Posted on: October 20th, 2011
This is a British recipe involving ingredients that weren’t available in the same marine habitat in American waters. The range of the Atlantic Salmon in North America begins in the colder waters of the Northeast, whereas the shrimp is found in southern latitudes.…
See the full recipe
Posted on: September 8th, 2011
Although based on a common patty or croquette, the classic Chesapeake crab cake isn’t to be found in any cookbook printed in the 18th century. This recipe is the closest we have. Fresh picked blue crabs are best for this recipe. However, the recipe works adequately if you use dungeness crab, canned, or even artificial crab. …
See the full recipe
Posted on: August 11th, 2011
Curries were very popular in the British diet during the period. Although inspired by the East Indies, this dish was invented in Great Britain. An ingredient in this recipe which makes it uniquely American is the catfish. Perhaps not holding the status of sturgeon or rockfish, catfish was showing acceptance by the second half of the 18th century.…
See the full recipe
Posted on: April 21st, 2011
This recipe represents a type of presentation using dinner rolls as a serving dish. There were many variations on this basic idea. Asparagus, mushrooms, ham, sausage, and even chocolate were all used as fillers in these recipes. Here, rolls are paired with another classic ingredient found in the Chesapeake: oysters.…
See the full recipe
Posted on: December 3rd, 2010
Broiled sturgeon is a timeless classic. The simple nature of this recipe is a great example of how some things just can’t be improved. We used a farm-raised sturgeon for this, but any firm-fleshed fish such as salmon, mahi mahi, or swordfish would be excellent prepared using this method.…
See the full recipe
