So, I have to admit to this disturbing dynamic in my eating habits – my mouth doesn’t water over vegetables. I know from childhood and our acre garden in Iowa what fresh lettuce and spinach tastes like as you pick it right off the plant. Same for strawberries. Yet, when I walk in the vegetable...

(Image Source: Wish-Bone) In a previous post I shared some shots of my deck garden. I felt that I didn’t have enough space to plant much lettuce and was rather bummed. I stood outside for a bit the other day and realized that some of the junk in my yard would make for a lovely...

This is super local! Its our deck. We have planted with only organic materials this year. The soil bag said to not use it to start seeds but we did and they are sprouting fine. These are the same 96 cent planters I modified last year for upside down tomatoes but this year they will...

I have been captivated the past couple of days by this cute webcam – called The Hen Cam – run by Terry Golson. (Image Source – The Hen Cam Site)She has mounted two different webcams on her farm here in MA, one inside the chicken house and one focused on the chicken yard. She even...

You can find my latest article at The Well Fed Network and below. Fishing for some clarity One debate about the modern seafood industry focuses on heavy metals and other toxins in the fish we eat, especially large predators such as tuna. The press’s alarmist coverage suggests that we should all stop eating tuna salad...

So, what do you get when you give your advertising department a big budget at a Seafood Company? Fish Pimping that AINT right My daughter asks: “What happens if you go to fast? Do you...

At the IBSS, the Ducktrap company had like 15 different stations with an assortment of free samples of their smoked fish products. I, needless to say, was in ecstasy...

Like I mentioned before, the fish and crustasea I saw at the International Boston Seafood Show was on a par with none I have ever experienced before. While many vendors served fantastic samples, most also had breathtaking displays of almost impossibly fresh, plump, perfections from the sea. I will share a few of those shots...

Quite a few vendors at the International Boston Seafood Show (IBSS) were purveyors of king crabs. I didnt taste any, mostly the displays were not for consumption. That was ok with me because I have never liked these (I prefer blue crabs in Maryland and Texas). Recently I watched a whole series of TV documentaries...

Over the next few days I will be sharing some of the pics I took at the International Boston Seafood Show earlier this week. I wish I could have shared the flavors with you. Now when I go to the grocery store I sigh because the seafood there looks so sad compared to what I...