tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66802251876109750432024-03-14T03:04:46.297-04:00D.C.EATA Washingtonienne's Gastronomic (Mis)AdventuresROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.comBlogger234125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-17003483883837838292010-08-24T22:26:00.000-04:002010-08-24T22:26:29.842-04:00Save the DC Food Trucks! Deadline is tomorrow!Reprinted from DiningDC:
Food Truck Enthusiasts all over the Washington, DC area are joining together in an effort to save DC’s Food Trucks and they need your help urgently!
According to the “Yes on Title 24” website, “Some very powerful businesses are lobbying the City Council to prevent us from serving you where you work. The DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), on the ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-57061432084023928482010-05-15T23:34:00.003-04:002010-05-16T09:37:49.477-04:00Pantry Challenge: Strawberry Short(cut) Cake
So last night G and I "celebrated" our engage-a-versary with some flank steak, boxed mashed potatoes and a salad.
I hadn't gone 'real' grocery shopping in a while, since G was away on business. I must say, I LOVE the challenge of putting things together out of nothing more than what we have on hand. Sometimes disparate ingredients and improvisation results in the most ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-4788953992268158762010-05-05T10:20:00.001-04:002010-05-16T09:35:46.487-04:00Mandarin Orange Cake with Pineapple CreamThis cake is such a big cheat. It's made with boxed cake mix, Cool Whip and boxed pudding. As you know, I don't bake, so this was right up my alley. And the results were fantastic. Everyone from the party wants the recipe. So, if you're feeling a little Sandra Lee ("semi-homemade"--that is an awful show, by the way) then this is the recipe for you.
This is my MIL's recipe ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-65291827663884780842010-05-03T18:57:00.002-04:002010-05-03T22:56:20.576-04:00Michelle & Graham's Engagment BrunchWe woke up really early (like 6:30 am) Sunday morning to do the remaining prep work for Michelle and Graham's brunch. It was worth it. Everything turned out well and the happy couple was ecstatic. They were also pleasantly surprised by the slight nod to Spain (Michelle studied in Spain for a year, and also brought along her friends visiting from Galicia). Remember the potted hydrangea?
The ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-73039266417055389212010-05-01T16:13:00.001-04:002010-05-03T22:51:18.763-04:00Sidewalk SaturdayToday's a gorgeous day here in DC! It's in the 80s and breezy. G went golfing this morning and after he returned, we walked down to Hank's for a little brunch. I had told G that I want to get in as much of our sidewalk-culture neighborhood as possible before we move. I love it so (in spite of our craptastic neighbors). Everything is so accessible and within--yes--walking distance, and there are ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-69874399392384316332010-04-29T08:33:00.001-04:002010-05-03T22:53:06.087-04:00In search of a flat, raw-centered cookie
The other weekend, we went to an open-house and the realtor had the best chocolate chip cookies sitting out. They were crispy-edged, gooey-centered (a bit raw I think). So I came home and made some. They weren't as good. I even looked up "soft chocolate chip cookie" recipes. I'm not a baker, as you know, so there's probably some key technique that I'm missing. They turned out delicious, ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-22803482933705603572010-04-16T11:13:00.001-04:002010-04-16T11:30:27.406-04:00Springtime in MadridG and I went to Madrid for a brief visit last week. (Got back Monday afternoon.) Weather was warm (in the 60s) during the day and cool at night (40s and 50s). We had both been to Madrid and various parts of Spain before, so we were not pressed to visit every attraction. Just took in some museums, leisurely walks around our quiet neighborhood, long siestas, and fantastic restaurants.
ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-46288109796121557202010-03-22T19:21:00.001-04:002010-03-22T21:15:37.681-04:00Mc-Macarons: The end of good tasteAs you may or may not know, I'm obsessed with macarons. My whole wedding was planned around Laduree. Our French friends have, on more than one occasion, smuggled in French Laduree macarons for my eating enjoyment (Ms. Quiche on Weddingbee even tried to get them for me when she was in Paris).
