Orkney Crab with egg - Highly Recommended

We don't often shop in Waitrose but we did today, and were tempted to buy 'Waitrose Rich, sweet layered Orkney crab with egg' at just 3.8g carb per half pack we have just enjoyed half a pack each of sublime tasting food.

Eddie has always loved crab whereas until a few years ago I was not that keen. However, a holiday in the Isle of Wight changed that .....happy memories of that holiday, some years ago now, eating crab in a great pub garden whilst the children played in the pubs play area .... special memories, happy times indeed.

Anyway back to today - if you love crab and don't mind spending £3-49 on a great starter, treat call it what you will. Eddie and I can thoroughly recommend this:

Layered Orkney Crab With Egg Waitrose 200g


All the best Jan

Looks like a trip to Waitrose is in order! I LOVE Crab!

Reminds me of that old joke. I guy turned round to an old tart in a knocking shop and said jeez, you've got crabs. She said, what do you expect for a tenner scampi.

Time I was off, goodnight folks.

The humble crab...Held in the most highest regard by Dr Bonkers...

"Crabs are not poison and those who chose to eat them are not addicts, there is no debate."

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/carbs-and-statins.46926#post-423527

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Jan1 wrote:We don't often shop in Waitrose but we did today, and were tempted to buy 'Waitrose Rich, sweet layered Orkney crab with egg' at just 3.8g carb per half pack we have just enjoyed half a pack each of sublime tasting food.

Eddie has always loved crab whereas until a few years ago I was not that keen. However, a holiday in the Isle of Wight changed that .....happy memories of that holiday, some years ago now, eating crab in a great pub garden whilst the children played in the pubs play area .... special memories, happy times indeed.

Anyway back to today - if you love crab and don't mind spending £3-49 on a great starter, treat call it what you will. Eddie and I can thoroughly recommend this:

Layered Orkney Crab With Egg Waitrose 200g

All the best Jan

Anyway back to delicious food ...... have you bought any yet?

Wonder if Rick Stein does a good recipe using crab - bet he does.  

All the best Jan

Tempted to get up to Cromer,Norfolk this summer and try some of the famous dressed Cromer Crab they have to offer-been too long since I've been to the coast.

Paul wrote:Tempted to get up to Cromer,Norfolk this summer and try some of the famous dressed Cromer Crab they have to offer-been too long since I've been to the coast.

What a brilliant idea Paul .... that IS the place to go and it is years since I / We have been up that way.

We could even have our own LCHF get-together

Anyway we are staying with the fish theme tonight for dinner, it's cod served with cheesy cream leeks, a little cabbage and buttery mashed swede ...... Don't you just love the LCHF lifestyle.

All the best Jan

Paul wrote:The humble crab...Held in the most highest regard by Dr Bonkers...

"Crabs are not poison and those who chose to eat them are not addicts, there is no debate."

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/carbs-and-statins.46926/#post-423527

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Just another one of Sid rabid rants then Paul  

For some reason your link did not work for me try this one:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/carbs-and-statins.46926/#post-423527

Edit: though my link worked in draft it does not when posted, is it just me or does anyone else have problem 

graham64 wrote:

Paul wrote:The humble crab...Held in the most highest regard by Dr Bonkers...

"Crabs are not poison and those who chose to eat them are not addicts, there is no debate."

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/carbs-and-statins.46926/#post-423527

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Just another one of Sid rabid rants then Paul  

For some reason your link did not work for me try this one:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/carbs-and-statins.46926/#post-423527

Edit: though my link worked in draft it does not when posted, is it just me or does anyone else have problem 

Hi Graham!

I've found this happens sometimes with links to the big forum and to fix it I delete the last 'Forward slash' in the link that's before the # symbol in the link and that seems to work.

... yes, I know I've mentioned this dish before but today was one of those days when we thought we'd treat ourselves to


... and it tasted so lovely

All the best Jan

Perversely although I may well eat a Cromer crab or two in season, and the fish van often has dressed crab, I prefer the canned ones from the Co-Op. Generally I use my all-purpose stir fry mix of bacon, coloured peppers, chillies and garlic in olive oil, toss in a few frozen king prawns and add a tin of crab, along with some lemon grass, ginger, toasted sesame oil and maybe also the juice of a lemon.

