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Crab and Corn Cakes (+ more Dinner Club Recipes)

Last weekend we hosted our very first Dinner Club in our new home! It was so nice to be settled enough to entertain friends (although, believe me, we still had plenty of unfinished projects going on in the background - welcome to moving!).

Anyway though, just as a refresher, our Dinner Club started 5 years ago and consists of 4 couples (adults only!). We take turns hosting every other month and in-between rounds the most recent host picks a restaurant for an out-to-dinner gathering. So each couple ends up hosting about once or twice a year, which makes it feel totally manageable in my opinion.

For our menu this time we went with a New Orleans theme because honestly I've made homemade gumbo (a family recipe of ours) a hundred times, and with our recent move still so fresh I just couldn't be much more creative and experimental than that. As as result, I just let the decor be pretty simple so our brand new dining room could speak for itself - even though I was channeling Mardi Gras beads and feather masks in my mind (oh well, next time!). And I must give a quick shoutout to my friend Erin for helping me with the lovely centerpieces - she is great at keeping things classy and simple!

Dinner Club table setting on 100 Days of #RealFood

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Each time I host I love to print a menu because it's an easy way to "up" the special occasion factor. I even got my 8-year-old to help - she chose the gold font and the background paper and cut everything out too! That girl likes things fancy. :) She also helped me set the table.

Dinner Club Menu on 100 Days of #RealFood

For appetizers I made Crab and Corn Cakes (with gluten-free flour since we had one guest with an allergy - recipe below), Cajun Spiced Pecans, and Smoked Trout Dip. I'm including a Smoked Salmon version of this dip in my next cookbook so it was a great excuse for me to experiment!

Dinner Club appetizers on 100 Days of #RealFood

Here's a little snapshot of how the plated dishes turned out below, which (per the pictured menu card) were Grilled Artichokes with a Lemon-Oregano Aioli (from Martha Stewart's American Food cookbook), Seafood and Smoked Sausage Gumbo over Brown Rice (I used our family recipe and successfully subbed a gluten-free flour blend), and Homemade Beignets with Fresh Berries (I offered our gluten-free guest some dark chocolate with her berries).

Dinner Club artichoke, gumbo, and beignets on 100 Days of #RealFood

When I was finalizing the menu I asked my husband if I should make Bananas Foster or Beignets for dessert and my man - with his barely-there sweet tooth - voted for Bananas Foster. What can I say? Clearly I didn't sway from my homemade donut day dreams! I'd honestly never made beignets from scratch before (I'd always used that Cafe du Monde boxed mix) so I was a little nervous about how they'd turn out with no time to test them out beforehand. But clearly they turned out GREAT, and I even let my daughters have the leftovers for breakfast the next morning! Like I said - hard to go wrong with fried dough topped with powdered sugar. At least in my opinion. :) (Beignet recipe courtesy of the Commander's Kitchen cookbook.)

So I'm excited to share one of the recipes with you today ...the Crab and Corn Cakes (below)! I thought I'd still have plenty of those leftover with all the other food I was serving, but everyone cleared house when it came to this dish. I hope you and your family (or friends) enjoy them just as much as we did. They'd make a great pot luck appetizer this holiday season!

Crab and Corn Cakes on 100 Days of #RealFood

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Crab and Corn Cakes on 100 Days of #RealFood

Crab and Corn Cakes

Recipe Adapted from the Commander's Kitchen cookbook
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
Total Time: 25 minutes mins
Course: Snacks & Appetizers
Cuisine: American
Method: Freezer Friendly
Diet: Gluten Free, Peanut/Tree Nut-Free, Picky Eaters
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Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup whole-grain cornmeal (finely ground)
  • ½ cup whole-wheat flour (or gluten-free blend)
  • 2 tablespoons green onions (diced, white and green parts)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
  • 1 6-oz can lump crab meat (drained and picked over (to remove any shells))
  • ½ cup frozen corn
  • olive oil (or clarified butter (ghee) for cooking)

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl whisk together the cornmeal, flour, green onions, baking powder and salt. Make a well (hole) in the center and pour in the milk, egg, and melted butter. Stir with a fork until well combined. Carefully fold in the crabmeat and corn (no need to defrost).
  • In the bottom of a large skillet warm up a thin layer of olive oil (or ghee) over medium heat. Drop in spoonfuls of batter (smaller spoonfuls for finger food and larger ones for a plated appetizer). Cook in batches for 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until golden brown on the outside and no longer runny on the inside.
    Note: If your pan is too hot they'll get brown on the outside before they cook all the way through on the inside - so getting the temperature right is key!
  • Transfer the warm cakes to a platter and top with sour cream (a squeeze bottle can help make it look pretty) along with diced shallots and/or parsley. Serve warm and enjoy!

Notes

1. We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
2. Recipe can be made gluten-free buy substituting gluten-free all purpose flour, preferably whole grain.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Crab and Corn Cakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 227 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 101mg34%
Sodium 1564mg68%
Potassium 453mg13%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 30g60%
Vitamin A 245IU5%
Vitamin C 11.6mg14%
Calcium 130mg13%
Iron 1.4mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Kim says

    December 22, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    Can someone recommend a good brand of crabmeat? I've never bought it before. Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Kmsmith says

    November 24, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    This menu sounds delicious!!! Love your cookbook and most of the recipes I've tried have been winners... Even with a husband who is somewhat picky when it comes to healthy/ wholesome foods. Not used to them being healthy and yummy at the same time!! ;) thanks and keep the recipes coming please :))

    Reply
  3. Kristie says

    November 24, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    I love the changes that you made for your gluten free guest. My son and I are gluten intolerant, so we just always plan on bringing our own food to events. It's always such a nice surprise when people take the time to make gluten free food for us!

    Reply
  4. Lindsay Wilson says

    November 24, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    Could the crab and corn cakes be mixed up ahead of time and cooked right before serving?

    Reply
    • Amy Taylor (comment moderator) says

      November 29, 2015 at 9:37 pm

      Baking powder is reactive as soon as it comes into contact with wet ingredients so recipes with it should not be prepared ahead of time.

      Reply
  5. Bethany @ Athletic Avocado says

    November 23, 2015 at 7:32 am

    Corn and crab together sounds like a fantastic combo that I would love!

    Reply
  6. Alida @My Little Italian Kitchen says

    November 23, 2015 at 4:44 am

    So many yummy dishes! I particularly love the grilled artichokes with the aioli and the corn cakes are really interesting too. I am bookmarking this one. Thank you!

    Reply

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