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| Buddy's Delectable Cream of Crab Soup |
Yesterday was the perfect day at the Chesapeake Bay--well, almost. There was the tornado warning just after 4 p.m. and the controlled rush of hundreds of people to cars and buses to leave before the storm. We just made it to our car before the wind and the sideways rain moved in. Tree limbs and one whole tree blew over onto the narrow road leading out of Sandy Point State Park as we drove away.
Other than that, though, the day was picturesque. If you live in the Mid-Atlantic region, you know that sudden shifts in the weather and temperature are part of the charm of living here. You deal with it. Besides, few of us die-hard crab fans were going to miss the 45th Annual Maryland Seafood Festival and the beloved Crab Soup Cookoff.
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| Eager Tasters in Line for Crab Soup Samples |
My favorite creamy crab soup, pictured above, was from Buddy's Crabs & Ribs Restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland. It was buttery, beset with chunks of Maryland blue crab, and was just so rich. Sparing no expense in the ingredients, it seemed, Buddy's soup tasted like the Rolls Royce of creamy crab soups. And there were some fabulous creamy crab soups to be tasted at the cookoff.
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| Chilled Watermelon & Crab Soup with Cilantro |
For the rest of the afternoon, my family and I enjoyed the musical entertainment and eventually found a shady spot near the Chesapeake Bay and enjoyed the view and the bay breezes.
Wow inspiring ideas.. watermelon crab cilantro sounds amazing!
ReplyDeleteI know, right! Thanks for your comment Andrea!
ReplyDeleteOh man that looks good! Living in Ohio after growing up in Florida is HARD being a pesciterian! I'm looking forward to checking out some of your recipes. Thanks! Chris
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DeleteThanks for leaving a comment. I feel your "pain". When I moved to Washington, D.C. from the Gulf Coast, I was miserable without all the fresh seafood choices. Now that I've been in Maryland for many years, I've come to know and appreciate the seafood here. Thanks for visiting and I hope you like the recipes you find here--and, it's always nice to learn about another Pescetarian!
Oh, woman! If I could reach in through the computer and hug you, I would! I recently became a pescetarian after 10+ years of being solely a vegetarian. I had gone all veg after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and had avoided other things too (such as too much bread, fats, etc.). As a result, I had a series of flare-ups that led me to reconsider my diet and to broaden my horizons without sacrificing my dedication to sustainable foods and cruelty-free products. Thank goodness I found you! I'm a subscriber!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for commenting and subscribing. Sometimes it takes a health crisis to find the diet that helps us feel our strongest and most like ourselves. I've had a similar experience of returning to pescetarianism after a few years of being a vegan. I had just experienced major surgery, and I decided to return to the diet of my upbringing to gather my strength back and become well. It worked! I hope you find recipes here that inspire you!
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