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Odd Woman Out: Zucchini Pasta Salad with Tangy Vinaigrette

Jul 262011

I was fully prepared to present you will with pictures of glorious raw food, in all its vibrant greens and crispy leaves, peppered with stories of how D.C.’s oppressive heat makes me lazier than Louis Pug and completely unwilling to put in effort for a good meal when I noticed it: a yellow tomato in the midst of his orange friends, the rest round and plump and this one shaped like a bell, just hanging out wondering how they hell he ended up the odd man out.

I could relate.

Yeah, I can relate to a tomato.

You can probably already see why I’m usually the odd woman out. Continue reading »

Top Five Food Confessions: Deconstructed Summer Roll

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May 252011

Quite a while ago, the fabulous and funny Kelsey anointed me with a versatile blogger award, an award of which I am so not deserving.

For one thing, just the other day I made a point of how my completely boring lunches of massive smoothies never vary. For another, I’m a sort of lazy cook, the kind who likes to buy tubs of hummus from Whole Foods and call it dinner. So, while I accept the award, I thought it would be better for me to share my top five food confessions rather than facts about my uneventful life. Continue reading »

Sundays with Louis: Friends and Secrets and Beer (and Recipes Oh My!)

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May 092011

I was moderately neglected this weekend because my auntie and Quick Cook Rice BFF came to visit! So basically I was happy to see her but really didn’t get as much attention as I normally require.

The adults had a fire and a giant feast and drank something from a round thing I like to chase. My daddy calls it beer. I call it a toy. He said they aren’t that different, that beer is a toy for adults. I believe him because the more they play with beer, they happier they get. And that’s pretty much how feel about my toys and even trinkets I find in the trash.