Best Sandwich?

by Heidi on May 12, 2012

Last sunday, after the adventures of the Chesapeake wine festival, we slept in a little – which was really not conducive to fitting in a 7 mile run as we originally planned. Whoops. But we made it to church (albeit 15 minutes late though still in time for communion!). Then we were going to hit up the downtown farmers market but missed that too.

So instead we scrounged for parking, and got lunch, walked around the first annual Annapolis City Fair, and up to the First Sunday Arts Fest on West Street.

We had a nice lunch from the Big Cheese/Sammy’s Deli on Randall Street – a tasty little downtown Deli. The ingredients were so fresh!! It was a bit expensive for our taste, but was nice to try and would make for a nice weekend lunch to enjoy downtown in a pinch.

City Fair goings on. Including giant chess match and lots of vendors.

After we walked up to the Art Festival on West Street – so many fun booths!

We even got to see some of the May Day baskets left over! I love spring in Annapolis!

We came home after running errands a bit worn out. I sat down to rest, in my running clothes but was more inclined to nap than I was to run for over an hour. So we didn’t. #fail.

But we did have a delicious stir fry dinner on the balcony at home and got to bed at a decent hour so that was a win and totally helped us run 5 miles Monday morning! #winning

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Last Weekend & the Wine Festival

by Heidi on May 11, 2012

Last weekend, we had a Groupon for the Chesapeake Wine Festival. We went last year and had an amazing time. The weather this year, though a lil overcast, was beautiful (yet again). The wine was amazing though it felt like they had less vineyards there this year than last and many just…weren’t that good.

this wine festival is in a BEEEYYYOOOUUUTTIIIFFULLL location.

One of our favorite vineyards, Boordy Vineyards, which is located north of Baltimore and one of my favorite wineries in the area. We went there for our anniversary last year!

I was first introduced to Smith Island Cake on my birthday when my friend Jason bought me a slice over at Boatyard. One of the vendors had the cake so hubs and I split a piece – it was delicious.

After the wine fest, we hit up Yellowfin for happy hour with my friend Sarah and her beau Mike – half priced apps are always a win. We were there and got to watch the Derby. I hadn’t picked a horse but it was pretty awesome to see “I’ll have another” come from behind to win!

After the business of working, the wine fest and dinner, we had a quiet night in with some Menchies and more wine and got to bed early.

Good wine and Smith Island cake definitely makes for a great weekend.

What’s your favorite Maryland food?

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Found: Best Mexican Food in Annapolis

by Heidi on May 6, 2012

I had tried Sin Fonteras once before with some friends while Adam was away. I’ve also tried Mexican Cafe, Chevy’s and El Torro Bravo as well. They were all…okay. I’m a Mexican food snob and Mexican Cafe left much to be desired. Chevy’s is a chain and doesn’t even count and El Torro Bravo, while decent suffers from tourist From the outside, it’s probably not the type of place you’d find amazing food, but don’t let it’s location next to Parole Liquor Store fool you. Sin Fonteras is definitely worth the stop.

The food is incredibly authentic, reasonably priced and the service has always been top notch. Friday night, after a fun run at Fleet Feet Annapolis, Adam and I hit up Sin Fonteras to continue our cinco de Mayo pre-celebration.

We started with the Sangria which may in fact be the best Sangria I’ve had in Annapolis. It’s sweetness is a natural, fruity sweet not a super sugary-oh-my-god-i’m-going-to-hate-myself-tomorrow sweet. You know the type I’m talking about the sugary drinks that bring on awful hangovers.

I could have easily downed a pitcher of that stuff but it was a school night for me since I had a work event in the AM on Saturday.

For appetizers, we went with plantains. I had though it would be a small plate of plantains with some beans and sour cream on the side but no no, it was better.

They came with a slaw type side, some salsa and were topped with a mustard-y type sauce. Not super spicy and fried to golden perfection.

For eats, I had the chicken enchilladas with the tomatillo sauce.

The enchilladas were amazing. The chicken was amazingly tender. There was a little bit of spice, but not so much it was overwhelming. I had them previously with the Mole Sauce which incredibly authentic and delicious as well. Enchilladas are always my go to meal at a Mexican restaurant and they did NOT disappoint here.

Hubs had an incredible chicken dish that I forget the name of.

