Mini Herb Frittatas with Smoked Salmon
Loosen the sides of the frittata with a spatula and gently turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining oil and eggs.
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Sheet Pan Salmon with Gin Soaked Tomatoes
Slow-cooked salmon is topped with meaty roasted tomatoes, shallots, and a generous splash of gin in this hands-off, fancy dinner.
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Artichoke and Shrimp Gratins
Marinated artichoke hearts, shrimp, and crème fraîche pack these risotto gratins with luxe flavor and texture.
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Chili Crisp Shrimp Scampi
Garlicky shrimp scampi meets spicy chili crisp for this easy weeknight pasta.
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Blue Crab Beignets
The beignet batter thinly coats a creamy, warm crab filling with a crispy, light crust. The batter is loose and can be tricky to shape at first; keep frying and practicing, and they'll improve with each batch.These are ideally eaten while still very hot, so make them while enjoying aperitifs in the kitchen.
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Leah Chases Okra Gumbo with Blue Crabs and Shrimp
In this recipe from The Dooky Chase Cookbook, the legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase used okra — and lots of it — to thicken this no-roux gumbo, along with the traditional Creole trinity of onions, bell peppers, and celery. Chase's recipe calls for shrimp and live blue crabs, but if those aren't available in your area, it's worth the splurge to get them shipped overnight from a fishery in Louisiana and revel in the distinctive flavor of the Gulf seafood. Leah Chase was sometimes called the "Queen of Creole Cooking" and one bite of this gumbo, served simply over simple steamed rice, will show you why.
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Maryland Style Crab Cakes
These luscious crab cakes are proportionally perfect: heavy on glorious hunks of crab, light on bread crumbs. And instead of frying the cakes, Baltimore chef Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen serves them “brold” (Baltimorese for “broiled,” he says). “I can’t overemphasize how important it is to use fresh, carefully processed meat from blue crabs,” .
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Lobster Pasta with Corn and Tomatoes
Nothing says it’s time to break out a bottle of rosé like a lobster pasta with corn and tomatoes.
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Warm Crab Dip with Fresh Herbs
This creamy, crowd-pleasing recipe is one of the most delicious things you can do with fresh crab. A base of caramelized shallots, cream cheese, mustard, and chives is topped with a golden breadcrumb crust. Bake the dip in a gratin dish to serve family style with toasted baguette slices or pita wedges, or divide among ramekins for an elegant first course.
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Baked White Fish Dip
With a healthy dose of artichokes included, this creamy fish dip from Food & Wine’s Paige McCurdy-Flynn is like 2 dips in one.
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