- Crab (hard shell or soft shell)
- Corned beef
- Grandma’s sugar cookies
- Marble cake
- Clams, oysters, mussels
- Pumpkin pie
I think I associate the above foods with special occasions because they are typically served at holidays or as the main course at birthday dinners at my house.
What food do you associate with a special occasion?
Every year the person whose birthday it is in our house gets to pick out their favorite meal as their big birthday dinner. Soft shell crabs or clams are always popular. I usually pick some kind of seafood or corned beef and cabbage. (It’s so delicious and should be enjoyed on days other than St. Patrick’s Day!)
Since my lunch today featured crab meat (real crab meat, not imitation for once), I feel like today is a special day!
Crab Salad
I made crab salad with light Miracle Whip, mustard, Old Bay and relish and served it on a toasted Alternative sweet wheat bagel with sliced tomato.
Crab Salad Bagelwich
Monday's Lunch
Tasty!
I was excited to enjoy a lunch made with real crab rather than the imitation crab, but to be quite honest, I actually prefer the imitation crab meat in crab salad.
I’m the same way with sushi… gimme the fake crab in my California roll any day!
However, I must say nothing beats the real stuff when it comes to hot crab legs or crab cakes.
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Cake! And lobster :0) Loveeee seafood!
I love Alternative Bagels…so good for when you want a little more bread versus a sandwich thin. I also associate cookie cakes with my birthday. You know those big ones you can get from the mall? Love those! I get one every year on my birthday since I was a kid. I don’t really like cake…go figure…but cookie cakes are an entirely different story!
cookie cakes are the best!!!
same foods for me are associated with thingggs!! pumpkin pie=thanksgiving. fruit pie=my aunts house. and i LOVE sushi!
xoxo
shelley
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I’m with you on the corned beef. I’ve been having a craving for it lately. I don’t think I can wait til March!
I associate souffle and sushi with cruising…does that count 😉
I love those alternative bagels, but haven’t found them in the stores lately. Your crab salad sounds great!!
That crab cake bagel sandwich looks SOOOO good! I might have to try that one out! Where did you get the crab from?
It’s just plain canned crab meat… I got it at the grocery store (Publix) near the tuna/canned clams. It’s pretty tasty!