Delaware Girl Eats

Delaware Crabs #Sunday Supper

Delaware Blue Crabs Scream the Approach of Summer here in the First State #SundaySupper Beautiful swimmer – that’s the translation of the scientific name for the Delaware Blue Crab – callinectes sapidus. In high summer, catching, cooking and picking these feisty creatures is a fine art practiced along bays and inlets up and down the Delmarva Peninsula. Thirty minutes after sunrise. With the water still like glass it’s time to head out. Approaching the shallow crabbing boat, something splashes at the edge of low tide and scrambling sand crabs brandish their claws. Having divined where the crabs are hiding in... Read more →

Rustic “Wrapped” Tart with Ramps #SundaySupper

With its crust wrapped around tasty spring greens, this rustic tart welcomes spring These days, the sun shines warm, and while the breeze still blows chill, spring’s soft breath teases us. It dangles alluring promises as its quiet mysteries start to manifest themselves. In my garden, dogwood buds swell and the first hints of cheerful crocuses and snowdrops unfold in sunny corners. Chickadees, sparrows and finches that jostled each other all winter for seeds from our feeder now peck for worms and other treats in the muddy yard. The musical calls of returning robins encourage us to “cheer up, cheer... Read more →

Orechietti with Broccoli Rabe and Shrimp #Sunday Supper

Abruzzo cuisine includes seafood from the Adriadic as well as mountain dishes When most people think of Abruzzo they think of mountains including the Appenines, the spine of Italy, but Italians know that Abruzzo stretches down to the Adriadic Sea, to fishing ports such as Giulianova or Pescara. There, fishermen ply their boats every day on the open water. According to the cookbook from the Abruzzo Society from which I have adapted the recipe below, the combination of shellfish and broccoli rabe is quite common in the region, partly due to barter between farmers and fishermen and in part because... Read more →