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  1. Our Most Popular Recipes
    1. Baked Crab Cakes
    2. Petite Crab Wedges
    3. Crab Cobb Salad
    4. Really Rich Cream of Crab Soup
    5. Easy Crab Roll-Up
    6. Crab Meat Party Appetizers
  2. Perfect for Brunch
    1. Crab Fondue
    2. Crab Cheesecake
    3. Eastport Baked Crab
    4. Blue Jimmy Pillows
    5. Crab Meat Carmody
    6. Crab Fritters
    7. Crab Supreme Tarts
    8. Horn Point Crab Pie
    9. Chesapeake Crab Strata
    10. Crab & Mushroom Supreme
    11. Southside Crab Souffle
    12. Crabtown Crab
  3. Appetizers
    1. Most Popular Crab Appetizers
      1. Crab Meltaways
      2. Crab in a Cover
      3. Matt's Crab Balls
      4. Crab Meat Party Appetizers
      5. Petite Crab Wedges
      6. Easy Crab Roll-Up
      7. Cheezy Crab Hors D'Oeuvre
    2. Award-Winning Crab Appetizers
      1. Crab Cocktail
      2. Crab Meat Almond
      3. Avocrab Cocktail
      4. Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers
      5. Crab Crumb Tarts
      6. Courtney's Crab Boats
      7. Crab & Egg Puffs
      8. Crab Stuffed Deviled Eggs
    3. Easy Crab Appetizer Recipes
      1. Liz's Crabbies
      2. Mary Ann's Crab Boats
      3. Peninsula Crab Dabs
      4. Fried Crab Fingers
      5. Crab Cheese Ball
      6. Crab Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
    4. More Crab Appetizer Dishes
      1. Crab Tarts
      2. Crab Regal
      3. Crisfield Crabkins
      4. Eggrolls with Crab Meat
      5. Crabbiest Turnovers
      6. Rose's Original Crabshrooms
      7. Baked Crab Pierogi (Stuffed Dumplings)
      8. Crab Wedges
      9. Hot Crab Canapes
      10. Crisfield Crab Roll
      11. Supreme Crab Dip
      12. Marinated Crab Claws
      13. Crunchy Crab Nuggets
      14. Sparrows Pt. Brandied Crab
      15. Longfellows Phyllo Triangles
      16. Crabmeat Au Gratin Spinach Mushrooms
  4. Dips & Spreads
    1. Favorite Dips & Spreads
      1. Lump Crab Meat Dip
      2. Hot Crab Dip in a Bread Basket
      3. Crab Cocktail Spread
      4. Crab Meat Dip Delight
      5. Smith Island Crab Dip
      6. Cheesy Crab Dip
      7. Southside Crab Souffle
    2. Quick and Easy Dips & Spreads
      1. Barbara Siegert's Crab Dip
      2. Hot Crab Dip Recipe
      3. Annie's Crab Meat Spread
      4. Swing's Crab Dip
      5. Quickie Crab Pickers Spread
      6. Crab Fingers Sauce
    3. Hot Crab Dips
      1. Princess Anne Crab Dip
      2. Jones Point Creamy Crab Dip
      3. Debbie's Dip
      4. Betty's Hot Crab Dip
      5. Lee's Hot Crab Dip
      6. Lisa's Crab Dip
      7. Hot Cheese & Crab Dip
    4. More Delicious Crab Dips & Spreads
      1. New Orleans Crab Spread
      2. Down Necker Dip
      3. Deviled Crab Dip
      4. Crabwich Spread
      5. Elaine's Crab Dip
      6. Hammond's Crab Dip
      7. Crab Pate with Almonds
      8. Rappahannock Crab Stuffing
  5. Salads
    1. Featured Crab Salad Recipes
      1. Crab Cobb Salad
      2. Exotic Crab Meat Salad
      3. Tomatoes with Crab Meat Dressing
      4. Crab Meat Cocktail
      5. Crab Salad Delight
      6. Surry Crab-Stuffed Avocados
    2. Crab & Fruit Salad Recipes
      1. Sea Fruit Salad
      2. Pineapple Crab Salad
      3. Crab Meat & Cantaloupe Salad
