You read that right, there is a wonderful invention few people know about called cookbook club. Cookbook club is similar to book club, except that each month a group of friends makes different recipes from the same cookbook, and then…
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Just your typical Sunday in Killarney, Ireland. This weekend, St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated with a lot of Guinness, green food dye, and shamrock shakes. But you might be surprised to learn that the main dish Americans associate with…
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This post is part of my occasional round of updates for what’s happening in my city. So grab a cup of coffee or tea, and let’s catch up about things to do in DC. Here’s what’s new this February: You…
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Let’s lay out the basics for a good potluck dish: it can be served at room temperature, it has to travel well, and the recipe shouldn’t be too complicated. I have been to many a potluck in my (almost) 28…
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What are you up to this weekend? Tonight I get to go a concert at the 9:30 Club, which may just be my favorite concert venue in DC (and it’s very similar to First Avenue in Minneapolis!). We’re seeing White…
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DC dwellers have experienced a pretty gloomy May so far with rain almost every day. So I thought this would be a great time to lighten things up and share some of my favorites: recipes, books, shows, blogs. Let’s chat!…
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Hello to the weekend! Tonight I’ll be heading out to the mountains of Shenandoah National Park (about 1 1/2 hours from DC) for some camping and some much needed time out of the city. We miraculously got 8 people to…
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I may not have any outdoor space right now, but a girl can dream. It’s May and that means one of my favorite months in DC—the weather has finally warmed up and you can enjoy the outdoors without melting (oh,…
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Welcome to yet another rainy day here in the District, but hey, it’s Friday! That’s some cause for celebration. Last weekend I got to surprise some family members by showing up to a waterpark weekend in Wisconsin, and decided that…
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‘Tis the season. The calendar seems to fill up this time of year with bridal and baby showers in anticipation of summer’s big events. But this is not your standard guide to shower planning. Those seem to all repeat the same five pieces of…
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