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Market to Table: Asparagus, Pea Shoot & Goat Cheese Pizza

May 4, 2010

Much to my sheer and utter excitement, the 14th & U Farmers Market opened for the season this past Saturday.  To say I’ve missed the familiar sights and sounds of this little market would be an understatement.  Some of my favorite Chesapeake foodshed farmers sell their amazing fruits, veggies, meats and cheeses at the corner [...]

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Market to Table: Spring Pad Thai

April 19, 2010

The Spring farmers markets are in full swing now!  When I hit up the Dupont Circle Farmers Market this past Sunday, asparagus was everywhere!  And that’s not an exaggeration…save for the dairy, meat and bread/baked goods vendors, asparagus was out on every vendor table.  And not just the lovely green asparagus either.  Spring Valley had asparagus [...]

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Market To Table: Pan Roasted Ramps

April 13, 2010

I have but a few simple pleasures in my life: a perfect pitcher of sweet iced tea, the divine smell of baking bread dancing down my nostrils, laughing with my friends so hard I cry.  But one of the best things in life for me is the start of the Spring farmers market season.  Spring [...]

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Founding Farmers? A Closer Look…

December 7, 2009

This morning, I was innocently scrolling through my Twitter feed when I stumbled upon an article about Founding Farmers in the Washington Post (via my Twitter and Foodie buddy @FloridagirlinDC).  The article, among many things, took Founding Farmers to task for their use of farm raised salmon from Cooke Aquaculture (instead of using wild salmon) [...]

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Going Local For Thanksgiving in DC

November 11, 2009

When I was younger, I always wondered why certain foods were synonymous with Thanksgiving.  Why did we always have to have sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce? Why didn’t we ever celebrate with a peach cobbler or a cherry pie?  As I got older, I began to understand that even though I could buy a watermelon [...]

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