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Although the dishes you picked out are indeed B-more classics, I second teal&orange's lament and jswambrose's endorsement of Mikulski's cakes. The Ravens playing in the Super Bowl calls for a celebration, so don't forget crab dip (with soft pretzels), Old Bay steamed shrimp, and let the Boh flow, hon!

These were delicious! I turned the heat down to low when I covered the pan, and they took forever to cook... and once they were cooked, it took the sauce a long time to cook down. Lesson learned - keep the heat cranking! We will be eating these again and again. Thanks for the recipe!

Carottes râpées! (e.g., http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2008/07/carottes-rapee/) It's a pretty standard salad in France - kids eat it for school lunch, cafés serve it, moms make it for the family. You can get creative, substituting celery root, rutabaga, or beets (grate them in a food processor - super fast and easy!). Throw in whatever herbs you have, some chopped nuts, some crumbled cheese. Sprouts (easy to grow yourself!) are also a good raw addition. Doctor up your vinaigrette. And what makes this type of salad awesome is that it doesn't get wilty if you don't eat it right away - you can make a big bowl and eat it through the week.

Yum city! This is the first time I've prepared one of your (many tempting) recipes, and it was awesome. The combination of flavors (especially the tempeh marinade) is great and since this is the type of thing where it's easy to swap out one element or another depending on what's in the fridge, I think it's about to become my new go-to dinner. Thanks!