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braised lamb shanks- thanks for the recipe!

i'd like to add to the knife skills request things like cutting a whole chicken into parts, cutting fish, etc. I'd also love to see more how tos on basic baking. like so basic, you don't n...

i served this cheese at a dinner party before the holidays. most people loved it, but a few really hated it. i had one guest tell me it smelled and tasted like feet. the stinkier, the better i say!

my square plates from crate and barrel have messed up corners all around. I think the corners just make it easier to get messed up in the dishwasher.

i actually just went to my area year round market this morning! here, just outside DC we had wind gusts of 40 mph but the folks at the Takoma Farmer's Market were still there with fresh eggs, brea...

i actually just made this and wanted to say that the tahini is great- it's a bit grainy at first but the lemon juice and other ingredients smooth it out. the one thing is that i think 1/4 c was wa...

that is a wonderful story. thanks for sharing!

beef and butternut squash stew!

what about cornstarch or some other thickening agent?

don't be embarrassed about that knife. i have the same one and it is awesome! it's super sharp. so sharp that let's just say i'll never cook barefoot again...

Strosniders has 3 locations in Montgomery County, Md. I just love the Silver Spring store. Going into Home Depot always gives me a headache, but the employees at Strosniders are knowledgeable and...

My kitchen is a beautiful Harvest Moon orange! I love the color so much, we just painted the inside of a closet the same. You can't not smile when you see that blast of brightness.

thanks laura ek! i added a pinch of sugar to my last batch of gazpacho but i'll try a bit more next time.

What if a dish is too acidic? I've been making a lot of gazpacho to use up all these wonderful tomatoes. But every time it tastes too acidic for me. What do I add- sugar?

it would have been great if AT DC would have posted about this event BEFORE it happened. DC readers come to this site to find out about sales events going on in our area. What good is a post abou...

Apartment Zero is now at 50% off!

Silver Spring rocks! I'm a 15 minute metro ride into downtown and a 10 minute drive to Bethesda and Rockville. My neigbhors, Takoma Park and Wheaton are a wonderful mix of ethnicities and culture...

this is a great post! please continue to post more actual DC posts. lots of entries on the dc page of AT are about philly or even north and south carolina. bring on more of dc!

Are any of those photos actually from the DC area? The post mentions seeing the curtains on DC apartments- I'd love to see how that works.

painting frames? I'd love to see some pictures.