Simple Tomato Soup
We’re chugging our way through September but the DC weather will not relent. Every time I leave my house I look towards the heavens and scream, “Why...
Category: Lunch/Dinner
Vegetarian Taquitos
Taquitos: possibly the most authentic American food out there. Borrowed from a different culture, deep fried, and sold frozen in bulk at chain grocery stores, t...
Roasted Tomato Onion Toast
If you are from a rural town or a quiet suburb, toast comes served at breakfast, buttered and/or jammed. If you are from a bustling metropolis like DC, toast is...
Zucchini Parmesan
Alright folks, this is a doozy. Remember my attempts to eat a vegetable the other week? This is like that but very different. Instead of celebrating the healthy...
Spicy Roasted Vegetable Pasta
During my recent visit to Philadelphia and West Caldwell I ate the following foods: penne vodka, cheese pizza, spinach pizza, mushroom pizza from Sbarro’s...
Spanakopita
You may know spanakopita as the little triangle appetizers which come in packs of 100. They were probably served at New Year’s Eve parties by your cool fr...
Fettuccine Alfredo
Sometimes it’s better not to know what your food is made of. I’ve had Alfredo sauce a number of times and assumed it was a delicious mystery substan...
Pasta e Fagioli
It’s not officially summer yet, but DC doesn’t care. Over the weekend temperatures were in the 90s. For me this means sweating from every crevice. M...
I Tried to Make Vegetarian Disco Fries
Disco fries are like my father: cheesy and found in New Jersey. A bastardized version of Poutine, these french fries are smothered in beef gravy and mozzarella ...
Shakshuka with Feta
I’m assuming shakshuka is popular on the food blogosphere for the same reason many things are popular: it’s beautiful. But unlike most beautiful thi...