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Foodbuzz 24×24: A Sushi and Sake-Tasting Adventure

June 1, 2010
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Much of the Japanese food in DC is eaten in one of two ways: out of plastic trays delivered to your dorm room or office, or at the bar at one of two high-end establishments, eye to eye with the chef, and at great expense. The Sushi Taro of yore, which struck the precise midpoint [...]

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While We Were Out…

April 26, 2010
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NDP was out of pocket this weekend. After a few very long weeks at work and some serious head-down time, we packed out bags and headed for the lake with some of our all-time favorite people. The goal of the weekend? Simple. Relax. And relax we did. PJs and yoga pants were worn, and slippers, [...]

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Pushing $1000: Bakesale for Haiti!

March 31, 2010

Hi Everyone! Just thought you’d all like to know that the bakesale for Haiti last weekend was a smashing success. In about two hours of selling, we managed to raise $950 for Doctors Without Borders! Check out Joe and Luke’s fantastic write-up of the sale here at their blog, The Passion Fruits: http://thepassionfruits.com/?p=1808 Stay tuned [...]

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Bakesale for Haiti!

March 26, 2010
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One more shout-out for Sunday’s bakesale! A bunch of DC-based bloggers are hosting a bakesale to benefit Doctors Without Borders’ Haiti relief efforts. We’ll be baking up all sorts of goodies: I’ll be on hand with a pile of chewy toffee blondies, the best bakesale product ever. Others will have cupcakes, whoopie pies, and all [...]

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Hamentaschen

February 23, 2010
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from the archive, just in time for the holiday. Among the many traditions associated with the quickly-approaching Jewish holiday of Purim, perhaps the most widely-kept one is the consuming of copious amounts of alcohol hamentaschen. Are you surprised that it’s my favorite holiday in the calendar? Fashioned after Haman’s pocket, hamentaschen are cookies filled with [...]

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Thanksgiving Menu Planning

November 23, 2009

This year, I’ll be out in Michigan for a turkey-filled T-Day with D’s family. However, longtime readers of this site know that I grew up in a vegetarian household, and as such, am accustomed to a turkey-less (but no less festive) holiday. Before you scrunch your face into a frown and get all judgmental, let [...]

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No Better Reason to Celebrate

November 12, 2009

I’ve never been an early adopter. I came to this food blogging thing way after it had taken off; by the time I got a dSLR camera, food photography had already become a professional sport. And while other folks share whole chunks of their life online, the virtual snapshot I’ve created on this here blog [...]

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Sugar High Friday: Toasted Edition, the Roundup!

October 30, 2009

It always takes me a while to get over the end of summer’s abundance; I spend a good part of September missing peak tomatoes and fretting about corn’s impending end. But once October comes around, I’m fully ready for fall, which brings pleasure of a different sort. Once I’ve left summer behind, I’m ready for [...]

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