I actually made them as favors for my wedding--which is a ridiculous feat, since a) I don't bake and b)ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-66088181912293493162010-03-16T15:50:00.005-04:002010-03-16T15:56:07.570-04:00Hipsters on Food StampsThey're young, they're broke, and they pay for organic salmon with government subsidies. Got a problem with that? Read about it here.
What are your thoughts?ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-85292898909722568162010-03-16T14:42:00.002-04:002010-03-16T14:44:20.816-04:00Green Hour!I'd like to preface by saying I'm neither hippy nor dippy (okay maybe just a little of the latter). But on the heels of my humane meats revelation and sustainable farming, I think this is a good idea. So come!! There's art to boot? How can you beat this?
The first “Green hour” event is happening this Thursday and next (March 18 and 25) at The Phillips from 5:00 p.m. to 8ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-23430032365025845722010-03-07T12:59:00.003-05:002010-03-08T00:50:56.091-05:00Olive Oil CakeI made olive oil cake this weekend. We had a bunch of fresh pineapple from my mom, and it had to be eaten. I pureed it and made a sauce and baked* the cake as a delivery system for the pineapple. It turned out dense with a slight crust, more like a scone or torte than a cake. It wasn't too sweet, and went really well with the pineapple.
The cake recipe called for 3/4 cup ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-2301942905550044652010-03-04T17:09:00.010-05:002010-03-05T02:06:28.548-05:00Humane Meat - lots of itAt Tim's dinner party, we met several new people, including Cynthia, who is a photographer and foodie. She's trying to combine her two passions into a documentary piece of work on humane meat harvesting. I wasn't sure what she was talking about, but my curiosity was piqued enough to join her at a wine dinner showcasing her photography and Eco-Friendly Foods at our most favorite of wine-bar ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-59998344870822986572010-03-03T02:18:00.004-05:002010-03-03T12:32:47.549-05:00Our favorite three-legged stool: Art, food and wineTim, art collector, oenophile and foodie extraordinaire hosted (the weekend before last--I've been behind in my posting) a little dinner party to celebrate Gesche Würfel and her show at Civilian Arts Project. It was also an opportunity to introduce G and artist, Barbara Liotta , to discuss Chinese art (and her upcoming trip to Beijing). But generally, it was just a random reason to bring togetherROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-13022091426002286172010-02-15T22:42:00.002-05:002010-02-16T09:51:07.830-05:00Love is braised meatWe ate our weight in braised meat this weekend. Friday night we met G's family at Corduroy where we celebrated belated birthdays for the ladies. I LOVE Corduroy. It's our occasion place, and where we had our proposal dinner.
Birthday Friday
I had the braised pork belly, G had the beef cheeks.
Art Saturday
Saturday we went to David and Laurie's (our gallerist friends) to pick up the ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-56142291520709565382010-02-09T15:56:00.007-05:002010-02-11T02:02:15.567-05:00Winter Vegetable Shhooup (Soup)
Again with the snow. We're supposed to get 10 MORE inches this evening. Offices were closed for the second time this week. There's only one thing left to do: make soup.
I love the ideas guy who thought of packaging leftover bits of vegetable together. It's brilliant because you don't have to think too much about what to get and it's the perfect amount. In this pack was parsnip, onion, ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-66978528387438095702010-02-08T11:43:00.002-05:002010-02-08T22:19:00.581-05:00Super Bow-el SundayI'm not a fan of football. Didn't even know who was playing (let alone what this Who Dat? business was about--but congrats, Saints, congrats). It was a lazy Super Bow-el Bowl Sunday in the DCEat home. Lots of eating and staying in. A (rare) big breakfast morphed into a lazy lasagna dinner. And G claimed the only reason to stay tuned was to watch the half-time show...when you turn it up real loud ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-59572843728107382462010-02-07T15:07:00.002-05:002010-02-07T16:22:29.868-05:00Apocolypse S-NowSnOMG! We survived Snowpocolypse, Snowmageddon, Apocolypse S-Now! Panic! Hunger! Falling skies! Craziness!
