--- title: "\"My Favorite Recipes\"" description: Lindsey Hamilton's family has been passing down handwritten recipes for over 100 years. 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The glue that holds us all together after a long busy day. We have passed down recipes in my family from over 100 years ago. We still have the handwritten recipes with all the changes through the years. I wanted to share some of my family’s favorites with all of you for the next few months. I would also invite you to submit your favorite fall and upcoming holiday recipes now for the September, October, November, and December Recipe of the month. I look forward to hearing from you all and trying them out with my family at home."  - **Lindsey Hamilton, Director of Sales & Marketing **   **Lindsey’s Maryland Cream of Crab**   **Ingredients:** - 8 tablespoons of unsalted butter![cream of crab](https://blog.collington.kendal.org/hs-fs/hubfs/cream%20of%20crab.jpg?width=300&name=cream%20of%20crab.jpg) - 2 tablespoons of flour - 4-8 teaspoons of Old Bay (to your taste, I use 8) - 3 teaspoons of minced onion - 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice - 1 pound of jumbo lump crab meat - 16 ounces of light cream - 1 teaspoon of parsley - ¼ cup of chicken broth - Loaf of french bread   **Directions:** - In a saucepan over medium heat melt butter, and add Old Bay, minced onion, lemon juice, and chicken broth. 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