Early Summer Salad

Oh my, would you look at that?
I know salads aren’t the most exciting thing to post about, but I have to because I was driving back from the Takoma Park farmer’s market (I try to alternate between Dupont and Takoma, and I hope to add Penn Quarter into the rotation as well), where a young [...]

Turnip Dillema Solved: Turnip Gratin

Before anybody asks, I did not cook that beautiful looking dish above. This woman did, and provided both the inspiration and the recipe for what I ended up making with those four lonely turnips in my fridge.
Gratin. It’s a beautiful word, isn’t it? A French word derived from grater, which means “to scratch,” (not very [...]

Random Thought During Tony Bourdain Food Porn Special

I propose a new American diet: looking at super close ups of really small, delicious dishes, followed by eating those dishes in their real size.

I’m Feeling Beet

HAHAHAHA, I’M SO PUNNY! Actually, I am feeling fucking beat. I had the opportunity to teach a class at my alma mater on Thursday (this past Thursday), which of course I could never pass up (especially since I only have a Bachelor’s. I mean, I lectured on my thesis topic [The Beatles -- hey, more [...]

Veggie Tales: Eating Local, Day One

Is it possible I’ve already broken my eating-local promise? Let me explain.
So, Sunday night I had a delicious snack of locally made scones from a farm/bakery in Hagerstown, Maryland (made from scratch, sold at the Farmer’s Market) spread with Quark cheese — a tangier, German version of cream cheese — and black cherry jelly from [...]

Sara’s So Boring When She Has No Monies

Hey folks. Still broke. Sushi wars put on hold. I made Mac and Cheese from scratch for the first time the other night — came out okay, I took pictures. That will be the next post, when I get home tonight and upload my pictures.
Much love for your patience. Wish I could be more interesting [...]

Coming Very, Very Soon

Hey there, folks. I’m an avid eater, avid cooker, and avid cooking/food/travel show-watcher. I live in the DC Area, which contains untold numbers of underappreciated restaurants, food stands and holes in the wall. Coming soon (very soon).
–Sara