More Things to Eat

This is about Seitan (wheat gluten), also known as "wheat meat" to Vegetarians. Its the Protein in Wheat. Its what makes bread dough Sticky and therefore makes Bread possible. Take the Starch and Hulls out of Flour and.... you have Gluten.

Mix it with Tahini (sesame), Nutritional Yeast, and Flavoring (Smoke).

Knead it, and then Bake it.

Baste it, and then Grill It.

Sometimes Mommy DOES know Best.... Soak the Corn in the Husk (about 25Min). Grill it (about 25Min).

and then you have

"Ribz" (Grilled Baked Seitan), Grilled Corn, and Sauteed Garlic/Chard (with Lemon Juice). Yumm.

Yup, this is the sort of Thing that goes on at Chris and Amy's place (the Dining Room Table is, after all, the Center of the House).

Its About Food

Onward to western Massachusetts and a Visit with Amy and Chris.

Summertime in the Berkshires means Bicycling the Ashuwilticook Railtrail. In the Clouds (left background) is Mt Greylock, the State Highpoint at 3300Ft.

Summertime with Amy means Garden Harvest, in this case Garlic.

It was also time to Harvest these Eggplants.

You can probably guess where this is going....

Yup, its about Food. That Eggplant went in this Sandwich. Chris made a Hearty Loaf of Bread and Jan and Lew followed Amy's Recipe from the Veganomicon (including compressing with Full Body Weight). Boy was it Good Eating.

A Visit with Amy and Chris is an excuse to eat at Elizabeth's in Pittsfield,Ma. An old house across from the GE Factory converted into one of the hottest local eateries. Love the Sign.

This is how Salad is presented. Today made with: 3 kinds of Cucumber, 2 kinds of Sharp White Cheese, Raisins, Fresh Peach slices, Fresh Apple slices, several Lettuce varieties, Ripe Yellow Grape Tomatoes, Shredded cabbage. Changes some Daily.

What a PIC! Baked Salmon.

Not quite as pretty a PIC but four Lovely meals. Pasta with Mushrooms, Pasta Marinara, Pasta with Mushrooms, Salmon. Yumm.

Westward Ho!

After making their way to Eastport,ME (self-proclaimed "the eastern-most city in the USA"), there was nowhere for Ms Dolphin and her Companions to go.... but West!

The Deepwater Harbor at Eastport. Whale Watchers at work.

West of East is Acadia NP, so.... a bit of Bicycling seemed the Thing to Do.

This is Sand Beach (on the Park Loop Road). Observe the Tidal variation.

A bit further on, Jan gazed out to Sea. The next Landfall in the direction of her Gaze is.... The British Isles.

A bit further again and we encountered these People. What are they Watching, do you suppose?? (HINT: This is called "Thunder Hole").

BOOM! The incoming Surf meets Granite in this Notch with a resulting Din.

Cycling isn't always Smooth&Fast. She is in 1st Gear and this 1/4Mi Hill is just one among many on the Loop Road. Seems Effortless in an Automobile.... Not so much when it is one Human-Power instead of 300 Horse-Power.

Leaving Acadia and heading West, the White Mountains of New Hampshire must be negotiated. To that end, we traveled 2/3 of the way around Mt Crumpet (Oops, sorry)....Mt Washington. We never saw it. Clouds are pervasive there.

Through Franconia Notch is a 2 lane Interstate Highway,

the only such that Ms Dolphin has seen.

This was the "compromise" reached between the "Tree-Huggers" (I surmise that is anyone

not In Love with the Smell and Sound of

Diesel Trucks under heavy throttle) and

the "Forces of Progress".

The Basin on the Pemigewasset River in Franconia Notch. This Pothole is being drilled in the White Mountains Granite by water/rock interaction

Thoreau stood here in 1839 and marveled at the Sight. He didn't have to listen to Heavy Truck Traffic a hundred yards away....

Ever Westward, a fortuitous Lunch Camp (a la Tioga George) was made at Wahoo's eatery. A Local Wonder.

This Jewel, Winhall Brook Camping Area (COE) near Jamaica,VT became an instant Favorite. Notice the Clear, Cold Water.

It has a Lovely 2.5Mi Bike path.

It just doesn't get any better than this, Eh?? The CG here has some water/electric sites.