Recipes sought for new cookbook

We want your Maine shrimp recipes!

The Island Institute, in association with the First Universalist Church and the Midcoast Fishermen's Association (MFA), will be publishing a cookbook with recipes for Maine shrimp in the spring.

The purpose of the new cookbook is to showcase the freshness and flavor of Maine shrimp. We also want to promote the efforts of the MFA and the church in their efforts to encourage sustainable fisheries management. By publishing this Maine shrimp cookbook, we hope people will buy more shrimp from local fishermen and discover how tasty, affordable and nutritious Maine shrimp is.

We will consider all recipes, but submission does not guarantee that your recipe will be included in the book. We are looking for original recipes using Maine shrimp in the following categories: appetizers, salads, soups and chowders, traditional Maine recipes, seafood combinations, ethnic and regional dishes, pasta, brunch and other.

Please include the recipe title, one paragraph with any commentary about the dish or the dish's history, a list of ingredients in order of use (do no abbreviate measurements or amounts) and numbered instructions. If you have advice about what to do with leftovers, include that at the end of the recipe.

Don't forget to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and occupation.

You can e-mail submissions to: shrimprecipes@islandinstitute.org .You can also mail submissions to: Island Institute, PO Box 648, Rockland, ME 04841, Attention: shrimp recipes.

Deadline for recipes has been extended to February 2, 2009.