Outdoor Cooking and Eating (r)

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A question for the community: 

Which foods do you prefer for outdoor cooking and eating? And what are favorite techniques or occasions?

Clams et al.

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Favorite Summer Salads?

Local and Organic, New Red Potatoes and Fresh Scallions - Photo by Muffy Aldrich

Summer is such an ideal time to lean into salads of all kinds, from leafy green salads, to potato salads to pasta salads.  The Farmers Markets are full of fresh ingredients.

What are your favorite summer salads?

New England Clam Chowder

New England Clam Chowder is a quintessential New England food, along with (to quote Judd Hale) baked beans, codfish, lobsters, maple syrup, jonnycake, and apple pie.

Who makes the best clam chowder?   Traditional clam chowder tastes best using fresh, local ingredients.  It can be served on the dock or at a wedding.  Or, at a wedding on the dock.  This question can elicit not only the digging up of old recipes, but a weekend-long road trip to taste samples first hand.

New Englanders are always arguing with each other and with outsiders as to the proper ingredients and/or correct preparation techniques. 

- Judd Hale

Tea

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Not surprisingly given the time of year, I have received many questions for the community around tea, mostly along three threads:

• "Where do you buy high quality tea today?"

• "With what and when do you have tea?"

• "What are suggestions on giving tea as a gift?"  

 

WASP Food: Tricuits and Cheddar

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Who says WASP food can't evolve?   Organic Triscuits and pre-cut Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese... 
 

Foods for the Boat

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A reader question:

Hi Muffy,

I have a question for the community.  What are your favorite foods to serve while on a boat?  This can either be for a several day trip, or even just a day sail.  Thank you!

 

 

This Time of Year

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The Daily Graze

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Tipple?

A reader question for the community:

I'm curious what tipples folks are enjoying (or over-imbibing) during quarantine. I'm a scotch man, so it's Black Grouse during the week and Laphroaig 10 come the weekend (whatever those distinctions mean these days). 

Reader Question: How do you drink your scotch?

Reader Question for the Community:

As we segue into Autumn, a question for the community: Single malt scotches, are smoke and peat essential?  Over rated?  Best regards.

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