Eating crab legs or the whole crab for that matter is fun and the meat is delicious. I enjoy the challenge of trying to get to the meat. How can I not mention cold crab claws served with a spicy cocktail sauce? There are so many ways to enjoy crab. Probably one of my favorite is a crab cake. Restaurants all over the country have them at many different price ranges and quality, but I still love them. I wish I could find an easy crab recipe for crab cakes. I need a recipe that a clumsy chef like me could prepare in ample quantities to make a meal.

In a restaurant a crab cake is almost always served as an appetizer, some offer them as a meal. But I am more inclined to try something else for dinner. I always love to cook crab cakes with a good side dish and white wine at home . I remember as a little boy going to Red Lobster and loving to eat snow crab. The soft texture of the crab meat and the buttery garlic sauce was just delicious. I also used to go over to my best friends house and his sister was in love with crab dip.

I got to try it, and I must say that it is very addicting. There are many varieties of crab dip, and I would like to try it at a restaurant as I have only had the store-bought product. Either crackers or with fresh vegetables are a very good treat. Joes Crab Shack is one of my favorite restaurants to eat at, and I would love to try their hot crab soup at some point. Crab is just such a lovely soft meat to eat, and I know it would taste so good in a soup. I will definitely have to make sure I try the crab soup next time I go there.

Lobster, crab, oysters, shrimp, salmon, tilapia, and prawns are some of the seafood I enjoy to eat. Although seafood is one of my favorite foods. Even though my experience coming up as a local predisposes me to a partiality for salmon above any other seafood I ate as a youngster, I still count prawns and shrimp as faves of mine as well. There is nothing I can't stand more than ordering seafood at a restaurant, and it arrives at you're table like it just came out of the water. Once when I and my fianc were at a restaurant she did'nt notice that the menu had a whole lobster and not just a lobster tail. The lobster was brought to the table antennaes and all.

Unfortunately that quickly turned him off of the lobster and seeing as it was a seafood restaurant I was forced to eat the lobster while he ordered crab chowder, which was also an interesting experience. My fiance was okay with eating it seeing it didn't have a face. It was a great evening after all.

Many people appear to become confused when they hear the terms Cajun or Creole. And because both of these cooking styles originated in Louisiana, one can see how it could be confusing. Many folks from Louisiana would tell you that Creole cooking entails a more tradional type of cooking whereas Cajun cooking is generally considered to be hotter or spicier. But both types of cuisine are unique and offer a great variety of different dishes.

The Basics

The use of the term Cajun cooking truly took root in the 80’s. When Cajun cooking comes to mind, the first thing that many people think of is blackened chicken. while this is most definitely considered a Cajun dish, it is not what many Cajuns would deem classic cooking.

The Cajuns are an ethnic group found in Louisiana in the southern United States. They settled there after being exiled from Canada. Cajuns can trace their roots to the Acadian people, a group of people from France that settled in Canada. They use a very distinct French dialect. When exiled from Canada, they brought their culture and traditions to the United States. Theses traditions, including Cajun cooking, remain active today.

Many true Cajun chefs will talk of recipes handed down for generations. They proudly guard their recipes and their heritage. In this type of cooking, often exact measurement is not used. There is a “pinch of this” and a “dash of that”.

The Cajun cooking style uses many spices, fat, butter and garlic. These recipes may not be the healthiest, but they do have flavor.

Cajun Cooking Ideas

Many Cajun cooking recipes involve seafood as this is a local mainstay in Louisiana. Catfish recipes abound, using onion, butter, mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and of course hot sauce. These ingredients are combined and then poured on the catfish and baked. Shrimp is often used as well as crawfish and even alligator. These Cajun cooking selections make for an authentic choice when attempting to create a Cajun style feast. There are many Cajun cooking books available that can assist in making Cajun style food.

Cajun cooking generally involves a wide variety of spices combined to add flavor to anything. Using pepper, parsley flakes, garlic powder, hot pepper, currey powder, and people can make their own Cajun spices at home. Experiment with spicy flavors and make your very own and unique Cajun spices.

Cajun cooking is a fun and creative form of the culinary arts. Making your own style of Cajun spices to be used on everything from French fries to chicken, will add a new taste and texture to all your meals.