Holiday Recipe Book

Community UnityRehoboth Beach Main Street

2018
HOLIDAY
RECIPE BOOK

Don’t miss this year’s Dinner:

Sunday, December 2
4:30pm - 7:30pm

at the

Rehoboth Beach
Convention Center

Details inside.

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The Original Community Unity Dinner Returns

The Community Unity Dinner Nicola Pizza, fabulous fudge from DINNER DETAILS
was first presented in 1994 by the the Sea Shell Shop, cake served
Downtown Business Association from CAMP Rehoboth, bonbons SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
and continues with Rehoboth Beach from Snyder’s, delicious salad from 4:30PM - 7:30PM
Main Street. at the
The Pond, craft beer from
On the behalf of the Dogfish Head, soft REHOBOTH BEACH
Board of Directors drinks from Pepsi CONVENTION
of Rehoboth Beach and Blue Moon, and CENTER
Main Street and the much more.
Community Unity Enjoy fun for the Tickets: $15 per person
Dinner Committee, whole family with (children 10 & under are free).
we are proud to entertainment, fun
bring back the activities for children Get tickets at
Community Dinner, and a visit from Santa! DowntownRB.com,
the way it was 24 years Browseabout Books on
ago. The 2018 Community Rehoboth Avenue
Unity Dinner Recipe Book, organized or with cash at the door.
We welcome everyone to join by Rehoboth Beach Main Street and
in the holiday fun as we celebrate the Cape Gazette, features delicious For more information,
our community and recognize recipes shared by Rehoboth Beach call 302-227-2772
all previous Citizen of the Year neighbors and businesses.
recipients. or visit DowntownRB.com
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Mingle with friends, neighbors
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RECIPES

Here’s two that I used to make Fry bacon, then brown chops Gayle
often & we love. The first one is in bacon grease. Arrange Fitzgerald
from a dear college friend who ingredients in an iron casserole in
has passed away. He was a great the following layers: 1/2 bacon, Resident
cook. It’s easy & great for the 1/2 potatoes, 1/2 onions with & Former
winter months ahead: salt & pepper, pork chops, rest of Business
onions, rest of potatoes, top with Owner
Alsatian wine with seasonings mixed in.
Pork Chops • 2 cups bean sprouts, drained
Crush rest of bacon and put on • 1-1/2 cups water chestnuts
Serves 4 top, cover with a double thickness • 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced
• 6 slices bacon of foil plus the casserole lid, cook
• 4 1-inch thick pork chops in 300° oven for approximately 2 Dressing:
• 4 boiling potatoes, thinly sliced 1/2 hours (until meat & potatoes • 1/3 cup sugar (maybe a bit less)
• 2 medium onions, sliced are tender). • 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1 tsp salt • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp pepper Korean Salad • 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp crushed caraway seeds • 1 cup cooking oil
• 3/4 cup white wine Serves 6 • 1/4 cider vinegar
• 2 garlic cloves lightly crushed Mix together: • 1 small onion, chopped
• Dash of chopped parsley • 1 10 oz bag of spinach washed
• 1/4 lb bacon, browned & Mix in blender. Add to salad.

crumbled

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Mashed Potato Casserole Jenny
Burton
• 3 lbs russet potatoes, peeled Add the potatoes to a large
and cut into cubes pot of water. Add the salt and Big Fish
garlic cloves. Bring to a boil, then Charitable
• 1/2 tbsp salt reduce heat to a simmer until the Foundation
• 5 garlic cloves potatoes are fork tender, about
• 1 pkg {8 oz} cream cheese, 20 minutes. Drain, then pour baking dish and smooth evenly
potatoes into a large bowl. on top. In a small bowl, stir
softened and cubed together the panko, Parmesan,
• 1 cup sour cream Mash the potatoes and garlic and paprika. Drizzle with the
• 1/2 cup milk, warmed with a masher. Preheat the oven melted butter and toss to coat.
• 1/2 stick (4 tbsp) butter, to 350 degrees.
Sprinkle over the potato
softened Add the cream cheese, sour mixture. Bake until the potatoes
• 1 tsp seasoned salt cream, milk, and butter to the are heated through and the
• pepper, to taste potatoes and stir until smooth. topping is golden brown, about
• 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs Stir in the seasoned salt and 30 minutes.
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, pepper to taste.

grated Pour into a greased 9 x 13
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp butter, melted

Corn Souffle Kelly
Munyan
This is my mother’s recipe,
Janet Gleason Munyan, who Nicola
often made this when she would Pizza
make a ham dinner. I now make
it every Christmas Eve to go with baking dish.
our ham dinner. Beat together the eggs and

• 1/2 cup melted butter melted butter. Add the whole
• 2 eggs corn, creamed corn, sour cream
• 1 16 oz can of whole kernel to the eggs and butter and stir.

corn (drained) Add the muffin mix to the
• 1 16 oz can of creamed corn mixture and stir until ingredients
• 1 cup of sour cream are blended.
• 1 9 oz box of corn muffin mix
Pour mixture into baking dish
Preheat the oven to 375 and bake on 375 degrees for 35-
degrees and grease a 9 x 13 40 minutes.

