Holy Mackerel

Holy Mackerel

by | Jul 13, 2023 | Summer, Food, Travel

Some years I get lucky fishing from a kayak off Islesboro Maine. This year was one of those years, no more than a minute after dropping a line I had 3 mackerel! There used to be a lot more when I was a kid but great to see there are some left. We used to call these...
Soup

Soup

by | Feb 5, 2022 | Food

Last of the butternut squash from this past summer’s crop, amazing how easy it is to grow and sweet and keeps well. This pot is made with coconut milk and ginger with some nutritional yeast and homegrown oregano on top plus salt and pepper. Pretty simple and...
Popover

Popover

by | Nov 27, 2021 | Food

It took a while to learn to bake popovers. I had a stretch of a few years where they came out great and then hit a rough patch for a couple of years where they wouldn’t pop. Finally, I got back on track and they are popping well again. Here are my notes for...
Popcorn

Popcorn

by | Feb 16, 2021 | Food

For about 4 years now, I’ve been making popcorn with an air popper. I’ve experimented with several recipes. This one has a small amount of butter, olive oil, and lemon juice plus toppings of Bays spices, nutritional yeast, salt, and confectioner’s...
Sun Gold

Sun Gold

by | Jan 29, 2021 | Food

Sun gold cherry tomatoes on the back porch with fresh-picked basil ready for eating or canning. Usually, there are too many tomatoes so canning is where most of the crop goes. There might be some other cherry tomatoes mixed in here than just Sun Gold’s though...