Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the pinnacle of strawberry season here in the DC area, and the foodie tots tend to eat through our weekly market haul of berries well before I get a chance to cook with them. So a trip to the pick-your-own farm is essential for stocking up! Here are a few […]
Entries from May 2015
Best Berry Picking Farms & Festivals
May 22nd, 2015 · 4 Comments
Tags: fresh from the... · Know Your Food · local farms · NoVA Locavore
5 Local Taco Joints for Cinco de Mayo
May 5th, 2015 · Comments Off on 5 Local Taco Joints for Cinco de Mayo
As one-time Californians, the husband and I take our taco eating very seriously. Fortunately, we’ve staked out a number of acceptable local places over the years, and they’ve become favorites of the foodie tots as well. It’s hard to go wrong at any restaurant that provides free chips and salsa to satiate the can’t-possibly-wait-another-second-before-eating needs […]
Tags: around DC
Asparagus and Egg Pizzas
May 1st, 2015 · 8 Comments
An updated take on pizza for spring … fresh from the farmers market! My kids, no surprise to anyone who knows my husband and I, are true night owls. The boy has suddenly become a voracious reader, thanks in great part to the Spirit Animal series he devoured over the past couple months. We’d just […]
Tags: at market · kids cook monday · meatless monday · recipe · recipes · vegetarian · weeknight meals