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Toyota Farm to Table Tour Hits DC!

July 28, 2010

It has been quite the week over at FreshFarm Markets. Their Dupont Circle Farmers Market was named one of the best farmers markets for travelers by CNN (congratulations!!), highlighting a consumer’s ability to connect with the people who grow their food.  And on Thursday, one of their other standout markets, the FreshFarm Market by the White House, [...]

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Market to Table: Cherry Pie

June 13, 2010

I would like to take you readers on a trip back into Shaw Girl’s past, specifically to the year 1990.  I was a sophomore in high school, still rocking very high hair and questionable fashion choices.  I had a major crush on one Jason Perry, but my mother wouldn’t let me go out on a [...]

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Market to Table: Pappardelle with Peas and Parmesan

June 1, 2010

Pea season is in full swing here in DC and I couldn’t be happier. Peas are one of my favorite vegetables and I practically OD on them when they are in season.  Last year, I froze a huge batch of fresh English peas which lasted me almost all Winter.  But nothing beats picking up a [...]

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Market to Table: Strawberry Layer Cake

May 17, 2010

On Sunday evening, at around 5:13 pm, I had a frosting related nervous breakdown.  This breakdown involved near tears, a wayward icing knife and a big ol’ mixing bowl of butter cream.  How did I come to such a lowly state? Let’s start from the beginning (times are an approximation…it was all a haze):

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Opening Day at FreshFarm Market by the White House!

May 6, 2010

What better way to usher in the new season at the Market by the White House than with a HUGE batch of paella?  Famed chef Jose Andres was present at the opening day of the FreshFarm market in the shadow of the White House…along with a paella pan the size of a Buick.  The market, [...]

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