I Love You...A Bushel (of crabs) and a peck.... A Marylander's rendition of "Bushel and a Peck" from Guys and Dolls Growing up not far from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, summertime meant CRABS! Lump crab. Steamed crabs. Crab soup. Crab cakes. Crab salad. We sought out every possible opportunity and method to eat crabs. For my family, crab feasts often helped earmark certain celebrations: school graduations, milestone anniversaries, birthdays or simply celebrating SUMMER. Inevitably, after a night of crab merriment, I'd wake up the … [Read more...]
Friday-Food-Frenzy – Fun with Feta
August 12, 2011 By 3 Comments
My husband grew up with a strange eating "disorder." He only ate cheese for the first 12 years of his life. No joke. He'd go to McDonald's and order a "cheeseburger hold the meat." He'd eat grilled cheese for breakfast, lunch and dinner. At a young age, he was offered $100 just to eat part of a Maryland crab cake and he flat out refused. Lucky for him (and me) he outgrew his cheesy love affair before he went to college. However, that didn't stop me from spotting cans of Cheez Wiz spray cheese in his dorm room closet. He's come a looong … [Read more...]
Friday-Food-Frenzy: Keen on Peaches
July 29, 2011 By 2 Comments
My 6-year old son just acquired a taste for peaches. Up until now, I'm fairly certain he was freaked by their fuzzy skin. However, with our frequent fruit purchases at the Green Thumb, our local organic farm stand, he's warmed up to them. His peachy turning point was last week. My daughter and I were cutting all sorts of fresh summer fruits to put into our White Wine Sangria. Thinking he was grabbing some apple chunks, he popped a pile of fruit into his mouth only to be pleasantly surprised that in fact, he had just eaten some deliciously … [Read more...]
Camp Memories from Generation to Generation
July 18, 2011 By 8 Comments
There's a summer place Where it may rain or storm Yet I'm safe and warm For within that summer place Your arms reach out to me And my heart is free from all care For it knows There are no gloomy skies When seen through the eyes Of those who are blessed with love (Theme from "Summer Place" - Mom's favorite camp song) This past weekend was very emotional. I traveled with my family to Maine for my daughter’s camp visiting day. Maine has always held a very special place in my heart. From a waify 6-year old old to a sassy … [Read more...]
