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What I Ate in Maryland

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Travel can be an adventure in eating.

 

It can also be an adventure in finding workspaces with outlets, tables, cell phone signals… yesterday I worked all afternoon in a flatbread pizza place.

Barnes & Noble was closed for MLK (WTF?!  That’s like Starbucks closing – it just doesn’t happen!).  This meant that Starbucks was even more crowded than usual.  Flatbread it was.  I left the store having been cured of craving pizza for a while and smelling like an Italian mamma.

At least I had a wonderful dinner recommendation from Kimberly @ Grubarazzi to look forward to – Woodberry Kitchen.  They even celebrate Meatless Monday!

Side note: check out her blog – she makes some rockstar dishes!  

Goldeneye

 

Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore is incredible.  It was a little dark for pics (I was ill-prepared in the camera department), but everything was delicious.  Don’t skip the Goldeneye drink.  It was stellar.  Say hi to Conner the bartender for me.

If you ever go, DO NOT skimp the CMP for dessert.  Malted ice cream, chocolate sauce, marshmallow fluff, and wet peanuts.  All house-made.  It was one of those “moment of silence” desserts.

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This is What I Ate Wednesday, not what I drank Monday.

 

 

Breakfast:

An adventure in hotel icky oatmeal.

 

I grabbed some of the hotel’s runny, mucus-like oatmeal and made it edible with a few mix-ins:

  • Double vanilla ice cream-flavored protein powder from home (really good, btw)
  • Peanut butter
  • Apple
  • Coffee

It was not Sweet Potato Pie Oatmeal, but by the time I got done with it these oats were not too shabby!

 

Lunch:

We ate at a burger place.  I had a salad and a sweet potato.  It was underwhelming… this is what was left when I remembered to take a pic:

 

Dinner:

I don’t care what Hollywood says, the Grubarazzi won’t lead you astray.  Thanks to another of her recommendations we dined like A-listers in a Vietnamese restaurant located in a strip mall.

 

The Saigon Noodle House doesn’t look like much from the outside, but their summer rolls and pho were ah-mazing.

Tofu Summer Role with peanut sauce and sriracha

Tofu Pho with Thai basil, jalapenos, and bean sprouts to garnish

Shrimp Curry (I picked around the shrimp)

Chicken and Rice Clay Pot… in an aluminum pot

 

Verdict:  Do NOT miss the summer rolls and the pho.  I could to skipped the other two dishes, but – to be fair – I picked around all the seafood/meat and didn’t get the full effect.

 

Snacks:

B&N-Starbucks-style.  Raspberry Oolong tea and the best KIND bar I’ve had to date – Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew.

 

There was also some late-night chocolate that had to be eaten. 😉

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I made the FoodBuzz Top 9 today with these Chewy (Vegan) Granola Cookies!!!  Thanks to everyone for the BUZZ and welcome to any new visitors!  Check out the Top 9 by clicking here.

Have you ever had pho?

What’s the best “bar” you’ve tried lately?  Have you had a KIND bar?

 

Comments

    • I’ll have to ask for recs from you next time as well! This was a quick trip, but life’s too short to eat bad food. 🙂

  3. OOOHHH that dessert sounds fabulous! And everything else looked amazing as well. But really what I bobbed on over here to say is GO TO SLEEP WOMAN!! It’s 4am!!! Do it tomorrow!!! 🙂

  6. Congrats on making the top 9! You’re on a roll. 🙂

    And when i did travel for work, I always found the hotel oatmeal way too thick and gooey (in a bad way). Glad you were able to doctor yours up!

    My new favorite bar is the Clif Mojo Mountain Mix bar – so good and satisfying!

    • Thank you!!! I’ve become really good at traveling with add-ins. It would be so cool if hotels should offer oatmeal BARS.

    • It was probably the BEST peanut sauce I’ve ever had. I thought about asking them to sell me a bottle of the stuff.

  13. I thought the pic of the summer roll was some sort of dessert at first. Wouldn’t be a bad way to start and end a meal. Everything looked delicious (well, minus the burger joint lunch 🙂

    • Thanks!

      It’s really funny, but since I started my blog my friends are always reminding me to take pics of my food when we go out. I’m all “but I’m too hungry for pics!” 😉

  15. Girl, you are ALWAYS making the Top 9! Wish I were a foodbuzz all-star. 🙂

    However, I am now craving Asian food even more than I was already this week. I must hook myself up with some pickled ginger, stat.

  17. Oh my, that CMP sounds amazing!

    My boss is Vietnamese, as is my co-worker. I have had fresh homemade pho and restaurant pho. I adore it to bits 🙂

    • It was really amazing. I want to try to recreate it, but I’m scared I’d be eating it every day!

      You are so lucky with that pho!!! I bet their homemade is unbelievable.

  19. I am SO glad you enjoyed both of my recommendations. Woodberry, you just can’t go wrong. Saigon Noodle House a pho haven but I have not be AS impressed with the other dishes either. The pho and those delicious rolls are stars, I say, stars! Yay for food!

    • I am already looking forward to a return trip! Thank you sooooo much for the amazing recs. Please let me know if you’re ever in need of some n ATL!

    • Haha – you know those desserts, right? Thankfully this one is usually 500 miles away from home. 🙂

    • Thank you! It smelled wonderful for the first couple of hours… but after a while it was a little overwhelming.

  26. B&N was CLOSED? What are the odds? I want to know where that protein powder comes from–it sounds so much better than the ones I’ve been using!

    • I got the sample back from my local nutritional supplement store. It was really good! Not sure what larger store would carry it, but I bet you can order online.

  28. LOVE seeing Meatless Monday on a menu! In class last night, some asked me how I survive since I don’t eat any protein… I just laugh – but I love it when I see the “meatless” movement spread!

    • It blows my mind how little people understand about plant-based diets. Tofu, lentils, Greek yogurt… there are so many other ways to get protein!

  36. we can’t eat most “bars” since we can’t have nuts in our house but we did find some organic cascadian farm granola bars that are really good! All of the food looked amazing but since we are nut free most asian places are out of the question unfortunately.

    • I bet that is tough! I did a cleanse a couple of years ago where I couldn’t have nuts for 21 days and it was next to impossible.

  38. Next time you go to Maryland, get a crabcake! They have the best style there! All crab and no icky breading!

    All your adventures look delicious! Noodle house…yum!

    • Ha – me too! I almost took it out several times. 🙂

      You have NO idea how much I wish I was on the way to Cali!!!

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