The Wonders of Winter Crabbing

Well, not quite winter.  Last week a window of opportunity opened.

A big storm was brewing to the west with high winds and a lot of rain forecast for the weekend. But on Wednesday the sea was calm, the weather mild and winds down. I rowed out into the bay and dropped our crab pots, fingers crossed.

The following day was even nicer, time to bring in the haul!

We got five big crab; two were enormous!

As I shared a few tasty bits with our cat, Maki, I realized that the meat was much sweeter than any crab we have previously gotten. Besides tasty bits, these five crab provided us with

Thursday dinner - crab fettucine

Friday lunch - crab salad

Saturday appetizer - crab and artichoke dip recipe:

Sunday breakfast - crab omelets

In addition to all that, I froze a  pound of crabmeat and half of the artichoke dip!

We put the pots away as the barometer continued to drop. By Friday the clouds had come over and the winds were building. The lights flickered as I sat watching Ellen and picking crab.

Our first storm together in the new house.