Category recipes

The Everglades Challenge

While most of us were sleeping this morning, members of the WaterTribe launched kayaks, canoes, and sailboats from the beach of Fort Desoto Park.  

Florida Hurricane Popcorn

We planned to spend last weekend on the boat catching lobsters. Instead, we stocked up on water and kept an eye on the radar.  

Simple Sauces for Fish

We never tire of simply prepared fish.  The secret to never getting bored with it:  sauce.  That’s what makes any fish recipe over the top, and it completely transforms the flavor from one dish to the next.

Bahia Honda State Park

So far the month of May has been a great Florida road trip.  We traveled from coast to coast, south to the Everglades, and continued on to the Florida Keys.  Once we crossed the Card Sound Bridge we got our first glimpse of the turquoise water, which looks more Caribbean than Floridian.  Only 113 miles and… Read More

Gasparilla Invasion

Tampa Bay celebrates its 100th Gasparilla Pirate Festival this weekend.  Saturday morning the pirate ship will sail into Hillsborough Bay firing canons, warning the city of an imminent pirate invasion.

The Third Plate

You’ve heard ‘you are what you eat.’  In Dan Barber’s The Third Plate, he wants you to consider ‘you are what you eat eats.’  The book is not just about the farm-to-table movement, which he believes has fallen short.  It’s about ensuring agricultural methods can replenish the earth and be maintained for generations.

Walk off the Feast

As much as we like our seafood feasts for Thanksgiving, fish doesn’t provide a dramatic centerpiece for the table.  Enter the inflatable turkey, the perfect solution for those who want a big bird on the table but don’t want to cook it or eat it.  Afterwards you can toss it in the pool for a… Read More