The Anti-Diet Foodie
For the first time in quite awhile, I let my creative juices flow in the kitchen. I had some ingredients in my apartment that would have been great in a breakfast casserole, and I haven’t been the best lately at bringing breakfast to work. It has been Dunkin’ pretty much every day. I wanted to…
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This week’s family dinner featured spicy meatballs and the spinach ricotta pie Chris had made a couple months ago. This torta rustica involves spinach, chard, and dandelion greens, and of course a healthy amount of ricotta. Chris’s pie turned out just as good (if not even better) as the first time. He was able to…
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For the last few years, I have heard my friend, Anthony, talk about how good this sushi restaurant is in Baltimore, Shoyou Sushi I was a total skeptic. I just couldn’t imagine how any sushi could possibly be worth driving all the way to Baltimore when there are so many amazing restaurants in DC. I…
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This weekend was Mother’s Day weekend. I was lucky enough to get to see my mom this year, as she and my dad came to visit me. They were back home for actual Mother’s Day, but we got to spend a nice Friday and Saturday together. I always want to show my family some good…
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Sunday family dinner with Chris and Andrew has become one of my favorite food traditions. I need to savor ever dinner I can before I move to Boston, though I hope we can carry on the tradition over Facetime now and again. This past Sunday, Andrew was out of town for work…funnily enough in Boston.…
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I have been home for two weeks; yet, I am still writing about my trip in April to New Orleans, Boston, and New York. This post will wrap up my trip, and what better way to finish than with a post about brunch. Brunch is one of my favorite pastimes. I almost never turn down…
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I have officially finished writing about my amazing food adventures in Boston. It truly was an amazing two days of food, history, and culture. I cannot wait to be living there. If those two days were a preview of what is to come, I will be very happy in this city. Before we headed back…
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After having a delicious Italian dinner in Boston’s historic North End, we absolutely could not finish the night without getting cannoli from an Italian bakery. This was my one other ‘must’ for this trip to Boston. We checked out Bova’s Bakery, just a short block away from Florentine Cafe where we dined to our heart’s…
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The time how now come for me to discuss the part of my trip I most looked forward to: eating Italian food in Boston. The North End of Boston is known as their Little Italy. It hosts some of the oldest buildings in the city, including some of the sights on the Freedom Trail. What…
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My trip to Boston was off to a fantastic start. I absolutely loved Cambridge. No matter where I end up living, I can see myself spending a fair amount of time in Cambridge. I knew we’d be staying in Cambridge through dinner because we were meeting our friend from college, Megan. I asked for restaurant…
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Catie Cooks 