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Life Lately
I always get a bit impatient during the month of May. I want to garden; plant tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, parsley, lettuce, etc but here in New England those in the know say wait till Memorial Day–we might still get a frost. Plus, the swamp maples in the yard behind our property, release thousands of seedlings,…
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Shrimp with Grapes, Citrus, and Rum
So simple to make and simply delicious! Ingredients Instructions Based on a recipe from The Spiced Life, which was based on a recipe in Susan Volland’s Green Black Red: Recipes for Cooking and Enjoying California Grapes.
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Quick Fish Chowder With Hot Butter Crackers
My wife and I do not often cook dinner together. She is the baker. And I am the maker. I am now reminded of the Aztec Two Step song, You Do The Bakin. Recently, Susan and I made this chowder together and it was delicious. Quoting Sue Li from The New York Times: “As easy…
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PERSIMMON BREAD
The young women bagging my groceries when seeing the three persimmons asked, “What are those?” “Those are persimmons,” I answered. “What do you do with them? What do they taste like?” She asked. “I am going to make persimmon bread and they taste a bit like sweet apples, honey-like.” I had never heard of persimmons…