August 2009

Pork Chops and Applesauce

August 24, 2009

By day, Janice James runs the Human Resources department at a Washington, DC law firm. But late at night as she’s falling asleep, her mind turns to food. Janice imagines recipes. Thinking about eating healthy, she substitutes sugars and fats for more wholesome ingredients. ‘Autumn ApplePork Chops’ is an example of a perfect Janice dish–mostly [...]

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Latkes for lunch

August 17, 2009

For over 50 years, Elayne Lever has been making latkes for her family. At 84 years old, she uses a recipe that was passed down from her mother and has cooked them each Hanukkah for her 4 Daughters, then 3 son-in-laws, which led to 9 grandchildren, 3 in-law grandchildren and now 2 great-grandchildren. Pronounced ‘latkeys’ [...]

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Home from Baltimore

August 9, 2009

Just got back from an awesome weekend in the Baltimore-Annapolis area. Kevin and I got to spend quality time with my little sister Julie, her husband Mike, her in-laws, Janice & Gary James and Janice’s mom, Gram Elayne.     Gram Elayne taught me how to make latkes. Janice shared her pork/chicken/apple sauce recipe with [...]

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Peach pie

August 6, 2009

Peach picking is the closest thing I’ve experienced to living in a technicolor 1960s movie. With a vibrant blue sky as the backdrop, Kevin lifted little April to his shoulders so she could reach the highest peaches. Katie went for the brightest low hanging fruit. (How do you describe the color of peaches without using [...]

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NJ Peaches

August 3, 2009

We went peach picking this weekend with our 3-year-old and 6-year-old nieces. It was a gorgeous day. Shockingly blue sky set the background for the bright green leaves on the trees. We pulled a soft, ripe peach off of a branch and took a big bite. It tasted like sunshine. Olivia decided she wanted to carry the [...]

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Best Husband Ever

August 3, 2009

Yes, I know this blog is mostly about food but I just had to share this one. My husband is awesome. Kevin has been working really hard for the past few weeks. He’s worked from 7am to 9pm for almost 14 days straight. It’s a tough recession and he’s kicking butt out there; Taking on [...]

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Gefen Junior

August 2, 2009

Have you ever left a party and said to yourself, ‘wow, I acted like such a jerk?’ That’s how I felt after leaving my friend’s BBQ last Saturday. Some background history first: Jon and Marissa are the proud parents of 6-week-old Samuel Gefen. In between dealing with the eating, sleeping and diaper changing of adorable [...]

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