Ramblings

Logan airport

Logan Airport in Boston now has rocking chairs...probably to soothe irate Travelers. There also are a lot of places to charge your laptop or phone...oh joy!!

iPhone

I'm testing my iPhone for blogging. I wish it took better photos.

On my way to Maine - yeah!!!

Today is travel day to Maine. My route was from Honolulu to Dallas and Dallas to Boston. Then I drove from Boston to Wiscasset, Maine. Armed with knitting, flying is really painless and quite productive. I've made progress on my zendo shawl:

I-95 from Boston to Maine is quite pretty. It's lined with trees and you see very little buildings or industrial sites. I stopped at one yarn store and the market to purchase bottled water. I left home at 5:30 PM and arrived at the B&B at 7 PM. Tonight I'm staying at the Squire Tarbox Inn. I believe I may have mentioned it in the blog the last time I stayed here. Now I remember why I wanted so much to return. It's in a remote part of Maine and miles from any highway. I was welcomed by Roni de Pietro. She showed me to my room, a small room perfect for one. A place had been reserved for me in the dining room. The food is Swiss/German/Austrian/American. The roesti potatoes and spaetzel are amont my favorite things on the menu. Oh..there's red cabbage stewed in vinegar and sugar. It feels like being in someone's home, but not. Mario de Pietro is a chef extraordinaire. There's nothing frou frou about his cooking. It's traditional and it's wonderful. Tonight I ordered a crab cake with roesti potatoes and red cabbage. Pardon the appearance of the photo. I got so excited at the sight of the roesti potatoes that I dug in before taking the photo. I did my best to reconstruct the plate.

Good night...I'm beat...

Quiche by Cindy Adams-Vining

I got to meet Brent's wonderful mom, Alva and three wonderful sister, Cindy, Toni, and Sheryl. One afternoon, Cindy made a version of a quiche...delicious and oh, so easy to make. I've made it several times, each time a little different. Here's the basic recipe. The most important thing is to have the right consistency - that of a thick batter. Quantities are not precise at all. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Onion - 1/2 chopped finely Vegetables (raw or cooked) - chopped (suggest broccoli, mushrooms, spinach) Flavorful meat - sausage, bacon - chopped (Optional) To this add flour to coat Then add Cheese - grated and/or crumbled and a little bit of olive oil or butter Then add eggs. Cindy scrambled them, but I found that just tossing them in whole works fine. That way you can keep adding eggs until you get the right consistency. Oil a baking pan liberally (otherwise it may stick to the pan). Pour the mixture into the pan. Bake until firm. Start at 40 minutes and keep checking it. Everyone loves it!