Archives

• July 2010

• 1st - Photo Contest!
• 7th - So long, farewell, Auf wiedersehen, good night (for now!)

• June 2010

• 6th - Food Photography: Birthday Fun
• 7th - Yeah, it's kinda like that..
• 13th - World Cup Food
• 18th - Sauce As A Condiment - Broccoli Cream Sauce
• 29th - Food Photography: Wedding Cake!
• 30th - Food Photography: Wedding Cake Part 2!

• May 2010

• 4th - Ghost Baker's Kitchen is Temporarily Closed!
• 4th - Why Yes, More Red Bell Pepper - Tofu And Cabbage Stir Fry With Red Bell Pepper
• 7th - On Searing Tofu
• 13th - Mmm, Cold Pasta - Sesame Chili Soba Noodles

• April 2010

• 1st - "Peep" Show Winners!
• 1st - How To Make Excellent Baklava Without Disaster
• 5th - Shameless Plug!
• 6th - Food Photography - Scenes from Easter (sorta)
• 7th - Shameless Plug Part 2!
• 7th - Crock Pot Skeptics
• 12th - Day Three!
• 12th - Ghost Failures
• 13th - Pan Fried Curry Potatoes with Cauliflower
• 13th - Seven Minute Chocolate Covered Strawberries
• 14th - Chicken-Spinach Wraps with Zucchini Fries
• 14th - Special Delivery!
• 19th - Experimentation - Orange Reduction Sauce
• 21st - White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting
• 22nd - The Sobering Truth: Healthy Foods That Can Make You Fat
• 23rd - Cream Red Pepper Goodness - Roasted Red Bell Pepper Bisque
• 24th - To Those in Charlottesville Going to the Foxfield Races...
• 26th - Chai Tea, Tai Chi?
• 27th - Red Pepper And Broccoli Cous Cous Pilaf

• March 2010

• 1st - Simple - Split Pea Soup
• 2nd - Yogurt Frenzy: Greek vs. Regular Yogurt
• 3rd - Food Photography - Florentine Eggs Benedict at Founding Farmers Market
• 8th - Let's Have More Fun!
• 8th - Currently Baking...
• 9th - Currently Baking, Part II
• 9th - Cookbook contest!
• 9th - Anyone Have a Recipe for Shoe?
• 10th - Saying Goodbye To Winter - Oven Baked Yukon Golds
• 12th - Moroccan Chicken Couscous
• 15th - Asparagus In Wine, Balsamic and Soy Reduction
• 17th - Baked Orecchiette with Organic Butternut Squash, A Farewell to Winter
• 18th - OMG Peanut Butter Pie
• 22nd - Kitchen Tips - Broken Buttercream & Whipped Frostings
• 23rd - Pineapple, Kumquat and Ginger Crisp with Coconut Topping
• 28th - Getting Ready for Farmers Markets!
• 29th - Bay Scallop Gratin
• 31st - Easter Treats
• 31st - Recipe Calculator?

• February 2010

• 1st - From Foe To Friend - Baked Tomatoes With Cilantro
• 2nd - Remembering [Food From] College
• 3rd - Food Photography - Deep Fried Oreo Sundae!
• 4th - Super Bowl 2010
• 5th - Kitchen Tips - Just in Time! Oven Baked Wings Super Bowl Tip
• 8th - Going Turkish - Roasted Eggplant with Mint Yogurt
• 9th - More later!
• 10th - Food Photography - Black & White Cookie, Chandler's Bakery
• 10th - The Snow in Virginia Continues...
• 10th - Will Kill for PB Cups
• 11th - Working With What I Got - Baked Eggplant With Tomato And Onion
• 12th - Kitchen Tips - Melting chocolate
• 15th - Not Quite Rice Noodles - Spaghetti Squash Stir Fry
• 15th - Strange (Edible) Worlds
• 16th - Steak Alchemy?
• 16th - Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate
• 17th - Food Photography - Fried Cinnamon Buns!
• 18th - Carrot Zombie!
• 19th - Kitchen Tips - Better Control Through Oil In A Bottle
• 19th - Even MORE Rainbow Ideas
• 20th - Natural Veggies for Charlottesville, Blacksburg & Lynchburg!
• 22nd - Broiled Zucchini, Yellow Squash and Potatoes, Lightly Herbed & Sprinkled with Cheese
• 23rd - Second Time's a Charm - Tempeh Curry Salad
• 24th - Food Photography - The Baked Brownie

