07.22.2010 Uncategorized Food and wine pairings can tell a story Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough, A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse – and Thou Beside me singing in the Wilderness – And Wilderness...
07.08.2010 Uncategorized Sumptuous chowders of sea and land First lay some onions to keep the pork from burning Because in chouder there can be not turning; Then lay some pork in slices very thin, Thus you in...
06.24.2010 Uncategorized An international Independence Day The little boat at anchor in black water sat murmuring to the tall black sky. A white sky bomb fizzed on a black line. A rocket hissed its red...
06.10.2010 Uncategorized Cooking up a clambake KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTOJohn Ross prepares an old-fashioned clambake based on techniques that hark back to Native American traditions. Our shellfish waters are close to those of Rhode Island and...
05.27.2010 Uncategorized Memorial Day: a hot time for hot dogs “A handful of old men walking down the village street In worn, brushed uniforms, their gray heads high; A faded flag above them, one drum to lift their feet...
05.13.2010 Uncategorized Go green with local spring vegetables “With fresh asparagus, the higher your income the higher up the stalk you cut off the tip.” Bill Rathje “Spinach is the broom of the stomach.” French proverb “Let...
04.29.2010 Uncategorized Dust off that grill – it’s barbecue time “This is a whole other breed of folks. There’s lots to know, like what kind of rubs are best, a number of types of wood to choose from, various...
04.15.2010 Uncategorized Horseradish: the spicy root of spring Peter Danowski I go dig up the horseradish its long bitter spear of harshness reminds me of the taste of spring always a slight aftertaste from the year before...