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With Memorial Day approaching, it’s time for a favorite activity — clamming. Afterwards, plan to prepare a traditional Down East clambake. Many other delectable seafood options are offered below. Stay safe this weekend!

• Mariner’s Menu shares Joyce Taylor’s recipe for a traditional Down East clambake: http://marinersmenu.org/2011/07/14/down-east-clam-bake/

• Our State Magazine offers easy BBQ shrimp: http://www.ourstate.com/bbq-shrimp/

• WRAL features videos on cooking fish at home: http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/video/9125282/#/vid9125282 and filleting fish: http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/video/9124685/#/vid9124685

• Winston-Salem Journal prepares a flavorful fish chowder: http://www2.journalnow.com/lifestyles/2012/may/23/wsfood03-healthy-cooking-fish-chowder-ar-2301138/

• News 14 Carolina’s Chef Dan Eaton dishes out soft-shell crabs served with a lemon, Tabasco and scallion butter: http://coastal.news14.com/content/cooking/cooking_at_home/657655/soft-shell-crab-with-lemon–tabasco-and-scallion-butter

• Whole Foods Market North Raleigh offers a traditional Peruvian ceviche: http://northraleigh.wholefoodsmarketcooking.com/recipes/12952_shrimp_ceviche_with_popcorn

• WECT TV 6 posted a recipe for  Wilmington-style calamari: http://www.wect.com/story/18480459/calamari-wilmington-style

• New Bern Sun Journal gives an update on the Fire on the Dock competition: http://www.newbernsj.com/articles/dock-106664-chefs-fire.html

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If your crab cakes sometimes fall apart when cooking, you might consider using a clever recipe that bakes them in a muffin pan.

• Star News Online shares a clever way to cook crab cakes by placing the mixture in a muffin pan: http://www.starnewsonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dcce?Site=WM&Date=20090715&Module=3200&Kategori=recipes&Class=3201&Type=A3201&ID=100710&Selected=24&GUID={18DBB1C0-EE06-464A-9162-E1F87FA86C63}&GUID={{18DBB1C0-EE06-464A-9162-E1F87FA86C63}}

• News 14 Carolina has video that explains how to make a ceviche martini: http://coastal.news14.com/content/cooking/lets_cook/657174/ceviche-martini

• The Blond Cook, a native North Carolinian food blogger, serves up healthy shrimp tacos: http://theblondcook.com/2012/01/healthy-shrimp-tacos/

• Our State Magazine offers a coleslaw recipe that will go great with any seafood dish: http://www.ourstate.com/friday-night-seafood/

• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers information on seafood safety, Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely: http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm077331.htm