Pitchfork Diaries: Catch the Fever

local color on my drive home. It has been a pretty swell week for this little blog. First, I get the baby to nap just long enough that I manage to post my first recipe in months. Then, I get not one, but two really lovely mentions, on the websites of not one, but two… Continue reading Pitchfork Diaries: Catch the Fever

Cornmeal Crusted Soft Shell Crab with Buttermilk Apple and Chive Coleslaw

This remarkably quick meal is a colorful and crunchy way to use the insanely good soft shell crabs that are coming into season right now.  I made this for my husband and I a few nights ago, and was so pleased with the speed to wow ratio.  But in addition it was so so so… Continue reading Cornmeal Crusted Soft Shell Crab with Buttermilk Apple and Chive Coleslaw

Technique Tuesday: How to Clean Soft Shell Crabs

It’s soft shell crab season!  From mid-May to early September for the east coast, and longer if you are near the gulf coast, we are in the time of year when these sweet, oceany delicacies are popping up practically all over. Soft shell crabs are regular crabs who have outgrown their current hard exoskeleton, and… Continue reading Technique Tuesday: How to Clean Soft Shell Crabs