Our annual Oysterfest was this weekend. It was more of a family and local affair this year than usual; our discombobulated schedule didn't firm up until the last minute, so not many friends from Houston could make it. But my husband outdid himself, as usual, with a dozen oyster dishes served over a five-hour feast period. Here are some of them:
Pickled oysters:
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Oysters in spicy tomato sauce:
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Oysters in smoked salmon packets with dill cream sauce:
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Oysters Rockefeller soup with gruyere croutons:
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Oyster pie:
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Oysters in lime chile vinaigrette:
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Oysters in chipotle with salsa verde:
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Oyster au gratin:
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Oysters "Brownefeller" (with artichoke hearts):
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