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 →
Filed under 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 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 →
Filed under 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 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 →
Filed under 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