Crabs, kielbasa, corn, potatoes/Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman
By far the best meal of the summer was our crab boil during our week in
Ocracoke. And like many “best” meals, it was unplanned, a surprise, a gift we were smart enough to take advantage of. Donna has pals from her native Port Washington, NY, who have houses here, one of whom owns
a popular restaurant on this lovely barrier island off the coast of North Carolina (a ferry-ride away from Cape Hatteras). So she found us a swank house on the water where we and friends and Donna's sister and nieces could frolic.
In the grass beside the house was an old crab pot. In the house was my sun-averse pal Lester. In the fridge, was a beef heart.
As the sun set, Lester lowered the ...
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