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Apple Cider Vinaigrette

makes about 1 cup of dressing. Autumn means many things: leaves changing color, temperatures dropping, and picking apples. So a nice crisp cold salad with an apple-themed dressing seems apt. This recipe uses freshly-picked apples to make a thick apple cider "molasses" to help emulsify the dressing.…

Written by Unknown on Sunday October 3, 2021.


Bacon Cheddar Dip

Our girls went through a phase where every bowl of popcorn needed a very liberal dusting of cheddar cheese powder. Supplying such prodigious quantities of that powder led me to Alton Brown's recipe for popcorn seasoning — and 1 pound bags of cheddar cheese and buttermilk powder. When the cheddar po…

Written by Unknown on Wednesday March 14, 2018.


Bacon Horseradish Dip

Just like the dip made by a heck-of-a-good company. 1/2 lb bacon pinch freshly-ground black pepper 16 oz (1 lb) sour creme 1 tbsp prepared horseradish 2 tbsp minced onion (sweet onion like Vidalia) 1 tsp salt 1 tsp liquid hickory smoke

Written by Unknown on Sunday June 30, 2019.


Balsamic Chicken Lettuce Cups

4. 1/4 c brown sugar 1/4 c balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp ginger (grated) 2 cloves garlic (fine dice) 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper 3 chicken thighs (skinned, deboned) 1 naval orange (segments) 1 scallion (green portion only) 1 head Boston lettuce

Written by Unknown on Friday June 11, 2021.


Baltimore "Crab" Soup

I love Baltimore crab soup: the plethora of vegetables, the spicy hint of Old Bay in the broth. The one thing I've found in many incarnations I've sampled is that the crab really is lost to the rest of the components in the soup. Why add a $30/lb ingredient (complete with bits of shell) that will…

Written by Unknown on Wednesday March 14, 2018.


Baltimore Veggie Soup

Vegetable soup isn't something we have too often at home. This recipe uses taste memory to fool me into thinking there's protein present. It's got all the vegetables and seasoning of Maryland (or Baltimore) crab soup, which are forward enough in that soup to make the crab take a back seat. Voila:…

Written by Unknown on Monday November 23, 2020.