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i heart scrabble and tetris. i think about food all day long.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

I found Jaden Hair’s recipe for sweet and sour chicken on Elise Bauer’s blog, Simply Recipes.  I am a huge fan of both ladies, they do great things with food and I frequent their blogs regularly.  I highly recommend getting

Sweet and Sour Chicken

I found Jaden Hair’s recipe for sweet and sour chicken on Elise Bauer’s blog, Simply Recipes.  I am a huge fan of both ladies, they do great things with food and I frequent their blogs regularly.  I highly recommend getting

Rita’s Ashburn Closed!

My gelati dreams were dashed when I drove to Rita’s Ashburn only to find a vacant retail space…  But dont’ worry!  I went to Rita’s website and there’s another location opening in Sterling in the Countryside Shopping Center!  Can’t wait

Rita’s Ashburn Closed!

My gelati dreams were dashed when I drove to Rita’s Ashburn only to find a vacant retail space…  But dont’ worry!  I went to Rita’s website and there’s another location opening in Sterling in the Countryside Shopping Center!  Can’t wait

Tortellini with short ribs and zucchini

I love and hate Paula Deen.  She has such a great personality and most of her dishes look mighty good, but goodness the woman needs to cool it with the butter and frying.  I mean do you really need to

Tortellini with short ribs and zucchini

I love and hate Paula Deen.  She has such a great personality and most of her dishes look mighty good, but goodness the woman needs to cool it with the butter and frying.  I mean do you really need to

Pho Vietnam

As a kid when my family would go to Pho 75 in Rosslyn after church on Sundays I used to get Wendy’s.  Yes, I was a picky eater, and yes I chose a hamburger and fries over a delectable bowl

Pho Vietnam

As a kid when my family would go to Pho 75 in Rosslyn after church on Sundays I used to get Wendy’s.  Yes, I was a picky eater, and yes I chose a hamburger and fries over a delectable bowl

It’s been a while :)

You know you’re old when you talk to the checkout girl at the grocery store and she has no idea what you’re talking about…  Anyone remember the long conveyor belts at the grocery stores?  Where you’d have to run and

It’s been a while :)

You know you’re old when you talk to the checkout girl at the grocery store and she has no idea what you’re talking about…  Anyone remember the long conveyor belts at the grocery stores?  Where you’d have to run and

Enchilada Torte – Flashback to 7th grade home-ec

The best way to describe enchilada torte is mexican lasagna.  Layers of meat and cheese between tortillas.  This recipe is from my 7th grade home-ec teacher Mrs. H.  Below is a picture of the actual copy of the recipe, very

Enchilada Torte – Flashback to 7th grade home-ec

The best way to describe enchilada torte is mexican lasagna.  Layers of meat and cheese between tortillas.  This recipe is from my 7th grade home-ec teacher Mrs. H.  Below is a picture of the actual copy of the recipe, very

Bobby McKey’s

We do hate Dallas fans!  DC has tons of great clubs, but from time to time I get sick of the uppity people, overpriced drinks, getting dressed up in heels and having to truck it back to Ashburn.  Bobby McKey’s

Bobby McKey’s

We do hate Dallas fans!  DC has tons of great clubs, but from time to time I get sick of the uppity people, overpriced drinks, getting dressed up in heels and having to truck it back to Ashburn.  Bobby McKey’s

Mark’s Duck House

I’m so mad at myself you don’t even know.  I’m scatterbrained, if I don’t forget my camera altogether then I leave my SD card in my computer, so all I had was  a measly 32MB of memory that happened to

Mark’s Duck House

I’m so mad at myself you don’t even know.  I’m scatterbrained, if I don’t forget my camera altogether then I leave my SD card in my computer, so all I had was  a measly 32MB of memory that happened to

McCormick & Schmick’s – Tysons

Not going to spend much time on this one… The decor: Some nice booths, a lot of wood.  Low lights.  Traditional (i.e. a bit old fogey feeling). The service: Nice servers.  Messed up a few orders, but let’s chalk that

McCormick & Schmick’s – Tysons

Not going to spend much time on this one… The decor: Some nice booths, a lot of wood.  Low lights.  Traditional (i.e. a bit old fogey feeling). The service: Nice servers.  Messed up a few orders, but let’s chalk that

Ashburn Village Paradise

I love suburbia.  Late February, we had an abnormally warm day.  Then came the SNOW in early March but that’s another story… about a dog who pees right outside of the front door because he can’t distinguish sidewalk from grass

Ashburn Village Paradise

I love suburbia.  Late February, we had an abnormally warm day.  Then came the SNOW in early March but that’s another story… about a dog who pees right outside of the front door because he can’t distinguish sidewalk from grass