Feel good food is definitely in need right now. Cause you know why??? BOYS SUCK! Thats why I am so glad it is Independence Day!!
But other than that life is quite lovely right now. 
I was inspired by Miss Julie after seeing her leeks at the JFX farmers market last Sunday and I have been rereading Julie & Julia (and this was her first julia attempt!). This recipe is so simple and incredibly delicious and savory.
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This past weekend my dad and very good friends went rafting on the lower youghiogheny river! But no thank gosh- there was NO drowning, only good times!
My dad is super kayaker and so he was wonderful enough to be our rudder in the huge raft! We headed out on Friday night and got to partake in some campfire deliciousness and had some good eats on Saturday too!
Above is one of the many smores that were devoured! Yay for sticky chewy messy and gooey things! and thank you Erica for bestowing the smores goods on us!
Oh there is definitely something fishy in OC MD! It’s the delicious fresh fish I found at Crab N’ Cruz in Ocean Pines and subsequently made beautiful summer dinners with for two nights with my girl Stephanie!
Here is my lovely dinner from Monday night! Definitely a treat! Wegmans blessed me with fresh morels and I graciously obliged!
and I promise there are morels in there! This recipe comes courtesy of Ina from Barefoot in Paris! This is the third time I have made this chicken dish and it NEVER lets me down. And the roasted rosemary & garlic potatoes, and fresh sauteed peas from the Waverly Farmer’s Market were delicious too!
I wanted to use up my strawberries I bought at the Waverly farmers market and the lovely mesclun too! I went perusing through my latest copy of Cook’s Country and found this!
The goat cheese went WONDERFULLY with the dressing and strawberries…
This is the beginning of my sweet dinner from Monday night!
I wanted to use a totally new protein and also utilize the beets I got on Saturday at the Waverly Farmer’s Market!
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We had crabs last night! From Gibby’s Seafood and they were DELICIOUS! Every time I eat them I end up sitting next to dear sweet Daddy and he guides me on how to dissect them correctly. I figured I would “document” this process for my own future benefit and for all ya’ll who aren’t Bal`more natives!
Step: 1 - Meet your prey…
Step 2 through 10..see below
Thursday night was a great one in the city of Baltimore! My boss (who is new to the area) and I hit up little havana in locust point for drinks and dinner and the atmosphere was amazing! We both got the crabcake sandwich and sangria and I couldn’t have been more pleased!
It came with a very tasty creamy habañero sauce and perfectly salted sweet potato fries. Not a bad crab cake for a cuban joint! And these eats are a nod to Elizabeth Large and Crab Week!
Finally tonight I was able to cook a nice meal for laurita and I! I swear it has been three weeks since I cooked dinner after a workday! So I bought some brussel sprouts from wegmans like three weeks ago (and thank gosh they were still edible!) and I combined that with bacon, salmon, couscous and a rosemary lemon sauce.
This was definitely an interesting and tasty dinner concoction! And now Laura learned that brussel sprouts are not so bad at all, especially with bacon!
This recipe comes courtesy of Ina Garten! I have made this recipe at least 5 times and it is so refreshing and perfect for any summer day!
(psst-just imagine this with roasted shrimp! I got hungry… )
Becca and I concocted this last Monday and after she got home on Tuesday from her travels, she proceeded to make up another batch in New Haven!
