High Tide

My favorite holiday is approaching – Thanksgiving – a day that revolves around family, football and food, all in excess. You can’t do anything about excess family, and there is no such thing as too much football. There is always the perennial conundrum of what to do with the surplus turkey and assorted trimmings that… Read more »

It’s fall and the time has come to re-enter the kitchen and cook again, this time of year makes me stewing mad! Or mad for stewing. Simple one pot cooking with aromas and fragrances that fill the house bring joy to my senses and stomach this time of year. Stewing is an ancient form of… Read more »

This is a great time of year. The weather cools off slightly and the harvest is in full swing. One of the great things about growing up in New Jersey near a farm was fresh corn. Iowa and Nebraska can use their corn for ethanol and baseball fields with imaginary players. In the Garden State… Read more »

Lately in this space it seems I have been mulling over obtuse theories on food. This month I promised (she threatened me) my editor I would refrain from such ramblings on obscure theories. So instead, I have been pondering obscure food sayings and one such cliché has stuck in my mind. Are clams really happy?… Read more »