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  No. 11: Foster’s Market Peanut Butter Pie RECIPE BY FOSTER’S MARKET | PHOTO BY ALEX BOERNER Top black-bottom cookie crust with layers of chocolate ganache, creamy peanut butter, and

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

  No. 11: Foster’s Market Peanut Butter Pie RECIPE BY FOSTER’S MARKET | PHOTO BY ALEX BOERNER Top black-bottom cookie crust with layers of chocolate ganache, creamy peanut butter, and

11 Our State Recipes You Loved in July


 

No. 11: Foster’s Market Peanut Butter Pie

RECIPE BY FOSTER’S MARKET | PHOTO BY ALEX BOERNER

Top black-bottom cookie crust with layers of chocolate ganache, creamy peanut butter, and whipped cream to make this pie, which is beloved in the Bull City.

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No. 10: B.L.T. Pasta Salad

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Enjoy the delicious flavors of a B.L.T. in this pasta salad.

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No. 9: Frozen Lemonade Pie

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Top off any summer seafood spread with a cold and creamy slice of this lemony pie.

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No. 8: Baked Cherry Tomatoes

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

These baked cherry tomatoes are the perfect summer side.

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No. 7: Classic Double Cheeseburger

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Satisfy your craving for an all-American flat-top favorite.

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No. 6: Peach Cream Pie

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Try this peach cream pie recipe featured in the Old Bridge Cookbook from Sunset Beach.

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No. 5: Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

If you can’t get enough chocolate, a drizzle of royal icing is a simple, easy complement to this dense, rich cake.

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No. 4: Carolina Dogs

RECIPE BY SHERI CASTLE | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

North Carolinians love a Carolina dog “all the way” — topped with chili, slaw, onions, and mustard. Nothing more, and nothing less.

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blackberry cobbler
 

No. 3: Blackberry Cobbler

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Combine juicy blackberries and a tender crust for a perfect end to supper.

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No. 2: Legendary Tomato Pie

RECIPE BY SMOKEY SHADOWS LODGE | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

This pie, topped with fresh basil, is the perfect recipe to use the abundance of tomatoes from your summer garden.

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No. 1: Atlantic Beach Pie

RECIPE BY CROOK’S CORNER | PHOTO BY TIM ROBISON

A recipe created “almost by accident” turns into a sensation.

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This story was published on Jul 25, 2022

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