Mid-century food has been a running fascination/source of mockery since the early days of the internet. Even before the widespread popularization of organic, homegrown ingredients, people had largely turned away from the technicolor kitchen adventurism found in old recipe cards. A few weeks ago there was a New York Times article addressing what I have…
With the citizens of Baltimore eager to look forward, the 2016 mayoral election is already an issue that has been generating a lot of interest. That’s as much as I will say on that topic which I am opportunistically using to segue into yet another excuse to bake cornbread. This corn pone recipe was contributed…
November is upon us, and although the autumnal comforts of the past few posts (biscuits, pies, and cornbread) have been pleasant, I thought I’d better branch out, lest I lose my *edge*. For this week’s installment, I turned to the news for inspiration. The fate of the building once occupied by the famed Haussner’s restaurant…
I know that we made much ado about tomatoes a few weeks back, but I actually did take a moment between tomato sandwiches to look forward to fall vegetables. They may not have the same glamour and prestige, but fall crops are comforting, dependable, and versatile. The rainbow of cauliflowers are irresistible. I never seem…
The artwork in this interview really speaks for itself but for the sake of having an introduction I’ll mention that I came across these Erick Sahler Serigraphs Co. prints at one of the newer bookshops in Chincoteague this past August. In a few short moments I’d stocked up on postcards and a perceptive saleswoman sold…