Housemade pasta, creative pizza, local craft beer and more at Birroteca

I think I’m in love. With a restaurant. Birroteca. And it’s literally a minute from my house, so…an affair has ensued. I think I’ve told everyone I know …
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Doing some holiday entertaining? Going to a party? Just want to have a nice dinner at home? The nice folks at Graul’s Markets have you covered, hon. Here are some items …
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About a year ago, I started playing around with recipes for salted caramel brownies. I wanted something that was salty and sweet in one bite. I’m not a huge sweets …
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Cooking. Relaxing. Friends and family. Great food. No pressure of gifts! I love Thanksgiving. When I was a kid, my parents would host all of our aunts, uncles and cousins for Thanksgiving dinner …
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What’s the best meal you’ve had in B’more recently? That’s a tough one. For me, it’s more than just the food. It’s the people I’m with, the surroundings, the service, …
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This is a short post…just want to share this cookbook filled with recipes for real food - seasonal stuff, not too fancy or complicated. It’s by Eli and Max Sussman …
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I’m completely fascinated by chefs that cook ‘nose to tail’ style - using every part of the animal - like kidneys, brain, feet and more. One of the most …
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I’d always been told that making risotto is a bear. All that stirring, stirring, stirring. Blah, blah, blah. How do you know when it’s done?? But thanks to the wonderful folks …
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Whatever you choose to call it - canning, preserving, putting up - I’m into it. I used to be pretty intimidated by the idea of preserving food, it just seemed …
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Fall is the best. Just this week, there’s a slight chill in the air, football season is here (and WOW, baseball is still exciting…how cool is that? Go O’s!) and …
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