I still can’t believe how early strawberry season began this year. We got our first Virginia berries of the year at the Falls Church Farmers Market last weekend, and a few more this weekend. The foodie tots have been ecstatic. The first week, they downed a pint at breakfast as soon as I returned from […]
Entries Tagged as 'drinks'
{At Market} Strawberry Horchata
April 24th, 2012 · 3 Comments
Tags: at market · cooking with kids · cooking with toddlers · drinks · global flavors · kids cook monday · recipes · spring · summer
{Summer Sweets} Watermelon Slush
August 13th, 2010 · 75 Comments
Without a doubt the best purchase I’ve made this summer is our sno cone maker. I keep these great natural fruit concentrates in the fridge and we can just come home, pop a few ice cubes in and voila — an icy, refreshing sweet treat in seconds with no added sugar. The best part of […]
Tags: at market · cooking with kids · dessert · drinks · fruit · recipe · sweets
Real Milk as a Luxury Food? (and Homemade Butterscotch Pudding)
April 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Jane Black is the first byline I look for when reading the Washington Post weekly food section, and one of my favorite food writers anywhere. So I was excited to see her write up some fantastic local dairies this week. I was a little disturbed, though, to see some references on Twitter to her article […]
Tags: dessert · drinks · grassfed · local farms · recipes
Plant City Strawberry Agua Fresca
March 26th, 2010 · 6 Comments
Traveling to Florida is always a bit perplexing, foodwise. Has anyone else ever wondered how the sunny coast of California inspired smoothies and gourmet vegetarianism, while Florida is perfectly content with chain restaurants and a Dunkin’ Donuts on every corner? Add to that the fact that the state surrounded on three sides with water is a […]
Tags: at market · away from home · drinks · fruit
Avec Eric Holiday Cocktail Party
December 15th, 2008 · 10 Comments
The second installment of Eric Ripert’s Dinner Social event was a holiday cocktail party theme. We were having trouble finding a slot on our calendars and wound up doing a cocktail brunch. What better way to start a day than with some festive cocktails and hors d’ouevres? photo by Alison Alison of The Humble Gourmand […]
