A Bag Full of Memories
On the way back from a family gathering this weekend in Bluffton, South Carolina, we drove past a stand selling boiled peanuts, one of the south’s classic roadside treats. We …
Category: Food and Drink
Cabins / Food and Drink / PATC Cabins / Pennsylvania / USA
Blogging is Like Making Sausage
Souzz and I drove a few hours west this weekend to a “dry” cabin (no running water) for a quick fall getaway, and we’ve decided that cabins are the perfect …
Cabins / Food and Drink / Maine / USA
Happy as a Clam
We are right at home in a rustic cottage on a tiny privately owned island, Little Lazygut, just off of Deer Isle on the Maine coast. At high tide, Little …
Food and Drink / Maine / USA
Down East
We are up north, but apparently we’re also down east. The coast of Maine is called “down east” because ships back in the day sailing from Boston to ports in …
Alaska / Food and Drink / USA
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fish
As with all things around outdoor cooking, there are several different ways–and even a few different reasons–to smoke fish. And the number of techniques and recipes is simply overwhelming, sort …
Roaming Buffalo
It’s been a busy few months of travel, with long road trips book-ended by visits with family. Souzz’s roots are in western New York, where Buffalo summers are pure magic—temps …
Fleisch in the Pan
On a recent road trip that included a pass through North Dakota, we spent all of our time on the lookout for a local German dish called fleischkuekle (pronounced flesh-keek-luh). …
A Miner Addition
No visit to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is complete without eating a pastie (pronounced “pass-tee”), a small meat pie that was first introduced by miners back in the day. …
A Good Year for Cheese
Passing back through Wisconsin on the way to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I barely spotted a small sign for Joe’s Cheese House in Marinette, a town of about 10,000 …
Keep Your Eyes on the Stars, and Your Feet on the Ground
The country owes a lot to Teddy Roosevelt, including the quote that titles this blog entry. Roosevelt’s vision around conservation is credited with inspiring much of the national park system–and …