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- On Sept. 18, Wegmans will open its eighth Maryland store at Foundry Row, a new 350,000-square-foot retail center at the intersection of Reisterstown and Painters Mill roads, previous home of Solo Cup's manufacturing site.
- The Ravens have a new partnership with Dunkin' Donuts designating the brand as the "Official Coffee and Breakfast" of the team.
- Temptations are everywhere at Mount Vernon Marketplace, Baltimore's newest ode to gastronomy. It's essentially a big food court without the mall — and with better options.
- The buffet brunch, which will meet capacity at 150 patrons, will feature dishes created by Blue Bistro Restaurant, crafted from ingredients grown or baked by more than ten of the Farmers' Market producers. Menu items include Evermore Farm sausage and gravy over JeannieBird Baking Company biscuits as well as French toast made from Old Valley Farm artisan bread and topped with fruit from Orchard Company. The coffee will be freshly brewed by Furnace Hills Coffee Company. Even the centerpieces will
- An artisanal burger joint has joined the vendors at the Mount Vernon Marketplace.
- "Sunset Salad" comes from a recipe booklet, "Joys of Jell-O," published by the General Foods Corp., one of the free recipe booklets that were commonly produced by many of the larger food companies in the '50s, '60s and '70s.
- Dads Works' annual dance – especially for dads, daughters – set for May 16 at Legion in Westminster
- Mount Airy Garden Club's ninth annual plant sale set for 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9 at Calvary United Methodist Church in Mount Airy
- The ocean, beach and mountains may be appealing vacation spots, but they¿re also hours away. Why travel when you can have just as much fun here in Howard County? We put together four weekend ¿staycation¿ ideas for everyone from the thrill seeker to wine connoisseur that could make you forget, at least for a weekend, you live right around the corner.
- There are nearly as many versions of Italian-style ricotta pie out there as there are Italian grandmothers, but I thought this one was particularly good.
- This is a very satisfying and hearty vegetarian dish. Serve this with a nice green salad and I bet no one will be missing the meat that night.
- Jake is not dead. He's only mostly dead. So now, we get to watch OPA completely bungle their plan to see to his recovery.
- This recipe, like many other breakfast casseroles, has bread as the base. But unlike the more typical strata-type casserole in which the eggs and liquids are mixed into the bread and baked altogether, the bread is used as a nest for the eggs.
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- In his first solo cookbook, ¿Home,¿ local food superstar Bryan Voltaggio highlights the Mid-Atlantic cuisine of his youth, turning his creative precision to classic dishes using regional ingredients. This asparagus-and-barley dish, which appears in the book and is also on the menu at Aggio, Voltaggio¿s Italian restaurant in Power Plant Live!, welcomes spring in Maryland with the fresh flavors of white and green asparagus.
- Regardless of the number of layers you end up with, when put together with the delectable frosting you will have an impressive looking and delicious layer cake perfect for any special occasion.
- When Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in December 1955, she would go down in history as the symbolic "mother" of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Edith H. Furstenberg, a retired Children's Guild social worker and family matriarch, died of congestive heart failure Feb. 2 at Roland Park Place. She was 104 and had lived in Guilford.
- This Americanized version of chop suey is surprising good and simple to make without a lot of fancy or pricey ingredients or time-consuming prep work.
- See which restaurants are offering Valentine's Day menus and specials
- After surviving last week's elimination against Melissa, "Top Chef" finalist Mei uses one of the most overused phrases in reality show history: "S--t just got real." That¿s what happens when you¿ve been in front of a camera for a long period of time. Actually, she¿s just upset that she was nearly sent home.
- A recap of the Jan. 28 episode of "Top Chef," as the remaining cheftestants square-off over some interpretive artwork
- Baltimore baker hosts 'Kids Baking Championship' and 'Duff Till Dawn'
- "This is the kind of eggplant Parmesan that can make anyone an eggplant lover."
- The world of flavor seems fickle sometimes. One minute, everyone's talking about chipotle. The next, they've moved on to Sriracha. This year, according to Hunt Valley-based McCormick & Company, it'll be Japanese and Middle Eastern spices setting everyone's tongues ablaze.
- Osso buco has a reputation for being difficult and time consuming. But while it is true that, like most braises, it requires slow, gentle cooking to become tender, it is also quite forgiving.