• Oatmeal Almond Blueberry Bread

    This oatmeal almond blueberry bread will become your go-to yummy breakfast treat or after-school snack! It’s made with hearty steel cut oats, crunchy almonds and juicy, tart blueberries. I’ll tell you what’s important to me during the school year food-wise: homemade meals (whenever possible), practicality of obtaining said homemade meals, make-ahead ability,…

  • Peach Ice Cream

    There’s nothing I love more than peach cobbler in the summertime, except for maybe blackberry cobbler or blueberry cobbler or strawberry cobbler or… You get my drift. The thing about peaches more than any other fruit though, is that they screeeeeeeam summer, big time. Like, late, lazy, almost-back-to-school summer. After a recent local…

  • Easy Strawberry Cobbler

    Cobbler is one of my favorite desserts to make, and easy strawberry cobbler may very well be the best summer desserts ever. The strawberries in my parents’ garden produces a couple pints of ripe berries a day early in summer. And if the dozens of photos in my feeds were any indication,…

  • Mojitos With Gin

    If you’re looking for a new and yummy cocktail to try, mojitos with gin are a fun twist on a classic drink that screams summertime (or anytime, as far as I’m concerned)!  I first whipped up this simple gin mojito recipe at the end of an unplugged family vacation, relaxed…

  • Family Meal: Happy Hour

    Admittedly, happy hours aren’t a regular occurrence these days. In fact, I’m not sure they ever were. But, what I DO know is this: happy hour as a grown-up (versus the happy hours I knew as a college student – whoa) can be really fun if done right. I belong to a…

  • The 10 Best Things About Picking Maryland Crabs

    Obviously there are plenty of places along the East Coast (and around the world, for that matter) where you can enjoy a fine plate of fresh seafood. Even with all that at our fingertips, there is nothing — I repeat, nothing — that can bring a Marylander more joy than picking…