• Vegetarian Stuffed “Ham”

    I decided to do something a little different for my first post about Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham. Maybe something a little controversial. There’s a lot of information to read about “Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham” out there on the internet and I don’t have too much to add. I have tried most of the ham providers…

  • Broccoli Crab Soup

    Published in 2003, “I Can Cook You Can Cook” may not be the most historic in my collection, but it does offer a snapshot of a Maryland food personality and a time and place from whence it came. (Most cookbooks do, which is why I love them.) The book itself hearkens to a less “sophisticated”…

  • Indian Pudding, Misses Lelia and Alice Taney

    “From 1896 to until 1954, they never really accepted the doctrine of “separate but equal” to which they now look back with so much longing.They embraced the “separate” all right, but with stubborn consistency rejected the “equal.”One gathers the impression that the only decision which has ever won their wholehearted approval was that of Chief…

  • Sources: Mary Randolph

    Mary Randolph, Library of Virginia Interest in culinary history tends to enjoy a boost around this time of year. Some excellent pieces have been written illuminating the historical foods consumed on Thanksgiving. As though our own traditions are not authentic or traditional enough, many of us feel compelled to dig into the origins of the…