      4. Fruitie-Tootie Salad
      5. Crab Meat 'N Melon Salad
      6. West Coast Crab Louis Salad
    3. Simple Crab Salad Recipes
      1. Sherry's Salad
      2. George's Crab Meat Salad
      3. Captain Spark's Crab Salad
      4. Cheerio Crab Salad
      5. Neptune Crab Salad
      6. Giant Crab Meat Salad
    4. More Crab Salad Recipes
      1. Crab Arundel
      2. Tropical Crab Salad
      3. Megan's Crab Salad
      4. Asparagus Crab Salad
      5. Raymond's Crab Salad
      6. Ma Brudvig's Crab Salad
      7. Shrimp & Crab Meat Salad
      8. Artichoke & Crab Meat Salad
      9. MD Blue Crab Salad on the Half Shell
      10. Seafood Salad
      11. Confettie Crab Salad
      12. Crab Salad Maryland
      13. Blue Crab Remoulade
      14. Chesapeake Crab Salad
      15. Potomac River Crab Salad
      16. Chesapeake Bay Crab Salad
      17. Tappahannock Bridge Crab Salad
  6. Crab Cakes and Sandwiches
    1. Most Popular Crab Cake Recipes
      1. Baked Crab Cakes
      2. Chesapeake Crab Cakes
      3. Fancy Crab Cakes
      4. Maryland Crab Cakes
      5. Baltimore Crab Cakes
      6. Crab Cake Classic
    2. Award-Winning Crab Cake Recipes
      1. Lily's Crab Cakes
      2. A Jimmy Treat
      3. Best Backfin Crab Cakes
      4. Coated Crab Cakes Expresso
      5. Delmarva Crab Cakes
      6. Polly's Crab Cakes
      7. Crabtown Crab Cakes
      8. Maryland Pavilion Crab Cakes
    3. Old-Fashioned Crab Cake Favorites
      1. J.O. No. 1 Crab Cakes
      2. Dean's Cakes
      3. Old Bay Crab Cakes
      4. Jake's Crab Cakes
      5. Maryland Lady Crab Cakes
      6. T.L.'s Crab Cakes
      7. Joe's Crab Cakes
      8. Judy's Crab Cakes
      9. The Jones' Old Bay Crab Cakes
      10. Gloria Davis' Maryland Crab Cakes
    4. A New Twist on Classic Crab Cakes
      1. Oriental Crab Cakes
      2. Zucchini Crab Cakes
      3. Fox Island Crab Potato Cakes
      4. Southern Crab Cakes
      5. Coconut Crab Cakes
      6. Crab Cakes with Ginger Lime Sauce
    5. Crab Sandwiches
      1. Crab Po' Boys
      2. Swiss Crab Melt
      3. Worcester Crab Sandwich
      4. Crab Salad Croissant
      5. Maryland Blue Crab Cake Panini
      6. Crab Melt Sandwiches
      7. Hot Crab Sandwiches
      8. Handy's Crab Burgers
      9. Lunch Mouth Dungeness Crabwich
    6. More Crab Cakes and Sandwiches
      1. Crab Burgers
      2. Cora's Crab Cakes
      3. Pungoteague Crab Cakes
      4. Virginia Batter Crab Cakes
      5. Lou's Meat Cakes
      6. Crab Cakes Maria
      7. James River Crab Cakes
      8. Bookbinder's Crab Cakes
      9. Fetcher Island Crab Cutlets
      10. Agnes Scofield's N.E. Patriots Crabcakes
      11. Yardley's Crab Cakes
      12. Pam's Crab Cakes
      13. Dandee Crab Cakes
      14. Althea's Crab Meat Cakes
      15. Thomas Point Crab Cakes
      16. Helen & John's Crab Cakes
      17. Dames Quarter Crab Cakes
      18. Oyster House Rd. Crab Cakes
      19. Jenkins Creek Crab Cakes a la Matt
  7. Soups & Stews
    1. Featured Crab Soups and Stews
      1. Crab Stew
      2. Bay Country Crab Soup
      3. Really Rich Cream of Crab Soup
      4. Elegant Crab Soup
      5. Katie's Crab Soup
      6. Maryland Crab Soup Supreme
    2. Creamy Crab Soups
      1. Christine's Crab Soup
