Dungeness Crab

Aloha

One of the treasures from the Pacific Ocean, particularly the Pacific Northwest, is Dungeness Crab. Here in Honolulu we found that in Chinatown they have tanks of live Dungeness crabs. So we decided that it sounded good and rode the bus to get a fresh one.

It has been a long time since we cooked a live crab.

It's funny after "Gourmet Guy" put him in the boiling water I thought of the scene from "Julie and Julia" where she puts the lobster into the boiling water and screams when the lid comes flying off of the pan. I couldn't watch!

It quickly turns the bright red color that you see in restaurants or stores. (This is the point where we usually buy it. We have crab for Christmas dinner as a family and by the crab from Costco because it is cooked and frozen before shipping. Our favorite thing is to buy it along the Oregon Coastline.)"Gourmet Guy" pulled the crab out and then proceeded to clean it and get it ready to crack and eat.

The crab is so sweet and with melted butter it is delectable.

A gourmet meal for a lot less cost

Corn Bread just got better!

Corn Bread

1 c. melted butter or margarine
1 1/4 c. sugar
4 eggs
(combine and mix well)


2 c. buttermilk
1 t. soda
(add to the above mixture)

2 c. cornmeal
2 c. flour
1 t. salt
(add the dry ingredients to the total mixture)

Bake in greased 9x13 pan in 350 oven for 35 mins.

This is such a good recipe it has been one of my favorites for years. I even make it in a mix to store. I use the powdered buttermilk and love it. For Easter we had a ham and have lot's of leftovers since it was just my "Gourmet Guy" and me so I made Ham and Beans (already posted) with the ham bone and some of the ham, yum! I love to serve Corn Bread with this and as I proceeded to do so once again realized I miss my well stocked kitchen at home... and once again had to catch the bus and head to the store to purchase baking powder and a few other fresh items. I started to make a half batch and realized I should have checked the sugar in the cupboard before I left, when I measured it out there was only a half a cup and no buttermilk So I punted, I put some vinegar in milk to substitute for the buttermilk and added a little brown sugar to the granulated and mixed it together hoping it would turn out. After placing in a baking pan I realized that I had forgot to put the salt in, oops. After cutting into the bread and taking a bite it was so good, perhaps the best Corn Bread I have ever made personally.

So here is my adapted recipe, it could have been a failure but luckily it turned out great.

1/2 c. butter, melted

2 eggs

1/2 c. granulated sugar

1-2 T. brown sugar

1 c. milk, with 1 t. cider vinegar added

1 t. soda

1 c. flour

1 c. corn meal

Combine all ingredients and bake in a greased 9 x 9 x 2 baking pan at 350 for 35 minutes or until knife comes out clean. Serve warm with butter and maple syrup or honey (alas I didn't have honey in my cupboard either!)