Visiting Cape Cod’s seashore from Friday through Sunday can be exhilarating and exhausting, depending on the season. If visiting during peak season, it makes sense to choose a place and settle in since driving around the Cape can be time-consuming during summer months. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, a seasonal pass is required to [...]
We are excited to share a guest post by author and actress, Carol Drinkwater. Years ago, I came across Carol's beautifully-written trilogy about her experience buying a Provençal château and olive grove. The Olive Farm book led me to her book, The Olive Route - a first-hand story of the migration of this precious commodity from the Middle East into Europe. [...]
While writing about the food traditions in the Brittany region of France, we decided to share a recipe for the classic Buckwheat Galette with Egg and Cheese, also known as the Galettes de Sarrasin. Buckwheat crêpes are gluten-free as buckwheat is actually a fruit seed within the sorrel and rhubarb family. It not actually wheat, as the name deceivingly [...]
This article was published in Rennaisance Magazine, issue #55. By Shawnie Kelley Southwest France is synonymous with sensuous Mediterranean beaches, hillside vineyards and peaceful hamlets, but upon closer look, the Languedoc’s rugged landscape reveals a turbulent history steeped in religious rebellion, bloody battles and grail legend. This region, historically known as the County of Toulouse, is home [...]
We are thrilled to be invited to participate in the Nantucket Book Festival, which runs June 17-19, 2016. Join Discover Cape Cod, author Shawnie Kelley and Sherri Pickett in the author's tent on Saturday, June 18. Come on out and see us! There will be lots of presenters and other special events through the weekend. The book festival is [...]
This recipe came from the need to use up some vegetables in the fridge in a quick, healthy way. I already had a container of baked tofu, which is worth making once a week if you want an inexpensive protein that can take on the flavor of anything you prefer. This week, I pressed and [...]
On February 18, 1952 The Coast Guard undertook one of its greatest rescue efforts in history. We've included an excerpt from Discover Cape Cod about this phenomenal tale of two tankers splitting in half during a terrible nor'easter and were thrashed about at the mercy of the stormy sea. The heroes of this story risked their lives [...]
The Feast of Fools Throughout the Middle Ages and well into the Elizabethan period, European society came together on January 1 for a celebration known as the Feast of Fools (read our full article as published in Renaissance Magazine). Christmas was an austere and holy season, full of fasting and stringent religious rules. By the time January rolled [...]
As published in the Winter 2012 issue of Edible Columbus. Les treize desserts de Noël- or the Thirteen Desserts of Christmas- is a delectable holiday tradition celebrated throughout the south of France. An array of symbolic sweets made in Provençal kitchens is reinterpreted in recipes here by Pastry Chef Spencer Budros of German Village-based bakery, Pistacia [...]
Draw a straight line on a map due east from Provincetown and it will pass through an island group known as the Azores then end in Portugal on the western edge of Europe. For hundreds of years, European fisherman would sail thousands of miles across the Atlantic often ending up on the sandy fist of [...]
Ocean Spray just celebrated its 85th birthday and with Thanksgiving around the corner, we decided to share a little bit about Cape Cod’s famous fruit. From the first Thanksgiving table to Ocean Spray’s giggly jelly to a modern day “superfruit,” the cranberry has become synonymous with Cape Cod since its first recorded cultivation two hundred years [...]
Join Shawnie Kelley on Sunday, April 12 (2PM) at Hammond Harkins Galleries in Bexley for a discussion about the history of food in art, from the Renaissance through the twenty first century, as part of the upcoming exhibition: “A Moveable Feast.” The six-week show features artists whose works utilize food as their medium or serves as the subject. On display are works by [...]
