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The Original Baltimore Neighborhood Cookbook, Cookbook of the Day

cover of the Original Baltimore Neighborhood CookbookI have always felt that one of the best ways to get to know a neighborhood is through its restaurants and food markets. Philadelphia writers and cooking teachers Irina Smith and Ann Hazan seem to feel similarly, because they have co-written several intensely local cookbooks. Today I'm looking at their 1991 volume The Original Baltimore Neighborhood Cookbook.

I don't know exactly when this book drifted into my life, but it's been on my shelf for at least five years now. It's a friendly sort of cookbook, with lots of personality in the narrative. The recipes are divided type (Meat and Fowl, Soups, Vegetables, etc.) and then by neighborhood of origin. It's a little heavy on the meat/poultry/fish recipes, I'd love to see more in the salad and baked good sections. This in-balance makes it a supplementary addition to a cookbook collection and not a must-have.

However, there are still some clear winners in this book. I've got post-it notes on recipes for Szechuan Cold Noodles, Oven Baked Veal Stew and the Casserole of Crab.

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Tags: Ann Hazan, AnnHazan, Baltimore, Cookbook of the Day, CookbookOfTheDay, Irina Smith, IrinaSmith, The original Baltimore Neighborhood Cookbook, TheOriginalBaltimoreNeighborhoodCookbook

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Laryssa

6-19-2008 @9:20AM Laryssa said... This is great! I lived in Baltimore for four years and fell in love with the city and its quirks. What better way to reminisce about city life than by making the food. I wasn't aware that the neighborhoods were so diverse though that they have such different cuisines! Thanks for the post!
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