Around With Ally

06/08/2026

Crockpot Monday's 🥘

This is one of those set and forget (until it’s time for shredding) 🌮

✨ ½ box chicken broth✨ 1 can corn✨ 1 can black beans✨ 1 can Rotel✨ 1 packet taco seasoning✨ 2 chicken breasts

Throw it all in the crockpot, cook on low for a few hours, then shred the chicken and load it up with your favorite taco toppings! Easy, budget-friendly, and packed with flavor.

Save this for a busy weeknight! ❤️

06/07/2026

☕🍓 Coffee Sunday’s : Tous les Jours (Columbia, MD)

This place is dangerously good. Walking out with just one pastry isn't an option! 😅

The strawberry-stuffed croissant was the star of the show—flaky, buttery, and absolutely delicious. 🍓🥐 And the oat milk in my coffee? Some of the creamiest I've ever had.

Definitely worth a stop if you're in the area!

06/04/2026

✨ The countdown is ON! ✨

🇺🇸 30 days until Fourth of July
🎃 149 days until Halloween
🦃 177 days until Thanksgiving
🎄 208 days until Christmas
🎉 215 days until New Year’s

And somehow… I’m already thinking about fall. 🍂

06/04/2026

Pop Pop’s Ice Cream is always the move after Ledo Pizza. 🍕➡️🍦

A small spot where the ice cream is cold, the kids get messy, and nobody seems to mind. Honestly, those are usually the best family outings.

If you're in Edgewater, this one deserves a stop.

05/31/2026

☀️ Father’s Day is coming up, and I’m officially in my grilling era.

The weather is perfect. The kids were running around and I needed a little bit more grilling practice so steak and chicken kebabs it was! 🍢🔥

05/29/2026

Is it even a Maryland crab boil if there’s no Old Bay sausage involved? 🦀🌽✨

The boil-in-the-bag made this weeknight dinner SO easy, and the seasoning was absolutely delicious 🤌🏼

Dinner was 10/10… until it came time to wash approximately 47 dishes afterward 😂

05/24/2026

MDW Weekend 🇺🇸 learning to make all the side dishes that used to magically appear when I was a kid. 😂

• Tri-color pasta noodles
• English cucumber
• Cherry tomatoes
• Red onion
• Salami
• Provolone cheese
• Ken’s Italian dressing
• Salt
• Pepper
• Garlic powder
• Onion powder

05/17/2026