I have yet to find a beach on which I can forage for oysters. I still haven’t figured that one out. But Tyla and I are blessed, living here in Coupeville in that our local grocer carries oysters live in the shell. At least once a week this fall our lunch has consisted of a [...]
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“He was a bold man that first eat an oyster” *
Posted in Beaches, Locavore, Oysters, Recipes on December 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The Wiley Dungeness: Post Season Recap
Posted in Beaches, Clamming, Crabbing, Food Theory, Foraging, Kayaking, Locavore, Recipes on September 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A recap of my successes and failures crabbing for Dungeness from a kayak in Puget Sound
Who said Humpies Aren’t Tasty?
Posted in Beaches, Fishing, Food Theory, Foraging, Locavore, Recipes on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My best friend Dave worked at Pike Place Fish and Pure Food at Pike Place Market for many years. Of course that was years after we both worked together at the Captain Whidbey, when we were kids. We both have a lot of fish in our past, Dave even more than me. I was talking [...]
It’s a Humpy Year
Posted in Beaches, Fishing, Food Politics, Foraging, Locavore, Recipes on August 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At its most basic, fishing is the belief that the next cast is going to be entirely different from all previous casts. Casting off a beach on the western side of Whidbey Island in the effort to bring home dinner requires this kind of consistent, almost delusional optimism. It also requires a back up plan [...]
Tide Pools of Fort Casey
Posted in Beaches, Crabbing, Foraging on August 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of my most vivid childhood memories is of a field trip our class took when I was in the fourth grade. We went to the beach near Fort Casey on the west side of Whidbey Island during a very low tide to explore the tide pools the low water revealed. I have the images [...]
