Crab Cakes with Herb Salad

Actually, skip the herb salad and serve these as passed hors d'oeuvres.
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Photograph by Quentin Bacon

Photograph by Quentin Bacon

As much as crab cakes are a familiar dish, people tend not to make them at home--not for passed hors d'oeuvres, anyway. But at 2 inches in diameter, these ones are certainly finger-friendly. Skip the herb salad, serve with some white wine (and napkins), and party on.