Inside that amazing banana leaf is a meal of Chicken and plantains. It was…incredible. Adam described it as “intensely flavorful. Satisfying, and surprisingly filling.”

Note the “Intensely flavorful” part which I think pretty much describes everything I’ve eaten at Sin Fonteras. In addition the quality food, the service is consistently impeccable and the owner whom I’ve met twice now is attentive and ensures all of his guests have a quality experience. It was the perfect start to Cinco de Derby (or Cuatro de Mayo) weekend!

I give this place 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone who’s looking for off the beaten (West/Main Street) path for high quality food without breaking the bank.

Sin Fonteras Cafe’s.
Located at:
2129 Forest Drive
Annapolis, MD

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Be There: Chesapeake Wine Festival

by Heidi on May 1, 2012

Last year, by chance we snagged a LivingSocial deal for the Chesapeake Wine Festival.

We had a fabulous time sipping wine and all that jazz. We shared a bottle on the bay and it was a beautiful day.

We’ll be back there. Thanks to a deal from Groupon (despite my history with LivingSocial, I’m an equal opportunity deal finder. Groupon came into my email first), we’ll be there again this Saturday.

The festival, which takes place over at the Bay Bridge Marina in Stevensville, goes on Saturday and Sunday (May 5-6), tickets (if you weren’t lucky enough to get the Groupon, LivingSocial or Landmarks deal) from 12-6p. I don’t know about you, but the weather is looking perfect for some wine on the bay. Tickets are $30 and $10 for DD (not it).

You can catch me by the dock. After I make my rounds that is.

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Open your heart

by Heidi on March 21, 2012

If you’re ever in need of a great yoga class, I highly recommend Prana Yoga Studio on West Street in Annapolis on the corner of West and Solomon’s Island Rd.

I’ve been practicing yoga since my lululemon days in CT before we moved down here and one of my favorite styles is hot vinyasa. Connecticut had some great studios and it’s been really difficult finding studios that inspired me in the same way. The other night, I was inspired. Inspired by great music (seriously, it can make or break a class), an awesome instructor and a class that was heated to about 97 degrees. Schweaty awesomeness I tell you. The great thing about Prana though, and I should note I became acquainted with them by working at lululemon in the Towne Centre back in 2011 when we first moved here, is that they not only offer amazing hot yoga classes but also classes for beginners that are not hot, and even gentler Yin yoga classes (think restorative or what I call, sleepy time yoga), and a wide variety of workshops as well. There’s a little somethin’ somethin’ for everyone here.

Classes are about $18 to drop in, first time students can get 3 classes for $35 which is a pretty decent deal! Check out their schedule here!

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St. Patricks Day 5k

March 19, 2012

It was absolutely beautiful yesterday, so I got home and was like hmm maybe I should run tonight? I had gone out on Friday night with a friend for a couple cider’s and some good irish fare at Galway Bay and didn’t really have any plans for St. Patricks Day but did see that the [...]

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Battling the Bulge Part 1

March 19, 2012

I should preface any discussion about my overall health, wellness, and diet with the confession that two weeks ago I made a pilgrimage across San Antonio to Fatty’s Burgers & More,  a local establishment described by the San Antonio Burger Blog as “a real standout” as part of my ongoing quest to discover the best burgers [...]

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Long time no write!

March 18, 2012

Yowza! It’s been almost six months since we last wrote in here but I’m going to do some cross posting from my own blog, and hopefully some more other reviews now that I’m back in Annapolis more often and only commuting to Severna Park instead of to DC. In addition, Adam’s going to be home [...]

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Pigs and Pearls

October 6, 2011

NewlyMarylanders supports Junior League of Annapolis, Inc. (yes Heidi is a member, yes we’re a little biased here) and will be getting down at the upcoming JLA fundraiser  (albeit solo) 10/29 – “Pig and Pearls” – tickets are $45 ea until 10/16 and then the price increases. The event, a bbq/oyster/libation event will include a [...]

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Annapolis Date Nights: Rockfish

October 5, 2011

So as Adam was getting ready to depart for BCT, we’ve been using up all of our LivingSocial deals and having date nights galore. I put pretty much everything on hold this past week to spend as much time with him as possible. We had a great time enjoying good food and each other’s company. [...]

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