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Toast to Tidewater
by Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach (Editor), Lee Walker Shepherd (Editor), Mark Edward Atkinson (Photographer)

Toast to Tidewater, Celebrating Virginia's Finest Food and Beverages, features 167 triple-tested recipes that share the ingredients and culinary delights of the Hampton Roads, Virginia, region. The recipes feature fresh ingredients, including peanuts, ham, pork, seafood, vegetables, fruit and other fine products of Virginia. The recipes reflect the diversity of today's cook and are sophisticated and suitable for entertaining family and friends. Toast to Tidewater pays tribute to the Virginia wine industry by pairing over half of the recipes with Virginia wines, ciders, and beers. With 55 sidebars about 12 cities, Toast to Tidewater tours the Hampton Roads region, an area rich in history, tradition, culture, and a passion for fresh, fabulous food.

Full color photography is featured throught the cookbook. Take your taste buds on a tour of Tidewater with such culinary delights as: Southern Shrimp Cakes, Brie Strata with Pungo Salsa, Virginia Bouillabaisse, Strawberry Soup, Epicurean White Pizza, Thai Pork Burritos, Peanut Chicken, Landslide Lime-Seasoned Salmon, Berry Tart with Macarpone Cream and many more recipes!

Coastal Crab & Brie Bites

8 ounces Brie cheese, rind removed
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
2 teaspoons dry sherry
1 cup fresh backfin crabmeat
18 mini phyllo cups
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Preheat oven to 350*. Cut Brie cheese into small pieces and place in a saucepan. Pour heavy cream over Brie cheese over low heat. Let Brie cheese melt completely, stirring occasionally. Stir Old Bay seasoning and dry sherry into Brie mixture; mix thoroughly. Stir crabmeat gently into Brie mixture, until crabmeat is thoroughly covered. Place 1T of crab and Brie mixture into each phyllo cup. Place in preheated 350* oven when all cups are full. Bake for five minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with chives.

About the Author:
The Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach is "an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Junior Leagues reach out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism."

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