Our favorite things week moves right along with 3 of our favorite locally-made frozen treats of summer. Our love of dairy extends beyond cheese every once in a while, and we spend a fair bit of our summers searching out the best and brightest ice creams and other frozen goodies. Like these… 1. Roasted Strawberry […]
Favorite Things: Frozen Treats from the Streets of DC
August 23rd, 2013 · 2 Comments
Tags: around DC · foodietot faves
{Savoring September} Nectarine Gelato
September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
I wasn’t kidding about squeezing every last bit of summer out of the month. Today may be the first day of fall, but don’t pack up the ice cream maker just yet. It’s supposed to reach 90 degrees in DC again today, and you can still find sweet white nectarines at the farmers market. So […]
Local Potluck Tuesday (and Recipes for Peach Season)
July 20th, 2010 · 5 Comments
If you’ve been to a DC-area farmers market lately, I don’t have to tell you peaches are here. After a couple week hiatus, we stopped by the Crystal City Farmers Market last week to stock up on fruit at Kuhn Orchard — but I passed up the peaches and went for apricots, plums, blue and […]
Tags: at market · fruit · local potluck tuesday · recipes
Preserving Summer: Peach Gelato
August 21st, 2009 · 8 Comments
It’s peach season and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they hold out long enough for me to can some for winter. In the meantime, here’s the peach gelato that made me swoon, if I do say so myself. Ever wonder what the difference is between ice cream and gelato? Sherbet and sorbet? As far […]
Tags: at market · dairy · dessert · fruit · recipes
Good Things, NYC
September 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments
This week I had the opportunity to be in the audience for Martha Stewart‘s blogging show. I wasn’t one of the cool kids live blogging in the laptop section, but it was a fun experience nonetheless. One of the guests, Eddie Ross (also a Martha employee and Top Design contestant), blogged from backstage, for a […]
Tags: away from home