Not all coleslaws are created equal, as magazine intern Elizabeth Laseter—who grew up in Charlotte, NC, and is attending John Hopkins University—has discovered. Here are her comments.
I’ve noticed that coleslaw in the Baltimore area is simply not the same as the kind I enjoyed as a kid. The slaw that I love is simple, consisting [...]

A new organic chip is on the market made with chickpeas, corn, and black beans. I read about Flamous Organics Falafel Chips last week in the New York Times and couldn’t wait to try the brand that calls itself the “world’s first and only falafel chip created for hummus dip.”
I was intrigued and hurried to [...]

We are in the top 25 “salad market” cities, according to Dole Fresh Vegetables. The company did an internal study and found that Baltimoreans and local residents of the rated cities eat more salad per person than their counterparts in other U.S. cities. Well, good for us!
Nearby leafy-eating cities include Philadelphia, Harrisburg, PA, and Washington, [...]

Is there anything better than soft- shell crabs in season? This recipe is easy and delicious. I found it years ago in Bon Appétit magazine. The best part: The originator is chef Cindy Wolf of Charleston.
Cornmeal-Crusted Soft-Shell Crabs with Lemon Brown Butter
1 cup buttermilk
4 fresh soft-shell crabs
1 cup yellow cornmeal
¼ cup all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ [...]

It’s not a weight-loss program, that’s for sure. But it is a delicious prescription for recovery.
I had surgery last week, and my daughter Brigitte, who is the chef at Miss Shirley’s, has been nourishing me with food from the restaurant (like Born on the Bay-O Salad with a cornmeal-encrusted soft-shell crab and fried green tomatoes, [...]

Make the recipe, that is—not necessarily do the Latin American dance. This is an easy salsa dish that will go with just about anything you throw on the grill this weekend. I paired it with a pork tenderloin rubbed with an allspice-cayenne mix. Enjoy!
Pineapple-Avocado Salsa
1 cup (1/4-inch dice) fresh pineapple
2 plum tomatoes, seeded, and cut [...]

Maryland gets a shout out in the new Southern Living cookbook Farmers Market Cookbook: A Fresh Look at Local Flavor, which will be released March 16. And mark your calendars now. Two top cookbook authors will be here in May signing books.
The Farmers Market Cookbook is a beautifully photographed book ($29.95) with numerous tips and [...]

Are you a pantry procrastinator? These snowstorms have made me realize the necessity of keeping my own shelves at home better stocked—especially since I couldn’t bear to go to the grocery store yesterday on the eve of Snowmageddon Part 2.
 
I found a helpful checklist on Real Simple’s website that I plan to use in [...]

Merry recipe to you. As the days tick down to Christmas and then New Year’s, dinners seem to be made on the fly. And you can only eat so much delivery pizza. Here’s an easy slow-cooker recipe that can be thrown together quickly in the morning, providing a hearty meal when everyone is clamoring for [...]

Here’s a case where fruitcake is not the butt of a joke. The much-maligned sweet bread figures prominently in A Christmas Memory, a heartwarming holiday book by Truman Capote that always moves me. It’s hard to believe that the same author who penned the chilling In Cold Blood wrote this loving ode.
Capote’s 1956 tale—it’s really [...]