I heard some good news on Friday. So I decided to have a celebration dinner last night. It was a scrumptious meal:
Spiced Squash Soup
Lettuce Salad
Crab Cakes
Broiled Salmon with a medley of green, red, and orange peppers
Mint Chocolate Ice Cream (no I didn't make this myself, but Edy's is pretty good)
It's fun to marry the hearty fall flavor of squash soup with seafood. I was originally going to bake pork chop but I think I ended up with a better combination. Here's the recipe for the crab cakes, real simple, but yummy:
24 oz crab meat
2 tb mayonnaise
1/2 tsp each cayenne and salt
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 eggs
2/3 cups breadcrumbs
Mix crab meat, mayonnaise, cayenne, and salt. Add onions. Mix until well blended. Add the 2 eggs and breadcrumbs until the mixture just binds. Form into patties 1.5 inches in diameter. Don't handle too much or mixture will become too dry and tough. Heat skillet over medium heat with a little bit of olive oil until just sizzling. Fry until golden brown on one side. Turn and fry until the other side is golden brown too.
Bon appetit!
1 comment:
Yummy looking crabcakes! I may have to muscle the chief cook out of the kitchen so I can try them out :-). So when did you start at the U of C--before or after '87? I saw your comment on my blog and am now *filled* with curiosity!
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