Tag Archives: crab

Eating out: the Bothy

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Em Halforbes

This was the first time I’d eaten at the Bothy, Perth, though I’d been for drinks on plenty of occasions (at their Famous Grouse Bar). I’ve also eaten at some of the other restaurants in the same corporation (like Mitchell’s), and … Continue reading →

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Fresh fish from Arbroath

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Em Halforbes

I mentioned in a previous post that I was in Arbroath for a work meeting and had some nice Arbroath smokie chowder. Well, we’d parked at the harbour (free parking!!) and walked into the High Street for our meeting and … Continue reading →

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Potato cakes: ham & tarragon and crab & thai spice

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Em Halforbes

We had a whole pile of tarragon left over from the Mother’s Day lunch at the weekend, so I needed a recipe to use up the herbs. I’ve made potato cakes before – with crab and thai spices – to … Continue reading →

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Slimming World pancakes and fillings

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Em Halforbes

I made some savoury and some sweet pancakes – all Slimming World friendly, of course. And I made three fillings to serve them with. — Savoury: Crab and dill Ingredients 1 can crab meat, drained 75g quark dill salt and … Continue reading →

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Quick pasta – crab and courgettes

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Em Halforbes

Slightly frantic meal was had tonight – no time for anything fancy. Put pasta on to boil. Chopped two and a half courgettes in to batons. Finely chopped a large onion and one and a half chillis in the attachment for … Continue reading →

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Crabby courgette pasta

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Em Halforbes

One of our fave dinners is a very simple dish – pasta and veg and seafood. Courgette and prawn works well. But tonight we had courgette and crab, lovingly made by the Husband. It was a bit crabby, but in … Continue reading →

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Recipe #57 Thai crab cakes

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Em Halforbes

These were super tasty. Highly recommended. I was inventive with the herbs – more of some, less of others – but the lemongrass was key. So. Good. I used quark instead of mayo, so my version of this recipe was … Continue reading →

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