This beautifully photographed and informative cookbook by Lucie L. Snodgrass includes 150 recipes from the Alleghenies to the Chesapeake Bay. The book's four chapters cover each of Maryland's four seasons; spring, summer, fall, and winter. There are numerous informative pages highlighting Maryland vegetables, fruits, seafood, farms, chefs, food industry and more. Beautiful photographs of foods, people, animals, farms and recipes can be found throughout the book.

Noted cook and author John Shields says in his forward "Dishing Up Maryland is a culinary love story told by Lucie Snodgrass and the many farmers and food crafters from around the state". Comments from noted chefs include: "A photographic and thoughtful culinary journey through the state...anyone who cares about the food of and from Maryland and surrounding Mid Atlantic region will truly appreciate this book". "What a delightful cookbook for those who cook in Maryland. The first picture and recipe made my mouth water...".

With a variety of recipes from crab cakes to fresh vegetables to southern favorites to desserts, this 288 page cookbook is a real delight.