Roughly Speaking

How to make the perfect crab cake (episode 250)


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1:50: With Mother's Day approaching, Paula Gallagher recommends a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford, a memoir about his parents, with emphasis on this mother.5:22: With Maryland's early-season crab harvest expected to be strong, John Shields, Chesapeake culinary expert, offers a 12-minute tutorial in making the perfect crab cake. Two of John's most popular recipes for crab cakes, published in his cookbooks, can also be found online -- his grandmother Gertie's Baltimore crab cakes, and Miss Shirley Phillip's Eastern Shore crab cakes. John Shields is the owner of Gertrude's restaurant in Baltimore and the author of three cook books. Make sure to read John's essay on the "care and handling of crab cakes."Links:https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062661883/between-themhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-crab-population-survey-20170419-story.htmlhttp://www.aarp.org/food/recipes/info-05-2011/crab-cakes.htmlhttp://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/miss-shirleys-eastern-shore-crab-cakes-232203http://www.johnshields.com/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/bal-john-shields-on-the-care-and-handling-of-crab-cakes-20170512-story.html
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