PB&J Punch Add all ingredients to shaker. Ryan
Muddle jelly to dissolve. Schawnberger
• 1-1/2 oz Roasted Peanut Vodka
• 2 oz of your favorite jelly Shake ingredients with ice. Dogfish
• 1 oz Pineapple Juice Strain over ice in a tulip glass. Head
• 1/2 oz Orange Juice
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice Garnish with pineapple wedge
and cherry.

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Banana Bread ingredients into banana mixture. Patty
Add nuts (optional). Mix. Derrick
• 1-3/4 cups of flour
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder Pour into two loaf pans greased The Sea
• 1 tsp salt with butter and floured. Bake 375 Shell Shop
• 1/2 cup oil (butter works too) degrees for 60 minutes or until
• 3 eggs golden brown. • 1 can of beer, 12 oz at room
• 3/4 cup sugar temperature
• 2 cups, very ripe bananas, Let stand 10 minutes. Shake out
of pans. Makes two loafs. Yields • 1 Tbsp dill, or more to taste.
mashed (3 or 4) 24 slices.
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup, chopped Mix all ingredients. Pour into
Beer and Dill standard loaf pan. Bake 350
pecans (if you like nuts) optional Quick Bread degrees for 45 to 60 minutes.

Mix oil, eggs, and sugar. Add • 3 cups self-rising flour
bananas. Mix well. Mix together • 3 Tbsp. sugar
first 4 ingredients. Stir these dry

Macaroni and Cheese

This is the macaroni and cheese Susan the cheese. Pour the rest of the
that my mom made for every Kehoe mixture in and cover with the
Sunday supper and holiday meal. remaining cheese. Bake at 400
This is the recipe I go to when I Browseabout degrees until the top browns.
want something comforting that Books
reminds me of home!
Mix all of the ingredients
• 3 cups cooked macaroni together, except the cheese.
(drained, but leave a little water) When mixing the egg into the
mixture, be sure to continue to
• 1/2 can evaporated milk beat it so that it will not cook.
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 egg, slightly beaten Pour 1/2 of the mixture into a
• 2 cups grated sharp cheddar baking dish and layer with half

cheese
• salt & pepper

Cranberry Cherry Relish Murray
Archibald
• 1 lb fresh cranberries cranberry juice, and orange zest
• 2 cups sugar* in a pan. CAMP
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice Rehoboth
• 1/2 cup cranberry juice Place on medium heat and
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange bring boil slowly until the berries *For less sweet version reduce
• 1 cup dried cherries pop open, about 10 minutes. sugar amount. Optional version:
Skim the foam off the surface with add grated fresh ginger to taste.
Pick through the cranberries, a metal spoon, stir in the cherries
rinse and drain well. Combine the and let cool to room temperature.
cranberries, sugar, orange juice, Cover and refrigerate. (Will keep
up to one month.)

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Spectacular Holiday Crab Ball!

Always a favorite holiday tradition Drexel
of the Davison Family! Davison

“So good Santa may come back Bad Hair
for seconds!” Day?

’Twas the Night Before Christmas... mixing ketchup and fresh
• Soften 8 oz block of cream horseradish to taste. (I like mine
extra spicy!)
cheese • Before serving, pour cocktail
• Add a splash of Worcestershire sauce over crab ball. (Have
back-up supply of cocktail
sauce sauce at the ready!)
• Mix up well, then fold in 6-8 oz • Surround & serve with
townhouse crackers
of lump crab meat • Enjoy
• Shape into a ball
• Place into a festive holiday dish
• Cover and place in the fridge

overnight
• Settle your brain for a long

winter’s nap

On Christmas morning... Merry Christmas to all,
• Create a cocktail sauce by and to all a good night!

