From the monthly archives:

July 2008

How Good is Your Salsa?

July 30, 2008

In case the practically suffocating humidity didn’t tip you off, D.C. is in the full grips of Summer now. But the trade off of sweating through my professional clothes walking to work (seriously, I do not look pretty when I finally make it to my office) is the vast amount of fresh fruits and vegetables available at local farmers [...]

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So Sorry…

July 30, 2008

I know a number of you have come to my site in search of the latest Daring Baker’s challenge (and my usually disastrous tales that come from it) but a very hectic life and sadness have gotten the best of me this July. Hence the lack of posting lately, for which I am truly sorry. The good news: my [...]

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Traditional Irish Soda Bread…And a Lazy Man’s Coconut Beans & Rice

July 22, 2008

I’ll admit it: my apartment is a mess, I haven’t cooked in days (boiling angel hair pasta and then adding sun dried tomatoes and parmesan cheese doesn’t count…does it?) and I have been tucked into bed by 7 pm five out of the last seven nights. So when I was thinking about what to eat [...]

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And Now It’s Time For a Brief Intermission…

July 5, 2008

As much as I love writing this blog and chronicling my kitchen and DC adventures, I need a bit of a break. The Diva is sick…very sick and right now she needs me. So for the next week, I’m going to spend time with her, take care of her and do my best to make [...]