Seasonal Stitch and Seasonal Food

December - Christmas Stitching and Dungeness Crab!

I decided after finishing "Let it Snow" that I'd next work on this cute little Lizzie Kate December stamp. According to the most recent forecast, it is to get colder and the snow-level is to drop to 1500' in the next couple of days...we can only hope!

The Tuesday Garden Party Theme for today is a seasonal recipe.  In the state of Oregon, December means it is finally Dungeness Crab time.  Yumm! 

Hot Crab Dip

4 oz. package of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 tsp Old Bay seasoning or other seasoned salt

5 1/2 oz can Ocean Harvest Dungeness Crab or other fresh crab

Pre-heat oven to 350F

Place all the ingredients, except the crab, in a medium bowl and blend together with a spatula.  Stir in crab, gently.  Turn the dip into a 1-quart casserole dish, and bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes, or until heated through.

  

Serve while hot with crackers, bite-sized pieces of bread, or veggie sticks.  Dip can also be presented in a bread bowl.

Makes 1 1/3 cups.

Special thanks to The Ocean Harvest out of Winchester, Oregon for the recipe.  They are a regular at our Holiday Market and Saturday Market - wonderful food - sourced locally~