Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since I was a kid, I have always loved soft shell crabs. I remember our family stopping at the Currituck Crab Co. on our trips to Nags Head in the late spring to buy them.
The CCC was a large screened-in concrete building with a big walk-in cooler running the length of the building. If [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since I started this blog, I have been borrowing digital cameras from others and relying on someone else to get my pictures – now that has all changed. Check out my new digital camera!
I want to dedicate this blog posting to all the folks who have helped me over the past two months by letting [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let it grow, let it grow, greatly yield
The first official day of summer is approaching, even though the hot weather has already been here for some time. I don’t mind because I love the heat!
In my neighborhood, there is an area protected from development, where community residents can grow our own gardens. Stephen, WaterScapes’ [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Add new tag on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a big couple of months for new attractions opening here along the Grand Strand, which is what we call our piece of coastal paradise stretching from the North Carolina border to Georgetown, South Carolina. It began with the opening of Market Common, an upscale retail complex with shops, restaurants & residential living. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I picked up these guys fresh from my supplier (Wayne), for Memorial Weekend and they were so good and tender. Definitely, the king of all snappers is the Hog snapper. It has this beautiful firm fatty flesh with a sweet sea flavor. It is amazing when slowly roasted in a sauté pan with just a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After our dinner at Avec in Chicago, we joined the guys from Sushi Samba (NY) at the Chicago location. They treated us to some sake and the little river crabs you see pictured below, called Sawagani. These crabs were swimming at the sushi bar, took a short trip to the fryer and then onto the [...]
