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[caption id="attachment_119242" align="aligncenter" width="1175"] Credit Enabled[/caption]   No. 11: Hopewell’s Yeast Rolls RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES These yeast rolls are loved by children and adults alike. MAKE IT  

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[caption id="attachment_119242" align="aligncenter" width="1175"] Credit Enabled[/caption]   No. 11: Hopewell’s Yeast Rolls RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES These yeast rolls are loved by children and adults alike. MAKE IT  

11 Our State Recipes You Loved in April

Chicken salad, carrot cake, and stuffed pita sandwiches

Basket of yeast rolls

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 11: Hopewell’s Yeast Rolls

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES

These yeast rolls are loved by children and adults alike.

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Glazed and roasted carrots

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 10: Whole Roasted Carrots

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

These Adelaide carrots are best served oven-roasted and topped with delicious buttery herbs.

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Cucumber salad stuffed pitas

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 9: Cucumber Salad Pitas

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Pack your pita with cooling cucumber, bell peppers, and cherry tomatoes to put refreshing Greek salad flavors in handheld form.

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Moravian chicken pie

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 8: Moravian Chicken Pie

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES

This Moravian-inspired chicken pie recipe makes a delicious and hearty meal, and preparing it is a cinch — the hardest part is waiting for it to cook.

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Atlantic Beach pie

photograph by Tim Robison

 

No. 7: Atlantic Beach Pie

RECIPE BY CROOK’S CORNER

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

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easy egg salad

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 6: Easy Egg Salad

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Spread on your favorite bread for lunch — or on crackers for a satisfying snack.

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Shrimp and Grits in North Carolina

photograph by Charlotte & Johnny Autry

 

No. 5: Crook’s Corner Shrimp & Grits

RECIPE BY CROOK’S CORNER

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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Chicken salad sandwich

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 4: Chicken Salad Party Sandwiches

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Go ahead … layer the potato chips on top of the chicken salad. We won’t tell.

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Carrot cake

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 3: Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

This moist, perfectly spiced cake is a classic spring dessert.

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Dilly deviled eggs and curried deviled eggs

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 2: Deviled Eggs Two Ways

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Chef Lynn Wells welcomes spring with two twists on traditional deviled eggs: bright and herby or boldly spiced.

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St. Timothy's Coffee Cake

photograph by Matt Hulsman

 

No. 1: St. Timothy’s Coffee Cake

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES

Whip up this spiced treat for a cozy breakfast.

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This story was published on Apr 25, 2025

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