Real Food Forever

Real Food Forever

Category: Restaurants & Farmer Markets

Plate full of pie flavor piles.

Deconstructed Pie

On a half-date-night, we went back to a place that I seem to have missed reporting on previously, the little old brick schoolhouse turned restaurant called Brick Ridge in Mt.

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View of the railroad and river.

Organic Processed Food

We had a parent’s date night and bought the kids a treat to stay home and eat without us – organic TV dinners. There’s a lot of very superficial organic

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Freezer section.

Polish Treat in Rockville

When I moved to Maryland from Michigan, I really missed the European and special ethnic foods and neighborhoods around Detroit. They have Pole Town/Hamtramck, Greek Town, many Hungarian restaurants, German

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Shelf of different types and sizes of paprikas.

Penzys

  Penzys (without an apostrophe) is a spice company out of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, that has stores in 29 states. My mom turned me on to Penzys because there’s one near

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Juicy burger with sliced onion, pickles, lettuce, and tomato.

Fast (and Real) Food

Once in a great while you’re on a road trip or rushing around town feeling starved and tempted to get fast food. Hopefully you have a decent option for a

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Displays of market items.

Firestones

  I’m sure no one’s counting but me – yesterday was my 300th day in a row of blogging on real food topics and recipes. Hurray! Tonight we went out

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Himalayan salt block on rack.

Salt Block Cooking

We were in a deli in Mt. Airy called Concetta’s Main Street Bistro, and I saw this Himalayan salt block on a shelf in a pretty, decorative stand. One wall

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Me hanging out with the cows in the field.

(In)humane Seizure

Last week I received my annual calendar from the humane society and the envelope to send in this year’s donation. I used to think it was a great cause to

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Serving dinner on Christmas tablecloth.

Breaded Lamb

Happy Christmas Eve! I hope you are not scurrying about trying to finish shopping, wrapping, or cooking, or at least are doing so in good cheer and not desperation. I

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Shelf with full gallon jars.

Founding Farmers

Finally I have a friend at work that likes to lunch at some interesting and foodie-type joints once a while – it only took me 12 years to find someone.

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