I probably don’t have to tell you it’s strawberry season — in fact, we’re getting down to the final weeks here in Virginia, and there were reports of the first cherries of the season at the FreshFarm Penn Quarter market yesterday. We had friends over last weekend and I wanted to make strawberry cupcakes for […]
Strawberry Cupcakes (and 5 links for Friday)
May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: baked goods · baking · cooking with kids · five on friday
Clementines for the Holidays
December 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments
It’s no secret that citrus is one of the reasons I could never live on a 100% local diet — at least not without moving back to California first. As soon as the weather dips near freezing, I start stocking up on grapefruit, oranges, Meyer lemons or, my favorite, clementines. As much as possible I […]
Tags: fruit · ingredients · restaurants
From the White House to DC School Cafeterias: Local Flavor Week
September 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama opened the new FreshFarms Market by the White House. Next week, the fresh, local food movement will march not on the marble steps of the Capitol, but down hallways of the District’s public, charter and private schools. As part of this week’s “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” roll-out by […]
Tags: at market · eatLocalDC · farmers market news · recipes
At Market: Simple Tomato Gazpacho
September 14th, 2009 · 13 Comments
At the Alexandria Markets: We’ve returned to our Alexandria farmers markets after our recent travels, and witnessed that unequivocal sign of seasons changing from summer to fall in the peaches and tomatoes being nudged out by apples, pears, and early winter squash. Now I don’t know if there’s some sort of zucchini shortage in Northern […]
Tags: at market · cooking with kids · cooking with toddlers · NoVA Locavore · one local harvest · recipes · soup · weeknight meals
Foodie Fun at the White House
April 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments
We were one of the lucky few, er, 30,000 people to get tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll yesterday. As promised, it was full of activities to promote healthy, active kids lifestyles. From yoga lessons, soccer, jump roping and basketball activities to cooking demos from District and White House chefs (Art Smith, Jose […]
Tags: healthy eating · holiday · sustainable food tidbits