Last Friday, Doug had the day off so we hopped in the car and drove into downtown Washington, DC to have lunch and stop in at an art gallery. After wandering up and down 8th Street, we settled on Ted’s Bulletin as a likely-looking place, primarily for the all day breakfast and homemade pop tartsRead more
A few weeks ago I made this pasta dish and posted a photo of it to Facebook right before we ate. I got several requests for the recipe based on that picture and for good reason! This will hereafter be known as the dish that made Doug eat tomatoes. It’s super delicious, criminally easy andRead more
We’ve all had kind of a week, haven’t we? National news as well as personal news has mostly been bad this week. I feel very badly for the families of all those involved in the Boston Marathon bombing and the explosion in West, Texas and for everyone who has been scared and hurt by theseRead more
I’ve never been a breakfast person. When I was in high school, eating breakfast used to make me queasy. If I could eat breakfast around 10am, that would be fine with me. That’s completely independent of coffee, of course. Coffee must be consumed within 15 minutes of waking up or the waking up part neverRead more
Today I made homemade refried beans. It was easy, cheap and I had all the ingredients on hand (with some substitutions, of course). When I made my plum tart two weeks ago, it was getting late and I didn’t have pie weights so I ran out to Target for some pinto beans to weigh theRead more
Doug and I really love going to the farmer’s market in Burke, where we live. It’s very near our condo and we go every Saturday morning. There is always a ton of great produce, baked goods, dairy products and a smattering of other things like flowers and various home-canned products. Here is our most recentRead more
Unfortunately, it has been conveyed to me that in addition to annoying all my Facebook friends with our condo redecorating, I have also been annoying my friends with my constant reportage of our meals. I didn’t realize I talk about food so much, but what can I say? I like to eat and so doesRead more