Author: karen

I spent part of last week in Washington, DC on business and I didn’t have a bad meal the whole time I was there. Almost equally important though, I didn’t eat the same kind of food twice. Staying at the Washington Hilton near Dupont Circle, there are so many great places to choose from. While […]

I really enjoy this time of year. Partly because we start to get good produce at the Farmer’s Market again and partly because it is when I get to plant my vegetables for the summer. This year I decided to focus the early garden on greens because they require lots of water and will die […]

One thing that I liked to make for my spouse before we discovered he had diabetes was quiche. The problem is that quiche involves pie crust and my spouse wanting to avoid carbs as much as possible is not longer a fan. Recently he suggested to me, “why don’t you just make the quiche without […]

Growing up one of the quick meals that my mom used to make when I was a kid was pasta with sauted peppers and onions. This is a dish you often see served at Greek restaurants particularly if the sausage used is Loukaniko. For those of you who are not familiar with Loukaniko it is […]

Typically I keep my weekday breakfasts simple and easy. Mostly because I get up VERY early in order to workout every morning. However, this week I ran out of yogurt which is my typical morning fare. So I needed something else ready-made to have for breakfast the rest of the week. So I decided to […]

Every week when I go to the grocery store I indulge in one sweet food treat. Of late it has been Kashi Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies. They are super tasty and I figure one a day won’t kill me. However, like anything from the organic, health good aisle they are pricey, pricey. So I thought […]

One of the best things about working from home is the fact that I can make myself something a little upscale for lunch if I desire. Typically, I just make myself something as simple as possible, often a sandwich. However, some days I want something more interesting. Today was one of those days. But what […]

So many of my childhood memories revolve around food that it is difficult to not to be drawn back into the past by particular tastes, smells, or experiences. That happened to me today when a couple friends and I who were in Seattle for a conference went to Salumi for lunch. For those who don’t […]

We eat a lot of vegetables in my house but my spouse a kinda of fussy about what he likes and doesn’t like. Add to this the fact that I get sick of eating the same things repeatedly and it makes trying to find 6 different vegetables to cook each week a little challenging. So […]

My maternal grandfather’s family is Greek. So from a very young age I learned how to make several key Greek classics. One of the most important of these was spanokopita or in my family simply ‘pita. There are a couple times of year when ‘pita is typically served. Greek Easter is one such time and […]