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Gifts and ideas

Mother’s Day: You Know What She Needs

May 8, 2012

Mother’s Day hits on Sunday, and you’re pondering what to get that special woman in your life. It’s simple: Your mom (or wife or sister) needs time — time to spend with family, time to work on a special project, time to read a book, time to think. Hmmm, how can you buy her time? [...]

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Yep, May is National Barbeque Month

May 1, 2012

Love it. May is officially National Barbeque Month. A whole month devoted to great smoky aromas, and fall-off-the-bone meat, and tangy sauces. This is MUCH better than National Dental-Care Month. What, you might ask, should I do to celebrate this tasty month? Very simple: Sometime in the next 31 days, introduce a friend to true [...]

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Administrative pros need lunch too

April 20, 2012

You know them as the people who keep your business on track, or who make sure your kid’s lost backpack stays in the front office, or who organize lunch for the office retreat. Everyone recognizes them — and says thanks! — on Administrative Professionals Day. This year, why not buy your favorite administrators lunch from [...]

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Five gift ideas from Rocklands

December 8, 2011

We could start singing “The Twelve Days of Christmas” right now, but really, that’s not helpful, is it? What you need is a handful of good gift ideas for the barbecue fan in your life. Here are five — some obvious, some not-so: A Rocklands gift card. We have ‘em in every location, and YOU [...]

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Labor Day appetizer idea

August 31, 2011

We served a killer little summer appetizer at Dupont Circle’s FreshFarm Market last month: Watermelon and halloumi cheese. Now, we were feeling kind of bad, because none of the farmers at the market make halloumi cheese. But many of them grow watermelons, and we’d like to think we contributed to sales of those juicy monsters [...]

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Top Four Party Appetizers

August 24, 2011

Funny, we have a WHOLE big list of catering options…appetizers, main dishes, whole barbequed pigs to build a party around. Yet at this time of year, the same four things just fly out the door to parties around DC. We should not be surprised: These dishes are mouthwateringly simple and easy to eat. What, you [...]

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Corny corn corn — salad, that is

August 10, 2011

At the FreshFarm Market at Dupont late last month — one of THE hottest Sundays in recent memory — we were showing of Rocklands’ good stuff. We had grilled up some of Cedarbrook Farm’s pork sausage, and EcoFriendly Farm’s spice sausage, and were sampling them with Rocklands Original Barbeque Sauce. Grilled veggies were a sauce [...]

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Father’s Day Feast for Five

June 8, 2011

There is so much going on around Father’s Day that sometimes the food gets forgotten — or, as has happened more than once in our household, Dad ends up manning the grill. Not bad if that’s what he loves. But it’s not a break. We have a simple solution: The Feast for Five. Here’s what [...]

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One size fits most

June 1, 2011

Normally, those of us who are height-advantaged do not believe for one second that “one size fits most.” In this case, though, it’s true. At this time of year it seems like there are a gazillion reasons to give presents. Graduations, teacher thank-you’s, engagement parties, end-of-school-year acknowledgement that the babysitter went above and beyond in [...]

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Easter options from Rocklands

April 19, 2011

Ah, spring. Rain, flooding, pollen. And family holidays, when we get together for big meals, fancy dresses and hats. While not AS potentially stressful as Thanksgiving, Easter cooking can be tricky. You have activities in the morning — be they church or egg-hunts or both — that can make getting a big family meal on [...]

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