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  No. 11: Blueberry Cheesecake RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN Fresh blueberries turn this ultra-creamy cheesecake with a buttery crust into the perfect summertime dessert. MAKE

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

  No. 11: Blueberry Cheesecake RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN Fresh blueberries turn this ultra-creamy cheesecake with a buttery crust into the perfect summertime dessert. MAKE

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No. 11: Blueberry Cheesecake

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Fresh blueberries turn this ultra-creamy cheesecake with a buttery crust into the perfect summertime dessert.

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No. 10: Baked & Grilled Barbecued Ribs

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Cook these ribs low and slow in the oven and finish them off on the grill for a smoky flavor.

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No. 9: Country Coleslaw

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

The essential companion to burgers, hot dogs, barbecue, fried chicken, and more.

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No. 8: Seafood Bisque

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

This delicious bisque recipe is the perfect addition to a seafood spread.

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No. 7: Shrimp Salad

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Inspired by a dish at one of recipe developer Lynn Wells’s favorite coastal restaurants: The Spouter Inn Restaurant & Bakery in Beaufort.

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No. 6: Jalapeño Hush Puppies

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Deep-fried and spiced-up: these puppies pack a punch.

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No. 5: Deviled Crab Fritters with Spicy Tartar Sauce

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

These cornmeal crab fritters will turn up the summer heat.

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No. 4: 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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Shrimp and Grits in North Carolina
 

No. 3: Crook’s Corner Shrimp & Grits

RECIPE BY SHERI CASTLE | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

Perhaps no version of this Southern classic is more renowned than the one that the late Bill Neal created for Crook’s Corner.

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No. 2: Calabash Shrimp

RECIPE BY SHERI CASTLE | PHOTO BY MATT HULSMAN

You don’t have to go to the beach for a plate of piping hot shrimp and hush puppies.

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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 Jun 28, 2022

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