures D.C. has...
Seersucker Oats
Summer has most definitely arrived in D.C., with no regard for the fact that we’ve yet had the chance to enjoy spring. Yesterday we hit a high of 90, and...