There’s nothing I like more than talking about the fabulousness of buying local things. Especially Maryland local things. Even though I’ve lived other places, I grew up in Maryland, and I have so much love for the state as my “home” state. Within a three hour span, you can visit the Atlantic Ocean…
I don’t have a green thumb, but thankfully when it comes to things like growing organic potatoes and tons of other produce, my mother, sister and brother-in-law do. Two weekends ago it was time to start digging up the potatoes in the big garden on the homestead. My mom’s a…
A couple weekends ago my husband and I were invited to visit Spring House Manor Farm, about 10 minutes away from our old house in Frederick. The owners of the farm are Abby and Tony Brusco, ALSO known as the owners of Hometown Harvest (blog sponsor and organic+local grocery delivery service…
I’m a big fan of pasta. Like, I could eat it just about every night if given the chance. The other evening we needed a quick dinner thrown together after a busy afternoon of dance practice, a lacrosse game, errands and work. Pasta’s great because most of the time the entire meal can…
Consider a real food challenge to help keep you and your family focused on eating the foods that are the very best for your bodies. Real food—what does that mean anyway? If you’ve been following the blog 100 Days of Real Food like me, then you’re probably already familiar with the term…
This summer we’re leaving Frederick. I KNOW. I’ve had people tell me when they think of Frederick, they think of me. It’s funny, I didn’t grow up here, but I’ve certainly planted roots since moving to Frederick in 2001. Our kids were born here. My husband grew up here. All good things…