June and July are clam tide months on the Oregon coast. As a kid, I always looked forward to weekends spent at the beach clamming. The whole family would pile into the station wagon on a Friday night with camping gear and clam shovels and drive from Seattle to Seaside, Oregon. Razor clams are sweet morsels and a lot ...
When you live on an island in the middle of the Pacific fish is paramount to your diet. There are relatively few cases of grouchy teenage syndrome, behavioral and learning problems among youngsters and life expectancy is above average for the adult population. The indigenous diet is full of veggies, fruit, fish and coconut in ...
A good friend of mine in Tonga, Kimiko Vale Vale Nuku, was married to one of the Royal Family of Tonga. Kimiko lived in Hawaii for 20 years before coming to Tonga where she lived for 30 or more years. Many of the dishes she cooked for the Royal family are now part of the Tongan ...
Running late today, no time to shop, driving home and thinking… dinner at 7:00…what do I have that’s fast and delicious. Still have mixed seafood, 1 chicken breast, kielbasa, rice, canned tomatoes…hmmm…paella. I have garlic, onions, saffron, cilantro, wine, stock. Yes, paella it is…on the stove top…too hot to turn on the oven! I made ...
My Dad made pancakes, bacon and eggs every Sunday morning after church. He always saved some grease from the bacon to add to the pancake batter and he always whipped the egg whites. Dad’s pancakes were bar-none the lightest and fluffiest pancakes I have ever tasted to this day…well with the exception of my own. This recipe ...