manly deeds, womanly words

march 25th is a big day. well, it's a big day if you live in maryland. well, it's a big day if you live in maryland and your mom teaches state history to 9 year olds and impresses upon you the importance of maryland day. obviously, i fit in the above category, thanks to nancy. so, when my day to cook fell on the blessed day of maryland heritage, i knew just what to do. celebrate the calverts, the ripkens, frederick douglass and thurgood marshall.



i made crab soup- recipe & old bay care of ken jones. a small snag in the plan however, when i went to buy crab at the grocery store. i mean, living in alaska- the land of king crabs & the deadliest catch- you would assume that crab meat is always readily available. not so as i came to find out- so we had to settle for imitation crab. so it wasnt perfect- but anything other than md blue crab is just not going to be the same anyways.



so, i decorated the house- well, the kitchen- in full maryland regalia....



without maryland day, how would my midwestern roommates know that maryland is the wealthiest state per capita? just eclipsing new jersey in august of '07. or that the old line state is the size of belgium. thank goodness for google...


bridget was dressed in maryland colors and she didnt even know it