Baltimore Ravens
- Nikki
- Oct 12, 2014
- 4 min read
Updated: Oct 26
2025
The Sweets
Spencer is always on the hunt for a delicious dessert. Baltimore is home to many tasty treats and lots of Ravens-inspired goodies.
Otterbein's started making cookies in Baltimore in 1881! From the website:
A family of German immigrants would come to Baltimore, Maryland and start a little bakery near Fort McHenry (Oh say, can you see!), where Adam Otterbein would create a crispy, buttery sugar cookie that an entire city would fall in love with.
Bergers Cookies started here in 1835.
The history of Bergers Cookies began in 1835, when German immigrant Henry Berger arrived in the United States. A baker by trade, Henry came to The Land of Opportunity to follow his dreams, and soon opened a bakery in East Baltimore.
File this next one under the bamboozled department.
What we ordered:
What we got:
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This is the year...we moved to Baltimore!!
Crab Cakes
First up: Delicious Crab Cakes. Why are they so special here? Because Maryland style means using Blue Crab and minimal filler. So very tasty. I predict we will eat our weight in Crab Cakes whilst living in Charm City.
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Pit Beef Sandwiches
This week we take a look at the Pit Beef Sandwich. My brother-in-law is a master of the bbq, he was the first person to mention this savory goodness to me.
According to research, top or bottom round is used. The beef is then cooked over charcoal, sliced thin, and served on a Kaiser Roll. Toppings include onion and Tiger Sauce (mayo + horseradish with varying additions by each individual preparer). It was historically made at roadside stands and is a Maryland staple. It is the perfect nod to the area and the German and Jewish food culture that abounds to this day.
Spencer and I are more than willing to sample many, many of these sandwiches and let you know the best ones at the end of the season.
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Orioles
As is the custom in any quality town, each individual sports team supports the others.
We were lucky to catch four Orioles games this season at Camden Yards. This is one of the best ball parks out there, and most of the food and drink stands feature local restaurants and products.
The only hard part is how to just pick one or two bites per game. It was all so good!
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Time to Crush
Only the coolest kinds of states have an official cocktail. In Maryland, that honor belongs to the Orange Crush. Not only is the name outstanding, but it is also refreshing and highly drinkable. The ingredients are as follows:
Fresh-squeezed oranges
Vodka
Triple sec
Splash of lemon-lime soda over crushed ice
Though the orange is the original, there are many, many interpretations out there.
The best ones we have tried have fresh ingredients (fresh juice especially), they are stirred well, and the type of ice really does make a difference.
2024
For football day dessert this week, I ordered mini popcorn cakes from Popilicious. They are adorable and so delicious. You can order these in any team color!
2014
I would not have done a Baltimore post had Ray Rice still been part of the team. The NFL finally woke up and suspended him indefinitely. That freed me up to enjoy some Ravens game day eats.
Up first, we made this Creamy Crab Dip with the requisite Old Bay Seasoning. I enjoyed dying this appetizer Ravens purple.
I cheated a little bit with the next item. My local grocery store offers several pre-made varieties of crab cakes, including this:
 This worked perfectly in what I like to call "The Edgar Allan Crab Cake Poe Boy Sandwich." We used the aioli that was included in the packet, and added some sweet white onions and tomatoes. Northeastern sandwich goodness. Fresh corn rounded out our meal.
One of the big reasons I love planning menus around different cities is that I usually learn or taste something new. This week, I experienced the joy known as the Lemon Twist.
It is simply a lemon with a peppermint stick. This was a hot mess to eat, but so refreshing!!!
Here are some more recipes from Maryland!