drowning in Ohiopyle July 1, 2008

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!

beach sweets!!! June 26, 2008

Ah the classic sweets of a summer beach visit…

First and foremost is a ritual in my family and Stephanie’s - Fisher’s Popcorn. Now you can see the popcorn is all gone, but believe me! It is FANTASTIC.

little havana June 7, 2008

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!

“Memorial” day of eating May 27, 2008

Sissy, Mom and I went to Chestertown on Saturday for my 10 mile race and we had a great time being foodies afterwards at the festival! Check out our lemon with peppermint sticks!

lots more fun things to see…

Holy Frijoles May 14, 2008

Yesterday I chopped off about 5 inches of hair off my head, and it was so nice out I decided to forego slaving in the kitchen for a fun dinner outing with sista!

Check out the food: I got veggie taquitos (the frying was perfect!) and laura got beef tacos. The salsa is delicious there and the atmosphere is so hipster chic. (almost too hipster for me..but not at all for crazy laura!) For my celebratory enjoyment I got the mango margarita! woo weeeee.

first trip to waverly farmers market! May 3, 2008

My dear friend Megan lives right around the corner from Waverly and she and I decided to make a strawberry tart for our girlie party. She told me she would pick up some strawberries from the F.M. and I decided to come along too! I got some other delicious things for the party and for my enjoyment!

The pain au chocolat (from Uptown Bakers) was delicious (laurita agreed!) and the arugula looks nice and fresh. Sweet Alethea had these lovely pink snap dragons for 4 bucks! They are going to look amazing on my party dinner table tonight! Lastly, the strawberries are from virginia and they smell AMAZING and I cannot wait to slice them up for my chocolate tart!

Carl’s Ice cream, baby! April 13, 2008

For four lovely years of my life I lived in Fredericksburg, VA while attending mary washington college and the absolute best place to satisfy one’s sweet tooth has to be Carl’s Ice cream. I went back to town for a chemistry reunion this weekend and a trip to Carl’s was a must!

I don’t know how they make this stuff, but it is the most creamy deliciousness this side of the mississippi!

Birthday Swirly Lemon Cheesecake April 5, 2008

Yum! This delicious dessert was made for my “old” friend Matt’s 26th Birthday!! It got some mad raves!! Thank you PartySugar!!

There was a lovely party atop the Watergate and amazingly the cheesecake slowly disappeared! (after some initial prodding/force feeding ).

St.Patrick’s Day! March 18, 2008

I visited my friend Erica in Alexandria,VA this past weekend and we made an awesome shrimp, feta and dill pasta dish for din din and then for dessert was our irish take on funfetti!

We took the easy approach to baking and got white cake mix and creamy frosting! thank you green food coloring and sprinkles!

My foodie tour of Paris March 18, 2008

Our first stop was by Poilane, the most amazing bread shop in Paris. Unfortunately I decided to conduct this tour on a Sunday morning…when everything is closed!