Maryland Seafood Contemporary Cuisine: Crab Imperial (1982)

October is National Seafood Month. But in Maryland every month is Seafood Month. So when I ended up with some big cans of crab, I knew exactly where to go to find a recipe:

This volume, by the Office of Seafood Marketing, features “Contemporary” recipes. Perusing the book it seems that the 1982 definition of “contemporary” is calorie-conscious and microwavable.

You may recall this gem of a dish, which has been featured on the DiS1972 social media channels:

It is both low-cal and nuked. It’s also squid skewered with green pepper and pineapple and then dusted with grated Parmesan.

I can HEAR this gif

Here is the crab recipe I selected (note all the diet-friendly ingredients):

And this is the result:

How was it? You’re going to have to wait for my next post!

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