      2. Quick Creamed Crab Soup
      3. Chilled Cream of Crab Soup
      4. Sandra's Cream of Crab Soup
      5. Anna Rose's Creamy Crab Soup
      6. Tred Avon Cream of Crab Soup
      7. G.W.'s She Crab Soup
      8. Corn and Crab Chowder
      9. Annie's Cream of Crab Soup
      10. Full Tilt Tuckahoe Bridge Soup
      11. Cream of Crab and Asparagus Soup
      12. Harbour House Cream of Crab Soup
    3. Hearty Crab Soups and Stews
      1. Hearty Crab Soup
      2. Maryland Crab-Corn Stew
      3. Rustic Tomato Soup with Crabmeat
      4. Crab-and-Leek Bisque Johnson Creek
      5. Quick Crab Bisque
      6. Crab Picker's Crab Soup
      7. Meaty Crab Tomato Soup
      8. Ole Virginney Crab Claw Soup
    4. Spicy Crab Soups
      1. Spicy Crab Soup
      2. Dungeness Crab Vichyssoise
      3. Corrine's Spicy Crab Soup
      4. Southern Crab Gumbo Supreme
    5. More Soups and Stews
      1. Vegetable Crab Soup
      2. Hawk Cove Crab Soup
      3. Crab, Tomato and Bread Soup
      4. Old Point Comfort She-Crab Soup
      5. Liz's Crab Soup
      6. Claw-Oyster Stew
      7. Solomons Crab Stew
      8. Crab Pot Inn Crab Bisque
  8. Casseroles
    1. Featured Crab Casserole Recipes
      1. Catlins Crab Meat Casserole
      2. Crab & Vegetable Casserole
      3. Buttered Baked Crab Betterton
      4. Crab Premier
      5. Oxford Crab Casserole
      6. Deviled Dungeness Crab Casserole
    2. Easy Crab Casseroles
      1. Mrs. Duty's Crab Casserole
      2. Corrine's Crab Meat Casserole
      3. Tappahannock Crab Casserole
      4. Easy Crab Casserole
      5. Crab Imperial Casserole
      6. Anissa's Crab Loaf
      7. Harbor Side Crab Casserole
    3. Award-Winning Crab Casseroles
      1. Royal Crab
      2. Herb Crab Creole
      3. Crab With Lemon
      4. Company Crab Casserole
    4. Kid-Friendly Crab Casseroles
      1. Macaroni Crab Casserole
      2. Daddy's Casserole
      3. Baked Crab Casserole
      4. Matt's Crab Casserole
    5. More Crab Casserole Dishes
      1. Faye's Crab Casserole
      2. Imperial Crab Newburg Casserole
      3. Crisfield Crab Casserole
      4. Calvert Crab Newburg
      5. Annie's Hostess Crab Delight
      6. Maryland Crab Newburg Casserole
  9. Family Meals
    1. Crab Romanoff
    2. Crab & Country Ham
    3. King Crab Newburg
    4. Impossible Crab Meat Pie
    5. Crab Meat Royale
    6. Gulf Coast Crab Creole
    7. Imperial Crab Newburg Casserole
    8. Sauted Crabmeat With Rosemary
  10. Healthy Eating
    1. Oriental Crab Cakes
    2. Grilled Crab Pizza with Artichoke & Bacon
    3. Softshell Crabs Grilled in Soy Sauce
    4. Crab, Tomato and Bread Soup
    5. Surry Crab-Stuffed Avocados
    6. Crab Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
    7. Baked Crab Cakes
    8. Crab & Vegetable Casserole
    9. Asparagus Crab Salad
    10. Sauteed Crabmeat With Rosemary
  11. Seasonal Cooking
    1. Winter
      1. Crab Stew
      2. Crab Middleton
      3. Creamy Crab Chowder
      4. Marvin's Crab Meat Quiche
      5. Baked Crab Meat Remick
      6. Maryland Crab Soup Supreme
      7. Crab Cheesecake
      8. Swiss Crab Melt
      9. Monticello Crab
      10. Sharon's Crab Quiche
      11. Gabe's Crab Supreme
      12. Crab and Mushroom Supreme
