We just took a drive around the bay to get some fresh cooked crab at the Spud Point Crab Co. We picked up two bowls of clam chowder as well, and OMG it's the best clam chowder I've ever had. Ever. In my life. I'm not kidding. We smelled it…
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Today for breakfast we made a version of eggs benedict with some of the leftover tenderloin on an english muffin topped with eggs, steamed spinach, tomato, hollandaise, a slice of avocado and some chives…it was pretty good! Patti went into town to do some shopping, and Jake and Kevin and…
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Uh oh. I think we may need one of these for the Airstream. Last night, Jake cooked a fantastic dinner for us all. A delicious tomato soup (a tiny bit of whisky and roasted tomatoes in the bowl first, then soup, then a swirl of basil yogurt, topped with little…
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How cute is this setup? They jar lids are magnetic and will stick to any magnetic surface (besides aluminum, of course). Love all the colors of the spices. I'm tempted to replace mine with these! There are many different versions…some with spices, some you fill with your own spices. Available…
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My mom just got me this super cute (orange!) 1.5qt slow cooker for the Airstream. It only uses 100 watts of power…pretty great: She also got me a cookbook to go with it called "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two." Sounds like we'll be trying out some slow…
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As promised, crab tacos for dinner. We sat out at the picnic table and shelled the crabs. Then I mixed in with the crab meat some fresh chives, a little olive oil, and some fresh ground pepper and lime juice. We made a little slaw with some cabbage, lime juice,…
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We decided not to have the mint juleps WITH the crab tacos so we made our mint julep for the watching of the Kentucky Derby (about to start here in a few minutes). We used this original mint julep recipe from 1912: 3-4 mint leaves4 tsp powdered sugar3 oz bourbon whiskeyclub soda Place…
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Last night's dinner. Freshly caught and cooked crab, and champagne. Simple, and perfect! We shelled a third crab to have with our breakfast. This morning for my birthday breakfast Kevin made my favorite: poached eggs with crab and spinach on an english muffin, topped with hollandaise and chives. SO DELICIOUS. We'll…
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We drove into Ilwaco and grabbed some fish-n-chips (and shrimp-n-chips) at Imperial Seafood on the waterfront. After lunch we headed over to pick up some fresh crab at the fish market a few doors down. Unfortunately, they are closed until mid-May. So we drove a little bit North up 101…
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Today we took Kyle into Portland for some Portlandy things. First stop was home to grab a few things, and then we headed over to a food cart we found online called Carte Blanche. It's in an older Airstream Safari, over on SE Hawthorne and 32nd Street. Here's a link…
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