On the menu tonight...

I haven't been good about posting ... again! And I haven't mentioned much about our crabbing season. Partly that's because we haven't had much luck. We've caught enough to satisfy our cravings and we've sent crab home with visitors but we haven't had many extras for making crab dip or crab pasta or crap tac.

Also, part of the fun of crabbing is the competition between the two crabbers - Randy and Bill. And this is the first week that they've both been here at the same time, and therefore, the official competition has finally begun!

We started out slow...and didn't get any keepers yesterday. And those we caught...well, they weren't the best looking crab - not like we're really picky because we aren't. So, Bill took the early lead with 3 keepers to Randy's 0.

We hoped for better results with the overnight set.

And I'm happy to report that we were rewarded! This was our catch: 5 dungie keepers and 2 rock. Rock crab are harder to crack (and thus the name!) but they taste great. Here's a look:

I won't include any pictures of the killing ... it's just not nice. Randy cringes. This little guy just wants out...it's really better if you don't look them in the eyes ... really, it is. This guy has rolled over and is ready to accept the inevitable:

Here's the pot...

Let's peek inside, shall we? Hey, it's steaming - is anyone timing these?

And finally, here's the finished product...

Pass the butter, please!