• January 2010

• 4th - Take That Winter! Thick And Hearty Lentil Stew
• 5th - Hello, 2010. Let's Have Fondue.
• 6th - Food Photography - Can I Interest You In Some Tempeh Curry?
• 7th - Ack!
• 7th - Assembling a Trifle
• 8th - Kitchen Tips - Keep That Cutting Board From Getting Away!
• 11th - Slow Cooker Week - Day 1, Sweet Potato & Beef Stew
• 12th - Slow Cooker Week - Day 2, Vegetable Stock
• 12th - Biscuit Enjoys the Smells of Slow Cooker Week
• 13th - Slow Cooker Week – Day 3, Shredded Chicken Tacos with Homemade Salsa
• 13th - The Consequences Of An American Diet - 1/3 of Eligible Recruits Too Fat To Serve In Military
• 14th - Slow Cooker Week – Day 4, Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves
• 15th - Slow Cooker Week – Day 5, Pear-Nut Upside-Down Cake
• 15th - Something to Think About...
• 16th - Slow Cooker Week - Day 6, Slow Baked Apples
• 18th - Much Needed Comfort Food - Thick Mac and Cheese
• 20th - Food Photography - Earth, Wind and Fire Scramble
• 20th - Counting Calories - Be Sure To Add a Margin Of Error
• 25th - Chicken & Roasted Red Pepper Pizza
• 26th - Embracing The Fungus - Mushroom Barley Soup
• 26th - Do You Eat It?
• 27th - Food Photography - Chocolate Chip Cookies
• 28th - Some Dumpling Experimentation - African Inspired Rice Dumplings
• 30th - Virginia Snowstorm #2

• December 2009

• 1st - Tomato Soup For A Cold Day - Tomato Tortilla Soup
• 2nd - Food Photography - Château Haut-Mongeat
• 3rd - Appreciating The Neglected - Roasted Turnips With Carrots And Pearl Onions
• 4th - Kitchen Tips - No More Peeling Potatoes!
• 5th - Biscuit's First Snow!
• 5th - Want Cookies?
• 7th - No Southwest Subbing - Vegetarian Tostada With Not So Refried Beans
• 8th - Soccer Ball Soup
• 9th - Food Photography - Spicy Chickpea Salad
• 9th - The Culinary World of Coolio
• 10th - Almost there...
• 11th - Kitchen Tips - Save Those Burnt Cookies!
• 11th - Smore Cupcake. Wow.
• 11th - Serving Sizes, Never Enough
• 14th - Thinking...
• 14th - How about Banana Pudding instead?
• 15th - A Kickin' Club
• 15th - Julie & Julia?
• 16th - Food Photography - Christmas Cookies!
• 17th - Potato And Green Bean Stir Fry
• 18th - Christmas Recipes!
• 23rd - Let it Snow?
• 29th - Third Annual Bake-a-Thon

