
REPORTER FILE PHOTO
A seed saving workshop will take place at Sylvester Manor on Saturday, September 22.
A weekly round-up of events and activities on Shelter Island.
REPORTER FILE PHOTO
A seed saving workshop will take place at Sylvester Manor on Saturday, September 22.
A weekly round-up of events and activities on Shelter Island.
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | Season of the oyster
Oysters, oysters and more oysters! Seems like everywhere you go and nearly in every publication, there’s an increasing interest in these delectable bivalves. Many people are cultivating them and there are now dozens of different varieties on local and metro area menus. Seeding programs, such as the Billion Oyster Project in New York, abound, with an eye to improving the overall quality of our local waters while providing the ingredients for excellent dishes everywhere. (more…)
TOM HASHAGEN PHOTO | How about them oysters?
When I was a neophyte cook, I was gifted an edition of Yankee Magazine’s “Favorite New England Recipes” (1972) from my aunt Jane, originally from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Countless times over the last 40 years I have gone to this book for classic recipes like Haddock Smother, Sour Cream Cornbread, Baked Beans and Indian Pudding. (more…)