Summer Salad with Calamari

It's summer. It's hot.  Sometimes we just don't feel like putting in a lot of effort slaving over the stove to get dinner on the table.  Inspired by many of the salads in A Homemade Life, we decided to keep things simple one night last week while still experimenting a bit by including a new-to-our-kitchen protein: calamari.My tubular friend. That I ate.There are three easy steps involved in putting this salad together- the dressing, the...

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Honeygrow

We've been running around the entire month of June, which has left us no time for actual sit-down restaurant meals.  This past weekend was no different, as we spent a few days in New Jersey with a brief trip to NYC.  Our initial goal was to grab a quick dinner from a food truck on our way out, but many of them close early on Friday.  However, our needs were met by the newly opened Honeygrow.  Located at the corner of 16th and...

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Shake Shack

I bet no one is surprised that we're writing about Shake Shack.  Between our recent obsession with burgers and the fact that Shake Shack's cult following is just ripe for the blogging... well, it wasn't open long before we made plans to check it out.Thankfully in the early evening on a Monday, the line was pretty short, barely extending beyond the door.  A friend of ours happened to walk by and hopped right to the front of the "VIP line"...

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HipCityVeg

Even though we love exploring the entire city, it's always fun when we acquire a new neighbor.  A new food-producing neighbor is the best kind of neighbor!  Formerly the little pop-in-and-take-out Pad Thai Shack, the narrow storefront on 18th and Sansom was reconfigured by Nicole Marquis (hence, Marquis & Co on the logo), who formerly ran the amazing but now defunct Horizons.  Now the spot is known as HipCityVeg, and the concept...

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The Ivy House

Home for a long weekend means plenty of catching up with family and enjoying the sticky Florida sunshine.  We combined both with a promise to our mom for a belated Mother's Day gift- lunch at a restaurant of her choice.  She chose one of her favorites- The Ivy House, a down-home Southern restaurant situated in a classic two-story country home, complete with wrap-around porch.  Invited in with a "How are ya'll doin' today?", we claimed...

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Burger Club: Frankford Hall

This month's Burger Club meeting brought us to the other side of town, a fun little adventure to Fishtown and Frankford Hall.  It takes a lot to get me out on a weeknight, particularly when it requires a long trek, but this meeting was worth it.  If you haven't been yet, Frankford is one of the coolest places to hang out in the city- let alone as a food or drink destination.A large, airy indoor space complete with foosball and table tennis...

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Citizens Bank Park

There's nothing that says summertime quite like catching a Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park.  I was lucky enough to fill in for A's fiance and watch Halladay get injured pitch against the Nationals last week.  Even though we didn't win, it was an exciting game- getting to know some of the new guys (loved the Kratz home run!) and seeing Chooch get ejected.Even though it was Dollar Dog Night (gag), CBP is actually quite well-known for...

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