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July 28, 2010
8:55
Catalogna in Asian-style chicken salad
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Posted: July 28th, 2010, 8:55am EDT
This recipe has become a standard part of our summer line-up.You might also enjoy:Every Other Friday: Venison sausage braised in sauerkraut The chicken post mortem Vindicated!You might also...
July 27, 2010
15:49
Bird brains
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 3:49pm EDT
Turkeys are reputed to be so stupid that they’ll drown by looking up in a rainstorm. This seems to be a wive’s tale, but don’t go feeling any vindication on turkeys’ behalf. They apparently are so...
8:48
Black-staining polypore with bacon and collards
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Posted: July 27th, 2010, 8:48am EDT
I made this dish this way only because I didn’t feel like taking a trip to the supermarket. It was bacon, garlic, collards, and the polypore, sauteed and then cooked down with red wine and...
July 26, 2010
15:55
A sample crabapple
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Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:55pm EDT
Our friends Julie and Greg invited us for dinner, and we’d almost made it to their house when I made Kevin stop the truck. He did. “Back up,” I said. He did. “What are...
July 25, 2010
15:49
Black-staining polypore
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Posted: July 25th, 2010, 3:49pm EDT
I sauteed a fibrous portion to see if it would soften to edibility. It didn’t. I’ll be cooking with the softer parts.You might also enjoy:Hats off to Euell “Try Anything”...
8:16
All’s fair
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Posted: July 25th, 2010, 8:16am EDT
My memory isn’t good enough to say for sure, but I think I may have gone my entire childhood without setting foot on a working farm. My experience with farm animals came from petting zoos, game...
July 24, 2010
8:00
Oregano in the last of the tomato sauce
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Posted: July 24th, 2010, 8:00am EDT
We made open-face sausage sandwiches for lunch.You might also enjoy:Every Other Friday: Venison sausage braised in sauerkraut Hungry? I’ll do the gathering … Of man and birdYou might...
July 23, 2010
20:31
Oysters and eggs
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 8:31pm EDT
Not together — although they wouldn’t be a bad combination. The eggs were fried, for breakfast. The oysters were raw, for dinner.You might also enjoy:Monsters of the deep fryer Every...
17:03
Calling all chicken experts
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Posted: July 23rd, 2010, 5:03pm EDT
This morning, Kevin opened the nest boxes and found a very mysterious object. It was about the size of a small egg, pink and meaty, mottled with what looks like fat. All the chickens seem normal and...
July 22, 2010
20:28
More of our Sungold tomatoes
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Posted: July 22nd, 2010, 8:28pm EDT
I just stand in the garden and eat them off the vine. It’s one of the joys of summer.You might also enjoy:January recap Berried alive Vindicated!You might also enjoy:January recapBerried...
July 21, 2010
20:25
Oregano in sausage sauce
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Posted: July 21st, 2010, 8:25pm EDT
We had leftover sausages from last night’s sausage and peppers, and I made a simple marinara to put them in. Onions, garlic, tomato, oregano. But the sausage worked its magic, and it was...
10:06
High-stakes gardening
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Posted: July 21st, 2010, 10:06am EDT
It was back in 1965 when Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson did their now-famous experiment about the effect that teacher expectations have on student performance. They gave an intelligence test to...
July 20, 2010
11:10
Basil in lemon-lime-basil granita
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Posted: July 20th, 2010, 11:10am EDT
We had some friends over for sausage and peppers, and I thought this might be a nice, light, summery finish to the meal. It was, I think. Lemon-Lime-Basil Granita (serves 6-8) 1 ¼ c. sugar 3 c....
July 19, 2010
7:57
Bluefish, fluke, quahogs, sea clams, and oysters
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Posted: July 19th, 2010, 7:57am EDT
Smoked bluefish for breakfast, pan-fried fluke for lunch, and tri-bivalve chowder for dinner. The chowder was a variation of this recipe, but with a little sherry added just at the end.You might...
July 18, 2010
7:55
Summer’s first tomato
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Posted: July 18th, 2010, 7:55am EDT
One of our Sungold tomato plants is ahead of the curve, and we had our first two ripe tomatoes.You might also enjoy:I have seen the blight Starving into 2010 Garden post-mortemYou might also enjoy:I...
July 17, 2010
7:39
Clams in white clam sauce
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Posted: July 17th, 2010, 7:39am EDT
I had a big bowl full of littlnecks, so I used whole clams instead of my usual combination of whole and chopped, and I wasn’t entirely happy with it. Chopped clams make clam sauce seem...
