From the monthly archives:

June 2011

Caramel Apple Crisp

June 26, 2011

The Yvonne Stewart Memorial Run in Atlantic City, NJ is less than a month away! The distances you can do are either a 2 mile walk, 5K, or 10K run. We have been planning this race for quite some time now, and things are finally coming together. This weekend my family hung up huge banners [...]

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be grateful.

June 25, 2011

Natascia (from Running Through Life- Journey of a Passionate Runner) recently wrote a blog post that really made me take a step back from life and think about things (I should have warned you that this post may be a bit corny…well I guess this is your warning now, eh?). When you get a moment, [...]

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INSANITY.

June 24, 2011

How has your week been? Sorry that we have not been very regular with updating our blog these days… Mary has been busy with work and I have been busy with PA school and therefore the blog has been put on the back burner a bit! PA school is going well so far. I [...]

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the best fried flounder you will ever have

June 20, 2011

Our family is originally from the Atlantic City/Margate area which is located on the coast of South Jersey. So it’s no wonder why one of our favorite meals growing up was Fried Flounder. When we were kids we would go fishing with our Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop and catch a ton of flounder. Then we would come [...]

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Linguine with Shrimp and Cilantro-Lime Pesto

June 14, 2011

This winter I discovered one of my favorite desserts ever at Barbuzzo in Philadelphia–the Salted Caramel Budino. I love dessert so it’s hard for me to say that this is my favorite dessert, but it definitely makes the top 5. I was able to perfect the budino at home and I actually just made them last week! [...]

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s’mores brownies

June 13, 2011

I’m back!!! Did you miss me?! Probably not but that’s okay. I have missed regular blogging/cooking/baking/etc. These past few weeks have been a bit crazy with graduating college, my sister graduating medical school, moving to Philadelphia, starting Physician Assistant school, etc. I am finally back to my normal life. Feels good to get back into [...]

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vetri birthday dinner.

June 12, 2011

I am spoiled. This past week was my birthday and as a present, Todd took me out to dinner at Vetri in Philadelphia. Vetri is by far my favorite restaurant and Marc Vetri is definitely one of my favorite chefs. Just a couple fun facts for all of those who are interested, Marc Vetri was [...]

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Guest Post: Allie’s Pear Crisp Salad

June 8, 2011

Oh hey! I’m Allie, from Allieatfood.com, where I share recipes and my dining experiences. You can be sure that anything I share is something that I feel is something special. While I try to stick to healthy recipes, I think it is important to indulge and experience life’s finer things. And today you’re in luck because [...]

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easy and light shrimp dinner

June 6, 2011

I promise we are still alive. We have been extremely busy with work, moving, and other things! We are finally pretty much all moved in…just waiting on a few more things to be delivered. We are still trying to settle in and I still have a bunch of clothes to put away which I plan [...]

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hard work: nothing to be afraid of

June 5, 2011

We hope you enjoyed the previous guest post by Jess on Overtraining. Our next guest post is by Jason from Cook, Train, Eat, Race. This past weekend I raced the Capital of Texas Triathlon (CapTexTri) and completed it in 2 hours 45 minutes, which beat my previous personal best by 8 minutes. It is [...]