Tag Archives: food

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 159

Posted on June 27, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Cheesecake food porn Cheesecake in the USA is not cheesecake as we know it in the UK. This is American cheesecake, from the Cheesecake Factory (this place tops the list for calorie content and basic ‘food porn’): This is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged AA Gill, America, American, Americans, British, calories, Charles Sterrett Ridgely, cheesecake, Cheesecake Factory, Columbia, Culture, cup of tea, Earl Grey, European, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, New Orleans, Oakland Mills Manor, Oreo cookies, scones, state laws, teapots, Tesco, UK, USA, Vanity Fair, Walmart | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 157

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

The Twinkies are back in town! These babies are back on the shelves in USA-land! People across the land are rejoicing at their second coming! I’ve not yet got my lips around a Twinkie (that’s what she said/as the actress … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Baltimore, Blog, British, Christopher Sell, Culture, deep fried twinkies, Dennis J. Lane, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, Hostess, Howard County, LA Times, maryland, Shootings, Texas State Fair, Twinkies, UK, USA | 6 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 154

Posted on June 20, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Columbia is 46! The town in which I live is 46 years young. I say ‘years young’ because it is young in comparison to the towns in the UK (apart from Milton Keynes probably) that I have lived in before. … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 46 years old, America, Americans, Baltimore, baseball, basketball, Blog, Bovril, British, Camden Yards, Columbia, corn dogs, Culture, Downtown, driving, expat, food, football, high fructose corn syrup, hocoblogs@@@, Honey Boo Boo, Howard County, Howard County magazine, Jim Rouse, Kisscam, Maggie Thatcher, maryland, Milton Keynes, Orioles, President, Prime Minister, Robins Cheltenham, TV, UK, undertaking, USA, Whaddney the Robin, Wombles | 5 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 136

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Ocean City, Rehoboth, Delaware So this weekend we took a roadtrip, along with 718,000 other Marylanders. I know this number, because a news and travel email pops up on my phone just as we are due to set off. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, amusement parks, Bay Bridge, beach, Blackpool, Blog, British, Daisy Dukes, Delaware, Desmond Wynn, fake finger, food, gay, Go Fish, hocoblogs@@@, lifestyle, Mama Nicole's, motel, Ocean City, Redneck Riviera, Rehoboth, sand dunes, Seniors Week, shorts, sticky toffee pudding, Tampa Bay Bucanneers, taxes, teenagers, UK, USA, weather | 7 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 118

Posted on May 6, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Another beautiful day in the USA! We can get v v v v v v used to this weather. It’s pretty much perfect at 72 degrees at the weekend. It’s a little bit like being on our holibobs! Cinquo de … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Aintree, America, American, Americans, Blog, Cinquo de Mayo, Columbia, dsiabled parking, fashion, food, handicapped parking, hocoblogs@@@, Howard County, Kentucky Derby, Lake Elkhorn, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, snake, summer, sunshine, tacos, Travel, turtles, UK, USA, weather, Zantac | 12 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 115

Posted on April 28, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Road signs When you drive over here (as a Brit), all of a sudden you see signs which make you go ‘ooooh!’ and ‘wow’. This one did just that. Good innit?! Brits in Baltimore This weekend I hooked up with … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, Americans, Annapolis, Baltimore, blogger, British, Chick and Ruths Delly, Columbia, Culture, DC, drag queen, expats, FBI, food, gay scene, Governor of Maryland, hocoblogs@@@, Man vs Food, Martin O'Malley, maryland, New York, pub crawl, road signs, Star Wars, Towson, UK, USA | 20 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 114

Posted on April 26, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

A key dilemma So, I needed to get a key cut today (no, don’t yawn…). But could I bloody well find anywhere that in my ‘UK’ head might cut keys….? Nope. I Googled all sorts of key-cutting combinations and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, bloggers, British, cobblers, Columbia, communities, Culture, expat, food, hocoblogs@@@, hocofood@@@, Howard County, Kendalls Hardware store, keys, lifestyle, mannequins, margarita, maryland, Mexican food, Timpsons, Travel, Twitter, UK, USA, Xitomate | 13 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 113

Posted on April 25, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Buick comment of the week…. Husband: ‘The boot (trunk) on this car really is massive. You can see why the Mafia used them all the time. You could definitely fit two dead bodies in there easily.’ 😉 In my pursuit … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged America, American, Americans, Blog, Bonnano family, British, British food, Buick, Donnie Brasco, expats, food, grocery store, hocoblogs@@@, Johnny Depp, mafia, marmite, pickled onions, Seattle Times, Tony Kornheiser, UK, USA, yorkshire puddings | 2 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 110

Posted on April 21, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

Everyone needs to meet a Ken When you talk to someone in the queue for an ice-cream, remember that that person might just be a good person to know! This is Ken McNaughton, whom I met in the ice-cream queue … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged 5K, accents, America, American, Americans, Blog, Boston Marathon, British, Culture, expat, expats, food, hocoblogs@@@, imdb.com, John Adams, Ken McNaughton, lifestyle, maryland, Maryland Lottery, National Anthem, Orioles, radiators, Ravens, Star Spangled Banner, UK, USA, What's the time Mr Wolf | 16 Comments

Desperate English Housewife in Washington, chapter 108

Posted on April 19, 2013 by ukdesperatehousewifeusa

No Kinder surprises here…. Remember those white and milk chocolate eggs from your youth with a toy inside….? (Here’s the mighty strange advert from the 80s in the UK to remind you…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4kHmbZTvyI). Well, they’ve only bloomin’ well gone and banned … Continue reading →