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The Beginning of the Community Unity Dinner

By Patty Derrick,
Co-Founder, Community Unity Dinner, 1994

The Rehoboth Beach Community was having a TRISH VERNON PHOTO
trying time in 1994, and many of us as members of the
community wanted to find a way to make things better. FROM CAPE GAZETTE ARCHIVES: Shown discussing plans for the
first Community Unity Spaghetti Dinner in 1994, are (L to r.) Jennifer
I have a vivid memory of visiting my dear friend, the Zerby, Ann Marie Taylor, Billie Shields, who received the first Out-
late Billie Shields in November 1994. She was a long time standing Citizen Award during the dinner and Patty Derrick.
City of Rehoboth Commissioner, and very much loved
throughout the community. this new community dinner. Billie and I started thinking
about what the name would be, “What shall we call
We were sitting in her living room talking about what it?” I answered, “Community Dinner.” She said, “Okay,
we could do and brainstorming on how to do it. Billie but let’s say ‘Unity Dinner.’” And so the Community
said, “Patty, why don’t you do a dinner of some sort Unity Dinner was born. This all happened in a matter
for all, as your coming off as chair of the Centennial of one hour. Deciding to have the dinner, asking for
celebration for the City? You know everybody! I can get
the Convention Hall for you but I am pretty sure Sam Continued on page 14
Cooper (Mayor at the time) will give it to YOU.” Well,
I thought fast and said, “Okay, I’ll try.” I remember her
saying, “The sooner the better.” I agreed.

ALL IN THE NAME
My immediate plan was to communicate with John

Kleitz, President of Downtown Business Association
at the time, to see if this organization would sponsor

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Please join us on Sea Shell
December 2nd Shop
to celebrate the
previous Citizens of Shell We...EA(fTreeFsUamDpGleEs) HERBMUITY CRABS
the Year recipients
SHOP
1994 - Billie Shields
1995 - Robert (Bob) DOWNTOWN 119 Rehoboth Ave. 302-227-6666
REHOBOTH
Derrickson Rehoboth Beach www.seashellshop.com
1996 - Fasnacht Family
1997 - Mary Campbell A Mediterranean Café
1998 - Nick and Joan in Downtown Rehoboth

Caggiano   BREAKFAST Sat. & Sun. 8am - Noon
1999 - Elizabeth Hooper LUNCH Daily 11am - 3pm
2000 - Priscilla Smith DINNER Daily 5pm - Close
2001 - Richard Darley
2002 - John Schroeder Happy Hour Food & Drink Specials
2003 - Bill Bahan   Monday thru Friday 4 - 6pm
2004 - Don Derrickson 
2005 - Steve Elkins Live Entertainment on Thursdays
2006 - Jack Lingo Family with Holly Lane & John Flynn

(Bryce, Bill, John, 18 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Derrick) Reservations Recommended
2007 - George Bunting
2008 - Village Improvement 302-227-8100 • www.cafeazafran.com
Association
2009 - Bette Gallo
2010 - Steve Crane
2011 - Patty Derrick
2012 - Pat Coluzzi
2013 - Mayor Paul Kuhns

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Beginning Being a young Village Improvement Association (VIA)
member, I asked my friend, Margaret Spurgat, VIA Past
Continued from page 12 President to help. She helped get permission, and VIA
was the first to help us.
the Convention Hall, calling John Kleitz and getting
permission to sponsor it, and then Patty called Nicola’s This amazing group of ladies helped decorate,
and talk to Nick Sr. and without hesitation he said sure straighten tables and clean up. I then asked all the
Patty I’ll make you spaghetti dinners for 500 people. It dignitaries I knew in the county to serve. They ALL said
was an effort of many. Sadly, John passed away this year. “yes.” At that time it included George Bunting and John
Schroeder.
PLANNING FAST
I remember leaving Billie’s home, and after calling The first Community Unity Dinner was set for the first
Sunday in December. The Whale, now Cape Gazette, did
Mayor Sam Cooper, the Convention Hall was secured wonderful articles by Dennis Forney and Trish Vernon,
for the first Sunday in December, less than three weeks which helped to spread the word.
away.
The downtown businesses then picked their first
I was excited to tell John, and it was time to contact Citizen of the Year, which was awarded to Billie Shields.
the Downtown Business Association Board for a vote by She obviously deserved it for helping me name it and
phone. for so many reasons including her years of service as a
Commissioner.
At the time the Board consisted of my husband, Bob
Derrickson, three others, President John Kleitz, and It was very successful, as about 500 attended with
myself. We all agreed. John said, “Go for it!” and off I games for the children, music by Charlie Tumini, a magic
went to make the Community Unity Dinner a reality. show and Santa making an appearance.

I was amazed! Within two days, I was able to get all And that’s the way is was.
the food for this event for free, because of the generosity As the 2018 Chair of the Community Dinner, I look
of our downtown businesses. forward to seeing many of the same faces, and new ones,
as we gather this holiday season for the 2018 Community
Unity Dinner.

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