Crab fest 2013

My regular readers here know that for the past two years we've had a seafood feast with another oriole in our neighborhood.

We've called it CrabFest ______(insert the year). 

We split the cost of the seafood and then each make a couple of other dishes. 

Crab legs, corn on the cob and new potatoes are cooked together with Old Bay seasoning packs for flavor. 

Crab cakes, shrimp and chicken kabobs, spinach salad, crab dip rounded out the meal. 

To say we were stuffed is an understatement. It was delish.

Seems everyone on our cul de sac was having a party last weekend. The folks across the street did a big fried chicken dinner with lots of guests. The folks beside us had a cookout. I love our neighborhood !

Some people house hopped eating goodies. We were too full to move!

Can't wait til next year!,,,

Crab fest

Crab fest by eegrego160 on Polyvore

I have always loved fresh seafood. My uncles on my maternal side were fishermen by trade. Every summer, we would visit coastal North Carolina for a month and enjoy wonderful seafood dishes made by family from the fish, shrimp, clams, etc. that the men brought home. 

My Aunt Beverly makes THE best crab cakes I have ever tasted. I honestly don't ever order them in restaurants because I was spoiled by how good hers are. She doesn't use a lot of breading - basically pure crab meat. Her father also used to make these wonderful crab things called Deviled Crab. I think it may have been a crab cake stuffing which was filled in the crab shell for a wonderful presentation. Whatever it was was just the best thing I had ever tasted in my life!

My husband and I love to eat crab legs. We have often had crab leg day complete with all the trimmings. I don't need the butter- just give me the legs cooked in Old Bay!

Last year, we started what will be a yearly tradition with one of our neighbors - Crabfest. They love seafood as much as we do. We had gobs of great food! We are doing it again this month! Can not wait. 

If you want to do your own home crab fest, it's pretty simple. Just follow the recipe on the back of the Old Bay container or go here for live boil or here for frozen.  Clearly fresh are better, but we have had them both ways.

Add some corn on the cob, boiled red potatoes, a salad and you have a delicious meal!