Sun, sand and ten seafood destinations

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With the Independence Day holiday coming up this week, many Americans will be hitting the beaches to celebrate the nation's birthday. What's on the menu will definitely be on the list of things to plan. So Cheapflights.com made up a list to feature the best of the best locations for lobster, crab, oysters and other melt-in-your-mouth delicacies with its list of Top Ten Seafood Destinations. Here they are along with some destination information and photos from our friends at AOL Travel and Flickr.

Georgetown, Maine
Maine is synonymous with lobster - and for good reason. Long before the clawed crustacean ascended from being considered fit only for a state prisoner to a delicacy paid for at a premium by the pound, hearty lobstermen were plying their trade along the rocky coast. No place represents this history better than Georgetown's Five Islands Lobster Co., a simple clapboard structure without indoor seating. This place is pure Maine: beautiful views of the forested shoreline and no-frills ingredients picked straight from the saltwater tank and consumed on the dock.

Flickr photo by man pikin

Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston offers the best of South Carolina in one coastal town: Historical homes with sweeping verandas and rocking chairs, an indulgently slower pace of life - and delectable Atlantic shrimp. Hank's Seafood Restaurant carries on that tradition with pride. Named the Charleston City Paper's Best Seafood Restaurant 12 years running, Hank's serves up a mean take on classic shrimp and grits, with Andouille sausage stewed with tomatoes, garlic and white wine. Sit back, relax and enjoy: You're not going anywhere for a little while, and that's the point.

Flickr photo by kwalk628

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Centennial Marker

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July 2010

Visiting Family

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Visiting Comox

My sister is a school teacher so after the school year finishes she gets to do the local travel thing. She organized a family weekend in Comox for the family to get together. My Grandparents (Nara's Great Grandparents) hadn't seen our latest addition so we were manditory attendance. Of course our first stop into town is the Grandparents house.

We discovered that Nara is quite good with new people! In fact, she seems to like to put on a show - more interactive with more smiles than we normally see.

My Aunt Jennifer graciously put on an afternoon garden party so that we had an excuse to get together and shoot the breeze. This was Nara's coming out party to a lot of people but Marcus was also new to a few people.



Being the first days of summer vacation, there was lots of energy by the older kids too.

Justin had just received a dirt bike so that got a demo. Consider it's built for kids - it sure does go fast! I wonder if Nara will get one she hits her teens?

And the rest was family, family, family!

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Resolved Question: supplies needed for camp?

i have been to camp many times but i always forget something! so far, the list the list i always bring is
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money ($5)
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Open Question: Camping in 60 deg and rain harder than 5 below and clear?

Last winter I was in upstate NY camping and 2 nights it dropped to -5F which seems cold, but surprisingly it was very tolerable since it was such a dry cold not to mention I had a -20 rated bag.

Last week on the other hand I camped again and this time it was 60 and raining heavy. It seemed overall that 60 and rain was much less pleasant to camp in than -5 and clear.

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Farro and Millet Risotto

A good number of you emailed after seeing the profile of me in the May issue of Whole Living Magazine. Crazy, right? It ended up being eight pages(!), and highlighted a bunch of recipes from Super Natural Every Day. I thought I'd tell you a bit about how it came together, and share a few behind-the-scenes shots. On the recipe front, I'm tacking on a recipe for a Farro & Millet Risotto I've been making quite a bit lately as we try to close the door on winter this year - the weather hasn't entirely cooperated. You can use whatever fresh or roasted vegetables you like - asparagus, peas, and herbs are great this time of year. But I was making it with roasted delicata or other little squashes until recently.

So - Whole Living. The story was shot by John Kernick, who I've admired from a far for a long time. He shot a lot of memorable feature articles for Gourmet Magazine that I'm sure you remember.

Truth be told, I was a little nervous about hosting a seven-person crew here. As most of you know, our apartment isn't very large, and I wasn't sure about how it was going to go down. But, ever onwards. The Whole Living crew based themselves for the better part of three days here - we hung out, cooked, went on little excursions, and took pictures. They were all super mellow, funny, talented, and in the end I was genuinely sad to see them go! Wayne popped off a few photos in the midst of everything, up above. :) I'll just go on the record as saying, thank god it didn't rain. The light was nice for most of it and we were even able shoot outside - mid-January. As far as the food was concerned, I've always appreciated the recipes featured in Whole Living - they're, so often, right up my alley. How lucky was I to have food editor Shira Bocar here for the shoot? She has a beautiful touch with food, and I loved seeing her take on my recipes. Hope we get to cook together again soon, Shira. :)

So, thank you John and Darrell, and Jamie, and lovely Lucy. And Lindsay for the article itself. And Rachel, and Maria, and Erika, and Dawn, and Sari, and Alex. Its not everyday one gets to be featured in one of their favorite magazines.

Today's risotto is winter/spring adaptation, and distant cousin, of the Zucchini and Millet Risotto in the Rose Bakery cookbook - which we've been cooking from quite a bit over the past couple of months. It hadn't occurred to me to use millet in risotto until I tried it here, but it actually lends a nice creamy, porridge-like texture. I use farro or barley instead of rice as the base, and trick it out with whatever looks good at the market. You can do lots of fun things with the leftovers as well - fashion the day-after, cold risotto into arancini and pan-fry them. I even thin leftovers out with broth, add some beans and greens and make a soup of it. Give it a try!

Other news: I hope to see some of you in Portland and Seattle this weekend! It's going to be a whirlwind, and I'll be there for a handful of signings. Kim Boyce and I will be at The Cleaners @ The Ace Hotel on Friday night. I'll also be signing/selling books at The Remodelista Local Seattle Market on Saturday, April 30th, from 11am to 4pm. And later that evening alongside Lara Ferroni at Spare Room. Detailed info about each event is also here.

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