Summer is almost here (I hope) !
I’ve often enjoyed Sangria out on the deck in the summer time with good friends and good food. A few years ago, while celebrating at a Boston/Cambridge restaurant, I tried Clerico. It was a fresh change and a perfect match to the tappas (and the company). After some needling, [...]

This is not completely my own recipe. It started with a friend of a friend of a friend and along the way it has evolved.

4 tomatoes, peeled and sliced
1 cup grated mozzarella
1 cup grated cheddar
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1/8 cup caramelized onions or roasted garlic (optional)
1 (9-inch) deep dish pie shell
Salt and [...]

Zen and I took a road trip to Maine to visit some friends of mine who own a small farm. They have an annual weekend get together for family and friends and this year they wanted to add a little something different - an authentic tipi (and for the record, this one is *not* made [...]

I realized, as I was dumping my camera data to the NAS, that these photos remind me of when I was a kid at summer camp. The days were filled with swimming, nature classes, and sports. By the end of the day,you were hungry and tired … pretty much an ideal situation for the camp [...]

A picture is worth a thousands words … in this case, perhaps I only need seven -  “I let Zen have too much fun”.

I look forward to picking and drying figs this fall. In the meantime, I discovered a ripening crop of black raspberries.

I am not the only one who likes fresh raspberries. It seems, Zen has been sneaking off and grabbing a quick snack in the afternoon.

… no wonder I never find any ripe berries on the [...]