• November 2009

• 2nd - Detoxing from Halloween with Acorn Squash & Sweet Potato Soup
• 3rd - "Fun Size" Potatoes - Rosemary and Garlic Fingerling Potatoes
• 4th - Food Photography - Pumpkin Cheesecake from Chandler's Bakery
• 5th - Deglazing 101 - Little Pieces That Pack A Punch
• 6th - Foodie & Health News!
• 9th - Office Snack Gourmet
• 9th - Drop In & Decorate - Culinary Art With A Touch Of Service
• 10th - Shrimp & Grits - Love at First Bite
• 11th - When There's No Time And The Weather Won't Make Up It's Mind - Lemon Dill Dressing
• 11th - Thanksgiving with Martha
• 12th - New Faves, Old Faves - Chicken Casserole
• 13th - Kitchen Tips - Preventing That Garlic From Sticking
• 16th - Revisiting Trail Mix Cookies
• 17th - A Different Monday Night Pasta - Spaghetti with Roasted Vegetables and Sage
• 17th - Thanksgiving Pies with Martha
• 18th - Food Photography - Flourless Dark Chocolate Torte
• 19th - Biscuit says "hello"
• 20th - Need Some Thanksgiving Suggestions?
• 23rd - A Pot Pie That Isn't A Brick
• 24th - A Question, Turkey Fry Tips & Thanksgiving Tables of Yore
• 25th - Patient Little Pie Crusts
• 25th - Food Photography - Zwiebel Kuchen
• 25th - Roll out!
• 25th - And it's in the oven!
• 25th - One pie down, two to go... plus pear/cherry crisp!
• 25th - Pear/Cherry Crisp
• 26th - Happy Thanksgiving!
• 30th - Scenes from Thanksgiving 2009

• October 2009

• 1st - Pesto Pizza (hold the milkshakes... please)!
• 1st - What The World Eats
• 2nd - Kitchen Tips - Prevent Waste Through Stocks
• 5th - We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming...
• 5th - Follow-up on Organics
• 6th - Pie for Dinner! - Vegetarian Pissaladière
• 6th - Dog Food Quandry
• 7th - Food Photography - Spice Blend for Grilled Fish
• 9th - Kitchen Tips - Make Those Jack-o'-Lanterns Last!
• 10th - Dog Food Quandry Follow-up
• 10th - More Michael Pollan - Your Dietary Dos and Don'ts
• 12th - Movies Never Get It Right - Anti-Zucchini Ratatouille
• 13th - Yogurt with Honey, A Natural Immune Builder
• 13th - Inventive Ideas With Green Beans?
• 13th - Alton Brown Coming to DC and Virginia!
• 14th - Food Photography - Ribs and Cactus Fries
• 15th - Reviewing POMx Iced Coffee
• 16th - Coolest Way To Publish Sandwich Recipes
• 19th - That's a Lot of Lights - McDonalds in the US
• 19th - Day 1 of Halloween Week - Happy Anniversary & Spicy Toasted Seeds!
• 20th - Day 2 Of Halloween Week - Spooky Witch Hats And Brooms
• 20th - New Ideas for Pumpkin Desserts!
• 21st - Day 3 of Halloween Week - Coconut Ghosts!
• 21st - Now That's What I Call Art! Van Gogh's Starry Night
• 21st - Halloween Treat Ideas from Everyday Food
• 21st - E. Coli Still A Valid Concern?
• 22nd - Day 4 of Halloween Week - Eyeball stew!
• 22nd - Puppies! (In Cupcake Form)
• 23rd - Just When I Thought Pumpkins Couldn't Get Any More Awesome!
• 23rd - Speaking of Halloween...
• 24th - It's Not Halloween Without Candy Corn - Candy Corn Cookies
• 26th - Not Quite What I Expected - Rich Bulgur and Broccoli Soup
• 27th - Pumpkin Pie While Cutting Calories and Saving Time
• 27th - Biscuit Loves Fall
• 28th - More Halloween Ideas For Your Kitchen
• 29th - More Halloween Links!
• 29th - Homemade Coffee Shop Addictions
• 30th - Stop Motion Pancakes
• 31st - Happy Halloween 2009!

