• Regular Good Ol’ Grilled Cheese

    Who doesn’t like a good grilled cheese? As an adult, I like fancier grilled cheeses. In fact, the other day I was at Kelsey’s in Ellicott City, and I ordered their Gourmet Grilled Cheese: brown butter mushrooms, caramelized onions, plum tomatoes, provolone and gruyere cheeses – finished with a balsamic…

  • Leaving on a Jet Plane – Boston Bound!

    I have my first blog conference this weekend. In BOSTON. That’s several hundred miles and a plane ride away! To the untrained eye, it might seem silly…frivilous, even, to travel that far to hang out with a bunch of women bloggers for a day. Perhaps. But I am super excited.…

  • Cheese Stuffed Meatloaf

    This cheese stuffed meatloaf is a total comfort food. You’ll be coming back for seconds! Meatloaf conjures up thoughts of slabs of bland, dry ground meat for most folks. Even at dinner the other day with friends, one said, “Meatloaf on the menu? Really?” Guess what. I happen to love a good…

  • Out and About: Mimi’s Cafe

    I understand now why former food critic, Ruth Reichl, spent multiple visits at a restaurant before writing a review. Admittedly, I’m not nearly as critical as I should be. It’s more difficult than you might think, because in a lot of cases there’s plenty of good stuff to write about…