Jun
6
2012

Tea Forte
Taste iced teas as never before with this revolutionary tea-over-ice brewing system. Whole leaf teas are brewed hot and flash chilled in seconds to capture all the succulent fresh flavor and lock in the healthy antioxidants found in tea.
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Jun
1
2012
Alexandria Food and Wine Festival
Large, Single Day Community Event Located at John Carlyle Square Old Town Alexandria – Saturday, June 23, 2012
April 25, 2012 (Washington, DC) — Sips, slurps, chomps and laughter will fill the air in Old Town Alexandria as the local community gathers together to enjoy the diverse restaurants of Alexandria and Virginia’s wineries for the 1st Annual Alexandria Food & Wine Festival, taking place on Saturday, June 23, 2012.

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May
19
2012

A rental home in Soliman Bay, Mexico. Wonderfully talented, husband and wife team, chefs. 10 days of relaxation and good food. One great flan recipe.
Thank you Louis and Marta.
XOXO
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Apr
30
2012

Martha Stewart was visiting the Washington, D.C. area this past weekend. She spent some time in a local Leesburg CostCo where she was signing copies of her newest cookbook, Martha’s American Food: A Celebration of Our Nation’s Most Treasured Dishes, from Coast to Coast. Of the nearly 400-pages of American cuisine, Martha said her favorite recipe was the Mile-High Apple Pie. Of course we had to asked Martha what was her favorite Costco product (besides her book) and she did not hesitate to mention the Dom Perignon. She certainly had many reasons to celebrate with her favorite Champagne as she signed about 800 cookbooks in the two hour time she allotted for her book signing.
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