Weekend Adventures: Baltimore & Brownie Mix
Alex and I decided to take a quick trip to Baltimore over the weekend, since the Twins were playing the Orioles and I’d never been to Baltimore! We lucked out and the weather was perfect.
Obviously some road trip snacks were involved during the drive.
Halfpops sent me some products to try so Alex and I split a bag of the butter & sea salt flavor. At first I was skeptical (half popped popcorn? Don’t you want it fully popped?) but it was actually really good. It’s super crunchy and it’s really flavorful. The ingredients themselves are great (no artificial junk, no GMOs, & they’re gluten free) so this made a nice snack! I’m excited to try the chipotle flavor next!
We walked around Fells Point when we first arrived and grabbed lunch at Kooper’s Tavern. It was too dark to take photos but I had a margarita pizza and it was pretty good! We walked around for awhile, dropped our stuff off at the AirB&B, and headed to the game!
We definitely couldn’t have gotten better weather! Go Twins!
I’m not much of a baseball fan but it turned out to be a close game so I ended up getting pretty into it! (Except I kept clapping for the wrong team. It’s confusing being the away team.) After the game we stopped for a drink at Camden Pub and actually ran into someone Alex knew, which was crazy. Isn’t it a small world?! We left pretty early in the morning (honestly, our AirB&B was kind of a let down so we decided to head home as soon as we woke up) and we grabbed bagels at Botta Bing on our way home. The upside of leaving at 6:30 in the morning was that we didn’t hit any traffic!
Once we got home, I needed to whip up a dessert for a church potluck and I was short on time so I grabbed the brownie mix that Enjoy Life Foods sent me a few weeks ago.
I was honestly so impressed with how this turned out. All you need is a little oil and water (I used coconut oil) and this mix is vegan & gluten free! It also has chocolate chips in it, which is necessary in my book 😉 I was afraid the brownies would be really crumbly, which is a common problem with gluten free baked goods, but these held together really well! I’m excited to try some of their other baking mixes, soon!
What did you do this weekend? Have you tried any new foods lately?
Baltimore is so fun!! and those brownies sound amazing. My sister can’t have gluten, so I need to tell her about this mix!
xo,
Angela
Any post with “brownie mix” in the title immediately grabs my attention. I’m interested to try that, since I like Enjoy Life chocolate chips! Anddddd that half popped popcorn? Why haven’t I heard of this before…? And I’m a popcorn fiend.
Sounds like a great weekend. Kevin and I haven’t been brave enough for a bnb yet
I want to try that brownie mix! I spent this weekend catching up with college friends in London over a variety of activities including running, walking, indulging in high tea with scones and clotted cream, and eating other GF treats across the city as we gabbed nonstop 🙂
Those brownies look so good! My mom usually bakes Betty Crocker brownies but I’m interested in seeing how these turn out. I think I’ll take her a box the next time she decides to make brownies for family dinner dessert!
Glad the weather was so nice for your weekend getaway 🙂
That’s what my mom would always bake growing up! We’d always add chocolate chips to the mix so I was glad this one had the chocolate chips already in it!
So fun! I haven’t been to Baltimore in forever, or a baseball game for that matter. I spent the weekend being totally low-key and it was awesome!
Enjoy Foods is one of my favorite brands! Will definitely check out this mix.
Glad y’all had a good weekend on all fronts!
What a fun little weekend trip! I have never been to Baltimore. I really need to add it to my to-do list.
Baseball on a late summer night just sounds right. I recently tried sea salt plantain chips and did not really care for them… but for some reason I kept wanting to eat more of them.
Btw, I think your hair is so pretty!
You’re so sweet!! 🙂 And I haven’t tried plantain chips but I’m a sucker for anything salty!
It sounds like it was a lot of fun. Half popped popcorn sounds really unique. I think I might try and find some. I’ve been making homemade ice cream lately so I guess that counts as trying something new. 😉