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A little seafood chowder anyone?
With the first crabs of the season on hand I crafted a hearty chowder for our first rainy night of NorCal winter. The crab-umami and fish combined with hearty beans & rice, and a delicate crunch from celery and cabbage … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food & Cooking
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Change of Perspective: Peppers too hot. Relish just right.
We love padron peppers. Blistered in some hot olive oil, and a few sea salt flakes – it’s one of our favorite summer appetizers. Thanks to the Galicians of NW Spain, these little peppers have found there way to Mediterranean … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food & Cooking
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Hot, Hot Roti at the Holidays
There is a wonderful children’s story called “Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji” (F. Zia, 2011) about a young boy that makes fresh roti for his grandfather – roti that bestows superhero powers! Gwen and Sage discovered the book last year … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Cooking
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Pumpkins of Mystery
Tonight I made a pumpkin pie from squash grown in our own backyard. I know, “big deal – everyone in West County grows their own food.” What is remarkable about the pumpkin in this pie is that we have no … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast: A tale of two Mondays
Last Monday Reuben and I slipped out to Stillwater Cove for an afternoon of kayak fishing. The previous week had been blown out with large swells and high winds, but this day was lovely. As we paddled through the kelp … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Food & Cooking
Tagged fishing, kayak fishing, rockfish, Sonoma Coast, Stillwater Cove
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Farmer Sage meets (and eats) Hog Island Oysters
Last week Sage and I loaded up for a day on the coast – tidepooling, whale watching, and an exploratory visit to Tomales Bay and the Hog Island Oyster Farm. Sage is 5 and generally adores fresh fish and seafood … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food & Cooking
Tagged Aquaculture, Bay Area, Hog Island Oysters, Local Food, Marin County, Oysters, Seafood, Tomales Bay
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Nepali Polenta – Roadhouse style
Boiled meal. Whether corn or buckwheat or some other ground nut or grain, there can’t be a more primal, more rustic culinary preparation than boiled meal. (Meal is simply a coarse grained flour.) But somehow in the west we have … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Cooking, Nepal, Travel
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Not your average grocery…
A 12 hour layover is a fine thing if that layover happens to be in Hong Kong. It is one of the few cities in the world where you can actually escape the terminal for no cost and no paperwork. … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Cooking, Hong Kong, Travel
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Mother’s Day at San Jeronimo
This morning I joined my good friend Martin and his mom for a trip to Cusco’s largest farmer’s market — Mercado San Jeronimo — to buy flowers and vegetables and to admire the festivities associated with Dia de las Madres. … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Family, Food & Cooking, Peru
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Yum Cha Heaven
After 15 hours of trans Pacific hang time we needed to walk and we wanted to eat. Nathaniel Wilder and I were en route to Nepal but faced with an epic layover in Hong Hong. So we stashed our gear … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Cooking, Hong Kong, Travel
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Gary's Worldview 