It hardly seems possible, but we actually had crab cakes left over from dinner the other night. My wife makes the best crab cakes. Her secret: homemade bread crumbs and a bit of mayo in the mix. Plus, she’s ever so adept around a frying pan. Any kind of leftovers are fair game for breakfast. [...]
Tags: crab cakes·eggs. greens·spring
The crab fishery has been declared a disaster in the Chesapeake Bay and crab is hardly seasonal this time of year. But most catering clients don’t give a lick about sustainability or seasonality. Hence, it’s possible to end up with a leftover pound of crab meat in the fridge, probably from someplace in Southeast Asia [...]
Tags: crab cakes·green beans·grits
When we put on a cocktail buffet, we go into production mode. One of our go-to hors d’oeuvres is grilled shrimp. We use tail-on shrimp and apply a light drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, then a spice rub adjusted to the menu theme. Most of our rubs include a few basic spices–coarse salt, garlic salt, [...]
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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