    2. Spring
      1. Coconut Crab Cakes
      2. Eggrolls with Crab Meat
      3. Sea Fruit Salad
      4. Crab-Stuffed Red Snapper
      5. Stuffed Island Seafood Caravan
      6. Giant Crab Meat Salad
      7. Fetcher Island Crab Cutlets
      8. Ladies Luncheon Favorite
      9. Annie's Hostess Crab Delight
      10. Neptunes Noodles With Crab Meat Sauce
    3. Summer
      1. Dean's Cakes
      2. Sharon's Crab Quiche
      3. Colonial Beach Cracker Crab
      4. Stir-Fried Dungeness Crab
      5. St. Clement's Island Crab Ravigote
      6. Tred Avon Cream of Crab Soup
      7. Ring of Crab
      8. Pineapple Crab Salad
      9. Softshell Crabs with Pine Nuts
      10. Potomac River Crab Salad
      11. Crab Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
    4. Fall
      1. Somerset Jambalaya
      2. Chesapeake Triangles
      3. Crab Stuffed Zucchini or Squash
      4. Crab Meat Au Gratin Sharptown
      5. Crab-and-Leek Bisque Johnson Creek
      6. Crab and Corn Pudding
      7. Spicy Crab Soup
      8. Crisfield Crab Bake
      9. Baked Stuffed Lobster Tails
      10. Crab Cakes with Ginger Lime Sauce
      11. Crab Medallions Rockefeller-Cajun Style
  12. Holidays and Parties
    1. Tailgating
      1. Easy Crab Roll-Up
      2. Crab Cheese Ball
      3. Crab Stuffed Jalapeño Peppers
      4. Annie's Crab Meat Spread
      5. New England Patriots Crab Cakes
    2. Halloween
      1. Avocrab Cocktail
      2. Hearty Crab Soup
      3. Crab Stew
      4. Fried Crab Fingers
    3. Thanksgiving
      1. Harbor Side Crab Casserole
      2. Crab & Vegetable Casserole
      3. Rappahannock Crab Stuffing
      4. South Mountain Mushroom Caps
  1. Quick & Easy Dishes
    1. Quick Creamed Crab Soup
    2. Quick Crab Bisque
    3. Crab Meat Mousse
    4. Anissa's Crab Loaf
    5. Stuffed King Crab Legs
    6. Easy Crab Quiche
    7. Cajun Stuffed Crab
    8. Swing's Crab Dip
    9. Barbara Siegert's Crab Dip
    10. Horn Point Crab Pie
    11. Peninsula Crab Dabs
    12. Hobo Farm Garlic Crabs
    13. Hawk Cove Crab Soup
    14. Ware River Crab Imperial
    15. Sizzling Dungeness Crab Legs
    16. Corrine's Crab Meat Casserole
    17. Neptunes Noodles with Crab Meat Sauce
    18. Easy Crab Casserole
    19. Easy Crab Roll-Up
    20. Avocado Crab Salad
    21. Deep-Dish Crab Pie
    22. Quickie Crab Pickers Spread
    23. Sherry's Salad
    24. Liz's Crabbies
    25. Derby Day Crab Rice
    26. Betty Rae's Crab Melt
    27. Southern Crab Cakes
    28. Crab & Country Ham
    29. Maryland Crab Supreme
    30. Annie's Crab Meat Spread
    31. Leeds Creek Deviled Crab
    32. Quickie Crab Pickers Spread
    33. Tappahannock Crab Casserole
    34. South Mountain Mushroom Caps
  2. Side Dishes
    1. Baked Potatoes
    2. Deviled Eggs
    3. Potato Salad
    4. Sweet Peach Biscuits
    5. Grilled Garden Veggies
    6. Cole Slaw
    7. Caesar Salad
    8. Corn on the Cob
    9. Cheddar Chive Biscuits
    10. Bread and Butter Pickles
  3. Hard Crab Dishes
    1. Stewed Jimmys
    2. Annie's Stewed Hard Crabs
    3. Stir-Fried Crabs Cantonese Style
    4. Fried Deviled Hard Crabs
    5. French Fried Jimmy Crabs
    6. Martha's Fried Deviled Hard Crabs
  4. Crab Imperial Dishes
    1. Featured Crab Imperial Recipes
