I'm about to embark on a hunting odyssey for my next book. Somehow I'm going to weave it in and out of my "Food Heroes" book tour this fall. Somehow.And that's where YOU come in.I want to hear where you think the most exciting, interesting fulfilling, delicious hunts are. Ones you would love to read…
Yes, they made it off the island. The little boat made two more trips and the last ones on the island were the ones who had the tallest boots... they had thigh boots. They took one for the team because they had thigh boots.When preparing your clams for dinner, it is best to let them…
...also known as "How to dig a clam like a gentleman (or lady)." Alan had discovered that instead of getting yourself covered in mud, a little PCB pipe, and a double sided shovel kept one nice and mud-free. So we were the clean ones on the island.Alan drove his three person boat back and forth…
Slowly but surely, I'm making friends on the west coast. It's thrilling. This means that slowly but surely I will no longer be a hermit.I was invited to go clamming at Lawson's Landing near Tamales Bay last week, and seeing as my life's possessions are strewn between two coasts, this meant a trip to the…
Aren't these fantastic??? Look at all the guys with ties on! Quite a difference in the way they hunted then and the way they are outfitted today, wouldn't you say? One of my favorite readers sent these to me and I had to share them with ya. Here are a few, you can see the…
A reader sent these to me and they made me grin. Old photos are such a treat to look at.Don't you wonder what life was like for the lady in the puffy sleeves holding the shotgun? Or how about the boys?If you happen to know where these photos came from or where they were taken,…
I got up at 5:30am for the third part of that rockin Sonoma weekend I had. It was hosted by Alan Campbell, a photographer, hunter, cook, farmer, abalone diver, wine maker... the list goes on. Suffice it to say, I want to be like him.The plan was to go turkey hunting on his friend Charlie's…
I really dislike shopping. It brings out the worst in me. I become cranky and fatigued within 5 minutes of entering a store. I find this is particularly the case when shopping for clothing.There are a few exceptions... but it usually involves bribing me with a muffin, or promising me that a cream puff is…
After our Arctic morning on the river, contending with Mother Nature's bad, bad mood, we had lunch on the shore.This kind of shore lunch requires some acrobatics. It's also a time to keep things really, really simple. Simple.Keep things simple. Okay?Simple.
The first thing you'll need is a sharp knife. Which I didn't have.The second…