Deelish!

chris c wrote:Perversely although I may well eat a Cromer crab or two in season, and the fish van often has dressed crab, I prefer the canned ones from the Co-Op. Generally I use my all-purpose stir fry mix of bacon, coloured peppers, chillies and garlic in olive oil, toss in a few frozen king prawns and add a tin of crab, along with some lemon grass, ginger, toasted sesame oil and maybe also the juice of a lemon.

Deelish!

Indeed it IS deelish Chris! Very similar to my staple winter stir frys although I tend to use a lot of fresh lime juice in mine in place of the lemon...I also like water chestnuts in mine too but my wife picks all hers out...Can't win 'em all!

Ooh lime juice! <puts lime on shopping list>

Paul1976 wrote:

chris c wrote:Perversely although I may well eat a Cromer crab or two in season, and the fish van often has dressed crab, I prefer the canned ones from the Co-Op. Generally I use my all-purpose stir fry mix of bacon, coloured peppers, chillies and garlic in olive oil, toss in a few frozen king prawns and add a tin of crab, along with some lemon grass, ginger, toasted sesame oil and maybe also the juice of a lemon.

Deelish!

Indeed it IS deelish Chris! Very similar to my staple winter stir frys although I tend to use a lot of fresh lime juice in mine in place of the lemon...I also like water chestnuts in mine too but my wife picks all hers out...Can't win 'em all!

Sounds a great menu idea guys ... thanks.

Sshh don't tell anyone but I'm not keen on water chestnuts either ...

All the best Jan

chris c wrote:Ooh lime juice! <puts lime on shopping list>

I like lime juice - it's just water chestnuts I'm not keen on. LOL
Should all homes always have limes and lemons

All the best Jan

My old man's favourite tipple - Roses Lime Juice.

chris c wrote:My old man's favourite tipple - Roses Lime Juice.

Now that's a blast from the past

When growing up, I can remember Robinson's Barley Water was always a great favourite in our house

All the best Jan

Jan1 wrote:

chris c wrote:My old man's favourite tipple - Roses Lime Juice.

Now that's a blast from the past

When growing up, I can remember Robinson's Barley Water was always a great favourite in our house

All the best Jan

My favourite was Dandelion and Burdock

Oh I forgot the Cilantro!

chris c wrote:

Jan1 wrote:

chris c wrote:My old man's favourite tipple - Roses Lime Juice.

Now that's a blast from the past

When growing up, I can remember Robinson's Barley Water was always a great favourite in our house

All the best Jan

My favourite was Dandelion and Burdock

Used to love a tin of Dandelion and Burdock with my fish and chip supper as a kid!

Now talking of Dandelion and Burdock I also found this!

Dandelion and burdock beer
Dandelion and burdock roots, being perennial, are available all year, but it is important to collect them only when the leaves are visible so that you do not confuse them with anything nasty. Spring or autumn when the roots are at their fattest is the best time to search them out. Burdock has large, heart-shaped, furry leaves and a habit of providing us with those tiresome burs that accompany us home after a country walk.

Article and how to make it is here
https://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/dandelion-and-burdock-beer

Cheers

All the best Jan

chris c wrote:Oh I forgot the Cilantro!

... add it to your shopping list - goes great with crab and many other dishes LOL  

All the best Jan

PS Readers - You need to go back a few posts to see the avocado and crab recipe, with cilantro ... it's delicious!

Paul1976 wrote:
Used to love a tin of Dandelion and Burdock with my fish and chip supper as a kid!

A tin??? You heathen, ours came in big thick glass bottles. Was it R Whites?

Jan, I finally looked out the book I couldn't remember the author of, which relates also to a post on the blog

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=richard+mabey+food+for+free

chris c wrote:

Paul1976 wrote:
Used to love a tin of Dandelion and Burdock with my fish and chip supper as a kid!

A tin??? You heathen, ours came in big thick glass bottles. Was it R Whites?

Jan, I finally looked out the book I couldn't remember the author of, which relates also to a post on the blog

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=richard+mabey+food+for+free

AG Barr famous for Scottish soft drink Irn Bru, produce a version of Dandelion and Burdock under the name D'n'B and the slogan "Tall, dark and drinksome".

See 'Wiki' here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_and_burdock


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Thanks for the link for that book too, and yes it fits in with this blog post fantastically

http://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/will-you-be-foraging-this-weekend.html

All the best Jan