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Spicy chicken bibimbop from the cart at 14th & L. Yes egg, yes kim chee, yes just a little bit of hot sauce. The top of my head might blow off, but oh, it's so good.

Will anyone at the 14th & U market have chicken, or any meat besides pork? I'm lamenting the loss of Cibola Farms at the MtP market but don't often make it down to Dupont Circle...

I'm sorry to have missed it, I was looking forward to meeting people. But the baby woke up with a little cough and I don't want to have him out in this weather. Hope everyone had a great time!

MtP farmers market bounty: Broiled pork chops Roasted asparagus Sweet and sour cabbage (like a cole slaw)

Leftover frittata Ham and cheese scone from Tryst Not enough coffee

You'd really like Alton's overnight oatmeal... I've made it a million times. I usually omit the half and half (not something I typically have on hand), maybe stir in some nuts at the end, and use any variety of dried fruit.

I eat cereal to death. It drives the mister crazy, because I'll frequently have it for dinner on nights when he closes. I have a tiny baby who doesn't go to bed until after 8:00. He's a handful. Cereal is fast, easy, and I like it. I'm a fan of hippie cereals generally, and especially the fine family of Kashi products. I like their Autumn Harvest cereal - that's Kashi, right? And they have another shredded-wheat style cereal we get a lot. We recently started back on Cheerios, which I haven't regularly in years, because the baby's moved into finger foods. I'd forgotten how much I like it. If I only ate what I liked with no regard for nutritional value or calorie content, I would have a bowl of Fruity Pebbles every day of my life. Maybe with a banana.

He had to close last night, so the mister made a nice sauce with cannelini beans and tuna, and I was supposed to make myself pasta. But when he's not home and I have the baby to deal with, my dinner sometimes falls by the wayside. So I settled for the last of the So's Your Mom chopped liver on an everything bagel and some shortbread cookies the Nanny Share Couple brought back from England.

The mister made a little stir-fry with asparagus, seitan, and carrots over brown rice. It was good, but so spicy I could hardly eat it. And I like spicy...

Ah, this is why I thought he founded the place. Got it. ETA: Originally typed that as "founded the mistake." Yeah.

Indeed. I'm a fan.

Pan-fried chicken livers with onions and mushrooms Baby artichokes and grape tomatoes Quinoa

It doesn't look like anyone is particularly happy with the new arrangement - three of AG's top people have left since the sale, including founder Chris Patterson. (Full disclosure: my husband works at one... for the time being. This is why the free meal. But trust me when I tell you, I'm over the place.)

Sometime I'll have to tell the story of my friend's Slim Jim chili and the Cha-Cha Chili Chill-Off and Rock & Rock Show. Last night I had tacos at the Austin Grill downtown. I know, there aren't a lot of fans here, but the meal was free, and my al pastor was good.

My husband's originally from Pittsburgh - he tended bar at Lava for years, and was the first manager at Tiki. He and I lived in the SouthSide for about four years before moving here.