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How To
1 How to Grill Spanish-Style Sardines
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2 Must-Read: The Summer Shack Cookbook
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3 Summer Afternoons Well Spent at Sam's Chowder House
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4 Transport Your Taste Buds to the Shore With Clam Chowder
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5 Lobster Rolls Two Ways — Beginner and Expert
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6 Crab Cakes Are an All-American, Unexpected Appetizer
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7 Name That Dish!
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8 Beer and Seafood a Shore Thing at Half Moon Bay Brewing Co.
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9 Fast & Easy Dinner: Creamy Shrimp Rolls
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10 10 Shore-Food Specialties to Enjoy Now
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11 Don't Put Your Grill Away Until You've Made These Clams
Quick, hurry now: before grilling season is over, you must make these scrumptious grilled clams! I've enjoyed them several times in the past few months, but kept forgetting to snap a photo. Luckily, I finally remembered, because with these clams, you're in for a real treat. Even a self-proclaimed clam-hater (my mother) expressed her genuine love for these breadcrumb-filled, finger-licking good, Read more
Weekends at the boardwalk, beach bonfires, and oyster picnics are a few of the reasons why I live for beach season. I'd give my right arm to spend every sunny afternoon at a place like Sam's Chowder House, but on the days when adirondacks in the sand aren't an option, I'll turn to my kitchen to whip up a few shore-food specialties. Keep reading for seafood-shack-style recipes. Read more
Pop into any beach bar along the southern coast of Spain and you'll find sardines on the menu. Fresh-caught sardines are a delicacy native to the region where they're served grilled, seasoned only with chunky salt crystals. Recently, I attended a barbecue where a Spaniard taught me how to make sardines. Read on for the procedure. Read more
To many people, the classic lobster roll is the ultimate in Summer shore food. Unfortunately, having grown up on the West Coast, I'm not one of those people. While I've enjoyed a lobster roll before, it's not something I come across regularly. As a matter of fact, I rarely find lobster — and even if I did, my single-girl kitchen does not have a pot giant enough to cook a live lobster. Luckily, Read more
Stellar brews, seafood, and views — what more could a girl ask for? After some serious arm-twisting, yesterday I made the trek down to the coastal town of Half Moon Bay to pay a visit to Half Moon Bay Brewing Company. The California establishment, which houses a 6,000-square-foot restaurant, a six-room oceanfront inn, and an on-site brewery, just celebrated its 10-year anniversary this month. Read more
If you aren't afraid of cooking with live lobster, you could make the dish pictured below. Do you know what it's called? Read more
Since your guests are anticipating an array of grilled and classic appetizers that scream Fourth of July, this weekend, why not do something different? Surprise them with a platter of mini crab cakes! They're a luxurious appetizer and all-American favorite. While I've never met a crab cake I didn't like, when I make them at home, I prefer to use a traditional Maryland-style recipe. My Read more
Lobster rolls might just be the world's most ideal on-the-go treat: they're highbrow yet informal, portable yet palatable, and, like all shore food, pair perfectly with a balmy breeze. For my next outdoor meal — likely to be a picnic at a Summer concert —I'll surprise everyone with these simple yet stunning sandwiches. If I have the time, I'd love to steam live lobster myself and make my own Read more
One recent Summer afternoon at Sam's Chowder House, I enjoyed some of the best New England clam chowder I'd ever had. Ever since, then, I've had lingering thoughts of making an inspired version at home, which was further encouraged when I came across a copy of The Summer Shack Cookbook, in which I earmarked a promising recipe for fresh-from-scratch, authentic New England clam chowder. The recipe Read more
I've admitted a number of times that the Summer sun has brought on an intense craving for shore-style seafood. So when I was invited to enjoy a meal at Sam's Chowder House, I couldn't turn it down: nestled on a quiet corner of the California coast in Half Moon Bay, Sam's has long been one of my favorite seafood restaurants — not only for the view, but also for the fresh fish. Can't make it Read more
