Tina and I grew up in upper NW DC; it’s a very nice area of the city with old trees and all-brick homes. When my Penn friends would come down to visit (the inauguration of Reagan comes to mind or the Fourth of July), they never failed to comment on how they couldn’t believe our neighborhood was “part of the city– it looks like the suburbs!” Our neighbors were a mix Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
Mrs. C’s Leftover Turkey Gumbo – in celebration of Carol
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Hot and Spicy for Cold and Wintry
It’s cold in and around the nation’s capital; for us, that means in the 30’s. It’s soup and stew weather and I found a perfect recipe on Pinterest from the Pioneer Woman. Creamy cheese grits topped with a rich and spicy beef stew. I made it Continue reading
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A laid-back Thanksgiving with Grace
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A Diabetes-friendly Dinner That Even My Sister Would Approve!
My high school gal pal Jacki is a fellow foodie; she’s one of the moms in the Mommy dinner group on whom I can always rely to try every dish I make– but then she has eaten crickets. Or was it grasshoppers? Continue reading
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‘Skins, Steelers and Junior District Orchestra Auditions
This past Sunday, we went to brunch. Not just the sit-down-and-order-breakfast-food brunch, nor the buffet line and omelette station. We went to the big Palm Court brunch at the Westifeld Marriott. Breakfast food, carving station, baked goods, seafood, entrees and dessert at multiple stations. As much as you want, so Continue reading
Mushrooms and Mascarpone!
Last night, I knew I wanted to make a pasta dish and was leaning towards Giada’s orecchiette with cannellini beans and sausage, which is one of Kurt’s favorites. Grace calls it “the dish Kurt can eat out of the pan.” The sauce is made from mascarpone mixed in with a little pasta water. Yes, pasta water. Continue reading
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a cougar in the kitchen 