I love local entrepreneurs – especially those doing good things in the food world! Earth Starter co-founders Phil and John had a dream: Imagine if every kid on the block grew their own fresh veggies, and urban landscapes once known as food deserts were able to flourish. We live…
Over Memorial Day weekend in 2013, my husband and I joined my sister, her boyfriend (now husband) and a couple other friends for a backpacking trip to the Monongahela National Forest, into the Dolly Sods Wilderness to celebrate my sister’s 30th birthday. And when I say “wilderness,” I certainly do…
I was recently invited to try 9 Dragons, one of several restaurants located in Hollywood Casinos at Charles Town Races. I know what you’re thinking. All the way in West Virginia?!?! Well, even though Frederick, Md., is now considered to be a commuting suburb of both Baltimore and Washington D.C.,…
Mom It Forward and Honey Bunches of Oats partnered in support of this campaign. Sometimes there’s nothing that hits the spot better than a bowl of cereal—definitely for breakfast, but even for dinner on occasion. I’m no Jerry Seinfeld (he eats cereal for practically every meal at home), but on a…
A couple weeks ago I was invited to attend a sneak peek of this year’s Frederick Restaurant Week. Squeeeee! Exciting, right? The outing was crafted by both the Tourism Council of Frederick and the Downtown Frederick Partnership, and included bloggers, writers and media from in and around Frederick County. If…
This is a post sponsored by Tonx Coffee, for which I have been compensated. All opinions, however, are always my own! My Tonx Coffee package arrived late last week in a simple brown box with a clever, metallic Tonx sticker slapped on top. Inside were a few different things, including…