Soba Noodles with Green Tea Poached Salmon
This was one of those recipes that immediately caught my eye. I’ve never poached fish period, and have certainly had never thought to poach it in tea. This isn’t a...
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Household Priorities and Baja Chicken Sliders
Can you guess the very first thing we did when we got keys to the new house and access to a moving van? Move the grill and the lawn furniture,...
Warm Chocolate Melting Cake (Courtney’s Other True Love)
It was Courtney’s birthday on Saturday, and I decided I wasn’t going to ask him what he wanted for dessert this year. I knew what he’d say: cookie cake! And...
Prosciutto, Leek and Red Quinoa Lasagna with Goat Cheese and Fresh Thyme
It’s been a crazy August, let me tell you. The good crazy, filled with sun, beautiful scenery, lots of family time, multiple celebrations of love and new beginnings and a...
Cape Cod Family Traditions and Corn Husk Roasted Flounder
Our family has been coming to Cape Cod almost as long as I can remember. We can’t drive two miles without my parents pointing out a place we’ve stayed. However,...
A Broken New Years Resolution and the Photos to Explain It.
So I broke my New Year’s Resolution last week. I didn’t have much choice. Unless you count oatmeal in the microwave of the hotel lobby, I didn’t have the...
A Strawberry-Banana Quick Bread to bid Farewell to D.C. Summer
Goodbye D.C. summer. I know, I’m jumping the gun. It’s still early August, summer isn’t over yet. But D.C. summer is, for me at least. After this weekend, I will...
Eulogy of a Messy Kitchen Legend
Twas a horribly, terribly, really, awfully sad evening in the Messy Kitchen. You may blame it on my clumsiness or on my haste… you can blame it on my height...
BBQ Tofu with Smoked Cheddar Grits, Roasted Tomatoes and Fried Leeks
You know the old saying “nothing to call home about?” Well, this was just the opposite. In fact immediately after dinner, I called home to tell my mom that I...
Civic Duty Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Bars
In case I’ve alarmed anyone with the amount of tofu, tempeh and veggie burger posts as of late, worry not: my love affair with bacon is still going strong. In...