Day 141: Yay! Crab Season is Here!

Our friend Sarah had us over for a fantastic dinner tonight. It's the beginning of Dungeness crab season here in Northern California and we took full advantage of it, cracking into three of those suckers.

One of the best parts was that we were able to buy the crabs pre-cooked (steamed) at Whole Foods, which made the meal much easier. The dude behind the counter even offered to clean and break the crabs up for us.

We had two dipping options on the table - drawn butter (my preference!) and cocktail sauce. To go with the crabs, we prepared a salad of greens, avocado, tomato, mushrooms, and pine nuts. Sarah also made some mashed butternut squash. She sliced the squash in half lengthwise, scooped out the seeds, and laid the halves cutside down in a baking dish with some water and microwaved them. Once the squash was softened, she scooped it out, mashed it, and mixed in some butter and S&P.

Of course, our meal was accompanied by a good amount of red wine and a plate of yummy desserts from the Whole Foods bakery case.

Steamed crabs are healthy, delicious, and fun for a dinner party. We're definitely going to have to steal this idea!!