On Opening Day, April 4th 1994, Orioles fans had high hopes and looming apprehensions. Optimists were focusing on the belief that the Orioles were “finally ready to win,” but the season ended prematurely with the unforgettable strike. In the days running up to Opening Day, the Sun ran its usual stories about food and beer….
This week I finally took a stab at “Chicken À La Maryland,” a dish famously served (or intended to be served) aboard the Titanic. For months, since I first made “Maryland Fried Chicken,” I’ve been aware of this other incarnation known as “Chicken Maryland” or “Chicken À La Maryland.” I got the impression that this…
The Southern Heritage Cookbook Library “Breakfast and Brunch” edition contains a menu for a “Maryland Spring Breakfast For Two.” The menu includes asparagus, fresh strawberries, cornmeal muffins and the pièce de résistance: ‘Shad Roe with Bacon.’ And this is how shad roe is best served. Simply and traditionally. Cook bacon; sautée onion; cook roe with…
Nothing could be more emblematic of the spirit of Baltimoreans than the passionate and swift reaction to the fire at the Book Thing earlier this month (March 2, 2016). Word spread like, well… fire, and Book Thing patrons including yours truly felt immediately compelled to share what we can to help restore this institution. Baltimore…
In typical Maryland fashion, the bone-chilling cold ended one day and the very next day we were greeted with scorching sunshine. The “scorching sunshine” half of the year tends to leave me yearning for a crisp beverage at the end of my walk home. Ginger ale is a favorite and I’ve been flirting with the…