The Dog's Breakfast

This past fourth-of-July weekend was our fifth consecutive one in Ogunquit, Maine. The house where we stay has a fully-equipped kitchen with a gas stove, a screened-in dining veranda with a view to the woods, a barbecue, and a slightly salty evening breeze.
Given that the house is usually filled with men made ravenous by the [...]

I’ve never been a real fan of lobster, or of Chardonnay. The lobster dinners I’ve had all rank high in my greatest-meals-of-all time list, but this status is only merited by the excellent company, natural settings, and exceptional wines that have accompanied these meals. I don’t like hot animal guts, squirtiness at dinner, or having to [...]