Laura Marchiori
Laura Marchiori is the owner of a dynamic online store specializing in gourmet gift baskets and their signature line of gifts, Bay Bounty, that capture the flavors and traditions of the Chesapeake Bay.
Articles by this Author
How to Make a Steak House Quality Steak at Home
- By Laura Marchiori
- Published 05/18/2009
- Food and Drink
- Unrated
Have you ever wondered how restaurants make that delicious steak with the brown crust and juicy middle and assumed it is a result of their unique culinary equipment or ovens? Actually, you too can make a steakhouse quality steak using nothing more than your trusty old cast iron skillet.
How to Make a Unique Gourmet Gift Basket
- By Laura Marchiori
- Published 11/22/2008
- Gourmet
- Unrated
Gourmet gift baskets are a perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for someone who seems to have it all. Designing and building a gift basket is a creative process that is both satisfying and enjoyable to do, allows for a great deal of personalization and is always greatly appreciated by the lucky recipient.
Best of the Bay Recipes: the Beloved Blue Crab
- By Laura Marchiori
- Published 10/13/2008
- Gourmet
- Unrated
The Chesapeake Bay cuisine is famous for its wealth of seafood: crab cakes, steamed crabs, she crab soup and much more. These are the culinary favorites steeped in tradition and prepared with intense pride. The locals are perhaps the best known for their culinary love affair with the famous blue crab.
