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RETURN TO IRELAND, JUDITH MCLOUGHLIN, COLCANNON

It’s a travelogue, a history book, a memoir of sorts. But most of all Judith McLoughlin’s A Return to Ireland, A culinary journey from America to Ireland, is a cookbook filled with great recipes and alluring photos. Judith’s first book, The Shamrock and Peach, fulfilled her dream of telling “the Scots-Irish immigrant story through the […]

PARADORES, SPAIN & TORTILLA ESPANOLA

Travelers adore Spanish Paradores for a multitude of reasons. First is location. The Spanish-government owned and operated inns are sprinkled throughout Spain in spots most useful to tourists. Some are near major tourist attractions in large cities. Others grace small villages. And a few sit in far-flung, remote areas with little other choice of accommodations. […]

¶ Posted 12 December 2015 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CACERES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SPAIN § TRAVEL § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: Caceres, eggs, Extremadura, Parador de Caceres, paradores, recipe, Spain, Tortilla Espanola, UNESCO World Heritage Site

MOSS LANDING & RECIPES: CIOPPINO & BIRD’S NEST

Centered in the curve of Monterey Bay, midway between Santa Cruz and Monterey, on California’s famous Highway 1, Moss Landing is hard to miss, yet most drivers whiz by headed for more famous neighbors. This is a mistake. A big mistake, as the tiny fishing village is a hidden treasure yielding rich rewards for nature-loving […]

¶ Posted 17 May 2014 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § CALIFORNIA § CRUISING § MOSS LANDING § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SOUPS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off ° Also tagged: California, Captain's Inn, Cioppino, Elkhorn Slough, Elkhorn Slough Safari, Haute Enchilada, Moss Landing, Phil's Fish Market, Sanctuary Cruises, seafood, wildlife

EASY LAST-MINUTE DINNER PARTY

SHRIMP/SAUSAGE BOIL So let’s say in a fit of madness you invited the _________(fill in the blank: family, neighbors, office friends, beer-drinking pals) for an impromptu mid-summer dinner. You have less than two hours to shop, cook and otherwise get ready. Watta ya do? First head to a grocer that has it all: shrimp, plump […]