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...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Ghouls, Goblins, Ghosts… and Chocolate!
I love Fall. Halloween is my Christmas. Don’t read too much into that, it’s not a statement about what deity I happen to worship. I just really freakin’ love costume...
Simple Penne Casserole: Perfect for Occasional Cooks and Stormbound Evenings
I hope you’ve all stayed safe and dry over the last couple of days as Sandy has been pounding on the East Coast. While Washington, D.C. hasn’t been hit too...
Vineyard Hopping Through the Virginia Countryside
Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, I’m finally getting some time to catch up on quite the backlog of posts I’ve been meaning to share with you. First and foremost, although I’ve...
Let’s Eat Year-Old Wedding Cake! An Ex Post Facto Examination of an Odd Tradition
You’ve all heard of the tradition of saving the top tier of the wedding cake for the couple to eat a year later on their anniversary, but I bet most...
Taco Tuesday, Home Edition: Vegetarian Taco Pie
This Tuesday I’m serving you up a Taco treat you can make right in your own home. It’s healthy, vegetarian and tasty enough that it’s sure to satisfy your Taco...
To My Husband, On Our First Anniversary
One year ago today, I stood at the head of Forsyth Park, and surrounded by our closest family and friends I made these promises to you. I cannot believe that...
Chickpeas & Dumplings: Vegetarian Comfort Food and Great Cure for a Cold!
I must apologize for leaving you with a heavy post and nothing to wash it down. So today I’m bringing you some comfort food that should do just the trick....
On Campaign Sentimentality and the Passing of Time.
I have always been one to be particularly bothered by the passing of time, although I can’t quite pinpoint why. Throughout my life, I have always had something that reminded...
Tempeh Tamale Pie
I was excited to try this recipe because it has gotten such rave reviews on other blogs, and because it looked like a vegetarian version of one of my longtime...
National Pizza Month Flashback: My Last Slice as a Single Lady
National pizza month seems like the appropriate time to fill you in on a few of the stops I’ve failed to share during my quest to try the “best” pizza...
Spicy Sweet Potato, Chickpea & Peanut Stew (Vegan and Crock Pot Friendly!)
I love three day weekends. Especially when at least one of those days can be spent doing nothing in particular. That pretty much described Monday. After a leisurely breakfast and...
Thanksgiving Day Lasagna to Welcome in the Fall
Fall has officially arrived in D.C. Last week’s unseasonable heat and humidity has broken and left in its place brisk autumn air. I finally took the tags off my...