July 16, 2010
20:38
Bluefish Provencal
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 8:38pm EDT
It was a new use for fresh, small bluefish fillets, and it was almost there. One more iteration, and I should have a recipe.You might also enjoy:We got the blues How to smoke a bluefish One fish,...
17:07
Just a fluke?
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Posted: July 16th, 2010, 5:07pm EDT
It seems I’m constantly writing about things I screw up, so I figured it’s only fair that I should tell you about something I didn’t. It started with yesterday morning’s fishing trip. We went out at...
July 15, 2010
17:50
Pan-fried fluke
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Posted: July 15th, 2010, 5:50pm EDT
Kevin cooked our fluke. This is how he did it. It tasted delicious, but it was hard to tell whether that was because it truly was delicious, or because I was just so damn proud of myself. Pan-fried...
July 14, 2010
12:06
Littlenecks on the half-shell
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Posted: July 14th, 2010, 12:06pm EDT
It’s a happy coincidence that newspaper food sections happen to come out on Wednesdays, which are also one of the three days in the week when clamming is allowed in the town of Barnstable. ...
10:55
Turkey Day Camp
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Posted: July 14th, 2010, 10:55am EDT
I have exactly one memory of day camp: canned spaghetti. I couldn’t tell you a single activity, my age at the time, or even where the camp was. All I remember was that I was excited when I learned...
July 13, 2010
11:59
Mint in an experimental cocktail
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Posted: July 13th, 2010, 11:59am EDT
This one was simply adding muddled mint to a gin & tonic. Much better than yesterday’s failed rosemary experiment, but then mint is so much easier to shoehorn into a cocktail.You might...
July 12, 2010
11:55
Rosemary in an experimental cocktail
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Posted: July 12th, 2010, 11:55am EDT
I’ve read that cocktails with herbs are all the rage, so I tried one. It involved Grand Marnier and grapefruit juice. It wasn’t a success.You might also enjoy:Striper! Give ‘em an...
9:45
Super!
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Posted: July 12th, 2010, 9:45am EDT
I have no objection to slave labor of the animal variety. Our chickens wouldn’t exist unless we humans had long ago endeavored to domesticate them for their eggs and their meat, and I think we’ve...
July 11, 2010
17:54
My first sea clam
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Posted: July 11th, 2010, 5:54pm EDT
I cooked them, and have big plans for them, but I had to eat one to see what they’re like. They’re like giant steamers — more on them later.You might also enjoy:True grit Every...
July 10, 2010
18:05
Varmint variety
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Posted: July 10th, 2010, 6:05pm EDT
We keep a pile of clam and oyster shells behind our compost set-up, and it’s a big attraction for local varmints. About a week ago, we tossed out a particularly smelly pile of shells, many...
13:54
Eggs in pancakes
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Posted: July 10th, 2010, 1:54pm EDT
Thanks to Bob’s Red Mill 10-Grain Pancake mix, we had an excellent breakfast. If you get it, don’t follow the directions exactly. Perfect pancakes require a little more egg and a little...
July 09, 2010
13:52
Al’s raspberry brandy.
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Posted: July 9th, 2010, 1:52pm EDT
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July 08, 2010
13:27
Purslane. Blech.
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Posted: July 8th, 2010, 1:27pm EDT
Purslane is one of those edible weeds that inevitably disappoints. There’s a reason that Euell Gibbons, who knew his way around edible weeds, suggested sauteeing it with bacon. By itself, it...
July 07, 2010
5:49
The strawberries are still lousy
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Posted: July 7th, 2010, 5:49am EDT
It’s their first year, so we only let a few turn into fruit. Those few have been disappointing, but I guess that’s to be expected the first year.You might also enjoy:The Flock Block...
July 06, 2010
11:32
Between a rock and a hot place
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 11:32am EDT
Before we started building our wood-fired pizza oven, my only experience with concrete came from leaving the cake-batter bowl on the counter overnight. In general, though, I’m pretty careful about...
5:46
The raspberries are getting better
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Posted: July 6th, 2010, 5:46am EDT
I had a few that were genuinely tasty — not dry or sour.You might also enjoy:Name that phenomenonYou might also enjoy:Name that phenomenon
July 05, 2010
5:31
Catalogna in Chinese chicken salad
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Posted: July 5th, 2010, 5:31am EDT
I adapted a recipe from Epicurious, using roasted peanuts instead of fried wontons and catalogna instead of romaine. It was a perfect summer dinner. If you don’t happen to have catalogna...
July 04, 2010
15:25
Mint in leftover lamb ragout
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Posted: July 4th, 2010, 3:25pm EDT
I almost forgot there was a little bit left from the batch I made a couple days ago. It was a fine lunch.You might also enjoy:Bee day The wholesome truthYou might also enjoy:Bee dayThe wholesome...
