07 Aug 2015
by scolgin
in Eating Out, Humor, On the Road, Recipes
Tags: cheddar, food, humor, Middlebury, Otter Creek Bakery, poutine, Two Brothers Tavern, Vermont, Wolaver's
Though it would get bumped off the itinerary of our recent Northeast vacation due to logistic issues, we would have our chance to see Vermont after all, on the drive between the Adirondacks and Boston.
Vermont
Our pal Jon’s brother, Charlie — who went to college in Vermont and has a cabin there — gave us his recommendations for two different routes. The first was slightly more direct and passed through Middlebury, which was supposedly quaint and scenic; the second wound around a bit more and featured some nice waterfalls and a swimming hole. Both passed through the beautiful Green Mountains. Having gotten a late start from the Buck Summerhill Camp and it being well after lunch time when we crossed Lake Champlain into Vermont, we opted for the first. More
31 Jul 2015
by scolgin
in Eating Out, On the Road, Recipes
Tags: Au Pied De Cochon, Canada, food, Montreal Poutine, poutine, Poutineville, Quebec City, Quebecois cuisine, Ruffles, Trader Joe's
It began with our first meal in Quebec City at a joint across the street from the loft where we were staying called Poutineville — our love affair with the uniquely French Canadian comfort food called poutine.
Poutine with smoked meat and jalapeños at Poutineville in Quebec City
I had heard about poutine and read more about it while researching for our trip — it is, in its simplest form, french fries, gravy and cheese curds. As you travel through eastern Canada, you will see all manners of creative and — in some cases — obscene variations.
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24 Jul 2015
by scolgin
in Recipes
Tags: bak kwa, chili crab, food, Hainanese chicken rice, humor, Singapore, Singapore Airlines, Singaporean cuisine, travel
“There must be more to Singapore cuisine that bak kwa,” I thought to myself.
The dried sweet meat our friend Shoba brought us back from the tiny island nation — her home turf — was certainly delicious. But there had to be more.
Hainanese chicken rice
Other than writing a marketing blurb here or there for one or the other cruise line about the Jurong Bird Park, breakfast with tigers at the zoo or Singapore slings at Raffles Hotel, I hadn’t really thought much about Singapore before Shoba entered our lives. More
17 Jul 2015
by scolgin
in Humor, Observations, Starlets, Video
Tags: Adirondacks, Ben & Jerry's, Bethel, food, Great Lodges, humor, Middlebury, New England, Sagamore, Vermont
I’m always intrigued when I travel by the different names people in the different regions use for the same things. In Ireland, for example, they call gravel along the road “loose chippings”.
In the Northeast, we discovered that the bumpy line in the middle of the road is called a “rumblestrip”, what appears for all practical purposes to the Californian eye to be a lake is actually called a “pond,” and a small structure for camping is called a “lean to.”
Sagamore
All the large lakeside houses in the Adirondacks are called “camps”. We arrived at Big Wolf and followed the big directional sign pointing the way to the thirty or so camps on the lake. Pulling into the Buck Summerhill Camp, we were still puzzled. It looked to us a like a house.
“Why is it called a ‘camp’?” we asked. More
10 Jul 2015
by scolgin
in On the Road, Video
Tags: Adirondacks, Big Wolf Pond, fishing, food, humor, Lake Placid, New York, tagliatelle, Tupper Lake, wild mushrooms
It was our fifth night at the Buck Summerhill Camp in Big Wolf. And they were sick of my cooking, I could tell.
“We’re going to have a fridge tilt tonight!” Nancy announced, explaining the camp tradition of a big dinner to clear out leftovers and uneaten stuff. “So you can have a night off.”
I imagined them whispering in the bedroom:
Nancy: “Can you possibly choke down another of his ‘gourmet’ dinners??” More
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