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Breakfast, Side Dish

Homemade Granola and Apricot Parfait

Hands down, granola is always best homemade. It’s easy to prep and personalize with lots of ingredient choices and has a quick bake time. Creating your own is the best part! Start with old fashioned oats, add in seeds like flax, pepita, or sunflower. Then, think about the addition of […]

Dinner, Lunch

Beer Battered Cod Dog Rolls with J.O. Spice

Our travels to St. Michaels served as an inspiration to this new and original recipe; cod dog rolls. Starting with fresh cod from our favorite local fish market, we set out to create our own version of beer battered cod. Much like the one we enjoyed on our travels, this […]

Food and Travel - Special Blog Post

St. Michaels and Chesapeake Bay

Food and Travel – Special Blog Post Are you looking for the perfect getaway with a relaxed coastal vibe? Do you enjoy outdoor dining and seafood? How about nature walking trails, water inlet marsh views, and beautiful sunsets? Yes? Then get packed and ready to travel to the quintessential town […]

Dessert

Sweet n’ Salty Easter Nests

What better way to end your Easter holiday dinner or brunch than with these adorable, colorful, and festive coconut chocolate egg nests. This simple no bake dessert combines sweet shredded coconut with salty crunchy potato chips for a winning combination. The chocolate colored eggs add just the perfect pop of […]

Dessert

Citrus Sponge Cake Berry Trifle

Passover is definitely not the holiday you think of for delicious and decadent desserts. Growing up, most of our Passover desserts consisted of an interesting array of Manischewitz products. There were crunchy chocolate chip cookies, macaroons, marshmallow twists, and mandel bread. While certainly not what you might describe as delicious, […]

Drinks

Double Berry Smoothie

As we’re getting into the warmer weather season, we find ourselves feeling like whipping up some delicious smoothies to enjoy for breakfast or to have as a mid-afternoon snack. Now, there seems to be all sorts of add-ins and toppings like spirulina, bee pollen, and hemp protein powder. We chose […]

Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

Farfalle with Brussels Sprouts and Red Onion

This light and flavorful pasta dish is perfect for welcoming Spring! The steamed Brussels sprouts retain their bright green color and they are paired with sweetly sautéed red onion making them both the stars of this tasty dish. Brussels sprouts are high in potassium and Vitamin C making them a […]

Dessert

Mini Cheesecake Bites

Looking for an easy and seemingly fancy dessert to serve at your next party? These cute mini cheesecake bites will work perfectly! Not too much prep time and only 18 minutes of baking time. The best part is that they can be made ahead and frozen until you are ready […]

Dinner

Blue Corn Chicken Tacos

Our blue corn chicken tacos are simple to prepare, colorful, and fun to eat. We started off with a crunchy hard shell taco base and piled on delicious shredded chicken and loads of flavorful veggies, black beans, and cheddar cheese. Then we topped off our tacos with freshly smashed avocado, […]

Dinner, Lunch

Tomato and Artichoke Weeknight Chicken

The vote is in and the winner is “easy weeknight meal!” Thanks to all who weighed in on our Facebook page this past week. We ended up doing a few different versions of the recipe you see here and tweaking it just a little to allow for the most flavor […]