Semiquincentennial Snack
I try to help out lax Philly 250th birthday party planners in this cartoon published by Broad + Liberty.
Trim the Tree with Clam Cakes!
A holiday decorating idea from the author of The Great Clam Cake and Fritter Guide!
“Stock”ing Up for the Holidays
Originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer/philly.com December 2016 Kristine Stock-DeCarles typically wraps up her Christmas shopping the week after Thanksgiving. Before you go hating her, you should know the reason: As one of the family partners in Port Richmond’s Stock’s Bakery, she has recently entered a vortex of holiday pound cake orders from which she […]
Stuffie Stuffing
Thanksgiving dinner in a state with as many unique eats as Rhode Island should not be boring! That’s why I created a recipe for Stuffie Turkey Stuffing, an adaption of the popular R.I. appetizer that are made from bread crumbs, butter, celery, onion and thyme (in other words, stuffing!) along with chourico sausage and quahog […]
Crunch Time: Fall in Philly Means Sweetzels and Ivins
Originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com September 2019 For four falls now, Nancy Morozin has blended crushed Sweetzels spiced wafers with vanilla ice cream to make the Sweetzel shake (spiked or unspiked) to sell as a seasonal treat at the Dining Car restaurant in Northeast Philadelphia. She tops it with whipped cream and chocolate sauce […]
The Politics (and Politicians) of the Chocolate Chip Cookie
Originally published in the Drexel University food journal Table Matters in February 2016 A chapter or sidebar focusing on celebrity fans is a standard part of any single subject food book. As the author of four such books, I have spent a fair amount of time playing food gossipmonger. In researching my Great American Chocolate […]
Remembering Famous Amos
Originally published in the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat September 2024 Those who only know Famous Amos from the supermarket and vending machine cookies bearing his name probably scrolled right past the news of his recent passing without sadness or chocolate chip lust. It was different for those of us who bit into one of his luscious […]
Jewish Apple Cake
Originally published in Relish magazine September 2010 Philadelphia-style apple cake (aka Jewish apple cake) is a large, moist and hearty coffee cake laced with cinnamon and layered with sliced apples with origins and special popularity with Eastern European Jews and their descendants. Given that, it’s not surprising that almost all recipes for it – including […]
Why CT is the Real Lobster Roll State (Sorry Maine!)
Originally published in the Hartford Courant July 2024 Connecticut is the birthplace of the submarine, the Colt revolver, the Frisbee, the can opener and the cotton gin. But the state’s most important contribution to American culture is the hot buttered lobster roll. In fact, considering that in-a-roll with butter is the way most people eat lobster today, I’d […]
The Maine Clam Cake Explained
An abridgment and summary of the Maine section in The Great Clam Cake and Fritter Guide for Portland Monthly magazine.