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
Nollywood Dreams Review: Your Dreams Too Could Come True!
The current show at Round House assures many laughs, admiration for the set and lighting design, envy for the amazing costumes based on African fabrics, and a few tasty snacks as well. What’s not to like? Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Media Review, Reporting
Tagged Bollywood Dreams, event, review, Round House Theatre
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America Imagines Japan: Sakura Matsuri in DC
It was amazing that this year’s Sakura Matsuri was the 60th annual Japanese street festival in Washington, but was the first I had been to. Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged Andrew Tsui, Bries Bakeoff Challenge, cosplay, D.C., Dolci Gelati, event, Ike Jime, Ike Jime Federation, reporting, Sakura Matsuri, taiyaki
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This Year’s Mid-March Madness: Ides, Pi Day, Guinness, Guinness Pie Day
Once again, a convergence of events conspire to produce cognitive dissonance and tasty culinaria!
It’s March, and the wonderful folks at Taylor Strategy, on behalf of Guinness, sent me a couple of cans to cook with. Last year I made Guinness Potato Cheese Soup, but this year I decided to honor Pi Day by making a round baked good with filling and crust. With Guinness, of course.
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Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged cooking, Giant food, Guinness, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, review
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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
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Tagged Huitlacoche, Mary Sue Milliken, Sandy Spring Gardens, Susan Feniger, Tom Farquhar
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