• September 2009

• 1st - easy, vegan, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free...
• 2nd - Food Photography - Fun with Cake Toppers
• 2nd - Follow-up on Easy, Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free, Sugar Free Banana "Ice Cream!"
• 2nd - Greetings From The West - Day 1
• 3rd - Travel Day 2 - A Little Mexican, A Little Hype
• 5th - Cooking with Kids?
• 7th - My New Favorite Way to Cook Shrimp!
• 8th - So You Went to a Farmer's Market... What Now?
• 9th - Food Photography - Bright Red Velvet Cake
• 9th - Tips and Tricks that Go a Long Way!
• 10th - Marriage is About Compromise - Perfectly Pear Smoothie
• 10th - "Not banana-y"
• 11th - Kitchen Tips - Liquid vs. Dry Measurements
• 14th - Back to (Healthy) Basics - Making Vegetable Stock
• 14th - New Addition - Our Favorites
• 15th - Making a Local Burger
• 16th - Food Photography - Some Stellar Utah Cheesecake
• 17th - Because We're a Little Old For Easy Mac - Baked Mac & Chicken with a Kick
• 18th - Kitchen Tips - Manicotti Filling Through a Pastry Bag
• 20th - Please Stand By
• 21st - Spiced Chicken Kebabs
• 21st - The View From My Window
• 22nd - Lima Beans Aren't So Bad - Lima Bean and Tomato Soup
• 22nd - Score!
• 23rd - Food Photography - Gâteau à la Carotte
• 23rd - Tough Decisions!
• 24th - Why We Cook The Way We Do
• 24th - The 5-Minute Mug Cake? Really?
• 25th - I Love Friday
• 25th - There's Something To Be Said For Presentation
• 26th - 9 Ways to Cook Lazily and Still Get Rave Reviews
• 28th - Doing Our Part - Blueberry Vinaigrette
• 28th - A Few Hiccups
• 29th - Pumpkin Pie Without the Pie Dough
• 29th - "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants."
• 30th - Food Photography - Broccoli On Some Double Baked Skins
• 30th - Do Organics Taste Better?

• August 2009

• 3rd - Whatever's Around - Cabbage and Rice Noodle Salad
• 4th - Light Chicken Salad - What's Your Go-To Recipe?
• 5th - Food Photography - Pillow Fight Fondant
• 6th - In Case of Zombies
• 7th - Kitchen Tips - Understanding Zesting
• 10th - Lasagna Skillet, aka Lasagna "Giant Pot"
• 11th - Whole Wheat Goodness - Whole Wheat Pasta Salad with Tomato and Broccoli
• 12th - Food Photography - The Inn at Little Washington
• 13th - Remembering Those Nothing Times - Tempeh Pita Sandwich with Cucumber Sauce
• 14th - Kitchen Tips - Deconstructing [Americanized] Mexican Food
• 17th - Cookin' Veggies Right - Spinach with White and Green Beans
• 18th - Light, White Meat Fish Fillets
• 19th - Food Photograhy - Some Exotic Fruit!
• 20th - Chicken with Pineapple Relish
• 21st - Kitchen Tips - Using Sugar to Prevent Baked Goods Sticking
• 22nd - Happy Birthday, Chef Edwin!
• 24th - Mini Lemon Pound Cakes
• 25th - A Different Kind of Asian Salad? - Baby Spinach Salad with Lychee Vinaigrette
• 26th - Food Photography - Blueberry Pie!
• 27th - Emptyin' Out The Fridge - "Leftover" Pita Pizza
• 28th - An Important Announcement!
• 31st - While The Cat's Away...

• July 2009

• 1st - Food Photography - Oatmeal Raisin Scone
• 2nd - Our 200th Post! Plus Red, White and Blueberry Trifle
• 3rd - Kitchen Tips - Make Your Own Greek Yogurt Substitute
• 4th - Happy Fourth of July!
• 6th - Introducing Smoothie Week! How to Make Your Own Smoothies
• 7th - Day #2 of Smoothie Week - Strawberry Lemon Smoothie
• 8th - Day #3 of Smoothie Week - Berry Breakfast Blend
• 9th - Day #4 of Smoothie Week - Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Smoothie
• 10th - Day #5 of Smoothie Week - Piña Colada Time!
• 11th - Smoothie Week #6 - Orange Cream Smoothie
• 13th - Pineapple Mango Chicken Curry
• 14th - Some Quick Healthy Deliciousness - Pan-Fried Chickpeas and Broccoli with Lemon
• 15th - Food Photography - Coconut-Lime Sugar Cookies from The Fumbling
• 16th - Little Bit O' Southern - Black-Eyed Pea Creole Soup
• 17th - Kitchen Tips - Freezing Pancakes
• 20th - A Mexican Mini - Mini Black Bean Taquitos
• 21st - Spinach and Mozzarella Stuffed Mushrooms
• 22nd - Food Photography - Hazelnut Gelato
• 23rd - Quick & Easy Zucchini and White Bean Soup
• 24th - Kitchen Tips - Avoiding Bean Soak
• 27th - English Muffin Pizzas
• 28th - Rockin' the Tempeh Sweetness - Honey Orange Tempeh Stir-Fry with Broccoli
• 29th - Food Photography - Our Wedding Cake, One Year Later
• 30th - Avoiding the Heat - Summer Citrus Salad with Spinach
• 31st - Kitchen Tips - Preserving The Top Of Your Wedding Cake

