Ideas Post 36: Vote for a Recipe

How's your weather been? It's been a strange March here, with more consecutively cold days than any previous month this winter. Of course, it's the first time I've ever been to D.C. in time to overlap with the much-anticipated blooming of the cherry trees, but the cold weather either stalled or killed a lot of the buds.

No matter, because Arik and I managed to stumble across great restaurants and bakeries for every meal, which is no small feat. Despite Yelp's guidance, usually I wind up at a few duds. The Cakeroom and Three Fifty Bakery and Coffee Bar in Adams Morgan were absolutely fabulous, and after walking 17 miles in two days I didn't feel at all guilty over my bacon-cheddar-choice scone nor my creme brûlée and strawberry cream cupcakes.

More than the cherry blossoms, my biggest disappointment caused by the cold weather this week was that I had to wait an extra day for my brand new copy of Dishing Up the Dirt to show up, and when it did it was damaged. This is another Spring release cookbook I've been eagerly awaiting, and Andrea's seasonally organized, mostly plant-centric (she's a farmer) cookbook certainly didn't let me down. It's not quite the right season to try her suggestions for cooking with kohlrabi, but there's plenty in season right now that sounds appealing. So much, I couldn't pick just four.

A) Spicy Tomato Bisque with Pan-Fried Chickpeas from Dishing Up the Dirt

B) Blueberry, Lemon, and Ricotta Biscuits from Dishing Up the Dirt

C) Miso & Honey-Glazed Radishes from Dishing Up the Dirt

D) Butternut Molasses Muffins from Dishing Up the Dirt

E) Roasted Cabbage with Bacon Gremolata from Dishing Up the Dirt

F) Winter Harvest Pizza (butternut squash, Brussels, bacon, dates, hazelnuts, and blue cheese) from Dishing Up the Dirt
Thanks for voting!