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Peach Hoarding and Fridge-Clearing Suppers

August 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This weekend we made only a quick stop at the West End Market, a rare break from the market-hopping marathons I’ve been filling our summer weekends with. Then again, we were just at the new Old Town market on Wednesday, although we were restrained there with just a few peaches and apples purchased. Since two […]

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Tags: at market · one local summer · vegetables · weeknight meals

Chesapeake Corn and Peach Crepes

August 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Last weekend, the toddler and I wrapped up the Maryland/WaPo Eat Local Challenge week with a tour of the farmstands and markets of the Chesapeake shores. The husband was away for work, so I thought the boy and I would fake a beach trip with day-trips to the Bay. On Friday nights, the town of […]

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Tags: at market · one local summer · recipes · whole grains

Squash Blossoms Rellena de Oyamel

July 30th, 2008 · 17 Comments

While we unfortunately weren’t able to actually eat at Oyamel during their Squash Blossom Festival last week, there was no way I was going to miss Chef Joe Raffa’s demo and tasting at the Penn Quarter FreshFarm Market Thursday evening. I have been going to Penn Quarter on occasion for years – a former coworker […]

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Tags: at market · one local summer · recipes · weeknight meals

At Market: Patriotic Potato Salad

July 21st, 2008 · 8 Comments

Despite the intense heat, the Alexandria markets were mobbed this weekend. I’m actually starting to prefer the West End Market over Del Ray, because DR is just too crowded this summer. And West End has more and cheaper fruit and berries. (Blueberries at Del Ray were $3.50/pt, while Papa’s at WE had them for $3/pt, […]

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Tags: at market · one local summer · recipes · salad

One Local Chesapeake Summer

July 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A trip to the Dupont Circle FreshFarm Market this past weekend allowed us to pick up some treats not offered at our neighborhood markets — including Cibola Farm’s buffalo hot dogs and Chesapeake Bay blue crab (soft shells and lump meat). Paired with fresh produce from the market and our CSA, we had three simple, […]

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Tags: one local summer · proteins · seafood