This recipe is based on a YouTube video here by John Keener, owner of the Charleston Crab House. I love this video and several family members have been forced encouraged to watch it too. We use a Bayou Classic SP10 High-Pressure Outdoor Propane Gas Cooker with a 32-quart stockpot … [Read more...]
Curried Chicken (or Tuna) Salad
Adapted from The Foster’s Market Cookbook, by Sara Foster (2002). I started to prepare this chicken salad on a winter Saturday. The bowlful of peppers and coconut and scallions was so beautiful that I could not leave Dick out. Half the ingredients went into one bowl … [Read more...]
Tuna Salad
There are no amounts because the ingredient list is from a Wellspring Grocery tuna salad bought to eat during one of Caroline’s Duke field hockey games in the late 1990's. Normally ingredients are listed in order of amount, so that gives a clue that you should use more tuna … [Read more...]
Steamed Mussels
We wish this recipe replicated Sautéed Mussels in Rich White Wine Sauce, one of the most popular appetizers at Mickey & Mooch in Charlotte. We'll keep tweaking it, with frequent research trips to M&M, until we get it right. Adapted from the classic French Moules … [Read more...]
Shrimp Perloo
Adapted from a Blue Apron recipe that called for Bomba rice. I substituted Arborio which was delicious too. The recipe also called for 10 ounces of shrimp, but unsurprisingly a full pound of shrimp made it even better. 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp 1 cup Bomba rice (Arborio … [Read more...]