• June 2009

• 1st - Sometimes All You Want is Quick and Cheap - Shredded Cabbage Stir Fry with Grean Peas
• 2nd - Crisp and Juicy Curry Chicken
• 3rd - Food Photography - Pop's Old Fashioned Ice Cream
• 4th - Spicy & Hot Tofu Puffs
• 5th - Kitchen Tips: How Grills Heat
• 6th - Happy Birthday, GB! It's the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years)...
• 8th - Jeff's Chicken Adobo
• 9th - How to Roast a Bell Pepper - Step By Step Instructions
• 10th - Food Photography - Scenes from the Joint Birthday Cook-out
• 11th - Fire Roasted Goodness - Fire Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus
• 12th - Kitchen Tips - How to Save your Burned Pots!
• 13th - DC Chatter - Accidental Eating
• 15th - Another Whole Foods Knock-Off Attempt - Cracklin' Cauliflower (Sorta)
• 16th - Reader Request - Vodka Cream Sauce Using Fresh Tomatoes
• 17th - Food Photography - Popovers
• 18th - Sweetened & Smooth Iced Coffee, Finally Without the Bitterness
• 19th - Kitchen Tips - Storing Tomatoes
• 20th - Foodie News - A Health, Science and Lolcat Kind of Month
• 22nd - Lightened Up Strawberry Cake
• 23rd - A Vegetarian Twist on a Family Classic - Vegetarian Sloppy Joes with Tempeh
• 24th - Food Photography - Cold and Sweet Cherry Ice Cream
• 25th - A Healthier Dal Makhani
• 26th - Kitchen Tips - Plastic vs. Wood & Cutting Board Maintenance
• 29th - Restoring a Piece of History - Tomato and Onion Salad
• 30th - Tandoori Inspired Chicken and Red Potatoes

• May 2009

• 1st - Proooobably Not Authentic - Mexican Potato Wedges
• 2nd - Kitchen Tips - How to Avoid Green Speckled Carrot Cake!
• 4th - Bakeless Cookies? That's crazy talk!
• 5th - I hope you like what we've done with the place
• 6th - Food Photography - Dark, Milk and Chai Ginger Chocolate Truffles
• 7th - Waste Not Want Not - Cumin and Curry Roasted Chickpeas
• 8th - Kitchen Tips - Egg Whites Only
• 11th - Lotta Green - Green Bean and Green Bell Pepper Stir Fry with Ginger
• 12th - A Secluded Cabin In The Woods, A Good Book and Home Fries
• 13th - Food Photography - Carrot Rainbow
• 14th - Shh! It's a Secret - Secret Ingredient Coconut Cupcakes with German Chocolate Cake-Style Coconut Frosting
• 15th - Kitchen Tips: What is Brining?
• 18th - Baked Ziti
• 19th - Was Man Made For Cold Soup? - Chilled Cucumber Soup
• 20th - Food Photography - Mom's Strawberry Shortcake
• 21st - Simple Quick Pasta - Asparagus and Tomato Penne Pasta
• 22nd - Kitchen Tips - Simple Tricks for Fussy Palates
• 23rd - Foodie News - Collecting the informative, bizarre, or even amusing
• 24th - Introducing Rainbow Week - How to Make Your Own Rainbow Cake
• 26th - Day #2 of Rainbow Week - Cake Cones
• 27th - Day #3 of Rainbow Week - Rainbow Cookies
• 28th - Day #4 of Rainbow Week - Tropical Fruit Salad
• 29th - Day #5 of Rainbow Week - Poached Salmon Salad with Honey Vinaigrette
• 30th - Day #6 of Rainbow Week - Pastel and Tie Dye Cupcakes
• 31st - Day #7 of Rainbow Week - Rainbow Vodka

