Carrot Cake Granola {Leftovers Club}
If you’ve been wondering why I never shared the recipe for the delicious carrot cake granola I served as the...
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Syria: Ma’amoul
Ma’amoul are semolina shortbread cookies popular across the Middle East. They are filled with either dates or nuts – commonly...
An Unbelievable 10 Years in Washington D.C.
It’s damn near impossible for me to believe that today marks my 10 year anniversary in Washington D.C. On the...
This is What’s Up Doc: Vegan Carrot Soup with Toasted Chickpeas and Tahini Crema
I am definitely a sucker for soup with fancy condiments. In fact, writing this post just reminded me that it’s...
Baked Chicken Quinoa Parm with Uninvited Dinner Guests
I’ve been in a cooking rut lately. Or maybe a posting rut. Or maybe just a general life rut. Regardless, planning, cooking and posting meals has seemed like a chore...
Noodleless Vegetarian Pad Thai for Two
I’ll go ahead and cut to the chase: you really must make this Pad Thai. I share a lot of recipes. Sometimes I’m wishy-washy on how much I like them...
Monday Morning Marathon Meet-Up: Week 2
Getting all of our training runs in this week proved to be a challenge due to a nasty head cold and holiday travel. That’s what marathon training is all about...
In Search of the Best Key Lime Pie in Key West
It likely comes as no surprise to you that I turned our recent family vacation to Key West into a mission to find the best key lime pie on the island. We...
Vegetarian Chili with Pecans and Chocolate & Cheesy Beer Bread
When I saw Joanne’s post a few weeks back, I just knew that I had to make the whole shebang. Chocolate. Chili. Beer. Cheese. So many things Jo likes. I...
If Lori Michelle Noto Were a Cake…
On Saturday night the crew came out in full force to celebrate our amazing friend Lori’s 30th birthday in style. It was all things Notorious: bright colors, dim lights, cameras...
Monday Morning Marathon Meet-Up: Week 1
First week of official marathon training went well. I got all of my training runs in, even running to happy hour one night to squeeze in my four miles. That’s...
Super Simple Pumpkin Spice Hummus
I have a love/hate relationship with hummus. I think it all started with an innocent forage in my parent’s fridge that turned up some carrots and a container of hummus...
A Training Plan for an Unplanned Marathon
A marathon was always a bucket list thing for me. Run one, check it off, and move on to something else. It was only while incredibly intoxicated–under the the influence...
What Forward Means to Me.
I lied… it’s not Wednesday, and I’ve already finished the champagne. But now that we’ve all had time to digest the results (and the champagne), I wanted to reflect on...
Out of the Of the Office Reply: GoToVA!!!
You won’t hear from me for a couple of days. This is why: Meet me back here on Wednesday with a glass of champagne.
A Trip to the Orchard
What’s better than a trip to the Orchard on a beautiful Autumn afternoon……striding hand and hand……with this handsome guy. Picking ripe fuji apples… …straight from the branch. Well, I don’t have...