      1. Angie's Crab Imperial
      2. Miles River Crab Imperial
      3. Imperial Crab North Beach
      4. Eastern Shore Crab Imperial
    2. Easy Crab Imperial Recipes
      1. Zippy Crab Imperial
      2. Ware River Crab Imperial
      3. Mobjack Imperial Crab
      4. Crab Imperial Indian Creek
    3. More Crab Imperial Dishes
      1. Cookie's Crab Imperial
      2. Cobb Island Crab Imperial
      3. Miles River Crab Imperial
      4. Brenda's Crab Imperial
      5. Cape Charles Crab Imperial
      6. Crab Snug Harbor
  5. Deviled Crab Dishes
    1. Featured Deviled Crab Recipes
      1. Bayside Deviled Crab
      2. Mrs. Gray's Deviled Crab
      3. Deviled Crab Deluxe
      4. Deviled Crab Crepes
      5. Wye River Deviled Crab
      6. Deviled Crab Souffle
    2. Easy Deviled Crab Recipes
      1. Old Town Deviled Crab
      2. Cambridge Deviled Crab
      3. Leeds Creek Deviled Crab
      4. Mary Ann's Deviled Crab
      5. Devilish Crab Legs
      6. Deal Island Deviled Crab
    3. More Deviled Crab Dishes
      1. Dandy Deviled Crab
      2. Fallswood Deviled Crab
      3. Spring Cove Deviled Crab
      4. Jones Point Deviled Crab
      5. Charlotte's Deviled Crabs
      6. Crisfield Deviled Crab
      7. Deviled Hawaiian Crab
      8. Nicki's Deviled Crab
      9. Popes Creek Deviled Crab
      10. Northern Neck Stuffed Crab
  6. Soft Shell Crab Dishes
    1. Featured Soft Shell Crab Recipes
      1. Spicy Stuffed Soft Shells
      2. Baked Soft Shell Crabs
      3. Traugott's Sauteed Soft Shell Crabs
      4. Soft Crabs Mia
      5. Fried Soft Shell Crabs
      6. Soft Shell Crabs with Tarragon Sauce
    2. Extra-Easy Soft Shell Crab Recipes
      1. Wye Island Soft Crabs
      2. Soft Shell Crabs Grilled in Soy Sauce
      3. Crisfield Bill's Grilled Soft Shell Crabs
      4. Soft Shell Crabs Lindo
      5. Tom's Sauteed Soft Shell Crabs
      6. Tyler Creek Grilled Soft Shell Crabs
    3. Classic Recipes with a Twist
      1. Soft Crab Le Canard
      2. Soft Shell Crabs, Rose Haven
      3. Soft Shell Crabs with Black Bean Sauce
      4. Mike's Sauteed Soft Shell Crabs
      5. Beer Batter Fried Soft Shell Crabs
      6. Soft Shell Crabs, Pecan Monteleone
    4. More Soft Shell Crab Dishes
      1. Matt's Fried Soft Shell Crabs
      2. Brenda's Fried Soft Crabs
      3. Tonya's Fried Soft Shell Crabs
      4. Soft Shell Crabs Buster Nelson
      5. Soft Shell Crabs with Pine Nuts
      6. Fried Buckrams
      7. Cornmeal-Crusted Soft-Shelled Crabs
      8. Byrdtown Soft Shell Crabs
      9. Virginia Fried Soft Shell Crabs
      10. The Miller's Wife Soft Shell Crabs
  7. Creamy Crab and Crab Meat Dishes
    1. 3-C Chowder
    2. Crabmeat Maryland
    3. Creamy Crab Chowder
    4. Corn and Crab Chowder
    5. Eastern Shore Cream of Crab
    6. Charlese's Cream of Crab
    7. Crab Bisque Chincoteague
    8. Crab, Broccoli and Macaroni Salad
    9. Crab Meat Norfolk
    10. Crabtown Crab
    11. Southside Crab Souffle
    12. Crab Premier
    13. Crab Snug Harbor
    14. Rappahannock Crab Stuffing
  8. Crab Pasta Dishes
    1. Crab Spaghetti
    2. Crab Puttanesca
    3. Crab Pasta al Diavolo
    4. Crab Meat Alfredo
    5. Crab Tomato Pasta
    6. Crab Pasta a la Salsa Verde
