{"id":1334,"date":"2010-03-24T18:03:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T18:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2012-09-26T18:06:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T18:06:37","slug":"dishing-up-maryland-cookbook-now-available-in-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2010\/03\/24\/dishing-up-maryland-cookbook-now-available-in-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Dishing Up Maryland Cookbook Now Available in Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"

Features Maryland Farmers, Local Food, Chefs and Their Recipes<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD (March 24, 2010) — A first-of-its-kind cookbook in Maryland featuring local Maryland products,\u00a0 the farmers and watermen that grow and harvest them, and the chefs who prepare the recipes was released today at the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis.\u00a0 The launch event participants included Agriculture Secretary Earl F. Hance, author Lucie Snodgrass, photographer Edwin Remsberg, Storey Publicity Director Amy Greeman, and farmers and chefs with local products and recipes featured in the book.
\n\u201cWe are thrilled about the launch of Dishing Up Maryland. It\u2019s a beautiful cookbook that showcases Maryland and the diversity of our farms as well as the talented and creative chefs who incorporate our fresh, local food into their fine menus,\u201d said Agriculture Secretary Buddy Hance. \u201cWe hope this will help to inspire more publications like this to showcase Maryland\u2019s agricultural traditions and support our farmers.\u201d
\nThis new book captures the unique and delectable cuisine of Maryland with “150 recipes from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay.\u201d Dishing Up Maryland is authored by award-winning Maryland writer Lucie Snodgrass. Stunning photography by Edwin Remsberg, himself a Maryland farmer, provides the visual counterparts to stories of the farm families and chefs featured in the book. His audio-visual profile of the author is posted online at http:\/\/remsberg.com\/soundbooks\/lucie_web\/. John Shields, renowned chef who embodies the buy local effort, provides an insightful foreword to the book.
\n\u201cI\u2019m delighted to see a book that puts the spotlight on the Maryland farmers, watermen and chefs who work so hard to bring us fresh, local, and seasonal foods,\u201d U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) said. \u201cDishing Up Maryland reminds us not just of Maryland\u2019s legendary culinary offerings, but of the role we all play in sustaining a robust farm economy.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, a co-host of the event, was unable to attend at the last minute due to responsibilities in Washington today.<\/p>\n

The book, published by Storey Publishing, is available online and wherever fine books are sold.\u00a0 A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Maryland’s Best program to promote the purchase of locally grown and raised products for the benefit of the State’s farmers, watermen and related businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis third book in the Dishing Up series is a welcome addition. Lucie Snodgrass\u2019s words and Edwin Remsberg\u2019s iconic photography combine beautifully to celebrate the foods and foodways of Maryland,\u201d said Storey Publicity Director Amy Greeman.<\/p>\n

The launch event, catered by Craig Sewell of A Cooks Caf\u00e9 (Annapolis), was sponsored by the Maryland Wineries Association, Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, Susan\u2019s on Smith Island, Maryland Cut Flower Growers Association, and Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company.
\nThe food included:<\/p>\n

Arugula Pesto on Grilled Chicken Breast\u00a0 Arugula Pesto recipe from One Straw Farm (Baltimore County) Arugula from Davon Crest II Farm (Talbot County) Chicken from Springfield Farm (Baltimore County)<\/p>\n

Caramelized Tomato Soup A Cook\u2019s Caf\u00e9 recipe (Anne Arundel County)<\/p>\n

Wild Mushroom Tarts Firefly Farm (Garrett County)<\/p>\n

Shrimp P\u00e2te Marvesta Shrimp (Dorchester County)<\/p>\n

heese Selection Fire Fly Farms (Garrett County) Chapel\u2019s Country Creamery (Talbot County) Palmyra Farm Cheese (Washington County) Caprikorn Farms (Washington County)<\/p>\n

Crostini
\nBonaparte Bakery (Fells Point, Baltimore)<\/p>\n

Smith Island Cake Susan\u2019s on Smith Island (Somerset County)<\/p>\n

Wine Samples Maryland Wineries Association<\/p>\n

Milk steamer delicacies Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association<\/p>\n

Coffee Tastings Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company<\/p>\n

Scarborough Farms (St. Mary\u2019s County) provided the daffodils.<\/p>\n

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