September 16, 2009
Posted by Michelle
Last Saturday I turned 30 and my wonderful husband threw me a great bbq birthday party. Family came into town from all over the place and lots of friends came to eat, drink, and partake in general merriment. A good time was had by all! (I think.) Mike insisted that I not cook for my [...]
September 15, 2009
Posted by Michelle
Good, solid box this week. I’m glad to tell you about it, but I forgot to take a photo before I started using the contents. I’m sorry, ok! Instead, here is a photo of the time my dog met a cow. Peppers, peppers, peppers — a big purple one, a big green one, a medium [...]
September 13, 2009
Posted by Ona
(Photo from princeofpetworth.com) Last weekend, I led a class at the Girard Street Garden on preserving and using summer produce. The garden is run by an amazing DC organization called City Blossoms, who build community urban gardens in DC and Baltimore and then use them to teach gardening and cooking to kids as well as [...]
September 9, 2009
Posted by Michelle
I love my kitchen tools. I feel pretty tough wielding my big 9″ chef’s knife… yes, a 7″ knife would’ve been fine. But look at my big knife! I can cut the $@*# out of anything! Along with my big wood cutting board that makes that great sound when you chop on it… oh, I [...]
Posted by Michelle
And oh how sweet it is… I picked up my box and thought “Hm… it is decently heavy, but not AS heavy as I think it should be. I wonder what is going on…” Then the nice Spiral Path lady said “Don’t forget your watermelon! They were too big to fit in the boxes!” Oh, [...]
September 3, 2009
Posted by Michelle
Yesterday was a very special day. It was not only my second wedding anniversary, which is special enough on its own, but also my second trip to Makoto. Oh, Makoto. Not just a Japanese restaurant, but a full experience. And it is again for the second consecutive year the #1 rated restaurant in the DC [...]
September 1, 2009
Posted by Michelle
I should start by saying that I’m a very lucky girl… most girls get only two good-cook-grandmas in their life, but I got three. How did I get so lucky? Long story. And not the point of this post. This grandma has a few terrific recipes that I count on when I go home for [...]
