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Getting ready to go to the beach on Saturday for the week, so to get in the spirit, I’ll make something from the sea!  How about crabcakes?  Always a hit and easy to make.  Crab meat is on sale at the Harris Teeter, so I’ll grab a pound or so and make crab cakes.  I found a recipe that uses Panko bread crumbs – I love their extra crunch when frying, and I think they’ll work well with crab to give it some body, but without too much bread in the actual cake.  Panko Crab Cakes and Tartar Sauce also includes a recipe for homemade tartar sauce – though I always thought that was just mayonnaise and sweet pickle relish!  This recipe looks like it has a little more depth … Read entire article »

Courtesy of Deirdre Reid and her blog “Grabbing the Gusto” I might have a thing for baked beans, maybe because I grew up in Massachusetts where I swear we had franks, beans and brown bread every Saturday night. This recipe from Bon Appetit has been a winner twice in the last month or so, both times for family cook-outs. It has a bit of smoky heat from the chipotles (don’t they make everything better?), sweetness, bacon and beer — everything good beans need! I made it once in the oven and once in the crockpot. It’s a keeper. If you don’t use all the chipotle and sauce in the can, save it, either for a little time in the refrigerator or in the freezer. Once you know you have it ready to go, you’ll … Read entire article »