There was a noticeable thinning of vendors and customers at the Dupont Circle farmers market as temperatures dipped into the low 20s. Everyone was bundled up against the cold. Even the vegetables were wearing their heaviest woollies. You have to feel for vendors forced to stand for several hours when the wind is trying to […]
Obviously, anything as dangerous as a peanut butter whoopie pie warrants an explanation. Normally I try to steer clear of desserts and sweets. And these “whoopie pies”–which must look painfully familiar to anyone south of the Mason Dixon line, where Moon Pies rule–are basically death on a bun. What happened was, I’ve been conducting a […]
I recently stumbled upon the “Dark Days Eat Local Challenge” at the Urban Hennery blog and couldn’t resist. After all, eating local is a piece of cake during the summer if you have a farmers market anywhere in the vicinity. But what do you do in the winter when the farmers markets close? That certainly […]
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