If you are searching for a form of exercise that is free, requires no gym membership, and can be performed in your local pa...

We had too much fun with giveaways on National Pecan Day, so I couldn’t let National Walnut Day pass without another cont...

My son and his friend drifted upstairs from the family room where they had been playing video games. “It smells so g...

The spring CSA is only 12 weeks long, and then (if memory serves) we’ll get a week off before the summer CSA starts u...

The strawberry picking seasons has started at Gorman Farm in Laurel, reports AnnieRie on AnnieRie Unplugged.  She was ...

While doing our weekly shopping at Trader Joe's this week, I spied another new product in the refrigerated case: Sprouted T...

I’m not always on top of things in the blogosphere, so I didn’t get the news about Wordbones until I got the Ho...

All the cool kids are drinking these green smoothies, so I wanted in. The problem is, everything about the green drinks gro...

The taqueria in the back of Tere's Latin Market has been a great place for Mexican food, and that place appears to be expan...

Michele’s Sweet Shoppe sent me nine flavors — Caramel, Dillicous, Buffalo Ranch, Coconut Almond Bliss, Dark Cho...

I recently wrote a blog about employing moderation when losing weight. Moderation in all things, including slow and sustain...

Galette is the broad term for a free-formed pastry crust enveloping savory or sweet fillings. Here, I make a gluten-free Ap...

Dennis Lane was killed early Friday.  The Sun has a story.  Dennis wrote the Tales of Two Cities blog, and he was...

How do you decompress? Perhaps an after work happy hour at a local bar and grill? A bottle of wine or beer with dinner at h...

After years of lusting after the dressing served on the small salads at various Hibachi grills and sushi restaurants, I th...

Veggie platter at Tigi's EthiopianWhen we left Tigi's Ethiopian, we felt like we had just eaten dinner in Tigi's home -- wa...

Serafino's in Ellicott City has closed and has a sign saying that they'll re-open this summer, reports the Columbia Patch. ...

Research has now confirmed what anyone with a gluten-free child probably already knew: being around other kids with the sam...

Shopping with Mr. Balancing Act is all about efficiency. He likes to get the job done quickly and smoothly, without ever re...

Sometimes, it is good to remember the basics.  Bon Fresco Sandwich Bakery does that, and that's why it's one of my bes...

I'm not really the moderate type. Never have been. I'm a bit more of the off-the-deep-end type. Unfortunately. I don't thin...

I still haven't followed through on my plan to try the new Tigi's Ethiopian on Rte 40 in Ellicott City, but you can still g...

The weeping cherry tree in the front yard finished blooming white pants before Memorial Day.  I’m such a maverick! ...

Pork andouille, chicken andouille, chicken brat, pork brat with hot dogs in backWe're still more than a year from the openi...

This weekend was beautiful & full of digging in the garden. When I don’t have much time for lunch, I tend to loo...

Please don't shoot me! Yes, this is a cheesecake recipe. And yes, I even sank so low as to add the dreaded white sugar to t...

Happy 5th Birthdayto the Columbia, Maryland store Tomorrow, May 6, 2013 several Burger Joint (BGR) stores are tur...

This Monday I am officially rebooting my bootcamp, a weekly outdoor workout class I teach in a nearby park. And the theme f...

Pocket sandwiches seem to have been on a lot of peoples’ minds lately; one reader even posted her breakfast version o...

Use a discount as an excuse, and you'll be going back to RG's BBQ Cafe in Laurel for the food.I wrote about RG's BBQ Cafe o...