Cracking Open Alaskan King Crab Legs with Dan "The Lobster Man" of Lobster Gram!

Another great video from yesterday right here foodies. Dan "The Lobster Man" shows us the easiest way to crack open and enjoy Lobster Gram's incredible King Crab Legs. Watch the master at work, and look like a pro in front of your dinner guests when you can crack a crab like never before!

Boiling & Cracking a Live Maine Lobster By Dan "The Lobster Man"

Good Thursday morning foodies! I hope everyone is having an enjoyable week! Yesterday, I was over at Dan "The Lobster Man's" house to make some new cooking videos for our 2010 Cooking Manual. We started off with a step-by-step video of how to boil a Live Maine Lobster, and then we moved on to the best way to crack open and enjoy your lobster. So for all of you lobster lovers out there, these videos are for you! Check out what 22 years of Lobster experience looks like when Dan "The Lobster Man" of Lobster Gram prepares Maine Lobsters!

And here is Dan showing you how to crack open your Lobsters!

Awesome Steak Rub from this Weekend!

Morning foodies! I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend! I spent most of my weekend cooking! Made a lot of tasty stuff, but I think the best was the meal I had with my parents yesterday. I had gotten a huge pack of Rib Eye steaks from Dominick's Friday night. There were 7 steaks total in this package and it was only $14. Can't beat that price. I would have taken pictures, but I was lame and left my camera in the office :(
Anyway...yesterday was family grilling time so I decided to make a good rub for the steaks and make some Hasselback potatoes (don't like the woman at all, LOVE the potato recipe!). The Rub recipe was adapted from Bobby Flay's World Famous Steak Rub from Mesa. I added a few ingredients and substituted a few to get the right rub for everyone to enjoy. It turned out great. I wish I had made the rub the day before and let the steaks rest over night, but I know better for next time.
So here it is! Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Steak Rub recipe adapted by Nikki the Foodie

Ingredients
1 cup Mexican chili powder
1/3 cup Paprika
3 tablespoons ground dried oregano
3 tablespoons ground coriander
3 tablespoons dry mustard
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tbs brown sugar
1 tbs powdered garlic
1 tsp Cayenne Pepper

Directions
Whisk together all ingredients. Store rub in a container with a tight fitting lid in a cool, dark, place.

Images from Grilled King Crab Legs with Simple Seafood Marinade

As promised...here are the images from last night's feast! Happy Labor Day Foodies!

Grilled Alaskan King Crab Legs with Simple Seafood Marinade

Good Friday morning all! I hope everyone is having an awesome Friday and has some rockin' plans for Labor Day. I have a lot of relaxation planned for myself. Lobster Gram was cool enough to close the office all weekend long, so all of my lobster loving cohorts get a chance to have a nice long three day weekend. Thanks Dan!
So last night's dinner was awesome. I prepared some simple seafood marinade and grilled up some Alaskan King Crab legs from Lobster Gram on the indoor grill. I also brought home a Manhattan Clam Chowder (I could live on this soup) and a Cookies N' Creme Cake for dessert. I whipped up some fried potatoes to enjoy with the crab, and both the cameraman/sous chef and I were stuffed beyond reason when the meal was complete.
The crab legs were the most flavorful I have had in a long time. The simple seafood marinade augmented all of the natural deliciousness of the crab, and would actually go well on anything from Lobster to fin fish. I intend to try this one again with a lot of different types of seafood.
And on that note, here is the recipe and how to video for the Simple Seafood Sauce and Alaskan King Crab legs. Happy Eating foodies! See you all soon with some great images.


Simple Seafood Marinade for Grilling Alaskan King Crab Legs

Ingredients
2 lb. frozen cooked King crab legs, thawed & shelled
1/4 cup clarified. butter, melted
1 tbsp. mustard
1/8 cup lemon juice
1/4 c. dry white wine
1/8 cup dry parsley
Salt & Pepper to taste
Garlic Powder to taste

Directions
Combine dry wine, butter, lemon juice, parsley, mustard and salt/pepper/garlic powder to taste. Brush the mixture on crab meat. Place crab meat on grill heated to medium. Brush the crab meat with the butter mixture and turn occasionally until heated through, 5 to 6 minutes.

Images from Roasted Rosemary Shrimp

Images from Saturday night's feast of Roasted Rosemary Shrimp, Greek Potatoes and Fresh Green Beans. Everything was awesome!

Roasted Rosemary Shrimp

Good morning foodies! I hope this Monday finds you all well. My weekend was nice and relaxing. Saturday night I made Roasted Rosemary Shrimp and they turned out so well.
With the Rosemary shrimp I made some fresh green beans blanched and sauteed in olive oil, garlic and spices and some Greek Potatoes. Everything was absolutely delicious, and so easy it's hard to believe something that tastes so good requires so little time and effort. Hope you guys get to try this one soon...it's really a great recipe!



Roasted Rosemary Shrimp

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
  
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
  
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  
• 1 lb Cooked shrimp

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Combine olive oil, lemon juice, rosemary, salt, pepper and garlic cloves in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine. Add the shrimp to the bowl and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate 10 minutes. Arrange shrimp on a baking sheet. Roast for 5-6 minutes or until the shrimp are heated through and rosemary has become very fragrant.