Happy Spring! We were in Florida over spring break and I was afraid we’d missed the annual DC cherry blossoms blooming — but it turns out they were much later than usual, so we still had a chance to pack a tea party picnic and enjoy eating under the beautiful blossoms. In years past we’ve […]
Pretty in Pink Picnic with Spring Radishes
April 24th, 2015 · 2 Comments
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Kids Cook: Strawberry Radish Salsa {and Delaplane Strawberry Festival}
May 29th, 2013 · 71 Comments
We took advantage of the unusually mild weather this past holiday weekend to finally check out the Delaplane Strawberry Festival in Virginia’s Fauquier County. The annual event is packed with old-fashioned family fun, from the cupcake walk and face painting to tug-of-war, potato sack races, hay rides and pony rides. There were food vendors and […]
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At Market: Watermelon Radish, Red Pear and Cashel Blue Salad
December 3rd, 2008 · 19 Comments
This Sunday the toddler and I donned our rain coats and braved the winter monsoon to visit the Dupont Circle Market. I’m like a kid loose in the candy store whenever I get to Dupont, even at the end of November, and this week was no exception. In the market basket: Cibola Farms buffalo stew […]
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At Market: Stir-Fried Wood Ear Mushrooms
May 5th, 2008 · 13 Comments
wood ear, originally uploaded by foodietots. I was overwhelmed by the variety at the mushroom lady’s stand last week at market, so grabbed the Wood Ears because MamaBird had recently mentioned them. The description noted they were good in stir-fry, so I put together this dish with the bunch of white radishes I just couldn’t […]
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