Tomato Herb Sourdough Bread
You know it's summertime when riots and looting are a result of an innocent killing in Missouri, but you want to talk about your Husky Gold tomatoes. You know it’s [...]
5 Seafood News Stories that Caught My Eye this Week
Oysters and salmon and tuna oh my! Here's a quick look at 5 seafood news stories that caught my eye this week. US Consumer's Want More Oysters in Both Quantity [...]
Rain Rant
Farmers may have always worried about rain, or lack of, but this summer seems like a particularly fertile time to write about it. Silver Queen and Peaches and Cream [...]
On Salmon and Waiting
How much time do you think you spend waiting for something or someone? Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Waiting is not easy to measure. But I [...]
On Stress and Cooking
What do you do to get out of a funk? Exercise, pray, cook, do laundry, meditate, hike, bike, or surf? Maybe you paint. Everyone's got something. My get-out-of-a-funk activities involve [...]
Monterey Bay Aqaurium and TCHO Chocolate Team Up
Before I forget to tell you about my chocolate experience another year will pass and I will be on my way back to Monterey Bay Aquarium for the annual Sustainable [...]
White House Takes 8 Steps Forward to Protect Our Oceans and Seafood
“We’ve already shown that when we work together, we can protect our oceans for future generations. So let’s redouble our efforts. Let’s make sure that years from now we can [...]
Roasted Garlic
Most mornings I wake up jazzed and ready to write. Whether I rewrite an article on conservation, start a new blog post, create a recipe, or craft a silly day [...]
World Oceans Day
Here's a breath of fresh air for World Oceans Day — a sustainable eco-ocean song created by rapper, activist and sociologist AWKWORD. What I like about his lyrics is that he [...]
Fresh Fish Prices From Boat to Plate
Do you think the price of fresh fish at the market is expensive? I do too. Would you like to know why the price of fish is so expensive? Maybe [...]
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Mintchocolatology Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream lovers are overly confident and driven. They serve up their sarcasm with a dash of the ridiculous They are realists, overly organized and need [...]
My Mother’s Tuna Salad Recipe
My mom was a lot of things. Smart, funny, caring, kind. But she wasn't a good cook. With twelve kids, it's no wonder. But one of the meals she made with regularity was tuna salad. I like to think she took out her daily frustration while she smashed the packed tuna with a fork or while she diced the eggs while trying to curb the chaos going on around her in our tiny yellow kitchen with the frilly curtains. But the reality was, tuna salad was practical. Canned tuna was a cheap, easy-to-fix, inexpensive meal. My tuna salad is nothing like mom's but every time I open a can, I'm reminded of her, and that's all that matters.
Six Shades of Post Vacation Blues (in photos)
Good morning. I'm back from the 9th annual 2014 Sustainable Seafood Institute and Cooking for Solutions event at Monterey Bay Aquarium. What an honor to be invited again this year to [...]
Lobster Primavera Recipe
When you crave the sweet, rich taste of lobster, but don’t want to shell out the dough (or maybe you live nowhere near a fresh lobster source), I’ve got the [...]
Are You A Taco Aficionado?
The way I see it, the American economy no longer falls into lower, middle or upper class, but rather somewhere in that gray murky area. Unless you are fortunate enough [...]
