For our last summer hurrah, we will be serving caesars and a
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the old bay 1 ½ oz proof whisky • 4 oz Mott’s clamato juice
• ½ tsp seafood sauce • 1 dash Tabasco • 1 dash Worcester • Old Bay Seasoning
• lemon wedges
Coat the rim of a glass with lemon juice and then rim it
with Old Bay Seasoning. Add ice to glass. Top with proof whisky, clamato juice,
seafood sauce, Tabasco and Worcester. Stir and garnish with a cooked shrimp.
(sprinkle more Old Bay on top for a spicier version)
For our last weekend in the Southern Georgian Bay area we
are featuring some of the amazing sandy beaches.
Tiny Township Beaches The Township of Tiny has 70 km of
shoreline. These beaches are marked as Concessions. Some of the most popular
concession beaches in the area are the 10th to the 13th. We had our seafood
boil at our favourite beach, the 13th Concession, also known as Wahnekewaning
Beach (www.township.tiny.on.ca)
Balm Beach (10th) Kitschy beach experience with go-karts,
mini-putt and arcade
Awenda Park The beach area is located below the Nipissing
Bluff, with five differing beautiful Georgian Bay beaches to choose from.
(There’s even a pet friendly one!) Access to the Awenda beaches is along
a walking trail, so be prepared to carry your beach accessories!
Wasaga Beach The world’s longest freshwater beach. Wasaga
boasts 14 km of white sand beach, with shallow warm Georgian Bay waters for
splashing about. Enjoy the beach shops, rent a personal watercraft for
some adventure, or stroll the boardwalk.
Old Bay Crab & Shrimp Boil 16 cups water • 1/2 cup Old
Bay • 2 tablespoons salt • 8 medium red potatoes, quartered • 2 large onions,
cut into wedges • 1 clove garlic, minced • 2 pounds lean smoked sausage, cut into
2-inch pieces • 8 ears fresh corn, shucked and halved crosswise • 4
pounds unpeeled jumbo shrimp (21 to 25 count) • 2 lbs snow crab legs
Bring water, OLD BAY Seasoning and salt to boil in 12-quart
stockpot on high heat. Add potatoes and onions. Cook 8 minutes. Add smoked
sausage. Cook 5 minutes. Add corn. Cook 7 minutes. Stir in shrimp. Layer crab
legs on top. Cook 6 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink and crab is heated
through.
Drain cooking liquid. Pour contents of pot into large serving bowl or
platter. Or, mound on paper-covered table. Sprinkle with additional OLD BAY
Seasoning, if desired.
remoulade sauce 1 1/4 cups mayonnaise • 1/4 cup mustard • 1
tbsp sweet paprika • 1-2 teaspoons Cajun or Creole seasoning • 2 tsps prepared
horseradish • 1 tsp pickle juice • 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce • 1 large clove
garlic, minced
Mix all the ingredients together in a medium bowl. The
remoulade is better if left for a few hours to let the flavors meld. Keep
refrigerated. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. Serve on toasts.
Best tool while travelling to the US, we discovered the
steamer pots at Joe Crab Shack. The best discovery, however, were the little crab
cutting tools that came with the meal. Obviously they are popular with most
customers because the cheeky owners of Joe’s had them printed with “Stolen from
Joe's Crab Shack.”
Weekend Forecast:
Saturday: Sunny and a high of 24 degrees
Sunday: Sunny and a high of 25 degrees
Monday: Thunderstorm and a high of 23 degrees
