14 Nov, 2009
Once a year seems like a nice frequency to enjoy some really good caviar. With the holidays approaching, some of you might be in the mood for salted fish eggs… Last year, my caviar post on Iranian Beluga Caviar was something special, and I don’t anticipate more of that quality of wild…
09 Oct, 2009
Yesterday, I had my second blood test of the year, in the midst of a crazy schedule for the week, and my results were pretty good. Surprisingly, my cholesterol, HDL, LDL and other key measures are reasonably okay, given my previous history, so I thought I would splurge a little (a lot!) today with…
04 Oct, 2009
This dish is just a slight variation of the baked mussels I have featured before, this time using scallops. Everything came from the grocery, and it was dead easy to make. Buy some fresh or in this case, frozen scallops on the half shell. Heat your oven to 400F or…
21 Sep, 2009
Although my first choice of New England coastal seafood festivals would have definitely been the Island Creek Oyster Festival in Duxbury, Massachusetts on September 12, we were roughly two hours drive away, and weren’t assured tickets, so we opted for the Seafood Festival at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire instead. The weather was blustery,…