Category Archives: Food
Charmed in Baltimore
Baltimore’s mayor has it right.
The way to explore this charming city is by ditching the car.
Whether you hoof it around the Inner Harbor, museum hop by water taxi, or pedal through the we......
Busking at Eastern Market
Fresh farmers markets are summer’s greatest treat. Just picked flavor meshed with preparation tips from the growers make for memorable meals. We like just hanging out, soaking up the ambia......
Donut delights
For a fun sugar fix, our new favorite downtown Lancaster hotspot is Fractured Prune. The cafe boasts breakfast and lunch items, but its drawing card is fresh, piping hot donuts made to order. Mi......
Downtown dining – Effie Ophelia
On a rare night to ourselves, we indulged in a downtown Lancaster restaurant that’s been at the top of our must-try list for some time – Effie Ophelia.
Lauded for the inventive men......
Central PA farm markets
Summer, when our region is tomato luscious and raspberry wonderful, we eat what’s fresh picked with abandon. It’s the season to eat with our hands: corn on the cob, slices of melon, and baskets ......
Artful getaway
When kid’s away, the parents can play. A school camping trip meant a whole evening to ourselves – no homework or after-school activities or bedtime routines. We spent the bonus artf......
Mountain wine
It’s a challenge to grow grapes in the mountains of Maryland, where May freezes and tenacious deer threaten to wipe out a growing season in one swoop.
But winemaker Paul Roberts of Deep Creek Ce......
Ramps: Not just for Rednecks anymore
With buckets, picks and spades in hand, we ease our way down a rocky mountainside in Maryland’s Potomac State Forest, grasping for saplings to steady our steep descent. We’re in search of ramps......
Eat local, buy local
It’s become so easy to source most of your food locally, especially here in Central Pennsylvania. Not only do we have a healthy variety of historic farmers markets to choose from, but now&......
Creative crepes
If your New Year’s resolution is to tighten your belt in more ways than one, the versatility of crepes offers a light and thrifty solution.
With basics like eggs, flour and milk, dressed up with......