From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Getaways: Northern California (Part 3)

August 30, 2010

Welcome! You’re reading part 3 of my round-up from our vacation to Northern California. Need to catch up? Read Part 1 and Part 2. From the land of waterfalls and wildflowers, D and I drove north, past Carmel and straight by the Bay Area, and sojourned into the land of grapevines, wine country. No sooner [...]

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Getaways: Northern California (Part 2)

August 22, 2010

Welcome! You’re reading Part 2 of my round-up from our recent trip to the Bay Area, Wine Country, and Big Sur. Need to catch up? Here’s Part 1. It’s just as well that I have a vacation to talk about….there’s not much cooking in my kitchen these days. Work has gotten crazy again, and let’s [...]

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Getaways: Northern California (Part 1)

August 18, 2010
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Alas, we are back from vacation. Yes, it was far too short. Yes, I can still taste those last precious drops of bracingly strong Blue Bottle Coffee. (If you follow me on twitter, you know the full extent of my obsession: I’ve been seeking an alternative anywhere, anywhere in DC, and today I almost resorted [...]

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Peach Blackberry Buckle

August 16, 2010

Hello, friends! I’m back from California, my tote fully stocked with edible goodies and pictures galore. I’ll be spending some time this weekend sorting through the 1,171 pictures I took for highlights beautiful or mouthwatering enough to share with you all. My fuel for the picture-perusing is a generous helping of this crisp, and while [...]

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Summer Squash Couscous with Sultanas, Pistachios, and Mint

August 10, 2010

My newest hero? The Internet Cooking Princess. Have you seen her blog? I hope you’ll clicking over there and check it out. The retro look is lovely, the recipes are top-notch, and her voice is funny and fresh. Also: she made up this couscous salad recipe, and it has become my food of summer. I [...]

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Chocolate Raspberry Muffins

August 6, 2010

Yes, I love chocolate. Just as much as the next person. I used to be the type that couldn’t resist a chocolate dessert. If chocolate cake/mousse/torte/souffle was on the menu, I’d kiss all else goodbye, turning my back on rhubarb crisp and panna cotta without a second thought. These days — especially these hot summer [...]

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Simple Sauteed Snow Peas

August 2, 2010

Readers, meet my new favorite side dish. We spent the morning of our first full day in Santa Fe downtown, at a farmers’ market adjacent to an artists’ market (a lethal concoction as far as my wallet was concerned). At the tail end of our stroll through the farm stands, I caught a glimpse of [...]

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