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Udon and merging lives
When James and I were moving in together, I used to think a lot about the phrase “merging households”. There are a lot of practical considerations when two middle-aged people decide to occupy the same...
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New England Clam Chowder
Winter has come to Northern California. Those in the know may protest and tell me that there are weeks yet to go before it’s really winter, but I say they don’t live in a chilly basement in Oakland....
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Pantry Cooking Month: Shrimp Scampi
Day 0: Shrimp scampi, angel hair pasta, zucchini medley Ingredients bought for this meal: None. I had two pounds of (raw, peel-on) shrimp in the freezer, some parsley left over from the short ribs, and...
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Mertie’s Mondays: Chowdah
Growing up in Marblehead as I did, fish and seafood were omnipresent in our lives. The Town was still a centre for fishing, and the wharf at the foot of State Street still landed catches of fish every...
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Pantry Cooking Month: Steamed Shrimp Dumplings
My camera is hiding from me! However, I have to tell you about these dumplings, and I felt the need for a photo, so I went to my friend The Creative Commons search engine on Flickr and found a photo...
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Fish ball soup in ginger-coconut broth
Soup can be such a comfort. My mom had only a handful of soups she made–my dad preferred canned–but when he was out to sea, she made them fairly often, and what they lacked in variety or complexity,...
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