From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Linguini with Artichokes and Sweet Peas

June 28, 2009

Here’s another round of my “weekday lunch” series, where I offer recipes that’ll make your colleagues green with envy.
Peas are one of those foods that have completely changed for me since I started shopping at the farmers’ market. In regular grocery stores (that aren’t Fairway, Whole Foods or Dean and Delucca), it’s pretty rare [...]

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Cherry Pit Ice Cream w/Caramelized White Chocolate Ribbon

June 21, 2009

Well, you’ve caught me red-handed. Not two weeks after I confessed my inclination toward only the purest of ice cream flavors when making it at home, I’ve gone stir crazy. First, I went nuts on vanilla by adding drizzles of chocolate; then I made maple ice cream (which, alas, was devoured before I [...]

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Classic Mac and Cheese

June 19, 2009

As you all know by now, D’s made lots of culinary concessions for the sake of our relationship. In the four-plus years we’ve been together, she’s become someone who appreciates good food far more than I ever thought she would. So this past week, I felt inspired to acknowledge that by taking a couple [...]

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Pesto Streudel and Panzanella Salad

June 17, 2009

Now that it’s summer, my counters are teeming with beautiful red tomatoes and my fridge is packed with brightly-colored produce of all sorts: radishes, favas, beets, strawberries, you name it. It’s a welcome change from the endless supply of potatoes, yams, potatoes, and kale, oh, the kale. Thank goodness I’ve got some red [...]

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Avocado Tomato Salad

June 13, 2009

It’d be a shame to spend too much of this day indoors, because it’s beautiful outside and I have an all-day pool pass — so I’m going to keep this short: It’s summer, people! That means I’m barely to be seen at the grocery store, stocking up on fruit and veggies almost exclusively [...]

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Wisdom: How to Build a Cheeseplate

June 8, 2009

When summer rolls around, the heat in Washington DC can be rather prohibitive. Almost nothing is worth touching that oven dial, especially in our loft apartment that gets a whole lot of hot air and nary a breeze. Dinner most frequently comprises an easy salad like this broccoli slaw or this Mediterranean orzo salad, [...]

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Biscotti, the even-healthier way

June 6, 2009

Just thought you’d all like to know that we’ve been tinkering around here at NDP and I’ve managed to make some biscotti that are better for you and equally delicious. After some tinkering, I made the same ones I made the last time — cherry almond — with half white whole wheat flour and [...]

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Wheatberry Salad with Cranberries, Feta, and Mint

June 1, 2009

Yet another installment of my weekday lunch series; you can never have enough recipes for midday workplace eats.
I don’t have anything to share about this recipe that’s particularly exciting. It’s just another rendition of my standard grain+bean+berry+herb salad formula. But I realized as I made this salad that it was my first time making wheatberries. [...]

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