  9. Fish and Shellfish Dishes
    1. Featured Seafood Recipes
      1. Seafood Salad
      2. Grilled King Crab Legs
      3. Seafood A La King
      4. Baked Stuffed Lobster Tails
      5. Scallops With White Wine Sauce
    2. Shrimp Recipes
      1. Baked Stuffed Shrimp
      2. Baked Stuffed Shrimp With Crab
      3. Shrimp in Mushroom Wine Sauce
      4. Debbie's Shrimp Salad
      5. Shrimp Creole
      6. Golden Fried Shrimp
    3. Fish Recipes
      1. Broiled Flounder
      2. Stuffed Flounder
      3. Poor Man's Lobster
      4. Broiled Fish in Mayonnaise Sauce
      5. Baked Rockfish with Potatoes
      6. Fish Croquettes with Dipping Sauce
    4. Clam & Oyster Recipes
      1. Clam Imperial
      2. Tom's Fried Clams
      3. Tonya's Clam Chowder
      4. Fried Oysters
      5. Scalloped Oysters
      6. Audrey's Oyster Chowder
      7. Clam Fritters
      8. Clam Chowder
      9. Oyster Pie
      10. Oysters Casino
      11. Charlotte's Fried Oysters
  10. Extraordinary Crab Dishes
    1. Chopstick Crab
    2. King Crab Krunch
    3. Baked Crab Pizza
    4. Back Creek Crab Pie
    5. Somerset Jambalaya
    6. Grilled Crab Pizza with Artichoke and Bacon
    7. Crab Sweet Banana Pepper & Spinach
    8. Crab Okra Curry
    9. Fusty Crab Pizza
    10. Crab Corn Pudding
    11. Crab Cheesecake
    12. Crab & Pear Taj Mahal
    13. Crab Stuffed Eggplant
    14. Choptank Crab Fritters
    15. Helen's Crab Stuffed Potatoes
    16. Maryland Blue Crab File (Okra Gumbo)
  11. Spices, Seasonings and Dressings
    1. Herb Butter
    2. Lemon Vinaigrette
    3. Seafood Seasoning
    4. Caper Lemon Butter
    5. Thousand Island Dressing
    6. Spice Rub
    7. Roasted Garlic
    8. Cheddar Butter
    9. Poor Man's Crab Seasoning
    10. Homemade Mayonnaise
    11. Homemade Whipped Butter
  12. Desserts
    1. none
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Cooking in the Crab Capital with Rebecca Bent
A Baltimore native with ties to the Shore
Many of our recipes were created by Rebecca Gareis Bent. Rebecca was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up spending weekends on the Chesapeake learning to crab and fish.
"I believe there is something very special about the Eastern Shore and its way of life. I want my kids to grow up appreciating the shore and its bounty. You can learn a lot about a person by the way they eat Maryland hard crabs! I want to stay in touch with my roots and share the stories with the world."
Rebecca and her products have been seen in "O" Oprah Magazine, Coastal Living, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Baltimore Sun and Better Housekeeping, to name a few. Rebecca is the author of several cookbooks and pens the weekly column "Cooking At Home" for several newspapers. She has appeared on the Today Show, ESPN, and over 20 other live television and radio segments across the United States. Her photography has been featured in numerous best-selling cookbooks, including her own, and national and international magazines and newspapers. Her favorite things to photograph are Maryland blue crabs and shore scenes.
Rebecca works on product development, photography and marketing for The Crab Place.
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