{"id":1344,"date":"2012-12-15T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=1344"},"modified":"2024-09-18T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:45:40","slug":"mariners-menu-wrapped-up-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/mariners-menu-wrapped-up-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"MARINER’S MENU: Wrapped Up for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Holiday parties are special times, spent with special people. Add the festive spirit to these seafood appetizers with a few eye-catching changes in the presentation. It will leave guests looking forward to next year’s occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Naturally wrapped in their shells, oysters casino and broiled garlic clams are certain to disappear quickly, so prepare extra. And consider recycling the shells (see below). Creamy crab dip served on endive leaves and topped with finely diced red peppers make pretty little edible packages. Prepare the crab dip the day before to save time and to allow the flavors to develop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As always, fresh seafood from North Carolina’s coastal waters is recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surprise the cook in your family with a copy of the Mariner’s Menu: 30 Years of Fresh Seafood Ideas<\/em> resource book by Joyce Taylor, available at UNC Press and many bookstores. Or to order a copy from North Carolina Sea Grant, call 919\/515-9101, or email: sandra_harris@ncsu.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more ideas and recipes, check the Mariner’s Menu<\/em> blog at: www.marinersmenu.org<\/a>. Information on seasonal seafood can be found by visiting: www.ncseagrant.org\/seafood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Celebrate the holidays with seafood. Here are some Mariner’s Menu recipes to get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014V.L.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOysters Casino<\/h2>\n\n\n\n