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We mash potatoes. We mash squash. Some people even mash cauliflower. Why not mash carrots? As you can see in this image, with a bit of butter, milk, salt and pepper, I had a delicious vegetable dish with the consistency of mashed potatoes. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)
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Thinly sliced marinated flank steak gets extra flavor from a sauce made with oil, vinegar, herbs and hulled, toasted pumpkin seeds, known as pepitas. The steak and sauce are served on toasted sourdough bread. (Associated Press)
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The Mayan Beach Garden Inn is on Mexico's Caribbean coast near the border with Belize. With just seven rooms, it's ideal for travelers who want a beautiful beach without crowds. (Associated Press)
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This December 2011 photo shows the beach near Majahual in Costa Maya, Mexico. This region of Mexico is located on the coast of the western Caribbean, south of Cancun and the Riviera Maya. (AP Photo/Kim Curtis)
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London Knights captain Jarred Tinordi is a huge reason why his team is in the Memorial Cup final. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights hockey fan Dylan Medd, right, sits with his arm around his wife, Angie Brereton, while drinking a beer and watching sports at Kingwest Bar and Grill before walking across the street for a game in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights hockey fans Shauna Percival, left, and her husband Kevin, right, laugh as they eat dinner with friends at J. Dee's Market Grill before walking across the street for a game in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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London Knights hockey fan Lila Grube, right, talks with Bill Gloin as the pair eat dinner at J. Dee's Market Grill before walking across the street for a game in London, Ontario, Canada on Friday March 2, 2012. (Craig Glover/Special to The Washington Times)
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The gourmet kitchen of the town home at 3265 N St. NW in Georgetown has a glass ceiling, an exposed-brick wall, custom-designed cabinets, granite counters and a center island.
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The Bryant model has four finished levels with an open living room and dining room on the main level along with a center-island kitchen and breakfast area. Each home has a roof terrace and buyers can add a deck off the main level.
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The family room has a wood ceiling with exposed beams, a ceiling fan, built-in cabinets and bookcases, and a wood stove.
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The kitchen, which was remodeled in 2006, has stainless steel appliances, black granite counters and maple cabinets. The kitchen opens onto the family room.
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The Tudor-style home at 3179 Key Blvd. in Arlington's Lyon Village community is the on the market for $1,135,000. The three-bedroom home was built in 1935.
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Owners planning on putting their home on the market this spring may want to consider resodding their yard. For 65 cents to $2 per square foot, new sod can draw buyers with instant curb appeal.
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"Day and night, they're driving through, taking pictures, getting out and walking. I'm just bombarded with people," said Wade Shepherd, 83, owner of the abandoned Henry River Mill Village in Hildebran, N.C. Scenes from "The Hunger Games" movie were shot there and fans have been flocking to it since. (VisitNC.com via Associated Press)
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Scenes for "The Hunger Games" movie were shot at the old company store at Henry River Mill Village in Hildebran, N.C. The store became the Mellark family bakery in District 12 for the movie. (VisitNC.com via Associated Press)
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Scenes for "The Hunger Games" movie were shot at the Knight Theater (above), part of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, in Charlotte, N.C., and the old company store (left) at Henry River Mill Village in Hildebran, N.C. The store became the Mellark family bakery in District 12 for the movie. (VisitNC.com via Associated Press)
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Susan Eisenhower (left) and Anne Eisenhower, granddaughters of President Eisenhower, listen to testimony on Capitol Hill on Tuesday during the House subcommittee on national parks, forests and public lands hearing on the proposed Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial on the National Mall. (Associated Press)
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In this March 2, 2012 photo, a woman smokes a cigar at the annual cigar festival gala dinner in Havana, Cuba. A number of state-owned restaurants in Havana's picturesque colonial quarter have quietly gone smoke-free in recent weeks as authorities finally implement a 2005 measure that has been almost universally flouted until now. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
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Reinaldo Ruiz lights up in one of Havana's most popular cigar rooms, at the Conde de Villanueva hotel, and a woman indulges at the annual cigar festival in the Cuban capital. Many state-owned restaurants, however, have quietly gone smoke-free in recent weeks. (Associated Press)