July 03, 2010
12:40
A few more of our raspberries
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Posted: July 3rd, 2010, 12:40pm EDT
When I wrote that our first raspberries were only so-so, a couple of people told me not to worry, that they often improve as the season progresses. We harvested about half a cup yesterday, and ate...
July 02, 2010
12:37
Raw oysters
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Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 12:37pm EDT
What we didn’t fry yesterday we ate raw today, with our friends Mary Ann and Rick.You might also enjoy:Of man and bird Of literary critics and rocks Crustacean identification reduxYou might...
9:54
Monsters of the deep fryer
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Posted: July 2nd, 2010, 9:54am EDT
There’s a special place in hell for whoever invented deep frying. Not that I can’t see its utility. Here’s a cooking technique that renders just about anything not only edible but delicious, which is...
July 01, 2010
12:33
Fried oysters!
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Posted: July 1st, 2010, 12:33pm EDT
It was my first experience deep frying at home. You can read the whole story here.You might also enjoy:Every Other Friday: Samosagate Monsters of the deep fryer There goes the neighborhoodYou might...
June 30, 2010
7:31
Eggs in banana bread
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Posted: June 30th, 2010, 7:31am EDT
Well, one egg. The recipe was from the ever-reliable Simply Recipes, and the end product was irresistable. I’m a purist when it comes to banana bread — no spices, no nuts, no chocolate...
June 29, 2010
12:08
How to smoke a bluefish
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Posted: June 29th, 2010, 12:08pm EDT
I’m going to go out on a limb here. I’m going to break with my invariable custom of writing posts that are completely useless and actually tell you how to do something. First, though, I should...
7:28
Smoked bluefish and lobster stock in a pasta sauce
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Posted: June 29th, 2010, 7:28am EDT
Onions, garlic, vermouth, cream, and peas completed the dish.You might also enjoy:Name that phenomenon Seed money Pickled herring*You might also enjoy:Name that phenomenonSeed moneyPickled herring*
June 28, 2010
16:18
Some of our first raspberries
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Posted: June 28th, 2010, 4:18pm EDT
I’d like to report that they’re delicious, but the fact is that they’re only so-so. A little dry, a little seedy. We’ll see if they get better as the season progresses.You...
June 27, 2010
16:14
Smoked bluefish sandwich
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Posted: June 27th, 2010, 4:14pm EDT
Some people don’t find the prospect of smoked bluefish for breakfast very appealing, but I do. I only wish I had some tomatoes from the garden.You might also enjoy:How to smoke a bluefish One...
June 26, 2010
14:32
Thanksgiving arrives in June
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Posted: June 26th, 2010, 2:32pm EDT
You know how the grocery store puts things like M&Ms and People magazine right near the checkout? This is to maximize the chance that, after you’ve made the carefully considered decision to buy...
12:27
Shiitakes in chicken with black bean sauce
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Posted: June 26th, 2010, 12:27pm EDT
Last night, Kevin grilled a bunch of chicken thighs that he’d marinated (and injected) with a gingery, Asian-style marinade. I used the leftovers today, with my standard-issue black bean...
June 25, 2010
14:42
Catalogna in a salad
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Posted: June 25th, 2010, 2:42pm EDT
Catalogna are cultivated dandelions, and they taste like a slightly toned-down version of their wild brethren. I’d never heard of them, but we saw them at a local plant sale and decided to try...
June 24, 2010
14:41
Smoked bluefish on toast
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Posted: June 24th, 2010, 2:41pm EDT
This was the best batch we’ve made yet, and I’m eating an obscene amount of it.You might also enjoy:Garlic and sea salt in samosasYou might also enjoy:Garlic and sea salt in samosas
11:57
One fish, two fish … bluefish!
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Posted: June 24th, 2010, 11:57am EDT
Before I’d ever done it, I thought of fishing as one, monolithic activity. You get yourself a pole, and a line, and some bait, toss it out there and see what comes up. Might be a perch. Might be a...
June 23, 2010
16:59
Steamers, courtesy of Les
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Posted: June 23rd, 2010, 4:59pm EDT
Kevin spent the day working with our friend Les Hemmila, of Barnstable Seafarms, out on his oyster grant. After the work was done, Les and his wife, Val, invited us to sit on his back porch and...
June 22, 2010
16:56
Smoked bluefish
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Posted: June 22nd, 2010, 4:56pm EDT
Last year, we did two batches of smoked bluefish. The first was too salty. The second wasn’t salty enough. We managed to get this one right. (I’ll do a how-to post soon.)You might...

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