by Caroline Siegrist | Feb 19, 2019 | Columns, Shopping Finds
There’s a new hot contender in the non-dairy milk alternative field, and it’s the increasingly popular oat milk. So why do we need a new non-milk milk, you might be wondering? I asked the same question, in fact. But after researching oat milk and its...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Jan 30, 2019 | Columns, Tips + Tricks
There you sit, afraid to order because you really want that tasty slaw made from that crispy root vegetable. It’s right there on the menu, you know how to spell it, but… jicama? So you point, which works, but it would have been nice to say it out loud. We...
by Caroline Siegrist | Jan 19, 2019 | Shopping Finds
It’s a well-kept secret that misshapen produce ends up in the garbage before it even reachers grocers, which is pretty depressing if you think of all that perfectly good food going to waste. But I was excited to find that a few new companies are starting to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Jan 15, 2019 | Recipes
No sooner do we finish writing about ways you can buy a beer for a a furloughed federal worker during the government shutdown, but we’ve gotten another notification, this time from a big brand helping to feed DC-area families who could use the help right now...
by Anne Wolfe Postic | Dec 14, 2018 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Party!, Tips + Tricks
Hosting Christmas dinner is so much fun — but all that fancy food can definitely add up, putting a strain on your budget. Fortunately we’ve got some great money-saving tips for throwing a memorable, wonderful, fabulous holiday meal on a budget. Plan well...