Well, the chowder turned out very good and as promised, here's the recipe. Kevin and I were too busy high fiving across the table though so we didn't take any photos. (We killed it on this one, though.) Smoked Oyster Chowder with Canadian Bacon Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 2 cloves garlic, crushed…
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Last night's Hog Island Kumamotos: Today we're mainly working at the Airstream and doing laundry (they've got a really nice laundry room here that's about half the price of the machines over at the Candlestick Compound). We took a break to run to the store and get a couple of…
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Linguine with Clams and Chorizo Ingredients: 3 dozen manila clams (about 1 1/2 pounds) 1 pound linguine 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 to 10 ounces good-quality Mexican chorizo, casing removed 1 medium shallot, finely chopped 4 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped Salt Freshly ground black pepper 3/4 cup vodka 1/4…
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Took a little lunch break from work today and headed back down to Tomales Bay. We stopped at Nick's Cove and had a delicious lunch. This is the pier out to the Boat Shack where I hear you can call in your order and they'll bring your lunch out to…
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The oysters we got from Tomales Bay yesterday went on the grill last night with a little olive oil and some canadian bacon. I made a sauce of melted butter, hot sauce, and parsley to add right at the end. They were even better than the night before. For the…
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This afternoon we decided to go down to Tomales Bay and see for ourselves what all the oyster fuss was about. (Read: Our neighbor got us hooked on those gosh dang good oysters and we needed more. Plus some clams. Hi Ari.) The drive was beautiful. The landscape is beautiful.…
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Yesterday one of our neighbors went down to Tomales Bay and brought back a large bag of fresh oysters. He gave us a dozen of 'em, and we decided we'd barbecue them on the Traeger. Kevin shucked 'em and kept them in the half shell and we added a splash…
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Finished up with work today and headed back over to Gourmet Au Bay for a little wine and cheese. LOVE this place. Oh. I mentioned that already. Came home with a dozen farm eggs (thanks Sissy!!) They were ALL pale greenish blue. Love. These eggs are layed by Araucana chickens.…
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This morning I made (heated) two crab cakes (frozen, Trader Joe's) in the oven, then topped them with some steamed spinach, an over easy farm egg (not from SF) and a spoonful of hollandaise with a side of sliced fresh tomatoes. It was pretty, and delicious! Then we opened the…
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Crab for dinner last night, with a caesar salad and a bottle of 2010 La Cruz Vineyard Rosé from Keller Estate. The sunset from our campsite was lovely: I took this shot before we went to bed, but the tiki torches were still going when I got up at 2:30am for water.…
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