Holiday Slow Down

We’ve been to EIGHT holiday parties in the last six days. I’ve been in kitchen TWICE in the past six days. Once because we hosted a party and I needed to cook up some latkes (actually, Jeremy made those), and one more time because it was the only night we were home for dinner this [...]

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Voila! Welcomes a D.C. Foodie

Today is a big day for Voila! Before I give you the news, here’s the back story:
I got an email from, I assume, a reader of the blog who just moved to D.C. To keep everything anonymous let’s call her Betty. Betty and her husband just moved to the U street/14th street area. Already [...]

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Featured on Foodista!

Check out that badge of honor! The editors at Foodista have kindly featured my blog, and more specifically my challah post! My mama is so proud! Foodista is a very awesome wikipedia-type site for cooks everywhere. You can explore, edit, contribute and learn about food, techniques, tools and recipes. Check it out!
Today in food [...]

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Twittering Turkey Day

Just when you thought there wasn’t enough to do on Thanksgiving, I’m going to add a new media twist to the Thanksgiving cooking and preparation. I won’t Tweet while we eat eat, but leading up to that be sure to follow the days events @VoilawithEmily. And, as you prepare your meal, email me with any [...]

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The TexMex Debate in Austin

We just spent the weekend in Austin and had to cover a lot of culinary ground in 36 hours. Our friends we met made us a chart of the best restaurants to go to. As you can see, there 14 possibilities! A quick recap: James had a late night meal at a surprisingly [...]

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Thanksgiving Planning

Thanksgiving 2009
Where: Emily and James’ apartment. Fit 9-10 people and eat until we’re all in food comas.
When: One month and three days from now.
What: Start planning!
Since timing is everything on Thanksgiving, preparation starts now! I bought a new table runner, placemats and two food magazines to begin brainstorming my menu. Besides the overall theme of [...]

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Chicago Pizza

Have you ever eaten the famous, deep dish, impossibly cheesy Chicago-style pizza? James and I just returned from a weekend in the Windy City and could not leave without a taste of their claim to fame. The three most well-known pizzeria’s in the city — Gino’s East, Lou Malnati’s and Giordano’s — all serve up [...]

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Hi from the Beach!

You may have been wondering — or you may not have noticed — why I haven’t posted for several days. Well if you read the title you’ll already know what’s coming: I’m at the beach! I’m here with James’ family, relaxing along the coast of North Carolina. We’ve been eating, reading, beaching and relaxing so [...]

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