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...
Around the World Black Bean Burgers (A Meatless Monday Treat)
I went through six sticks of butter and two dozen eggs this weekend, which is always a sign of a good time. Still, by Monday it felt time to clean...
Super Bowl XLVI: Making Paula Deen Proud
While waiting for jury duty to get underway this morning, the verbally inclined lady in the seat behind me moaned ‘nothing is worse than coming to jury duty the morning after...
Magical Birthday Hats & Magic Hat Birthday Cake
There was a lot of magic involved in our celebration of Ksen’s birthday last night. Trusty’s itself is pretty magical. There’s the magical school bus bar… and the thermos and...
My Thoughts on Vegetarianism and Some Top-Notch Veggie-Friendly Eateries in D.C.
So vegetarian January was a fun experiment. Was it terrible? Not at all. Do I plan to stick to it? Absolutely not. But before I get to my thoughts on vegetarianism, why...
Winter Tofu and Vegetable Korma
Unless I go into a carnivorous rage and end up at the McDonald’s drive-through tonight ordering six quarter pounders, I will have made it an entire month without eating any meat. ...
Spicy Kale, Sweet Potato and Chickpea Stew with Beer and Paprika
I bookmarked this recipe a while back when I was collecting vegetarian recipes for the month and didn’t read through it very well before I got started. I’d say half of...
Ode to Etsy
When I started planning our wedding, I had no idea how many do-it-yourself projects we’d undertake (and Courtney had no idea what a do-it-yourself project was). But like many brides...
Five-Minute No Bake Chocolate Cake for One
I’m all about cooking healthy meals, but when it comes to dessert I generally fall into the “knock your socks off, high-calorie (and possibly with bacon-laden) in moderation” camp than the “fat-free,...
State of My Kitchen (Spiced Rosemary Chocolate Chip Cookies)
The state of our union might be getting stronger, but my kitchen is looking pretty rough! Totally worth it though. We had our good pals Holly and Jason over to...
A Warm Indian Curry for a Cold Winter Night
Indian cuisine is great for vegetarians because vegetarian dishes seems to be what they do best! And now that I have all of the spices, it takes so few new...
Maple Quinoa Breakfast Pudding
The Morning Glory muffins were scrumptious and it was true that they got better with time. That was until day four, when I got a nasty surprise when I bit...
Spinach & Sweet Potato Lasagna Rolls and My Thoughts on Waste
Since making my new year’s resolution, I’ve amassed a to-do list of hundreds of recipes… and man are there some I’m dying to try. But I have a very strict ‘no...