Tamari Seared Baby Bok Choy

Tamari Seared Baby Bok Choy
     I love the crispness and sweet flavor of bok choy. On Saturdays I like to go to one of the local farmers markets to see what is available. This week I tried the Buford Highway Farmers Market. When I drove into to the parking lot I noticed there was little parking available and was able to squeeze my little car into a small spot.  The market was very busy, everyone out enjoying themselves. I started in the  produce department looking for a vegetable for dinner. The market has some very unusual vegetables and fruits. I think the next time I go to the market I will bring my digital camera and...
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Fresh Soft Shell Crabs

Fresh Soft Shell Crabs
In the spring, my wife and I love to drive to Maryland and stop at Cantlers Riverside Inn, http://www.cantlers.com/index.shtml for fresh blue crabs and soft shell crabs. Jimmy Cantler, the owner and founder, is a native Marylander and worked as a waterman on the Chesapeake bay and in 1974 he started a restaurant dedicated to serving fresh seafood. We sit out side on the picnic tables with brown paper tablecloths, buckets of ice cold beer, old bay steamed blue crabs and plates of crisp fried soft shell crabs. As crabs grow larger, their shells cannot expand, so they molt their exteriors and have a...
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