Refried Black Beans

May 6, 2009

“Refried’ Black BeansOriginally uploaded byCity Girl Lifestyle Welcome to What’s Cooking Wednesday – as always be sure to check out WCW’s home over at Shan’s blog. I know my recipe this week isn’t exactly a looker, and it really doesn’t photograph too well, but it is so easy and the perfect way to use up […]

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The New British Invasion – Pret!

May 6, 2009
Pret A Manger, Washington, DC

I love Pret a Manger. I know, me, the cook-a-lot-at-home gal, liking fast food. But you already knew that – I confessed my love for Chipotle last fall, and admitted how much I like Maoz a couple of months ago. I love the ease of quick food, so long as it tastes delicious and has […]

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Beauty Monday – The Essie Parade of Pale Pinks

May 4, 2009

I admit it. I am in a rut when it comes to polish for my nails. And I love it. It’s something about the look of pale colors on my hands and how they don’t show chips – a good manicure can last almost 10-12 days with a pale polish – any tiny chips around […]

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MyRecipes.com Helps With Cinco de Mayo

May 2, 2009

It’s no secret that MyRecipes.com is one of my go-to resources, since I love recipes from both Cooking Light and Real Simple magazines – they have all these recipes, plus many others. And if you are planning a Cinco de Mayo party, or just a Mexican food night in general, you have to check out […]

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Salty Cabbage and Bacon

April 30, 2009

Cabbage with Bacon and Creme Fraiche Originally uploaded by City Girl Lifestyle Welcome back to What’s Cooking Wednesday – be sure to check out WCW’s home over at Shan’s blog. This is also going to be my submission for this week’s Bookmarked Recipes (and hopefully the nice folks who run Bookmarked Recipes will forgive me […]

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Beauty Monday – Beach in the City

April 27, 2009

It is almost 90 degrees again today, so it seems as good time as any to bring Beach in the City out of winter storage. You may remember it from past summers: Beach in the City – A seasonal feature about bringing the beach to the city even when you can’t take a vacation. I […]

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Cooking to Combat Cancer III – Sweet Potato Wedges

April 27, 2009

I was reading Food Blogga’s really cool blog recently, and stumbled on a most excellent blog event – Cooking to Combat Cancer, hosted by Mele Cotte. This is in fact Cooking to Combat Cancer III which means Chris of Mele Cotte is celebrating her third year of being cancer-free. To participate in the event, Chris […]

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Salsa Verde

April 26, 2009
Salsa Verde

When husband and I got married, I had a couple of dozen of cookbooks. He had one, but it’s a serious cookbook – Cocina de la Familia, More than 200 Authentic Recipes from Mexican-American Home Kitchens. We don’t cook from it often as some of the recipes are really time-consuming, but everything we have made […]

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Sweet Green

April 25, 2009
Frozen Yogurt at SweetGreen, Dupont Circle, Washington, DC

A few weeks ago a lovely new place opened in Dupont Circle: Sweet Green is tasty and eco-friendly. A real win-win. The frozen yogurt is tangy and delicious and reminiscent of Red Mango and Pinkberry in New York (two of my favorites when I lived there): The interior is lovely and zen: And the place […]

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Amsterdam Falafelshop – Falafel and Fries in Adams Morgan

April 24, 2009
Falafel from Amsterdam Falafelshop, Adams Morgan, Washington, DC

We all know how much I love Maoz – but until it opens up within, you know, 4 blocks of where I live, I needed an alternative. Fortunately, at some point since I last lived in Washington, Amsterdam Falafelshop opened. Doesn’t this falafel pita look great: It’s the same concept as Maoz – great falafel […]

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Earth Day Fashion Musings – CafePress and Carbonfund.org Partner to Make Carbon-Neutral Shirt

April 22, 2009

So I admit it, as much as I recycle everything and don’t own a car and use public transportation, I don’t do so well at environmental awareness raising. Remember the “turn off the lights” thing a few weeks ago – I meant to blog about it, then remembered when I was supposed to have the […]

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Sweet and Spicy Bacon

April 22, 2009

Sweet and Spicy BaconOriginally uploaded by City Girl Lifestyle I like bacon, but it does not have the same addictive quality for me as, say, prosciutto does – especially when it comes to it being on a standalone basis. Prosciutto I can eat by the slice, while with bacon I much prefer it being a […]

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Happy Sunday and Fashion Musings – Even Keel Yoga Wear

April 19, 2009

I hope everyone had a good weekend – mine involved some work but also lots of walking around in the gorgeous weather we had in Washington, DC this weekend, and I even fit in a manicure and a stop at Locolat Cafe – they have a delicious lemonade which I indulged in while my husband […]

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Vace Pizza

April 19, 2009
Pizza from Vace, Cleveland Park, Washington, DC

After I posted about Matchbox’s pizza a few days ago, a commenter suggested I try Vace. Since husband had been wanting to go there, we went to Vace today. I can see why the pizza has such cult status, but I think I got a dry-ish slice unfortunately. That said, it’s a lovely Italian deli/store/pizza […]

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Spicy Red Rice

April 18, 2009

You can tell I am really liking the blog event Bookmarked Recipes. I didn’t submit my WCW recipe for it, since it was not bookmarked from anywhere, so instead this is going to be my submission for this week’s Bookmarked Recipes. Bookmarked Recipes was started by Ruth of Ruth’s Kitchen Experiments, and the host this […]

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