• April 2009

• 1st - Food Photography: Chocolate Pound Cake with Chocolate Raspberry Ganache
• 2nd - Cinnacrumb Cake
• 3rd - Introducing Wild Rice - Creamy Red Bell Pepper Soup with Wild Rice
• 4th - Kitchen Tips - What the heck does "picked over" mean?
• 6th - Spinach and Mushroom Pizza with Mom's Marinara Sauce
• 7th - A Twist on an Old Favorite - Couscous and Lentil Pilaf
• 8th - Food Photography - Perils of Life as a Chocolate Bunny
• 9th - Remembering Family this Easter - Grandma Bachetti's Peanut Butter Eggs
• 10th - So Good Yet So Bad - Grandma Bachetti's Coconut Easter Eggs
• 11th - Kitchen Tips: What Is Marinating?
• 13th - Scenes From Easter
• 14th - In Search of Energy - "Soldiers" to the Rescue
• 15th - Food Photography - Would you care for some lamb?
• 16th - Things That Make You Go "Mmmm!" - Hummingbird Cake with Coconut Cool Whip Frosting
• 17th - Welcome Back Spring - Black Bean Spring Salad
• 18th - Kitchen Tips - Don't Warp Your Pots and Pans!
• 20th - Twice Baked
• 21st - Behold the Mighty Asparagus - Asparagus and Pea Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce
• 22nd - Food Photography - "What Have You Got There, Tom?"
• 23rd - Make It Quick! - Ginger Sesame Dressing
• 24th - Yes, I Willingly Ate Veggies! - Ravioli with Asparagus, Spinach and Peas
• 25th - Kitchen Tips - Understanding Different Types of Chocolate
• 27th - Ignoring the Weather - Spicy Tomato Soup with Red Lentils and Chickpeas
• 28th - Taco Salad with Drunken Black Beans
• 29th - Food Photography - Peanut Butter Cornflake Balls
• 30th - Poor Man's Potato Cakes

• March 2009

• 2nd - Khitcheri - Time For Some Detox
• 3rd - Stuffed Cabbage Leaves - Cooking with Winter Vegetables
• 4th - Food Photography: Our 100th Post!
• 5th - Who Needs Scallions? Mashed Potatoes and Rutabaga
• 6th - A Hankering For Hummus - Garlic Hummus
• 9th - Dessert for Breakfast - Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal Ice Cream
• 10th - What Comes From Discussion - Cabbage Soup with Beans
• 11th - Food Photography - Braised Pork with Clams, Mariner's Style
• 12th - Shove It - Vegetarian Stuffed Bell Beppers with Couscous
• 13th - Stir-fried Shrimp with Fermented Black Bean Sauce (not to be confused with regular black beans!)
• 14th - Kitchen Tips - Quickly Thawing Beef, Poulty, and Other Meats
• 16th - Mmm, Carbs - Tomato Lentil Sauce
• 17th - Oat & Herb Baked Chicken
• 18th - Food Photography - Pinto Bean Chili
• 19th - Seven Layer Tortilla Pie
• 20th - Introducing Quinoa - Black Bean, Corn and Quinoa Salad
• 21st - Kitchen Tips - Beating Egg Whites
• 23rd - Warm and Satisfying Sweet Potato Biscuits
• 24th - Not Your Average Salad - Red Lentil Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette
• 25th - Food Photography - The Story of My Mom's Birthday Cake
• 25th - Vegetarian Mexican - Black Bean and Zucchini Stuffed No-Queso Quesadillas
• 27th - Chicken and Black Beans with Avocado Salsa
• 28th - Kitchen Tips: What is Roasting?
• 30th - Reader Request - Tofu Stir-Fry with Broccoli and Bok Choy
• 31st - Salty & Sweet - Chocolate Cookies with Pistachios

