What we always do in Louisiana on Christmas eve is keep it simple, and that means King Crab legs! My dad used to ship us 100 pounds of king crab legs and we ate 'em all up.

You can steam them, but if you have a big crowd, all you have to do is line 'em up on a sheet pan and put them in a (hot) oven for a few minutes.

Serve with lemon-butter. Can't get more simple than that.

We leave the complicated stuff for Christmas day...