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Today on DelmarvaLife –

SEAFOOD FEASTIVAL

The 40th Annual Seafood Feast-I-Val is in Cambridge this weekend. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat feast and more on the shores of the Choptank River on Saturday, August 10 from 1-6pm. Click here for more information.

WATERMEN’S APPRECIATION DAY

Local band Bird Dog and the Road Kings will return as the featured performer on Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. Beginning at 11am, the live performance is part of the festivities at the 10th annual Watermen’s Appreciation Day—a fundraiser organized by CBMM in cooperation with the Talbot Watermen Association—with proceeds benefiting both organizations. Click here for more information.

Tonesa Walker

Tonesa Walker of Berlin lost her daughter, Londyn, just shy of her first birthday to Right Heart Hypoplastic Syndrome. Now she’s making other aware of this life lost too soon and the rare congenital heart disease by inviting the community to Children’s Community Festival in the Park on Londyn’s “Angelversary.”

Grass Roots Rescue

A local non-profit group called, “Grass Roots Rescue” in Milton is working to improve the lives of animals through rescue, outreach, and education. Today, we learn more about the group  and an upcoming even to help raise money to keep animals safe.   The 3rd Annual “4 Paws Got Your 6” benefit is  September 7th (rain date of the 8th)at the American Legion on rt 24 in Millsboro and will run from 1-6. The focus of this event is on Veterans, specifically those dealing with PTSD and the positive impact animals can have on the lives of these individuals.

It’s Most Wanted Monday. Today, Lt. Tim Robinson of the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office shows us the mugshots of six people wanted by law enforcement. He will also talk about the importance of National Night Out, which happens Tuesday, August 6th in communities across Delmarva.

wine

Red or white, dry or sweet, everyone seems to have a preference when it comes to wine. When it comes to winemakers, no two are alike. Visitors from near and far travel to Eden, Maryland to experience what Bordeleau Vineyards and Winery is making along the Wicomico Creek. 102.5, WBOC’s Corey Phoebus stopped by to get a taste for himself.

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We always talk about fresh, off-the-vine, red tomatoes, but we have a lot of love for the green ones, too. Pastor Martin Hutchison, founder of the Camden Community Garden in Salisbury shows us his take on fried green tomatoes. He also shows us how to make an simple dish using zucchini. Both recipes are below.

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Pastor Martin’s Fried Green Tomatoes

Green Eating Tomatoes

1 egg

Ritz or Club Crackers

Old Bay

Olive Oil

Pick green eating tomatoes

Wash tomatoes

Slice tomatoes across the core

Beat an egg in a bowl

Crush crackers and place in a bowl

Dip sliced tomato in egg and then in crackers

Press the tomato into the crackers (do both sides)

Place on plate

Cover the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil and heat

Once oil is hot, place the cracker crusted tomatoes in the oil and cook until the crackers turn golden

Flip and cook until golden

Set on a plate with paper towels to drain oil

Sprinkle Old Bay lightly on each tomato

Let cool and enjoy!

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Pastor Martin’s Zucchini Spears

Small young zucchini

Italian Seasoning

Garlic Salt

Lemon Juice

Parmesan Cheese

Cut the ends off the zucchini and cut into spears of equal size

Dip spears in lemon juice which was poured in a bowl

Lay on greased cookie sheet

Coat spears with Italian Seasoning and Garlic salt (to taste)

Bake in Oven at 350 until the spears stick tender

Coat the spears with parmesan cheese and put under broiler until cheese turns golden

Let cool and Enjoy!

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