After this brutal winter, we finally have a break from the sub-zero temps. In fact, this past weekend was positively balmy in Washington DC – with temps in the mid-80s today! Of course, this weather lottery is not going to last for too long because the next cold front will be here in a couple more days. Of course,...
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Dill Weed and Garlic Vinaigrette on a Healthy and Colorful Salad
As you may have guessed, I love food and I love food that is cooked in a simple way and that tastes of the raw ingredients that go into making it. But, somehow the dishes I find in most restaurants in America are often either over-salted (drowning out the taste of the ingredients) or overly sugared (which again dominates...
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Grilled Fall Vegetables Topped With A Fresh Herb Gremolata
My regular readers may have noticed that last week I was completely missing from my blog. I had gone to Indiana to visit my daughter who is attending college there. Actually, I had gone to see her performance as Barbarina in the Marriage of Figaro. Other than the wonderful opera I got to see at the Jacobs School of...
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Potato and Cheese Frittata
This is one of the easiest things to make and it is certainly the most versatile dish – it can be served at a casual breakfast or an elegant brunch or paired with a glass of wine and salad, for dinner as well. To top it all, it is very budget friendly also – just a bit of good...
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Petite Peas and Roasted Sweet Corn Sauteed in Brown Butter and Sage
Its only August and I can already feel the end of summer in the air. I have been in the US for more than twenty five years and I still haven’t gotten used to the cold winters here. Every year just before fall sets in I start to panic at the thought of braving the cold winters again and...
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