by Brian | Jan 30, 2019 | Super Bowl
Yesterday I presented a recipe for Spicy Creole Shrimp Dip for your Superbowl enjoyment. Now, some people have a preference for crab over shrimp and, to be fair and impartial, here is your crab option from the same excellent source: Acadiana Table by George...
by Brian | Dec 28, 2018 | Recipes
I went to school in Baltimore and I could have eaten crab three meals a day. I didn’t then. I wish I had now. Crab Imperial is a spicy crab casserole that you find on menus on both shores of the Chesapeake Bay. It’s impossible to say which recipe is best. Adam...
by Brian | Jun 20, 2018 | Recipes
This is a trio of ingredients I would not have expected to see in combination. But, here they are, tossed with a simple vinaigrette, ready for appreciative consumption. Fennel is an acquired taste. I understand that. But, once acquired, it will be your constant...
by Brian | Dec 27, 2017 | Recipes
In his cook-by-the-season book, Simple Nature, Alain Ducasse offers Ten Principles for great cuisine. Among those are: Cook and Eat Seasonally and Eat More Vegetables and Less Meat. It’s not all veggies, though, as this recipe from the Winter chapter shows. This is a...
by Brian | Oct 21, 2017 | Recipes
I love crab cakes and the very, very best are to be found in Baltimore. The best of the best? Faidley’s in Lexington Market. I was able to find a very authentic recipe for them Chesapeake Bay Cooking. Sometimes, I do an amendment or two. A little chili heat can...