Bay Business Group -- BBG Cookbook

REMEMBER: The non-profit BBG will contribute $1 from each cookbook sold to the Bayside Unit of the Boys & Girls Club. The rest of the proceeds will be used to support other BBG program and community initiatives.

Cookbook Ordering:   There are very few copies left from the second printing. However, you may find one at the following locations:

1) Buy Local -- "Taste of the Beaches" Cookbooks are available for purchase at these locations:

- The Law Office of Striegel & Buchheister ( North Beach )

- Chesapeake Pharmacy (Chesapeake Beach)
- Calvert Library, Twin Beaches Branch

2) Order online -- Now you can order your cookbook online and use your major credit card as payment by clicking on the "Buy Now" button (right). You'll be redirected to PayPal, guaranteed safe and secure. Used by more than 12 million people worldwide, it will take only a few minutes to provide your credit card information (even easier for PayPal members).  The cost is $20 per cookbook plus $5 shipping. Don't forget friends and family too!

3) Print and Send -- Those who would like their cookbook shipped to them can print and send this form with your check -- Order your Cookbook!

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The BBG's “Taste of the Beaches” Cookbook features recipe from First Lady, many others (North Beach, MD)

The Beach Business Group’s “Taste of the Beaches” Cookbook was already being printed when a surprise came in the mail: a recipe contributed to the fundraising project by First Lady Michelle Obama. “We had given up because our publication deadline had passed,” says Beach Business Group (BBG) Cookbook Project Leader Linda Woods of Chesapeake Beach. “At the same time, we are so thrilled that the First Lady did respond.”

Mrs. Obama sent a personal note to the BBG with her recipe for Obama Family Chili, saying

“There is a rich history of First Families sharing their favorite recipes, and it is a tradition we are excited to continue.”

The BBG Cookbook Committee members sprang to action to create a separate page for the First Lady’s recipe, which is being inserted into the loose-leaf cookbook by hand, since the cookbook had already been printed and shipped. “We have an assembly line in my garage to insert the special page with the First Lady’s recipe,” laughs BBG President Lynda Striegel. “We’re so proud of this. It’s a keepsake that showcases the best of the Twin Beaches,” Striegel adds. “You have to see it to appreciate how beautiful it is.”

The non-profit BBG will contribute $1 from each cookbook sold to the Bayside Unit of the Boys & Girls Club. The rest of the proceeds will be used to support other BBG program and community initiatives. The cookbook cover even looks delicious, with perfect Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs smothered in Old Bay. Inside are more than 350 unique recipes, contributed by friends and neighbors, local chefs, and dignitaries. There’s a section called Bay Treasures which features many innovative and mouth-watering ways to prepare crabs, rockfish, and oysters. Many of the recipes are from local charter boat captains and lifelong watermen. The book also features beautiful photos of the Chesapeake Bay by local photographers including Gary Pendleton, Bob Tinari, Bob Munro, Diane Burr and Ron Luzier, along with a history of the beaches. Nearly 300 cookbooks were pre-ordered and the BBG is now distributing them to purchasers through the Twin Beaches Branch of the Calvert County Library and at the North Beach Friday Night Farmers’ Market. In addition to those two locations, “Taste of the Beaches” cookbooks are also available for sale at Coffee, Tea and Whimsey, Seascapes, and the Law Office of Striegel and Buchheister.

In addition to First Lady Michelle Obama, other dignitaries who shared their secret dishes include Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (Rockfish in Crab Sauce), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Summer Salad), and Senator Barbara Mikulski (Senator Barb’s Favorite Crab Cakes). State Senate President Mike Miller contributed President’s Delight, which is a rich coconut cake. Delegate Sue Kullen shared her award-winning chili, Senator Roy Dyson gave his mother’s Stuffed Ham dish, and Delegate Joe Vallario contributed Congo Bars. State’s Attorney Laura Martin gave her recipe for Chicken Rolls and Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans shared his recipe for Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes. Calvert County Commissioners also responded wholeheartedly to the BBG cookbook project. President Wilson Parran contributed Kidney Bean & Pasta Soup, Jerry Clark gave his recipe for Macaroni and Cheese, Susan Shaw offered Brown Sugar Pudding. Chesapeake Beach Mayor Bruce Wahl shared his Beef Barbeque recipe and North Beach Mayor Michael Bojokles gave his for Beef Stroganoff. Numerous recipes from Town Council members in the beaches are featured as well.   The above is excerpted from a news release, a copy of which can be printed here.

Our Taste of the Beaches Cookbook Launch on April 24, 2009 was a tremendous success! Thanks to Pat Carpenter, more than 100 people joined us at Herrington on the Bay to taste some of the wonderful recipes you'll find in the book. View photo show online .