Clams, Crab Legs, and Shrimp Are Food for the Gods (and Guests)

Today we are joining a brand new blog party at Kathy's A Delightsome Life. This sounds very exciting!

Thanks for hosting, Kathy.

 We are going to share our New Year's Eve dinner with guests.

Most native New Englanders love seafood. 

Just about anything that swims looks good to eat.  (Except for lifeguards.  ha!) 

Even though it was a huge financial splurge (the last of the holiday season, right?),  we decided to serve a seafood dinner early on New Year's Eve.

We had a small gathering----five guests, my hubs, and me. (Okay, Honey Cat was nearby but she wasn't officially invited.)

First on the menu were fat, cold shrimp chilled out in an ice-filled bowl.  Homemade chili sauce with a a nice dollop of horseradish mixed in came with them.

Then, we had steamed clams with drawn butter.

Some people cannot stand steamed clams. We love them.

They have a distinct and very unique taste.

 Dipped in the butter and lightly salted they are mmm mmm mmm.

Thoughts of making New England clam chowder soup with leftovers went through my mind but there was not a single clammy left over. Not one!

Crab legs, also served with drawn butter, were definitely the highlight of the dinner. During the cracking open, no one talked. They just crack, crack, cracked.

Then, with tiny forks, everyone scooped out the succulent sweet, white meat of the crab legs. Talk about fabulous, this treat would be hard to beat.

Of course there was salad.  Added to butter lettuce were sweet little tomatoes, chopped red peppers, scallions, and mushrooms that had marinaded in teriyaki dressing. The whole "shabang" tasted quite yummy.

So around here, we got the New Year off to a glamorous start.

Now come belt-tightening meals as well as budget.

However, the memories of  New Year's Eve's dinner will provide very good food for thought for quite some time to come.

WHAT IS YOUR ABSOLUTE FAVORITE MEAL?