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I like to make cousscouse, becuase yeah you have to boil it but only for about 5 minutes.

Oh and crazy enough the slow cooker can be a great option in the summer, you just dump in your ingredients, the slow cooker doesn't generate that much heat (as opposed to the oven) and you can make awesome chicken bbq or pork bbq sandwichs

I used to work with this most odious and rude woman who was terrible at her job, but that's a separate rant. Anyway she had this digestive problem where if she ate food with too much spice or seasoning she starts coughing. Nevertheless to her it makes perfect sense to eat ramen noodles EVERY.SINGLE.DAY and spend all afternoon coughing loudly.

Sounds like an awesome vacation! I went to Kauai for a week for my honeymoon, and Loved loved loved me some puka dogs which are polish sausage with tropical fruit relish and mustard (http://www.pukadog.com/), so good. JoJo's shave ice is also a must. I didn't try it but my parents told me about a roadside shrimp truck that is very good.

Orzo or pasta salad is good option. Roasted asparagus or a variety of roasted vegetables maybe with a sauce is very good.

I worked at ColdStone creamery when I was a teenager. I can confirm that the singing was mandatory and it got old FAST. (Oh and my job interview involved me being able and willing to sing on cue but it wasn't a big deal to me since I sang in a show choir and did theater.) And for what it's worth people still tipped us despite the singing, I'd usually net a 4-5 few bucks in tips per shift.

We'd get free ice cream with every shift we worked. I got so sick of it I used to get mine to go and take it home and leave it in the freezer for my family to eat. I think my favorite flavor was their chocolate peanut butter combo ( chocolate ice cream, peanut butter and Reece's cups) I haven't been to a Coldstone in at least 3 years and I cant' say I miss it much.

I am Jewish and I welcome non-Jews to my seder table. My family has made a tradition of inviting non-Jews to our seder so they can learn about one of Judaism's most important holidays. Several members of my synagogue have helped Christian groups to conduct their own seder.

I think it's great that the Obama family has embraced the tradition of conducting a seder

At my school is was Trash/Muddie Buddies/Moose Mix sold like crack.

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/chex-muddy-buddies/92e4756c-abc1-452a-9b2c-dd124d858050

Dino's is one of my favorite restaurants. and it's one metro stop away up in Cleveland park. It's a great Italian enoteca type of place and they have great vegetarian options. They also have several restaurant week type meal deals so you can eat inexpensively.

I'd second trying Ethiopian food, that's one thing DC does really well. And I'm very fond of Founding Farmers, and they are super vegetarian friendly, they have a vegan menu and great meal-sized salads.

Agreed, they are funny for about 5 minutes. Also half their humour is based on the them making sexual comments about food they're eating or the random girls they entice into eating meat on a stick. Also I think the main guy looks like a sociopath....

I wouldn't mind them doing a crossover with Man Vs Food though.

Electric fry pan could be another option, could make quesadilla on that too, or grilled cheese (man make your own grilled cheese party, how fun would that be?!)

Annie- omg that sounds amazing. Beef Tenderloin was definitely a special occasions dish in my family.

Annother one was my mother's torte (layed dip) of cream cheese, (homemade) pesto and sun dried tomatoes. She'd only make it for parties and I'd see people literally camp out in front of the dip and eat and scoop after scoop of it.

I've known about this trick for awhile now, it's great trick because you can do it over night on low and yes, the house smells amazing afterwards.