Taco Tuesday: El Centro D.F.
Offering $2 tacos all night long, El Centro D.F. knows how to celebrate Taco Tuesday! There is a rotating chef’s selection each week of three tacos available at the special...
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Taco Tuesday: El Chucho Cocina Superior
After our party of eight failed to get in on the opening night of this little Taqueria in Columbia Heights, we came back the next night with patience in tow....
My Least Favorite Thing About D.C. (and it’s not the heat!)
Since moving to Washington D.C. three and a half years ago, I have slowly but surely fallen in love. I can definitely say I have come to consider it “my...
My First Take on Savory Oats
I’ve been intrigued for some time by the idea of savory oats, but a woman set in her ways I had yet to give it a whirl. Until yesterday that...
Taco Tuesday: Bandolero
Taco Tuesday strikes me as a summertime tradition. Perhaps it’s because margaritas on the rocks make me think of the beach. Or perhaps it’s because in winter, I tend to...
A Tale of Two Thai Joints
After my trip to Thai X-ing a while back, I was eager to try Little Serow, Johnny Monis’ upscale version of family style thai dining in the basement of Komi....
Not my Dad’s Paella.
This is where I got hooked on paella: And really, can you blame me? This also might have been where I had my first paella. Most likely where I had...
Comcast and the other reasons this post is long past due.
Life has gotten in the way of my blogging lately. Life and Comcast that is. I really don’t know how a company that pulls things like “We are so sorry...
“Pizza” with a Good Personality and a Kale, Quinoa and Chickpea Crust
Long time no post, I know. It’s been a busy week, and this past weekend we were tubing down the Shenandoah and the closest thing to a recipe I could...
Lighten Up Your Classic Chinese Take Out
Chinese food is most definitely my least favorite Americanized ethnic cuisine. Perhaps this is because as a child, I refused to stray from an identical order each time: fried chicken...