Great Food Finds Washington, DC: Delicious Food from the Region’s Top Eateries
Food, cooking and restaurants reflect the spirit of Washington, DC, the people who live there, and their many cultures and cuisines. Culinary traditions here are firm in these destinations, but there is a dynamic food/dining evolution taking place in each place––from the finest white tablecloth restaurants to homey mom and pop cafes and chic new eateries. Food Finds …
A Culinary History of Cape May: Salt Oysters, Beach Plums & Cabernet Franc (American Palate)
Cape May is America’s first seaside resort, and with that comes a mouthwatering food history. The New York Times even proclaimed the city “Restaurant Capital of New Jersey.” The first settlers, the Kechemeche of the Lenape tribe, feasted on the fish and wild game in the area. The whaling industry briefly brought attention to the island, but Ellis …
Maryland Recipes! I have lived in Maryland almost my whole life. I went to high school in Baltimore County and spent my summers in Ocean City. I have taken cooking classes on the cuisine. If there is one thing that I know is the food eaten by Marylanders. Maryland is known for crabs! It is …
A Culinary History of Southern Delaware: Scrapple, Beach Plums and Muskrat (American Palate)
Historic farms and waterways crisscross Southern Delaware, connecting its residents to a set of rich culinary traditions. The original Nanticoke inhabitants baked hearty johnnycakes and hunted wild game. Hungry for a taste of home, German settlers developed scrapple from local ingredients. Today’s home cooks and chefs draw their bounty from the land and sea for a distinct, seasonal …
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking: Hilariously Annotated for Your Cooking Enjoyment
This classic joins the pantheon of cookbooks fit for the gods. If only the gods were interested in cooking for themselves but we suspect they outsource it. Much like early Americans did with the Pennsylvania Dutch. They didn’t actually outsource the immigrants but kind of outsourced their origins, since they weren’t Dutch but came …
As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine
When visitors travel to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, they are encouraged to consume the local culture by way of “regional specialties” such as cream-filled whoopie pies and deep-fried fritters of every variety. Yet many of the dishes and confections visitors have come to expect from the region did not emerge from Pennsylvania Dutch culture but from expectations fabricated by …
Signature Tastes of Manhattan: Favorite Recipes of our Local Restaurants
Do you remember enjoying a meal at that famous restaurant, and wishing you could get the recipe? Or visiting a city and eating at that cute little café that everyone raved about? Well now, you literally have your cake and eat it too. Or at least the recipe for the cake. Signature Tastes of Manhattan captures the recipes …
Signature Tastes of Washington D.C.: Favorite Recipes of our Local Restaurants
Do you remember enjoying a meal at that famous restaurant, and wishing you could get the recipe? Or visiting a city and eating at that cute little café that everyone raved about? Well now, you literally have your cake and eat it too. Or at least the recipe for the cake. Signature Tastes of Washington D.C. captures the …
Hudson Valley Food & Farming:: Why Didn’t Anyone Ever Tell Me That? (American Palate)
Farming has sustained the Hudson Valley for more than four hundred years. Family farms grow succulent fruits and wholesome vegetables, from corn and cabbage to apples and peaches. They raise cows, chickens and lambs and produce an array of cheese and other fresh products. Hudson Valley locavores are once again turning to neighborhood farms for the freshest foods–and …
The ultimate tribute to the mid-Atlantic region’s favorite treat, with more than 50 tantalizing recipes featuring pork roll!This book is a celebration of Pork Roll, the pork-based treat originating and commonly available in New Jersey and Philadelphia. It was developed in 1856 by John Taylor of Trenton, New Jersey. The Pork Roll Cookbook explores the world of pork …