Food and Eating

Homemade Wassail Mulled Apple Cider with Lemon and Spices in glasses. Winter alcoholic hot drink.

A cockle-warming beverage

November 25, 2024 at 12:00 am

It’s that time of year when a warm drink really hits the spot

Photo by Mike Harney/finleyquality.net

A tribute to a great chef

September 30, 2024 at 12:00 am

The secret to a great chowder is the stock upon which it is based.

ShutterstockThe classic Maine clambake combines lobsters, clams, potatoes, corn and onions, steamed in seaweed, on the beach.

Baking on the beach

August 26, 2024 at 12:00 am

There’s nothing more New England than seafood cooking in seaweed on the beach.

Salmon glazes: Simply delicious

Salmon glazes: Simply delicious

April 22, 2024 at 12:00 am

May 2024 By Jean Kerr Salmon is one of our most prized catches in both the northeast and the northwestern U.S. Wild Alaskan and North Atlantic varieties are treasured by seafood lovers and chefs. Salmon thrive in cold ocean water, and being a New Englander, cold water seafood is aRead More

Photo courtesy Natasha Salvo

A staple from the galley

July 24, 2023 at 12:00 am

August 2023 By Natasha Salvo During the winter of 2021-22, we spent time living aboard my parents’ former Jeanneau 41 in Marina di Ragusa, Sicily, now owned by my brother. I’d spent many weeks cruising aboard the boat with them in the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Azores and was happy toRead More

Lobster carcass for shellfish stock.

What to do with those lobster bodies?

June 19, 2023 at 12:00 am

July 2023 By Jean Kerr One of my favorite winter pastimes is making my own stocks and broths. The careful roasting and simmering of the bones and vegetables is a labor of love to be sure, but one that fills the house with crazy good smells of simmering chicken, turkeyRead More

Photo courtesy Randy RandallSteam rises from the lobster pit as family and guests await the completion of a classic Maine lobster bake.

Dad’s lobster bakes

June 19, 2023 at 12:00 am

A traditional lobster bake – at least as I understood them growing up – uses driftwood, seawood and hot stones, items typically found on or near any beach in Maine, and that iconic crustacean our state is known for, lobsters.

Adobe StockSwordfish steaks should have a moist sheen and smell slightly briny, but never fishy.

Swordfish: Delicious fish caught at a high price

April 24, 2023 at 12:00 am

May 2023 By Jean Kerr When we bite into a perfectly grilled piece of super fresh swordfish, we should probably say a little benediction. The fish we are enjoying is often the result of many dangerous and exhausting days at sea. Two bestselling books published more than 20 years ago,Read More

Photo courtesy intershellseafood.com

Monkfish ­– As delicious as they are dangerous

March 20, 2023 at 12:00 am

It’s definitely one of the uglier fish out there, but the taste is amazing.

Steamers - dig in!

Steamers – dig in!

January 30, 2023 at 12:00 am

Winter 2023 By Jean Kerr For Points East Every Sunday, my husband and I watch a parade of clammers (the lucky few) walk by our house on their way to the clam flats at Brave Boat Harbor in Kittery, Maine. The licenses issued by the town are for clamming onRead More