We abandoned ship in Key West and took to the sky. "Two if by sea," three if by air? Legends of sunken treasure and pirates brought us to the isolated outpost and the fort is now a national park. We circled the fort, landed in the water and beached the plane. Then we set out on foot to explore the fort before getting out fins wet diving the coral reef.
What defines me as a food blogger and makes me unique?
Food is the one constant in my life. Every day I eat and sometimes I dream of running off to live in Italy to cook for tourists in a tiny village. Then I wake up to reality and realize I already have a great life here. Living along the Florida Gulf Coast I get the added bonus of catching and cooking up the local daily fresh catch whenever I want. This means I can fillet fish in under 2 minutes and would probably live on an island very well if I ever got stranded. My friends and I like to pull our resources together and have fish fries and clam bakes on the beach to enjoy the sunsets. Simple clean eating is ideal for me and I don't fuss on too many ingredients or hard to find items. Once you've had freshly caught fish or seafood it is really hard to enjoy it any other way. The flavors melt in my mouth like butter and each fin and shell has a unique texture to savor.
This is the time of year when I've replenished my freezer with fresh catch from the weekends. Then I simply reach for something fantastic out of the freezer as I choose.
Like most everybody, I have been watching with horror as the events in the Gulf of Mexico have been unfolding over the last 50 days. Lately I have been using technology to make the most sense of what is actually going on out there. In case anybody has missed it, Google has a crisis response page for the oil spill located at http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill/. You can get the latest maps and Google Earth layers as well as watch YouTube videos and get the latest news.
Attending the family reunion was a regular occurrence in the summer where I grew up. There was a phrase that brought relief to every kid and parent within ear shot of 200 yards, "Who's ready for a swim?" All of us could envision the shade, rafts and rope swings.
Hi, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend so far. Today, I went fishing early in the morning and got skunked even though I had a large snook on my line for 5 minutes. I never keep them even when the season is open. I don't have the heart. My heart jumped when it hooked and peeled off line almost taking me with it.
The heat is blazing under the Florida sun and I'm hiding under any cover I can find. Yesterday after most people were back at the office I hopped out on the water for a late sunset cruise and fishing spot. Next, I baited my line with a scaled sardine through the nose where it doesn't hurt them. That is, until they become dinner for a bigger fish!
