Winter Squash: Take Two
Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, and odds are pretty good that you crossed paths with a pumpkin pie. But did you get to enjoy pumpkin any other way? This winter squash makes delicious soup, chili, pancakes, muffins, cookies and gnocchi. And it is fantastic as a ravioli filling. This week, I made a somewhat labor-intensive but scrumptious pumpkin ravioli and tomato sauce (onion, garlic, red wine, canned …
Every year we pull out the big address book and start compiling a list of Christmas/Holiday card recipients. It’s a great tradition because it allows us to reach out to friends and relatives we rarely communicate with. Unfortunately, it’s also a tradition that places a great demand on important resources like trees and petroleum.
Last year I presented myself with a challenge: Create an alternative to traditional Christmas cards that mirrors the …
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You might have some greenies on your shopping list this year. They can be kind of hard to shop for.
If you’ve already helped them become carbon neutral with a TerraPass, you’ve adopted them an endangered species from the National Zoo, and you’ve ordered them a great green book, what more can you do to satisfy their organic desires?
How about a kit …
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You probably already know that effective January 1, 2010, the District will begin charging shoppers 5 cents for every plastic bag used at the grocery or liquor store. Most of that money goes to cleaning-up the Anacostia River, but the general goal is to reduce the number of plastic bags that clog our rivers, waste petroleum and crowd our landfills. If you’re a low-income DC resident, you can get free reusable …
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Via DCist.com, the Shaw veggie joint voted DC’s Best Vegetarian Restaurant will soon be closing.
Vegetate (1414 9th St. NW) is famous for an all vegetarian menu that features locally grown, seasonal food, as well as delicious cocktails.
According to a note posted by Vegetate’s owners on the Convention Center Community Association website, the lease on the restaurant is up and they have decided not to renew. Instead, they …
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