My mom’s crab soup is a classic. It’s simple, easy and incredibly comforting. Like a lot of things she made for us over the years, the recipe wasn’t written …
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THE BEST EGG SALAD
INGREDIENTS 8 cooked eggs, peeled and coarsely chopped 1/3 cup mayonnaise 3 tablespoons crisp celery, chopped 2 teaspoons Maille Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon Maille whole …
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WEEKNIGHT TOMATO SAUCE
INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 tsp coarse salt 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup …
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I am creating a very simple newsletter as a way to keep people in Baltimore informed on ways we all can support our favorite local restaurants. Each week, …
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HOMESTYLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced 2 stalks celery, sliced 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced 2 garlic …
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This is how my brain works. See a photo on Instagram. (The photo above, specifically.) Screenshot it. Think, “I need to figure out how to make that.” Forget the …
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Since March, like most people, I have been hunkering down at home. A lot. Very thankfully, I like where I live and as luck would have it, I rescued a …
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At first — after the Bon Appetit scandal news broke — I was somewhat conflicted. As a middle class, middle-aged white female home cook, I was totally in their …
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Friends and strangers alike have asked me things like, “why in the world did you scrap years of work in building an Instagram following as Charm City Cook?” or …
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I’m not usually one to have very strong opinions about how a particular thing SHOULD be made. Rather, I think you should eat what you want, how you want. Except …
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