We're a breakfast-loving family, so much so that we often eat that meal twice when we're on the road – once in our hotel room at whatever ridiculously early hour the boys decide to rise – and then again later in the morning once we've headed out …
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Good eats for families in Baltimore
December 14, 2011 one reader comment
We only spent a brief two days in Baltimore, but I happy to report that in our short time there our culinary assays demonstrated it to be a city with some great dining options for families. And visitors aren't limited to the more touristy options …
Halloween treats around the globe: 2011 version
October 26, 2011 35 reader comments
Originally published in 2008, this post has become something of a tradition for me. It's the only post I return to and annually update, and I kind of enjoy the chance to walk down a spooky memory lane - both looking at Halloween costumes and some of …
Outer Banks BBQ (with a side of Moon Pie) at High Cotton
September 28, 2011 7 reader comments
"This is a bone!" Teddy said dubiously. It was a windy, rainy Saturday night in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and my younger child was about to try his very first rib. I showed him how to hold the rib at the ends before biting into the meatier side …
The fried clam experiment
September 25, 2011 6 reader comments
You may have never once in your life given much thought to fried clams, especially if you didn't grow up in or around New England. In fact, it's possible that your only exposure to these bivalve mollusks has been the tiny rubbery bits served at chain …
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