Dishing Up Maryland: 150 Recipes from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay

The sweet and classic fresh taste of crab cakes may be Maryland’s signature flavor, but it’s only a part of what the Old Line State has to offer. More than 28 million people visit Maryland every year, spending billions of dollars, much of it on food. Those who live in Maryland year-round care deeply about the quality of their food and its origins; they support local farms and take pleasure in creating recipes built around farm-fresh products.

Dishing Up® Maryland focuses on the rich diversity of Maryland’s native foods and food producers and includes 150 recipes, as well as food lore; advice on where to visit; and profiles of local food producers, chefs and restaurants, and fishermen and crabbers.

Southern Fried Chicken, Roasted Turnips and Rutabagas, Corn and Quinoa Salad with Lemon Mint Dressing, and the beloved Smith Island Cake celebrate strong traditions and the best tastes of fall, winter, and spring. Summer, everyone’s favorite season for celebrating local freshness, is spent grilling in suburban backyards and enjoying the shore; dishes like Strawberry Shortcake with Biscuits, Corn Fritters with Sweet and Spicy Dipping Sauce, and Rockfish Kabobs in Greek Marinade define the lazy days of the season.

And then there are the crabs. What would a Maryland cookbook be without a mouth-watering collection of crab recipes? Hot and Spicy Crab Dip, Kathleen’s Crab Salad, Fried Crab Cakes with Dijon Mustard, Pan-Fried Soft-shell Crabs, Crab Bisque, and many more fresh takes on Maryland’s best-loved food will delight natives and visitors alike.

Customer Reviews:

A Cookbook that will make you look forward to cooking--and eating!

By Anne - April 8, 2010

When I heard about Dishing Up Maryland by Lucie Snodgrass, this is what I expected: A few recipes, a few pictures, and a list of where you can find things in Maryland (including a map and contact information), possibly even a list of farmer's markets or websites that will direct you to them. I also expected the author to talk about CSAs and possibly even list some of them or include a website.

What I expected is not what this cookbook is---BUT that's okay. I still love it! This cookbook is a treasure whether you live in Maryland or in the surrounding areas, or you once lived in Maryland (it will evoke nostalgic feelings in your heart), or you live somewhere else and you are a firm believer in local agriculture and are encouraged to hear the stories of small farmers and cooks who believe in the same things.
So, what is in this cookbook?
+ A lot of wonderful pictures
+ Recipes that will make your mouth water--they will make you want to cook, and of course to... read more

You don't have to be from Maryland to benefit from this cookbook.

By Jill "Jill@SimpleDailyRecipes.com" - April 21, 2010

Let me start off my saying that you don't need to live in Maryland or even be from Maryland to benefit from the newest cookbook out of Storey Publishing. Dishing Up Maryland, written by Lucie Snodgrass, is a complete joy to read, both for its recipes and the stories of the Maryland farmers that live the life most of us only dream of.

Lucie Snodgrass was locally grown in the Baltimore Region. In her time, she has watched Maryland agriculture flourish and fade, then reseed itself with a new, younger generation of family farms. Inside Dishing Up Maryland, between the incredibly fresh and healthy recipes, lies the wonderful stories of the farmers and watermen that work hard to grow the food we call 'American.' It draws attention to the fact that there is so much local food available, more than we even realize. It works as a guide to the locally grown foods of Maryland, as much as a cookbook. Serving to inspire us to shop, cook and eat more locally and seasonally grown... read more

Maryland cooking

By J. Robinson "kelly" - May 17, 2010

Being a Marylander I am, of course, thrilled with this book. You will be too. Lots of great recipes and great pix of the Chesapeake Bay area. Good stories about the local folks, too. Each State should do a book like this.