A ton of snow on our roof!; our blanketed street; a walk in the street; lunch at Saint Ex (it was open!)--had the pupusas and fried green tomato BLT (and fries)--DELISH; monument snow sculpture at True Hardware (it was open, too! Whole Foods and Logan Hardware were not)ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-54322624400414574142010-02-05T23:23:00.010-05:002010-02-06T11:21:48.489-05:00Storm of the Century and Spicy Hot Cocoa
National Weather Service has upgraded the Winter Storm Warning to a Blizzard Warning, beginning at 10PM tonight,and continuing until 10PM tomorrow. The Winter Storm Warning will remain in effect until 10PM. A Blizzard Warning means wind gusts will exceed 35 mph, snow is likely to be extremely heavy, and visibility will be reduced below 1/4 mile. Please make sure to ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-13313208639597478092010-02-04T16:08:00.004-05:002010-02-04T16:38:48.497-05:00Mr. Benz Comes to WashingtonSwiss friend, Marcus Benz, (from G's Beijing days) stopped by for dinner on his way through Washington on business the other night. We thought we'd give him a traditional American meal (which we don't typically eat ourselves, but whatever) of pot roast, mashed potatoes, and brussel sprouts. In return, he brought us a winter snowstorm and sweets (Swiss pralines and his wife's cd of her music).
&ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-17663080914668613732010-01-28T19:26:00.004-05:002010-01-29T16:01:57.336-05:00Three Days in Wine CountryI love the wine country lifestyle: casually, understatedly elegant. We made a trip out to Napa and Sonoma over the long MLK weekend. We stayed in Santa Rosa at an average Hyatt using G's points. It was a good location being the middle between the two valleys.
We were also lucky that G's friend, who runs Copenhagen Wine, was/is well entrenched in the wine business. Through him and his ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-71483432590047053352010-01-26T15:24:00.001-05:002010-01-26T15:32:04.040-05:00Weekend redux: Thievery and Homemade Pizza CompanySaturday evening, we went to see DC's own Thievery Corporation at 9:30 Club. It was packed and not as enjoyable as last year, but still good. On Sunday I had lunch with my mom and worked on some Etsy stuff with her.
And this evening, G picked up a pizza from the new Homemade Pizza Company that just opened up down the street. (They sell unbaked pizzas that you bake yourself at home.ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-48770468543524883472010-01-26T14:32:00.000-05:002010-01-26T15:30:35.321-05:00Southern Holiday Part 4: Charleston
Ahhh, Charleston, now that's more like it. We did a quick trip over to this magnificent port city. Beautiful Georgian architecture everywhere.
We stayed at the lovely Governor's House Inn.
We stayed in the Middleton Suite, which was utterly magnificent.
The beautiful home of Edward Rutledge--one of South Carolina's representative to the First Continental Congress, and the ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-31296083022519383542010-01-22T15:17:00.000-05:002010-01-24T18:40:34.387-05:00Southern Holiday Part 3: Beautiful Beaufort
Halfway between Hilton Head and Charleston is the utterly quaint town of Beaufort. We stopped in for lunch at Wren (formerly known as Sea Island Gourment and Wine market). Funny thing, we had an old address for the establishment, and were saddened to find it closed. As we walked along the town's main street, we decided to stop in a bistro. Turns out the bistro was the new ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-14063769976999323492010-01-21T15:12:00.005-05:002010-01-21T15:35:26.636-05:00Southern Holiday Part 2:SavannahFrom Hilton Head, we made a day-trip to sassy Savannah, took a quick buggy tour of the gorgeous squares, and completely avoided the very commercial and tourist-driven City Market.
The house from Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and the house from Something to Talk About
There are 20-something beautiful squares in Savannah. Each has a church and its own ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6680225187610975043.post-34452956929131099842010-01-20T10:19:00.000-05:002010-01-20T13:36:20.123-05:00Southern Holiday Part 1: Hilton HeadAfter all the Christmas festivities at G's parents' house, we hit the road to Hilton Head! His parents gave us a week at their timeshare on the lovely South Carolina island, and we relaxed fully. It's a little bit like a suburban planned community on the beach. Everything is very planned. Not exactly our taste, but, again, it was nice to spend the time relaxing and enjoying the relatively warmer ROGANISTAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598965318563065940noreply@blogger.com3