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For the filling, melt the butter over a low heat in a small saucepan. Once melted, remove from the heat and stir in all of the remaining filling ingredients until well combined. Set aside to cool. Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Grease a baking tray with the margarine. For the pastry, roll out the…

6. Adjust oven rack to 6 inches below broiler element and preheat broiler to high. Heat oil and butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat until foaming subsides. Add crab cakes, breaded side down and cook, swirling occasionally, for 3 minutes. Carefully peel off foil from each cake using your fingertips, without…

[Photograph: Elizabeth Barbone] For years, before going gluten-free, I enjoyed a secret coffee cake ritual. Whenever I hopped on the train, I’d buy myself a Drake’s cake. (I probably resembled Newman when ripping into that package.) I also bought a cup of tea but, let’s be honest, that wasn’t what got me excited. Those little…

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The Bananas Foster at Freemans is one of my all-time favorite desserts. I don’t know what it is about caramel and rum that makes me love bananas. Well, I guess it is the caramel and rum. They might make me love anything. The dish was supposedly invented at the famous New Orlean’s restaurant, Brennan’s,  in…

Ingredients:1 cup mayonnaise1 tablespoon minced fresh dill1 teaspoon mustard powder1 ½ pound cleaned and drained Dungeness crab meat (about 2 whole crabs)½ cup fresh corn breadcrumbs1 large egg (lightly beaten)¼ cup crème fraiche¼ cup sour cream1 teaspoon lime juice1 teaspoon lime zest1 teaspoon orange juice1 teaspoon orange zest¼ cup finely diced red bell pepper¼ cup…

I don’t think I could have enjoyed making these Apple Cinnamon And Walnut Cakes more than this weekend. Rainy and grey weather, still getting over a bad cold and terrible news about someone I loved just made me head out to the kitchen and cook, bake, stir and chop. I also went for a long…

Place the ginger and chilli into a mini food processor and pulse until finely chopped. In a bowl combine the chilli and ginger with the white crabmeat, coriander and spring onions. Crack in one egg and mix well, then stir in 4 tablespoons of the breadcrumbs. Divide the crab cake mixture into 6 equal portions…

2. In a large bowl, combine the crab meat, beaten egg, reserved mayonnaise, dry mustard, and cayenne. Toss gently to combine the ingredients, then add the parsley, onion, and bread crumbs. Combine and form into patties.

The verdict in the test kitchen was unanimous: When we order crab cakes in restaurants, these meaty beauties are what we want—not the bready hockey pucks that dot many menus around the country. Pair them with a simple salad or some fries for a Chesapeake-inspired two-person dinner done right.Ingredients:2 slices firm white sandwich bread1/2 pound…