Charm City Cook
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Walking through Lafayette CemeteryOysters at PecheSazeracs at Tujague’sLive music at Preservation HallBeignets at Cafe Du MondeThe Piano Bar at Lafitte’sRamos Gin Fizzes at the Sazerac BarThe best bartender at The French 75 BarOyster Po’boys at ParkwayFrozen Irish Coffee at Erin RoseLate Night Martinis at Clancy’sWine and jazz at BacchanalBrunch at Compère LapinCrab beignets at La …
I like being at home. But I also really, really like staying in hotels. Two nights is ideal, but really one night with a soaking tub, room service and a huge bed — yes! I’m actually planning my next hotel stay in my head right now. What can I say, I like what I like. …
This week, I made a big step in creating some mental health boundaries for myself by unfollowing many food/beverage accounts on Instagram. When I see mostly restaurants and food IGs in my feed, I have feelings of, not really FOMO, it’s more like they feel like a distraction from what I want to be doing. How …
I asked parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, caregivers, etc for recommendations for restaurants and dishes in Baltimore City that kids love. So many great suggestions, even a few fancy ones! Read on … THE LIST (so far) The apple turkey wrap from Red Canoe, biscuits & gravy from …
I have been sharing these in my weekly newsletter, but I thought it was about time I added them to my blog to make it easier to find. If you know of other places I could add to these lists, please drop me a line: amy@charmcitycook.com. Hope you use these lists and support Baltimore City …
THE BEST EGG SALAD INGREDIENTS 8 cooked eggs, peeled and coarsely chopped 1/3 cup mayonnaise 3 tablespoons crisp celery, chopped 2 teaspoons Maille Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon Maille whole grain mustard Frank’s Red Hot sauce Salt and pepper Romaine lettuce hearts Bread of choice INSTRUCTIONS Place cooked eggs into a large bowl Add mayonnaise, …
WEEKNIGHT TOMATO SAUCE INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 tsp coarse salt 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup tomato paste 1 can (28 ounces) tomato puree (I like smooth sauce, so I used pureed tomatoes) 2 TBSP of butter optional: basil or oregano ground beef …
HOMESTYLE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced 2 stalks celery, sliced 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 6 cups chicken stock 2 bay leaves 1 tsp fresh thyme (or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme) 1 tsp fresh oregano or marjoram (or 1/2 …
This is how my brain works. See a photo on Instagram. (The photo above, specifically.) Screenshot it. Think, “I need to figure out how to make that.” Forget the thing. Photo gets buried in others. A few months later, “Oh, yeahhhhhh.” That’s pretty accurate. And this time, I emailed Collin from (the amazing, locally sourced …
