Monthly Archives: May 2010

Salisbury Steak

Posted on 31 May 2010 by

I grew up a connoisseur of Salisbury Steak.  It frequently showed up on the school lunch menu and on the dinner plate.  What the lunch ladies served up definitely had a mystery meat quality.  And the Salisbury Steak I ate … Continue reading →

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Great Grapes – The Giveaway!

Posted on 28 May 2010 by

To celebrate the fact that it’s Friday and that we’ve reached the unofficial start of summer,  I’m giving away two tickets to the upcoming Great Grapes Wine, Arts & Food Festival.  To enter, leave your response to the following statement … Continue reading →

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Flashback Friday – The Reveal

Posted on 28 May 2010 by

The following originally appeared on 3/18/08 at Exit 51 The Reveal Now that SFC has seen the finished work at the house, I guess I can share the photos. Lord knows I had enough to say about the whole process … Continue reading →

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Spiced Chicken

Posted on 27 May 2010 by

In a perfect world, I would: Travel and paint and read. Be fluent in French. See the inside of my gym on a regular basis instead of just driving past it occasionally. Interact with my friends in person regularly instead … Continue reading →

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Thrifty

Posted on 26 May 2010 by

Reduce.  Reuse.  Recycle.  We see those buzz words everywhere but how often do we consider how to implement them into our lives?  Recycle is easy thanks to Baltimore City transitioning to single stream recycling each week.  Sheila, you and I … Continue reading →

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Great Grapes!

Posted on 25 May 2010 by

One of the following statements is true: A) I detest bacon. B) I am fearless in the face of yeast. C) I cook food and I eat food so now we’ll find out if I can also talk about food. … Continue reading →

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Salty Sweet

Posted on 25 May 2010 by

I’m a salty sweet girl.  I love how the two flavors play off of one another, enhancing the essence of each.  Pretzels and chocolate?  Absolutely.  Chocolate and peanut butter?  Right on.  Bacon and chocolate?  But of course.  Kettle corn?  If … Continue reading →

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Food Memories – What My Mother Ate

Posted on 24 May 2010 by

Baltimore Blogger, Kathy, better known as The Minx, writes about food, dining, restaurants, and Top Chef at Minx Eats.  She is also a gifted story teller who kindly shared the following Food Memory.  She said, “Took me a while to … Continue reading →

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Flashback Friday – Thanks, But No Thanks

Posted on 21 May 2010 by

The following originally appeared on 1/22/08 on Exit 51. Thanks, But No Thanks I get way too many catalogs and junk in the mail. It all ends up in the recycling bin and most of it never even gets a … Continue reading →

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Randomness

Posted on 20 May 2010 by

I’ve got a google reader set up to follow along with a whole slew of blogs. Every so often I’ll read something online that makes me stop and say hmmmm. Or laugh out loud. Or genuinely touches me in some … Continue reading →

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