Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on May 27, 2015 · 7 Comments
I often come home from interviewing a farmer or a chef or an environmentalist of some stripe and find myself convicted about where my food is coming from, how I’m cooking it and its impact on the world. As a writer, I don’t necessarily have to act on these convictions. If I acted on every one … Continue reading →
Category Farming/Ag, Fermentation & Preservation, Food policy, Food shopping, Old Town Alexandria, Politics of Food · Tagged with compost, EPA, food section, food waste, food writing, meal planning, reducing food waste, Washington Post
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on May 7, 2014 · 3 Comments
I was beginning to have farmers market withdrawal. We had three super busy weekends, two of them out of town, keeping me away from the Saturday markets that are now my best option. And I knew that some of my spring favorites were beginning to appear en masse. I needed to replenish some herbs that … Continue reading →
Category Farming/Ag, Food, Food shopping, Good eats, Old Town Alexandria, Pregnancy, Recipes, Spring recipes · Tagged with asparagus, carbs, creamy dishes, easy pasta dishes, morels, mushrooms, parmesan, pregnancy, ramps, rice, risotto, Spring Risotto, spring vegetables, weeknight dinner, weeknight risotto
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on December 11, 2013 · 3 Comments
Christmas came early in my kitchen this year. You see, it was Cyber Monday and there’s this feeling that the deals will just pass you by — and I just caved. I let my husband let me buy what I’ve wanted all year: a Vitamix. Oh man is it great. I read a bunch of reviews … Continue reading →
Category Fermentation & Preservation, Food, Food shopping, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place, Uncategorized · Tagged with Alexandria gifts, Christmas food gifts, Christmas gift ideas, Christmas shopping, DC gifts, FRESHFARM Markets, made in DC, Old Town Alexandria, think local, Vitamix, Willowsford Farm
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on October 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
As you may know, I was bitten by the canning bug this year. What you may not know is that the logical next step (after hosting a preservation party) is attending a Food Swap. And it’s a great step, perhaps my favorite so far (and certainly better than the peel-50-peaches step). I had the pleasure of … Continue reading →
Category DIY Projects, Fall recipes, Fermentation & Preservation, Networking, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place, Uncategorized · Tagged with Alexandria Food Swap, Canning, food community, Food Swap, networking, OT Alexandria, preservation
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on October 25, 2013 · 1 Comment
WE WENT TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH! And it was everything I’d hoped it would be. Fall-like, family friendly, and we even found a photographer to bring along! Thanks to Jami McDowell for taking these great shots! (And, yes, that is a hair flip in the above photograph. That’s apparently what I do while walking to … Continue reading →
Category Fall recipes, Food, Food shopping, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place, Winter recipes · Tagged with apple pumpkin butter, Canning, crockpot, DMV you pick farms, fall recipes, homemade applesauce, pick your own apples, pick your own pumpkins, preservation, Pumpkin, pumpkin patch, pumpkin patch DC, recipe for applesauce
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on July 27, 2013 · 2 Comments
I just got back from one of the best food-focused events I’ve attended in DC — the farm-to-street party at Union Market — the culmination of a great Eat Local First week. What made it great? In my opinion, it was the focus on local food businesses and the direct access to the entrepreneurs behind … Continue reading →
Category Food, Food writing, Good eats, Networking, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place, Travel, Uncategorized · Tagged with #foodinthegarden, buy local, coffee, county fairs, DC, farmers markets, food businesses, food entrepreneurs, food events, food in DC, kombucha, piedmond environmental council, small business, Smithsonian, thinklocaldc, union market dc
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on May 20, 2013 · 7 Comments
I have pickles on the brain these days. I know, it’s the time of year of farmers markets and fresh foods galore. And, trust me, I think about those enough, too. (Even on this rainy past Saturday, my family had to lure me away from my long stay at the market with a brunch of … Continue reading →
Category Food, Food writing, Good eats, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place, Spring recipes · Tagged with bloody mary, cheese, farmers markets, fermentation, fermented foods, food preservation, food safety, kimchi, kombucha, number 1 sons pickles, pickles, sauerkraut, sheep's cheese
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on May 10, 2013 · 6 Comments
It began with a little basil. Last spring, I planted some in a window box on the side of our house. The side that apparently got more bugs than sun. It had a good run, providing me plenty to sprinkle into my scrambled eggs, but not quite enough for the giant batch of pesto I … Continue reading →
Category Farming/Ag, Food, Food shopping, Good eats, Old Town Alexandria, Organic, Sense of place, Spring recipes · Tagged with Barefoot Contessa, basil, cilantro, eat local, farmers markets, herbs, Local Living, mint, Nora Pouillon, Old Town Alexandria, parsley, Potted herbs, rosemary, sage, spring planting, thyme, wannabe farmer, Washington Post
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on May 1, 2013 · 3 Comments
FARMERS MARKET SEASON HAS BEGUN! At least my Mount Vernon market opened today, on the oh-so-happy first day of May. It’s been a long winter folks, and I was so happy to see those familiar farmer faces today. Especially Jesús Ochoa, who I wrote about last year. I planned my meals for the week with a big question … Continue reading →
Category Food, Food shopping, Good eats, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place, Uncategorized · Tagged with cheese, Faifax County, farmers market, Glorious vegetables, ice cream, know your farmer, local flowers, local milk, Mount Vernon, Virginia ag, Virginia farmers
Posted by Whitney K. Pipkin on February 6, 2013 · 2 Comments
It all started on a boat in the Chesapeake when a DC chef asked me, “Have you been to Cathal Armstrong‘s restaurants?” I’d been living in the DC area a few months and my food writing career had been focused mostly on my comfort zone of agriculture stories. I could barely feign to be some … Continue reading →
Category Food, Food writing, Good eats, Old Town Alexandria, Sense of place · Tagged with Cathal Armstrong, Eamonn's, good food on a tight budget, lickety split lunch, lunch dates, lunch out, Old Town Alexandria, Restaurant Eve, Restaurants, Society Fair, The Majestic