WASHINGTON – Christmas at the White House isn’t for sissies.
Take quantities that might work in a private home — guests, cookies, parties, cards, whatever — and add some extra zeros to get a feel for …

Dear BA Foodist,
My wife and I like to try new restaurants, but we’re also new parents. I’ve seen what can happen when children behave badly while dining out, and we dread fellow patrons’ death stares. …

There are foods – and then there are addictions. There’s plain ol’ snacking and then there’s devouring. We all have weaknesses and days when something super sweet or superbly salty is all that …

The State Dinner Menu
First
Potato and Eggplant Salad
White House Arugula with Onion Seed Vinaigrette
2008 Sauvignon Blanc, Modus Operandi, Napa, California
Red Lentil Soup with Fresh Cheese
2006 Riesling, Brooks “Ara,” Willamette Valley, Oregon
Entree
Roasted Potato Dumplings
with Tomato Chutney
Chickpeas and …

Spiced Nuts
I have been talking about holiday appetizers. I received my Costco Connection magazine and it has a couple interesting articles in it about food and wine pairings and appetizers. There is a paragraph here …