For our last dinner in California, Art's sister, Kay and husband wanted to prepare a special dinner for us.
They bought some Jonah crab claws and corn on the cob that she knows Art loves.
I made my spinach, watercress, red leaf lettuce, tomato, seaweed salad, red pepper, soba, imitation crab salad with a lemon, sugar, black pepper, vinegar, oil, sesame seed oil type dressing.
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Kay wasn't quite sure what would be the best way to cook the crabs. We thought boiling would take a lot of the taste out of the crab claws. Finally, she decided to follow a California radio show cook, Melinda Lee's method of covering the claws with lettuce leaves and foil and then baking it at 350 degrees.
It was all wonderful although we discovered that Jonah crabs require a lot of work to get very little meat. Still, it made every morsel that much more special.
It was a lot of fun for all of us to be in the kitchen cooking together. It was also a little sad knowing it would be our last meal together until the next time we're able to get ourselves to California.
They bought some Jonah crab claws and corn on the cob that she knows Art loves.
I made my spinach, watercress, red leaf lettuce, tomato, seaweed salad, red pepper, soba, imitation crab salad with a lemon, sugar, black pepper, vinegar, oil, sesame seed oil type dressing.
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Kay wasn't quite sure what would be the best way to cook the crabs. We thought boiling would take a lot of the taste out of the crab claws. Finally, she decided to follow a California radio show cook, Melinda Lee's method of covering the claws with lettuce leaves and foil and then baking it at 350 degrees.
It was all wonderful although we discovered that Jonah crabs require a lot of work to get very little meat. Still, it made every morsel that much more special.
It was a lot of fun for all of us to be in the kitchen cooking together. It was also a little sad knowing it would be our last meal together until the next time we're able to get ourselves to California.
Yeah, the last supper is always hard.
ReplyDeleteI wish there was some other way of parting from friends and family - a snap of the fingers would do.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful meal! Thats a new way to cooking crab,
ReplyDeleteYour salad looks particularly mouth watering. Thanks for listing the ingredients.
ReplyDeleteI just wrote a post that will go up in a couple of days which will give you the recipe.
DeleteIt all looks yummy. Until the next time.
ReplyDeleteI'm hungry-going to make clam chowder today...lol!
ReplyDeleteI hate goodbyes. I LOVE crab claws. And your salad looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteLove your salad...sounds like a healthy version of Somen Salad without the shoyu and all the other ingredients like salty ham and fishcake. I think I'll try it. We often buy soba but just eat it plain with dipping sauce. I will now try it in a toss type salad. Thanks!
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I just did a post with the recipe which will go up in a couple of days. :-)
DeleteA wonderful healthy meal. Soba noodles in salad, who woulda thought....Dianne
ReplyDeleteIt's actually quite a complete meal on it's own. I like to make a lot so we can eat it for a couple of days.
DeleteI don't like crab legs because of the work getting the meat out, but I will eat crab cakes. I love your colorful salad, though. Wow!
ReplyDeleteA love of a meal indeed.
ReplyDeleteMy girlfriend would like that, she loves seafood
ReplyDeleteI was not aware of Jonah crab, so I looked them up. They are an east coast relative of our PNW dungeness crabs. We get them here in the winter months when the price goes down, and Tom and I each eat a whole one. It's work cracking them, but they are oh, so good, especially dipped in lemon butter. They come already cooked and are eaten cold. I was surprised that you would need to cook the Jonah crab claws.
ReplyDeleteWhat? You can eat it cold? We thought you had to warm it before eating it. That's why it's good to blog. You keep learning.
DeleteKay and Art -- I didn't know there was a crab named Jonah either. I like the fake crabmeat chunks from the store in a salad cold, or heated with lemon butter. (No crabs in the Missouri river.) So nice for you to see your California relatives. I seem to only see my brothers when there's a "reason," like a wedding or funeral. DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteArt has a very lovely, close relationship with his sister. I have a close relationship with my brother and we did work to foster that between our children. I think it's important to see each other to maintain that tie. We're trying to do that with our families here too. It's a great feeling to once again touch bases with all our family.
DeleteI really like the imitation crab in salads too.
What a beautiful dinner, Kay. You are so fortunate to have family that are so close. We see them much less often than you see yours. Thanks for sharing your family with me! :-)
ReplyDeleteSeems like a lot of work to me!!!!
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