• February 2009

• 1st - Happy Super Bowl Day!
• 2nd - Taking a Favorite Vegetarian - Chinese Eggplant Szechuan with Bean Sprouts
• 3rd - Baked Shells & Chicken with Spinach, Almonds, Mozzarella and Vermont Cheddar
• 4th - Food Photography: Black and White Cookie
• 5th - Simple Pad Thai, a Quick Fix for Luxuriously Lazy Nights
• 6th - Mexican Rice, Surprisingly Simple
• 7th - Kitchen Tips - Butter, Butter, Who's Got the Butter?
• 9th - Guinness Beer Brownies And [photos of] Babes
• 10th - Corn and Cauliflower Chowder - Quick and Healthy
• 11th - Food Photography - Sweet and Moist Chocolate Pound Cake
• 12th - Whole Wheat Apple Muffins with a Punch
• 13th - Fudgey and Warm Flourless Mini Cakes for Your Valentine (don't drool on your date!)
• 14th - Kitchen Tips: What are Complete Proteins?
• 16th - Pasta with Vegetables and Garlic Red Bell Pepper Sauce
• 17th - Let's Decorate - Heart-Shaped Blackberry Yellow Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, Blackberry Filling and Fondant Flowers
• 18th - Food Photography - Fudge Brownie Cupcakes
• 19th - Creamy and Sweet Pumpkin Pie Rice Pudding
• 20th - Curry Couscous with Chickpeas
• 21st - Kitchen Tips - Creaming Butter and Sugar
• 23rd - Creamy Orecchiette Pasta with Broccoli and Vermont Cheddar
• 24th - Thai Red Curry Soup with Vegetables
• 25th - Food Photography - Georgetown Cupcake
• 26th - Christine Ilich's Apple Autumn Borscht
• 27th - Hearty and Sweet Agave Trail Mix Cookies
• 28th - Kitchen Tips: The Difference Between Sautéing and Sweating

• January 2009

• 2nd - Cream Cheese Spinach and Artichoke Dip
• 5th - Strawberry Spinach Salad with Yogurt Poppy Seed Dressing, Fruits and Vegetables in One Meal
• 6th - Back To Healthy Eating - Roasted Cauliflower and Asparagus with Lemon and Garlic
• 7th - Walkin' In A (Cupcake) Winter Wonderland
• 8th - From Brownie Hell to Brownie Heaven - Mocha Fudge Brownies with Peanut Butter Frosting
• 12th - Little Bit of Indian Spice - Indian Cauliflower Stir-Fry with Chickpeas
• 13th - Stromboli with Prosciutto, Mix & Match with Pizza Dough
• 15th - Little Bit of Spice or a Lot - Mild Drunken Noodle with Many Veggies
• 16th - Chicken & Spinach Pita Sandwich, My DC Area Favorite
• 19th - At First You Don't Succeed - Baby Bok Choy Stir Fry with Garlic and Ginger
• 20th - How About A Little Kahlua Pie With Your Inauguration Day?
• 21st - Edible Art - Rainbow Cake!
• 22nd - Spicy Shrimp and Couscous
• 23rd - Kitchen Tips - Graham Cracker/Cookie Crusts
• 24th - Simple Yet Delicious - Adobo Black Bean Soup
• 26th - Operation Muffin Drop, Destination: Harrisonburg
• 27th - A Truly Vegetarian Pizza - Garlic Goat Cheese Pizza with Asparagus and Cauliflower
• 28th - Food Photography - Go Steelers!
• 29th - Uncle Rich's Awesome Cheesy Chili Dip - Definitely Not Healthy
• 30th - Sante Fe Soup with Chicken, A Super Bowl Savior
• 31st - Kitchen Tips: How to Avoid Burning Your Garlic

