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Maryland Crab-less Soup

Maryland Crab-less Soup

  A vegan take on the classic crab soup. I had come across some recipes that had you use hearts of palm to mimic seafood in lobster rolls or crab cakes. I have to say I was intrigued but was slightly less than convinced it would be as good as […]

Bookmaker Salad

Ingredients: for the dressing: 3 tablespoons finely grated parmesan 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil tiny pinch salt freshly ground black pepper for the salad: 2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped 1-pint cherry tomatoes, halved (I used an heirloom mix) 1/3 cup large Spanish pimento-stuffed olives […]

Black Bottom Cupcakes

Ingredients: for the filling: 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature 1/3 cup sugar 1 beaten egg 6 oz. mini  semisweet chocolate chips for the batter: 1 1/2 cups flour 1  cup sugar 1/3 cup cocoa 1  teaspoon baking soda 1 cup water 1/3 cup canola oil 1 1/2 teaspoon […]

Ultimate Hot Baltimore Crab Dip with Soft Pretzel Sticks

  for the dip: Ingredients: 1 cup blue crab claw meat 1 cup lump blue crab meat 1 cup cream cheese, at room temperature 3⁄4 cup sour cream 1⁄4 cup Frank’s® RedHot® Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce 2 1⁄2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 1⁄2 tablespoons Chesapeake Bay seasoning (Old Bay) 1⁄2 tablespoon […]

Baltimore-style Fried Oyster Po’Boys

Ingredients: for the oysters: 2 pints oysters 1 1/3 cup self-rising cornmeal mix 2/3 cup flour 1/4 cup Old Bay (low sodium okay) canola oil for frying for the Old Bay remoulade: 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 1/2 tablespoons dill relish 1 teaspoon Old Bay 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard (powder) juice […]

Crab Imperial

Ingredients: for the imperial 16 oz lump blue crab meat 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup coarsely chopped parsley 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1 teaspoon ground mustard (I like Colman’s) 2 tablespoons Old Bay 1 egg, beaten juice of 1/2 lemon topping: 1/2-3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs (I used cheese bread […]