bing madness

It's cherry time in Lodi! 

Cherries have a short season and they don't hold so you have to eat them, cook with them, or freeze them, immediately.  We were given a large box of cherries by the Costas, whose bings are shipped worldwide, from Japan to the White House.

Even using a cherry pitter, pits manage to sneak through so we not only use the pitter but we cut each cherry open to make sure it's clean.... a lot of work.


The results are worth it.

Crab Feed

Come February, a Lodi tradition begins, The Crab Feed.  Nearly every service organization hosts one.  It's a sure fire sell-out fundraiser and a chance for a whole lot of people to get their fill of sweet Dungeness crab.

I enjoy my crab at the Buddhist Church's annual event.  It's a no-nonsense affair; bring your own wine, lemons, butter, and other accompaniments.   They supply salad, pasta and a bottomless supply of fresh Pacific crab.  Yum! 

Fini!