• December 2008

• 2nd - What To Do With All That Ham – Ham And Buttered Noodles
• 3rd - Honey and Cider Glazed Salmon, or Let's Pretend Thanksgiving Didn't Happen
• 4th - A Different Kind of Gluten Free Pasta - Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Sauce
• 5th - Packed Peanut Butter Cookies, More Sophisticated than Eating Your Peanut Butter Right Out of the Jar
• 6th - Beauty Underneath - Celery Root Bisque with Butternut Squash
• 8th - Season Of Soups - Winter Minestrone with Fennel
• 9th - Crispy Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Good Luck on Game Day
• 11th - What To Do With All Them Bones - Turkey Stock
• 12th - Butternut Squash and Onion Soup (That Won't Ruin Your Diet)
• 15th - Onion Takes Center Stage - Vegetarian Roasted Stuffed Onions
• 16th - Blackberry & Apricot Thumbprint Cookies, a White Elephant Gift Surprise
• 18th - Something to Sink Your Teeth Into - Vegetarian Lentil "Meat" Loaf
• 19th - Stuffed Shells with Beef, Shedding New Light on a Old Classic
• 22nd - Even Healthier Mashed Potatoes - Cauliflower "Mashed Potatoes"
• 23rd - Holiday Bark, Play With Your Food
• 24th - Bake-A-Thon 2008 - Love In Edible Form
• 25th - Merry Christmas!
• 30th - Pumpkin Oatmeal Bites, My Favorite Christmas Cookie
• 31st - A Change In The Morning Routine - Steel Cut Oats with Apple and Coconut

• November 2008

• 1st - The Cuter Side Of Halloween (Meringue Ghosts)
• 3rd - Red, White and Cupcakes
• 4th - Hooray For Soup
• 5th - Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies
• 7th - Zucchini Bread, A Fall Treat
• 8th - An Adventure In Cabbage (Cabbage Rolls)
• 10th - Hints and Pinches, Fried Apples
• 11th - The Wonder of the Wok (Sorta Simple Chick Stir Fry)
• 13th - Winning Over Skeptics Everywhere - Spicy Lentil Walnut Burgers
• 14th - More Cabbage (Roasted Stuffed Turnips)
• 17th - Nothing Like The Smell Of Cinnamon In The Morning (Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake)
• 19th - The Cake That's Not A Cake - Pumpkin Cake with Honey Frosting
• 20th - Tofu, No It Doesn't Suck (Tofu Spinach Manicotti)
• 21st - Brigadeiro, A Sinfully Sweet Brazilian Candy
• 22nd - It's Almost Thanksgiving. Better Make Room. (Mesclun Green Salad with Honey Vinaigrette)
• 24th - A Labor of Love: Peanut Butter and Chocolate Triple Layer Cake, In Memory of Jeff
• 25th - Follow-up to a Labor of Love
• 25th - A Veggie Side That's Easy AND Delicious - Roasted Sesame Broccoli
• 26th - Breaking Mom's Rules to Make "Dad-approved" Blueberry Lemon Loaf
• 27th - May Your Thanksgiving Be Full Of Love
• 28th - Reader Request - Grandma Bachetti's Candied Yams
• 30th - My Six Pie Party, a Thanksgiving Day Wrap-Up

• October 2008

• 18th - Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, so they say
• 20th - Easy Chicken Enchiladas, A Real 30 Minute Meal
• 23rd - It's Not The Recipe, It's the Art... Sorta
• 25th - Now THAT'S a Perfect Pumpkin Cookie
• 26th - They Can't All Be Winners
• 26th - The Quest for a Quality Macaroni Dish
• 27th - Delightfully Spicy Black-Bean Cakes
• 29th - Fish, the Final Frontier
• 30th - Everything [but the Kitchen Sink] Cookies
• 31st - The Eyes Have It (Eyeball Cupcakes)