June 28, 2019 by Nicole Collins I really think Marylanders take Old Bay for granted, sometimes. You probably think I’m a broken record stuck on “Old Bay” mode, sometimes. But, Old Bay is the official spice of Maryland, after all. Besides the fact that we put it on everything, it’s even produced here. I forget, sometimes, that Old Bay is not a staple ingredient across the country. I just spent some time with a couple New Yorkers last weekend, and they couldn’t get over how ama

June 24, 2019 by Nicole Collins Thank goodness for grilling season! I have certainly been enjoying grilling season to the max already this year. But, ironically enough…it’s not me that’s been doing the grilling! You see, last summer in Baltimore was absolutely disgusting. It rained pretty much the whole summer. And, we had maybe .2 days of actual sunshine. It was MISERABLE! So this year, I feel like the bestie and I have been taking full advantage of every drop of sunshine we

June 22, 2019 by Nicole Collins Do you guys ever go through a compulsive food cravings? Like you crave something, you eat it, but your craving still isn’t satisfied. And, that thing becomes pretty much all you want like every day. You know what I’m talking about right? For me right now, that compulsive food craving is soft boiled eggs. I know, right? Could that be any more random? But, when I’m thinking about what I want for brekkie or dinner, thought number one for me is “oo

June 18, 2019 by Nicole Collins Guys, I've kept a plant alive for 10 whole days! That may not sound like a huge accomplishment to most people, but anyone that knows me knows this is cause for celebration. You know how there are some things that no matter how hard you try, you just can't do? For some people, it's whistling. For some people, it's winking. For some people, it's rolling their “R”s when they're speaking Spanish. But most of the time for me, all I need to do is loo