On my most recent trip to New York, food wasn't the first thing on my mind. Strange, I know. But it was Sniffapalooza Spring Fling weekend, so eating took a back seat to perfume sniffing. That's ...
http://www.minxeats.com/2024/05/dining-in-ny-april-2024.html
THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON MINXEATS.COM ON JANUARY 1, 2018. I get sad looking back on some of these posts and seeing dishes I can no longer get my hands on (or sink my teeth into). Lik...
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a truly epic bowl of cream of crab soup I gotta laugh at native English-speaking influencers (AKA people who spend too much time posting on Instagram or TikTok) who have no working grasp of t...
THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON MINXEATS.COM ON APRIL 9, 2018. While it was fun to play around with making our own pasta, we'd much rather have someone make it for us. Plus, since we starte...
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THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON MINXEATS.COM ON JULY 20, 2018. This was an unusual challenge: to use chef-created recipes to make dishes that go well with Coke products. As a native Marylande...
http://www.minxeats.com/2024/03/throwback-thursday-crabcakes-and-coke.html
When I go to NY and visit with my friend Daisy, she takes me to all the best eateries. And I don't mean fancy 3 Michelin star restaurants like Le Bernardin. Instead, she takes me to the best plac...
http://www.minxeats.com/2024/02/visiting-charm-city-you-need-to-try-this.html
In a world where everyone seems to be in a hurry to do something or get somewhere, there's an age-old tradition that offers solace, comfort, and a myriad of health benefits: enjoying a hot cup of...
http://www.minxeats.com/2023/10/the-remedy-to-chilly-weather-drink-more.html
Recently, I borrowed a copy of the Beat Bobby Flay cookbook from my local library. Sorry, Bobby, but why buy the cow when I can get the milk for free? The book has some good recipes, and I wa...
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We have visited Villagio Cafe--a cute little Persian restaurant on York Road just a few blocks over the County Line--many times, so I was surprised to realize that I hadn't yet written about it. ...
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Welcome to a new feature on Minxeats! Every week (or so), we'll present to you one of our favorite store-bought products. It might be a chip, or cereal, or condiment, and it will definitely be s...
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In case you haven't noticed, I like condiments. I don't mean plain ol' ketchup, mustard, and mayo, though I like those, too. I mean all of the various salsas, sauces, and salads that make a plain...
I know this blog is rife with recipes for my favorite cruciferous vegetable, but I'm going to add one more: dry-rubbed cauliflower "wings." Why "wings?" Because the word is more appealing tha...
http://www.minxeats.com/2023/08/dry-rubbed-cauliflower-wings.html
I put this on everything. You should too. It's based on a recipe from Chef Annmarie Langton, formerly of The Queen Truckstaurant. She used her version on her crab cake tacos, so it was made it in...
I stumbled upon SAUCE UP Almond Crunch Sauce while perusing Amazon for chili crisp. Like chili crisp, it's a sweet and oily combination of fried alliums and chiles, but also contains chopped alm...
2023 started strong, with a trip to NYC and lots of good things to eat. Another trip to NY in June ensured some good summer eating. But then the rest of the year was kinda pfffftttt, culinarily. ...
Is this a fucking butter board ? (Spotted at Valley View Farms.) Posted on Minxeats.com.
I always have at least one jar of Maesri Thai chilli paste with sweet basil in the pantry. If you enjoy drunken noodles, you'll like this condiment. ---------------------------------------------...
http://www.minxeats.com/2023/12/throwback-thursday-thai-ish-supper.html
It's been a while since I've been truly disappointed by a restaurant meal. I've had some fairly meh experiences, but most have been good or even very good. And then we had dinner at Nepenthe Brew...
THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2018. Sadly, the Fleming's in Harbor East closed up during the pandemic and is being replaced by yet another overpriced and underwhelming Atlas Gr...
http://www.minxeats.com/2023/11/throwback-thursday-flemings-new-bar-menu.html
THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON JANUARY 30, 2015 If you want a dynamite appetizer for Thanksgiving (today!) try this butternut squash toast. It's very fall-ish, both sweet and savory, and jus...
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THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2018. Sadly, this company no longer offers this very versatile sweet spice blend, and when I inquired as to why, I didn't get a very polite answer...
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THIS POST ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON AUGUST 9, 2019. Though we now have two excellent Chinese restaurants in our area, on occasion we do go to The Orient. The enormous portions and good prices are...
http://www.minxeats.com/2023/11/throwback-thursday-orient-perry-hall.html
I am a Marylander born and bred, and there's nothing that I enjoy more in the summer than a crab feast. Here, that's a pile of blue crabs--Callinectes sapidus--steamed with beer and a ton of spic...
http://www.minxeats.com/2023/10/wine-and-seafood-sponsored-post.html
I wouldn't call Baltimore a pizza town, but the city is currently more deserving of that title than it was in the past. Regular readers might remember me railing on about the "fresh dough" pizza ...
I have joked in the past that this blog should have been called Minxdips because there's more than a handful of recipes for saucy things that work well on a tortilla chip or cracker. Dips are usu...