From the monthly archives:

July 2010

Sesame-Crusted Tuna on Arugula Salad

July 29, 2010

Much as I love to serve fish for dinner, I return to my weeks-old whining about the heat. How are we expected to endure an hour of 400-degree air in the kitchen, followed by several hours of still-not-cool temperatures, just to get a piece of protein on the table? We’re not, is the answer. We [...]

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Fattoush

July 24, 2010
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If the history of this blog is any indication, I’m a huge fan of bread salads. My love is easily explained: bread adds heft to make a salad feel like a meal, and since i’m going to dunk a hunk of baguette in my leftover dressing anyway, ripping bread right into the salad is the [...]

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Taco Night Coleslaw

July 21, 2010
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Taco night is a perennial favorite. It’s an easy meal to prepare, most components can be prepared well in advance, and if you make it for a dinner party, you’ll be feasting on leftovers for days. When I say “taco night,” of course, I’m referring to that generic category of weeknight suppers, including but not [...]

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Summer Peach Cake

July 17, 2010

If you can muster the inner peace to not explode when you turn on the oven, you should definitely make this cake. Granted, the 100+ temperatures make summoning the will to add heat to your home that much more masochistic, but like I said: if you can find that inner namaste, this cake is a [...]

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Apricot Basil Ice Cream

July 13, 2010
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Admittedly, it all started with apricot curd. I know, I know…more curd? You must think I’ve gone mad. But consider the humble apricot, whose thrilling tang and sultry sweetness lies pretty much dormant until cooked. Rhubarb is much the same, and you’ll remember how that turned out – so can you blame me for trying [...]

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Santa Fe Getaway

July 10, 2010
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Hi folks! Well, we’re back from Santa Fe. I can’t say we got a warm welcome home — it was more of a scorching welcome. The weather here was completely out of control, with temperatures soaring into the 100s and humidity in the high 90% range. Now that DC isn’t completely exploding, I’m out of [...]

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Fried Squash Blossoms

July 1, 2010
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Please welcome my good friend Jeremy, who’s going at ‘em again with his second guest post on NDP. I’m off to Santa Fe, NM for the long weekend, and Jeremy’s babysitting the blog (because 4 kids isn’t enough!) while I’m gone. Behave now…and get thee some squash blossoms! I’m not one for begging, but I’m [...]

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