Archive for February, 2011

World Tour: Italian Lemon Granita
[ 1 ] February 18, 2011 |

World Tour: Italian Lemon Granita

It’s been a beautiful past couple of days in North Carolina; however, the cold weather will be returning in a few days [insert sadface here]. In the meantime, I plan on using the sunny weather as a chance to take advantage of a easy and delicious recipe from Buddy Valastro for Italian lemon granita (or […]

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Gi.Ve.Aw.Ay Winners
[ 2 ] February 18, 2011 |

Gi.Ve.Aw.Ay Winners

Hope you had your caffeine fix of the day.  With close to 70 degree weather right now in the District, there will be no sleeping in the next 24 hours.  All that to say, congrats to the winners of the SeamlessWeb giveaway where we asked readers to submit the max amounts of coffee they have […]

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Etiquette Tuesday: Don’t Touch
[ 4 ] February 15, 2011 |

Etiquette Tuesday: Don’t Touch

I chuckled when I remembered this week’s Etiquette Tuesday post.  One of my loyal readers recently visited a lounge with a few friends and everyone ordered their food.  Two friends showed up a little later than everyone else and naturally joined the table with hugs, kisses, smiles and the like.  The problem happened here:  The […]

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Johnna’s Pick of the Week: Pasta Mia (DC)
[ 0 ] February 10, 2011 |

Johnna’s Pick of the Week: Pasta Mia (DC)

It is the dead of winter so I had to ask myself about three times why in the h*** am I standing outdoors, in a line, in 30 degree weather for some pasta?!?  In hindsight, it could have been 10 degrees colder and that dinner would have been worth it.  The light hint of parmesan […]

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Food News
[ 0 ] February 9, 2011 |

Food News

Last week we stuffed ourselves with all the BBQ one body could hold, now we are cleaning up our acts.  This week is DC Meat-Free Week which has rounded up a list of restaurants to visit with vegan and vegetarian food options.  Today (Wednesday) the crowd heads to Dangerously Delicious Pies for Tofu Curry and […]

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