Crazy for Crab: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Fabulous Crab at Home (Non)
Those looking for something more sophisticated than chicken may turn toFred Thompson's Crazy for Crab. Thompson offers a complete guide to cooking, serving, and eating all manner of crab dishes. He includes both East and West Coast specimens. After an exhaustive treatise on the kinds of crabs available, their seasons, and how they are likely to show up in markets, the author presents appetizer dips, soups and chowders, salads, and variations on the ever-popular crab cakes. Main dishes include multicourse crab boils, deviled crab, and similarly rich dishes. To go with these, Thompson suggests slaws, vegetable dishes, and a few desserts, including the ubiquitous key lime pie. An appendix lists crab festivals nationwide.Mark KnoblauchCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.