Grilled chicken is a perfect summer recipe, and this grilled chicken recipe calling for fresh herbs is perfect for summer.
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Soups, Stews & Chowders
Creamy Crab Bisque
Salads
Herbed Potato Salad
In a “German-style” potato salad like this herbed potato salad recipe, vinaigrette is used instead of mayonnaise. Even the leftovers are delicious!
~2.6 million years ago The Pleistocene era, during which the American lobster is thought to have first emerged, gets under way. ~3,500 Years Ago Earliest known depiction of a lobster (spiny) is carved on a temple wall in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. 4th century Ancient Rome’s De re coquinaria—today the oldest cookbook in the world—includes several lobster recipes, […]
History
Lobsters Tipping the Scales
40 inches Length of the largest lobster caught in Maine, a 27-pounder nicknamed “Rocky” said to have a crusher claw strong enough to break a man’s arm. Trapped in a shrimp net near Cushing in February 2012, he was donated to the Maine State Aquarium and set free. 41 inches Length of the largest lobster ever […]
Back in colonial America, lobster was seen by many as a trash food. It was fed to livestock, used as fertilizer, and served to the likes of servants, soldiers, and prisoners. Before it gets drowned in, say, butter or mayonnaise, lobster is actually good for you. It has less saturated fat and cholesterol than […]
How many of these lobster-filled pop culture moments from film, television, music, sports, literature, and art do you remember?
History
Hens, Pistols, and Shedders
Berries Lobster eggs. A berried lobster is a female that is carrying fertilized eggs on the underside of her tail. Bugs Lobster larvae. Also used more broadly to mean any lobsters. Chicken A 1-pound lobster. Cock A male lobster. Cull A lobster with only one claw. Egger A berried female lobster. Hen A female lobster. […]
History
Lobster 411
Why are lobsters called “bugs”? They look like them, for one, but they also have a number of creepy-crawly close relatives: Lobsters belong to the phylum Arthropoda, which includes insects, spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. How many kinds of lobsters are there? Though a number of crustaceans have “lobster” in their name, the term usually refers to […]
Fish & Seafood
How to Cook a Lobster the McLoons Way
To cook a lobster the McLoons way you’ll need about 5 pounds of whole lobsters which will yield a pound of picked lobster meat.
FEATURED SUMMER EVENTS VERMONT Stowflake Hot Air Balloon Festival | July 7–9 For more than 30 years, the flight of dozens of hot air balloons over Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa has been an annual tradition. Whether you take to the skies for a sunrise or sunset launch or stick to the ground and enjoy the […]
A very special house for sale in the Berkshires town of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, near the famous Bridge of Flowers.