It’s official. This was the hottest summer on record in the District of Columbia.
With meteorological summer having ended Aug. 31, our local weathermen tell us that we experienced a mean high temperature of 90.2 degrees and overall temperature of 81.3 degrees. The previous records were 89.3 and 80 degrees. So far, we’ve had 58 days of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'dinner'
My Daughter, Grassfed Steak Fanatic
August 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments · dinner, kids
Like every family, we’ve had our food battles with our 10-year-old daughter. With great dismay, we watched a pre-schooler who amazed us with the range of her palate (she couldn’t get enough Altoids or wasabe peas) morph into a bratty pre-teen who turned dinner into a slugfest with a littany of foods she refused to eat.
“What’s [...]
Welcome to Maine!
July 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Sustainability, dinner
As is our custom this time of year, we got in a rental car last week and drove from the District of Columbia to our favorite vacation spot on the shores of Casco Bay in South Freeport, Maine.
We had a special passenger this time: a five-pound sockeye salmon flown in fresh from Alaska. Our friend [...]
Swordfish with Avocado Salsa
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Sustainability, dinner
We love to eat certain finfish and the oily ones are particularly good for you. The problem is that so few of them are left in the wild because of overfishing. But in June of this year, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified as “sustainable” the harpoon fishery for swordfish in Canadian waters of the Atlantic.
In granting [...]
What’s for Dinner: Mixed Grill
July 5th, 2010 · No Comments · dinner
I was seized by an impulse to clean the deck this weekend and when the deck is fit to sit on, we want to eat there. Here’s one meal that requires little more than a bottle of wine: grilled local sausages consisting of a Italian rope delivered from the local dairy, plus brats and lamb [...]
Best Pork Chop Ever
February 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments · dinner
We get nearly all our meats delivered from our dairy, South Mountain Creamery. In addition to its own beef herd, South Mountain sells pork, lamb and poultry products from other local farmers. But one thing we’ve learned is that just because it’s local doesn’t always mean its good. We’ve had bacon from the farmers market that [...]
Tags: farmer's markets·pork
Tom’s Thin-Crust Miracle Pizza
December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Recipes, dinner
Brother-in-law Tom has a genius method for making pizza. He rolls out his dough ahead and par-bakes it on a pizza pan. When you arrive at his house, he has a stack of pizza crusts on the kitchen counter ready to go as well as myriad sauces and toppings on the stove. He tops a [...]
Tags: pizza
Oxtails And Friends
November 23rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Recipes, dinner
Some braised meat dishes are so rich they take your breath away. I place oxtails in that category. Richness dictates smaller portion sizes, which fits oxtail perfectly since this is one piece of meat that is mostly bone. Oxtail belongs to that group of odd bits that butchers in a bygone era would practically give away. [...]
Tags: beef·braise·entertaining·fall
What We Had For Dinner: Lobster Salad
November 19th, 2009 · No Comments · dinner
When we heard our friend Darren was planning to visit from Maine we immediately placed an order for lobsters. How can you not when a 1 1/4-pound lobster costs only $5? Well, pity the pour lobster fishermen. This recession has knocked the stuffing out of the lobster market. But we are happy to step up [...]
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
