Dungeness crabs are about 25 percent meat by weight, so source two 2-pounders for this recipe ... a good bottled ­dressing will do. —Betsy Andrews Featured in “Crab Cake Cook-Off” by ...

I became a crab cake snob after my youngest daughter moved to Baltimore. I love Maryland crab cakes; the best have big lumps of crab meat and very little filler. Makes 24 small or 12 large crab cakes.

Jane Bradley says, in her book Southern Style, “This recipe, Dixie Deviled Crab, was given to me by my Great-Aunt Florence ...

Step To serve, arrange the crab cakes on serving plates, and decorate with a handful of mixed salad dressed with your favourite piquant dressing.