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Salmon with Garlic and Turmeric

June 25, 2009

Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. Today’s recipe, Salmon with Garlic and Turmeric, is from a cookbook I bought back in March and have been in love with ever since – 660 Curries. I highly recommend the book if you want to explore Indian cooking and really learn about […]

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Beauty Monday & SWIM

June 23, 2009

My Beauty Monday post this week is short, as I am so excited to tell you about about the Summer Writing Inspiration Movement, or SWIM, co-hosted by Revisionista of The Revising Life and Kiki of the The Prosecco Life. Actually, forget Beauty Monday for a moment. Let’s first talk about SWIM. First, love the badge: […]

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An April Dinner of Delicious Greek Food

June 21, 2009

Back in April, husband and I went to Mourayo for his birthday. Mourayo has received many good reviews as being very authentically Greek. It seemed very authentic to me, though I will have to ask Ivy of Kopiaste her opinion. And the food was absolutely delicious. We started off with two appetizers. The Symposium Edesmata, […]

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Summer Solstice Retreat with Kimberly Wilson

June 21, 2009

Today I went to a lovely day-long retreat led by Kimberly Wilson – this was essentially a mid-year follow up to her January retreat, which I also attended. Kimberly is the very multitalented founder of Tranquilspace, a lovely yoga studio here in Washington, DC. Kimberly leads fantastic retreats, always with goody bags greeting you, a […]

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Guest Blogger Cherrye Moore of My Bella Vita

June 19, 2009

I am so happy to introduce you to one of my favorite bloggers, Cherrye Moore of My Bella Vita. Cherrye and I are both expats – she’s a Texas-born writer living in Calabria with her Italian husband where they run a B&B – while I moved from Switzerland to the U.S. several years ago. Cherrye […]

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Burger Love at Real Simple and MyRecipes.com

June 19, 2009

Real Simple Magazine and MyRecipes.com have great information on grilling and topping the perfect burger – and since I am obsessed with salmon burgers this summer, I have been going back to both often. Above is the Real Simple salmon burger recipe topped with chimichurri topping (incidentally, I used an Ezekiel bun, which works very […]

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Asian Avocado Salsa

June 18, 2009

Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. Today’s recipe, Asian Avocado Salsa, is one of those where I read it, thought it would be amazing, but husband was skeptical. I assured him that it would be amazing – crunchy from the watercress and jicama, creamy from the avocado, perfectly spiced. […]

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Beauty Monday – Bathed and Infused Sale

June 15, 2009

Beauty Monday is a weekly feature focusing on green beauty, paraben-free skincare and the beauty industry and marketing. Every year, the indie bath and body company Bathed and Infused has an amazing sale – this year it’s 40% with only $4 flat rate shipping. Needless to say, it’s hard to resist, though I am so […]

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Sunday Ceviche

June 14, 2009

A few weeks ago, husband and I decided we wanted to try Costa Verde, a Peruvian restaurant in Arlington, Virginia: When we arrived, we were greeted by some very spicy green sauce and and some crunchy roasted corn: I ordered the ceviche de pescado as an appetizer – but I really should have ordered it […]

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Food Vendors in Adams Morgan

June 13, 2009

Beef and Chicken Soft Tacos and Pickled Carrots

If you read my blog when I lived in Brooklyn, you may remember how much I loved the huaraches from the Latin American food vendors at the Brooklyn Flea Market. Back in April I stumbled on the DC version – I haven’t been back more recently, but if you are in Adams Morgan, do check […]

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Tour del Gelato Stop at Dolcezza Argentine Gelato

June 12, 2009

It’s sweltering here this week, so it’s time for a Tour del Gelato stop. When I moved back to Washington, DC late last fall, Dolcezza Gelato was getting a lot of attention in the media – in fact, it was mentioned in either the December or January Bon Appetit. So, even though it was freezing […]

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Biagio Fine Chocolates in Washington, DC

June 12, 2009

I know I have mentioned Biagio Fine Chocolate before, but I really owe you some pictures of this amazing place. It’s a chocolate store that elevates chocolate to an art – and I do love how they combine a selection of amazing chocolates from local chocolatiers and farflung ones as well. And they have Vosges, […]

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What’s Cooking Wednesday – Chile Scallops

June 10, 2009

Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday, hosted by Tales from the Fairy Blogmother. Today is a redux edition – you may remember how much I loved the Chile Shrimp I made in winter. Soon after I had made the recipe two more times, I started thinking how good it might be with scallops instead of shrimp. […]