You know how it is, the winter seems to drag on forever and you are itching to go and dig in the dirt and plant your garden. Now, it’s bad to jump the gun and plant warm-weather crops early, but you don’t have to wait until the last frost to plant your garden! the Longest […]
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Neighborhoods: Catonsville, Maryland
Catonsville is a suburb of Baltimore with a population of 41,547. Catonsville is in Baltimore County and is one of the best places to live in Maryland. Living in Catonsville offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Catonsville there are a lot of parks. Many young professionals live in […]
Neighborhoods: Owings Mills
Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Baltimore. The population is 30,622 as of 2020. In approximately 1700, pioneers arrived in the area of Owings Mills. Samuel Owings constructed three mills near Gwynn’s Falls. One of the mills was utilized for grinding […]
Food Tip of the Week: Avocado
Most of us think of the avocado as a vegetable, but the “alligator pear” or “butter pear” as it was originally known, is a fruit. Unlike other fruits, avocados are not terribly sweet, have a creamy texture, and contain quite a bit of fat. The fat they contain is monounsaturated, the type you want for […]
Neighborhoods: Towson Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 57,796 as of 2020. It is the county seat of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorporated county seat in the United States. Towson was officially settled in the 18th century (1752) when two Pennsylvania brothers, named […]
Food Tip of the Week: Granny Smith Apples
Introduced into the market in 1868, Granny Smith apples are a favorite of all sour apple fans. The origins of Granny Smith apples can be traced back to an Australian grandmother named Maria Ann Smith. She cultivated some discarded French crabapples into what we have today. Who knew this simple step would shape one of […]
Food Tip of the Week: Celery
Next time you want a delicious snack, try a few stalks of crunchy celery. It is excellent when eaten raw or with vegetable dips. There are 2 main types of celery: Pascal and Golden Heart. Pascal, also known as green celery is the more popular in the United States. Celery has been commercially grown for […]
Food Tip of the Week: Black Garlic
Black garlic, fermented with heat for 30 days, has a sweet but savory taste that is completely different from untreated garlic. It is appearing in more markets and restaurants and is gaining fans partly because it does not give heartburn or bad breath. It’s rich in antioxidants and has a mild flavor with sweet notes, […]
The Sweet History of Belgian Chocolate
How The Sweet History Of Belgian Chocolate Began It all started with Leopold II of Belgium in the year 1885 when he colonized Congo. It was a territory eighty-six times bigger than his country. Leopold II was the very first one to commit genocide during the 20th Century. The chocolate industry first took off during […]
Food Tip of the Week: Clementines
From ancient times Clementines have been called the crown jewels of the mandarin family. The name mandarin applies to a number of citrus fruits that have a peel that is easily pulled from the flesh. Sometimes called zipper skinned, clementines were once referred to as kid-glove oranges because it was said that a lady […]
