Recipe: Spicy Crab Dip

January 28, 2010

On any given day, I’ll have 3 or 4 ‘gotta try this’ recipes open in my internet browser.  And often when I do get around to trying something, I won’t have all the ingredients called for in the recipe. Do I let that stop me?  Hardly ever.  Some of my most interesting recipes happen when I need to go to the store.

The recipe I posted at MyRecipes.com yesterday is no exception.   I had it in my head to make artichoke dip.  Except I didn’t have artichokes.   Or spinach.  Or mayo.   And then I happened across a dip using crab.  Hmm…. I had imitation crab.  And sour cream.  And sriracha. And– thanks to a major splurge in NYC– Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.  Perfect.  And so my totally yummy spicy crab dip recipe was born.  Requiring zero extra trips to the store.

The only thing I don’t like about this recipe is that I made it in the evening, thus having to take photographs in fake light.  Ugh.  I do love sunlight for food pictures.  And, sadly, by the time the sun returned the next morning, there was not a dab of dip remaining.  And– this time– no crab in the house.  Guess I really will have to go to the store if I want to make this again.

And I do.  Yum!

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6 Responses to “ Recipe: Spicy Crab Dip ”

  1. Jess on January 28, 2010 at 11:21 am

    I’ve had a package of imitation crab in my freezer forever and no inspiration– your recipe has fixed that! Thanks!

  2. cassie-b on January 28, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    Sounds great. And I’ll bet it would be good with actual crab meat or a combo of both. I’ll give it a try.
    Thanks -
    Cas

  3. MrsDoF on January 28, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    Cannot ever recall a time when I happened to have imitation crab already in the house. Yours looks quite yummy.

  4. Kristen@TheFrugalGirl on January 28, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    That does stink about wintertime, doesn’t it?? It’s almost always dark by the time dinner rolls around, so all but the last photo of my recipes looks lovely. Then I have to mess with room lighting for the final photo, which is frustrating.

    Spring is coming, though, and with it, later sunsets!

  5. Brenna on January 28, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    That sounds delicious. My hubby thanks you!

  6. Molly on January 28, 2010 at 9:23 pm

    Daytime light or no… the food/ plate looks beautiful (and delicious!) Well done!

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