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Lobster Bake Lady Slipper

There are 3,000 islands off the coast of Maine, however, not all of them are suited for low tide landings.  One that we love no matter what the tide, is in Merchant’s Row off of Stonington, Deer Ilse. It’s a small island, but with two beaches that allow for a leeward fire (in our fire […]

Prosciutto, Goat Cheese, Fennel and Red Pepper Tartlet

Another column posted announcing the beginning of the summer!  Let the lazy days and easy meals begin! To get the recipe for Prosciutto, Goat Cheese, Fennel and Red Pepper Tartlet click on over to this week’s column in the Portland Press Herald.

Honey – It’s Coming!

We are lucky, both of our hives survive this year and we have enough honey to take us into the sailing season with room to spare until we can harvest again.  One hive has already been split with another split in mind for the second hive.  Our tea tray will be stocked all summer long […]

Homemade Doughnuts Care of Grandma

Glen, a long time Riggin Relic and friend, is often the first to greet me in the morning and I am often the first to greet him, with his cup of steaming coffee in hand.  His cup is poured before anyone else’s, one because he’s a guest and two because he’s down in the galley […]

Spinach Smoothie – Green AND Tasty

A good friend of mine often shows up to our meetings together with her breakfast – a bright green drink so brilliant, it’s hard to know how she got it to be that green.  We are talking neon, nuclear green.   So one day, I asked her.  Spinach, she says, is the key, without the […]

Grilled Aspragus, Carrots and Radishes with Lemon Aioli – plus Radish and Red Onion Salsa

I used to seriously dislike radishes.  They are so sneaky – pretty, alluring red and then, BAM, hot-peppery-cabbage taste.  However, before you go nodding your head with the “uh, huh, sista,” consider a radish that’s not been sitting in a bag for two weeks waiting for some unsuspecting person who loves colorful food to put […]

Herbs Arrive in the Garden

Some silent but beautiful signs of spring and life in the garden…  Hello, old friends.

Creamy Lemon Asparagus with Whole Wheat Pasta

Nothing better than walking out to the garden to pick dinner – in the form of asparagus – unless of course you pick it in the morning and then cook it in the 207 kitchen.  Rob Caldwell, of WCSH6 and 207 fame, and I made pasta together and as we often do, laughed our way […]

Thank you for the small changes I see everyday

Thank you.  Thank you for the sun, the warm weather, the seeds that are sprouting and the really simple plastic covers that are making it all possible.  Thank you for it all.  It’s such a blessing to walk in the garden everyday and delight in new growth and green. The plastic is a new idea […]

Blueberry Cream Cheese Scones Celebrate the Cover Coming Off

This week the cover came off the schooner!  Sunny, warm, and folks we are going sailing soon.  Now it’s just a race to see what we can get done before we drop the paint brushes and sanders, the cleaning rags and brass polish and hoist the sails for the first time. This is a lovely […]

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