How many times in say the last forty or fifty years have I heard the statement... the way to a man's heart is through a good home cooked meal. These days I suppose this statement can easily be reversed to say... the way to a woman's heart is through a good home cooked meal especially when it comes hot off a grill.
When I first met my wife neither one of us could cook a lick. I suppose it was inevitable that this mythical statement would be tested in a restaurant environment. When we sat down and started to order the waitress was explaining to me about how good the soft shelled crabs were. I was a bit dubious after she told me you ate the legs along with everything else. In any case, much to the amusement of my dining companion, I ordered them. I Loved these things... they were delicious!!!!.
Now whenever I think of my wife I think of soft shelled crabs... whenever I think of soft shelled crabs I think of my wife. I think there is a bit of romance in that thought process so even though the dinner was cooked by a third party... the chef...my vote is that this is a statement of fact... not myth.
Hooray... the soft shelled crab season is almost up on us again. I have one frozen crab left in the freezer. It gives me a great sense of peace and comfort to know that it is there. Every now and then when I open the freezer and see it there I will go and give my wife a big smootch!!!. Not sure if she knows why the extra smooches.
Tim