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    Beef à la Mode: A Hearth Classic

    ByKara June 12, 2015April 5, 2026

    This is another recipe from B.C. Howard’s “Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen.” Although separated by half a century, I think of her book as the Maryland version of Mary Randolph’s “The Virginia Housewife,” and refer to the latter as a useful cross-reference for some of the recipes (such as this one). Both books entail…

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    Interview: Pam Williams

    ByKara March 12, 2015January 14, 2019

    I met Pam Williams at a hearth cooking demonstration at the Hays House and enjoyed the rare chance to interact with a lively group of culinary history enthusiasts. I knew I wanted to reach out to her to be the first of what I hope will be a series of little interviews with various historians,…

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