There’s a shrimp dish at our favorite tapas restaurant that is pretty simple — shrimp in a garlic and chili infused olive oil. I used some of our last-of-the-season corn and tomatoes from our CSA to build on that garlic-and-shrimp combo for a really fast, fresh and flavorful weeknight family dinner. Shrimp is one of […]
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Shrimp with Corn and Tomato Garlic Sauce {#6SecondRecipe}
September 18th, 2013 · Comments Off on Shrimp with Corn and Tomato Garlic Sauce {#6SecondRecipe}
Tags: global flavors · proteins · recipes · weeknight meals
FRESHFARM Week: Me(a)t Smith Meadows Farm
July 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on FRESHFARM Week: Me(a)t Smith Meadows Farm
The capital’s own FRESHFARM Markets is celebrating their 15th anniversary this weekend. Led by co-founders Ann Yonkers and Bernadine Prince, the now 11-market network in the metro Washington area (DC, Maryland and Virginia) has been promoting “local food with a face, a place and a name” throughout the Chesapeake foodshed since July 4, 1997. Alice […]
Tags: around DC · at market · Know Your Food · NoVA Locavore · proteins
Slow Cooker Paprika Chicken
February 17th, 2012 · 4 Comments
Now, a confession: I’ve had a life-long fear of slow cookers. We never had one growing up, and the thought of something cooking while I was out of the house for the day made me nervous. Plus, so many recipes I’d seen relied heavily on processed foods — a bottle of this, can of that, […]
Tags: proteins · slow cooker · weeknight meals
Lemon-Mint Crusted Leg of Lamb with Spiced Fig Stuffing {DC Lamb Pro-Am}
February 10th, 2012 · 6 Comments
While lamb stew is a Foodie Tots favorite during the cold winter months, roast lamb is one of my favorite celebrations of spring. In my inter-faith household, lamb is one of the rare shared culinary traditions and is frequently served for our Easter supper. Easter has a tendency to fall during Passover, which can pose […]
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Individual Baked Eggs for New Years Day
December 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Once kids enter the picture, New Year’s Eve bashes tend to shift earlier, or vanish altogether, often replaced by cozy evenings at home. Truthfully, I don’t mind too much. When I was growing up, we would get together with close family friends, play games, eat junk food (potato chips and dip) and wait for the […]
