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.