What It Means
Catillation is an obsolete word meaning: to lick one's plate. It has nothing to do with cats, except that they catillate quite a bit.
Category Archives: Eating
Fabulous Frivolous February: Eating Events
Ah, the eating opportunities of February! There are three: Lunar New Year, Valentine’s Day, and the unofficial but very real holiday: Girl Scout Cookies Go On Sale Day. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Girl Scout Cookies, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, Valentines Day
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My Wild Backyard
Well, it’s shaping up to be a banner year for wild things from my backyard. Last year was something of a bust; hardly any pokeweed, and just a few handfuls of berries. This year, however, is something else. Was it … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Reporting
Tagged Black Raspberries, pokeweed, Wineberries
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Rich, Filling, Delicious: Shrimp and Grits the Easy Way
Why, you may ask, is a Maryland market carrying these traditional products from places like Charleston, South Carolina? Continue reading
Three Odd Things: The Chocolate Edition
Here’s an expeditious convergence: three dark brown delectable delicacies, each with a spin of strangeness. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review
Tagged Brownie Points, chuao, emojis, exploding coal, okara flour, Renewal Mill
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Unboxing, The New Thrill: Yo Mama’s Foods
Unboxing and reviewing products has replaced some of the delights of normal food blogging life. Continue reading
Mysteries of Bucatini
The question of the hour is: where has all the bucatini gone? The pandemic shelves are bare of toilet paper, bleach, and …bucatini?? Apparently so. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating
Tagged bucatini, Grub Street, Olney Farmers and Artists Market, pasta
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The Obscure Object of My Desire: Huitlacoche Found
In the middle of August in the middle of the week, I ran out of field-grown tomatoes. Not wanting to wait until the farmers market on Sunday, I went over to Sandy Spring Gardens, where Tom Farquhar raises organic vegetables … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating
Tagged Huitlacoche, Mary Sue Milliken, Sandy Spring Gardens, Susan Feniger, Tom Farquhar
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Heirloom Yogurt: Feeding My Habit
A few days ago I made my seventy-first consecutive batch of yogurt. It all started in 2016, when I attended a workshop in yogurt-making as part of the biennial Les Dames D’Escoffier Symposium. The technique I learned there was way … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating
Tagged DIY, Fermenting, National Press Club, Susan Delbert, Yogurt
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Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup
I didn’t manage to experience (immersively!) the installation by the conceptual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija at the Hirshhorn last summer, but I did arrange a visit to Glenstone before the end of its similar exhibit. It closes April 5, so there’s … Continue reading
We All Scream for Jeni’s: Two More Splendid Ice Cream Shops to Open
The first Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Scoop Shop in our area opened in October, 2017, at 17th and U St. NW. I was at the opening, but for some inexplicable reason neglected to post about the event. Now, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events
Tagged Alexandria, Bethesda, D.C., event, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
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