i hope you all had a lovely weekend!  we took the time to get some things done around the house, bake bread and fry some green tomatoes from our garden.  and we fell right back into one of our favorite weekend rituals - movie night with baked crab dip - and after first mentioning it here, i was flooded with emails about the recipe.  well, finally, here it is - i have to admit that the amounts of most ingredients are estimates - i tend to just throw this together - just taste as you go for you preference on seasonings.  i tend to go overboard with the chesapeake bay seasoning because it reminds me so much of my childhood; we used to travel with my dad regularly to washington dc and always ate blue crabs at the dancing crab - they were smothered in the stuff!  also, we always buy our goat cheese at our farmer's market and what a difference if makes!  if you do not like goat cheese, i have also used havarti, pecorino or brie - what ever makes you happy!  i do hope you enjoy:

baked crab dip with goat cheese

~ 4-6 oz. of goat cheese {local if possible}

~ 1 block of cream cheese

~ 1/2 c. mayonnaise

~ 3 T. chesapeake bay seasoning

~ 1 lb. cooked crab meat {leg meat works very well}

~ salt and pepper to taste

mix cream cheese, goat cheese and mayo together until they are completely incorporated.  add seasoning and salt and pepper to taste.  hand mix in the crab - if you prefer a smoother consistency, you may mix the whole thing in a food processor.  scoop into an oven proof baking dish and bake at 375 for about 25 minutes or until the the edges begin to turn gold and the top begins to bubble.  perfect with warm bread, crackers, veggies and quite good the next morning on toast.

have a lovely day...

xoox~jla

Comments

[Kristin]

You had me at goat cheese... :) Thanks for sharing!

[kosenrufu mama]

great weekend for me,thank you. and thank you for the recipe....

[Rachel]

I looove goat cheese! And your photographs are so beautiful!

[Jade]

New here! That dip sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[thea]

this sounds unbelievably yummy and the photos are gorgeous

[sophia]

wow...that looks terribly yummy. i'm going to have to try that.

[nicole]

you have so much beauty in your life. x

[My@ Tha Hotness]

Great recipe. We just had it with lunch and it was super yummy. Thanks for sharing.

[jen]

so glad you loved it!

nicole - as do you friend - life is as we create it... ;) xoox

[tracy]

this dip sounds delicious!!

[Stephanie Levy]

yum - this sounds wonderful and the photos are lovely too!

[stephanie s]

Sounds like a great recipe, one that I'll have to try. I had to comment on this post since I walk past the dancing crab twice a day on my walk from home to the metro and back. Let me know if you would like a picture of the place to aid in your reminiscing.

[stephanie s]

Sounds like a great recipe, one that I'll have to try. I had to comment on this post since I walk past the dancing crab twice a day on my walk from home to the metro and back. Let me know if you would like a picture of the place to aid in your reminiscing.