It sometimes seems that we’ve gone from a “let me help with that” society to one of “let somebody else do it.”
Which makes it all the more amazing that not only do Forum cooks repeatedly ante up when asked, the askers themselves often take the time and trouble to sit down and send their thanks.
Sadly, we seldom have space to share these thanks, but we can squeak in this note from Karen Johnson of Marysville. “Thank you so much,” she writes, “for printing my recipe request for crab loaf luscious. Many thanks, too, to Renee Stensland for providing the recipe I was looking for, right down to the olive garnish!
“I’m so glad I didn’t try to recreate it from memory because I had forgotten about the eggs, the true binder for the loaf. My attempt would have fallen apart! At the price of crab, that would have been a big mistake … Thanks again.”
That said, Marysville cook Frances B. Brown says, “When I read the recipes for crab lovers in the Sept. 21 Forum, I was reminded of a crab cake recipe given to me by my daughter Teresa a few years back. This is truly a melt-in-your-mouth recipe and definitely a keeper at my house.”
Crab cakes
1 fresh Dungeness crab, cooked, cleaned and shelled (about 11/4 cups meat
1/2 cup panko crumbs (Japanese bread crumbs)
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup finely diced celery
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter, melted
In a mixing bowl, combine the crab, crumbs, egg, mayonnaise, lemon juice, parsley, celery, dry mustard, salt and pepper, mixing together well. Shape into 8 balls, then flatten slightly between two sheets of waxed paper. Fry in the melted butter, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Makes 8.
Pasty lovers, mark your calendars: Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church will hold its annual Harvest Market, complete with the pasties, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14. Pasties will sell for $4.75 each/$55 per dozen.
However, you can pre-order the pasties at a discount for $4 each/$45 a dozen, for orders with payment received by Oct. 23.
To order, mail the number of single pasties or dozens you want, along with your payment, name, address and telephone number or e-mail address to SLLC, 19030 Lenton Place, PMB 110, Monroe, WA 98272. By phone, call 360-793-7681; e-mail harvestmarket09@gmail.com; or online at www.harvestmarket.weebly.com/.
The next Forum will appear in Monday’s Good Life section.
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