Texas Monthly: Shellfish Intentions

Featured in the July/August 1989 issue of Domain Magazine

Cornmeal Madeleines

1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup sweet corn, fresh scraped
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced fresh chives

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. Beat eggs, milk, and sour cream. Add to dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Spoon into 30 to 36 buttered madeleine molds. Bake 12 minutes or until lightly brown.

Shellfish Intentions

This elegant but easy dinner menu for six shows off crab at its best. (Click here for entire menu.)

Meat & Dairy
eggs
milk
sour cream
unsalted butter

Produce
1 large ear sweet corn
fresh chives

Grocery
cornmeal
flour
sugar
salt
baking powder
freshly ground black pepper