Cooped Up? Get Uncooped.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend and I were taking an afternoon drive up the beautiful Sonoma coast. We often take weekend day trips. One of our favorite things to do on them is to find small, mom-and-pop type cafes, delis and restaurants that serve local food. So when we were driving into the town of Dillon Beach and he said, "We should find crab somewhere - I think it's in season," I figured he meant that we would find a cute little deli and have crab cakes or something like that. 

Instead, we pulled into the parking lot of a general store. He went in and came out a few minutes later with two paper sacks. When I peered inside, I saw - you guessed it. Big, blushing-red, cold cooked crabs.

"You gave me crabs!" I blurted.

We ate them at a wayside picnic stop. Delicious.

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