From Louis

……………….On this first day of June….with predictions this coming week of temperatures being in the 80s and even 90 degrees….I can’t help but look ahead to SUMMER………This photo was taken on the beach at East Hampton, L.I. for my Resort 1991 collection……Beach days ahead!!!

……………..”Live every day as if it were the last time you will be with the person you love.”

……………………This is my first foray into making CRAB CAKES!…….Jac used to make them all the time….and they were delicious!!!!…..I recently went to dinner with friends, and we ordered the crab cakes as a starter….This was a fish restaurant, but I didn’t like them….I thought they were too mushy, not chunky like Jacs……so I thought I’d give them a try….I couldn’t find Jac’s receipt so I googled them, and found two receipts…very similar to one another…One lb. of REAL chunky crab, one egg, Planko bread crumbs, parsley, Old Bay seasoning, mayonnaise, salt pepper, a pat of butter on each cake, and mustard are the basics. Each of the receipts had their own twist. One said to use a 1/3 of a cup and one said to use 1/2 a cup per cake, and one said to bake while the other said to fry….I will bake them as Jac did. I used 1/2 cup which looked more like the size jac made. They look perfect, and they are sooooo easy to make…..They are now in the refrigerator chilling for at least 30 mins…..then in the oven to bake at 450 for 8 to 10  minutes….and for a crispy surface they say to broil for another few minutes….I’ll have them with tartar sauce!….Yummy………I’ll post the final result, and let you know how they turn out.

………………….The finished CRAB CAKES came out just as I hoped they would….NOT MUSSHY!…….Just CHUNKS of CRAB MEAT and DELICIOUS……They looked exactly the same as the way Jac used to make them….I guess everything reminds me of Jac.

TAKING A BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA!…….It’s not good for my well being…..but fishing is!