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Herb Potato Salad

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This weekend my family is flying to attend my dad’s graduation in Phoenix. Yes, at just shy of 60 my dad has become Dr. Bradfield after earning a PhD. I can’t wait to see him receive his diploma on Saturday.

My whole life I have seen my dad work hard at everything he does. When I was young, he was a very involved and present figure in my life despite working in high stress jobs for most of his life. Dinners consisted of history lessons and debates on current events (and often still do). Any sport we took up as kids had my dad coaching us (minus my stint as an ice skater) including when I played soccer, a sport he had hardly played himself. I even had one of my first feminist lightbulb moments as an awkward, insecure teenager because of my dad when he pointed out how every headline on a beauty magazine cover is designed primarily to make women feel insecure and focus on gaining the attraction of men. He is the best coach and the best teacher.

In short, he is a wonderful father and role model for me and my brother. …

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Crispy Baked Chicken with Onions and Lemon

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This is the easiest, simplest meal I’ve ever thrown together for a weeknight (besides reheating leftovers or just having a cheese plate as dinner…). I know I’ve written before about my lack of love for the humble chicken but I do enjoy dark meat. Good luck sharing a bucket of fried chicken with me and getting a drumstick! I thought of what would be a simple yet delicious and satisfying quick dinner in my new Sharp microwave and convection oven and I thought of these crispy baked chicken thighs….

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Strawberry Rhubarb Pandowdy + Sharp Microwave Giveaway

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June is a very special month in American history.  June 12 is Loving Day, the anniversary of the 1967 Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia which struck down anti-miscegenation laws. Anti-miscegenation laws made interracial marriages illegal in 16 states at the time. Mildred and Richard Loving were Virginians that went to Washington D.C. to marry as it was illegal in Virginia. When they returned home they were arrested for breaking the law and had to move to D.C. in order to avoid jail time.

As a child of interracial marriage, this day is particularly meaningful to me. My parents were married only 15 years after this ruling. Growing up, I knew that the composition of my family was different than most, but I was never fully aware of the challenges that interracial couples had in the past. I was educated on the Civil Rights Movement, but I didn’t know about the Lovings until very recently. It’s hard to imagine a world where my parents’ marriage is illegal and considered wrong, but it once existed in our country.

I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry.

-Mildred Loving

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Balsamic Skirt Steak Tacos with Blue Cheese and Chimichurri

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I’m partnering with Castello for a Summer of Blue. A big thank you to Castello for sponsoring this post!

I seem to be on a grilling kick since the weather this May has turned to weather you’d typically experience in the DC area in mid-August. Yesterday it was sunny, hot, and humid at dawn. The heaviness hung in the air until dark clouds formed across the sky and a deluge of big, heavy raindrops soaked the city during the evening commute. This weekend is a long weekend since Monday is Memorial Day. Swimming pools will open, grills will be cleaned of the winter cobwebs and fired up as people attempt to soak up the nice days that this season brings.

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Grilled Pizza Two Ways

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This is a post sponsored by Colavita and inspired by Italian summer grilling. The content and opinions expressed below are mine.

An unseasonably cold spring has turned into a hot, sticky summer seemingly overnight. Scarves and jackets quickly turned into flowing dresses and open-toed shoes as I attempt to commute to work in DC by subway. There’s a commonly repeated fact to explain the humidity that is untrue. DC was not built on a swamp but rather a tidal plain. Either way, DC is one humid place when the weather gets hot.

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Salted Maple Sweet Potato Anna + JQ Dickinson Salt Giveaway

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I think that Thanksgiving is the holiday I missed the most while I was living overseas. It’s my favorite holiday, at least in terms of food. My family takes Thanksgiving pretty seriously, and with a crowd of 15-20 (mostly Korean), it’s a big production to make sure we have everything ready by the time dinner rolls around. This year I attempted to bring a bit more order to this meal by starting a Google doc to share with my parents and brother, but unfortunately my parents don’t really use gmail and dishes haven’t been firmly decided upon, despite being a few days away from the big day.

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