Posted in Drinks, Entree pour vous, Kvetching, Recipes on Sep 2nd, 2009
Cross-posted from Examiner.com
What’s with tomatoes and watermelon this year? I have seen them side by side at local farmers markets, of course, having both come into season recently. But in an odd development, I started to see them together in recipes, too.
At first, I noticed the usual myriad recipes for watermelon-feta salad sometimes included halved [...]
Posted in Kvetching, Philosophizing on Aug 22nd, 2009
Eggrolls and tummy bulge. Those were the concerns of Cornell University researches in a study released last year in the journal Obesity, but the research–and the discussion about it–may have fallen short.
The study tracked the habits of people with various body mass indexes (BMIs) at a Chinese buffet, and found several differences in the actions [...]
Check out my latest post on The Jew and the Carrot–horror, redemption, and potato kugel. All right here.
If you live in D.C., you’ve likely wandered by it dozens of times. It’s the regal stone and brick building perched on the hill overlooking the intersection of Connecticut and Florida Avenues. The red neon sign simply says:
Restaurant
Lounge
From the outside, it’s hard to discern what it’s called or differentiate it from the myriad other Dupont [...]
Posted in Kvetching, Philosophizing on Apr 23rd, 2008
The Relocation Diet — it’s simple, it’s sad, it’s full of revelation. A meal that makes me feel full at the end usually begins with a cast iron pan and lots of canola oil. I plunk it down, heat it up, and hunt for something to fry. Or I start with a brilliant idea–sweet [...]
Posted in Kvetching on Apr 6th, 2008
This is what the headlines should read right about now. I haven’t had a normal weekend for quite some time. Last weekend I was at the Mid-Atlantic Multisport Triathlon Boot Camp (which my friend wrote about on her new blog) and this weekend was a major paper-writing and cooking endeavor. My Braisin’ Greens menu of [...]
