Easter is upon on us, almost. Except with Sis home the last two days with a fever and only a half-day tomorrow and a holiday Friday, I'm pretty much out of time.
Some of the Easter shopping is done--a big ham came today from Harrington's and I have the basket candy--but not many of the dinner ingredients. On Saturday, we actually still have kung fu and ice skating; then, Ma and Gong are coming for the day. But I'm not cooking.
I am cooking on Sunday, when Mama's friend and coworker, Miss N, is coming. She'd moved from NYC back home to Japan and now is in Hawaii; but she's in NYC for a quick vacation. And we invited her to Easter--she's never celebrated before and so we're putting on a spread and have Easter treats for her. Should be fun.
Except I can't decide. Here's a compilation of what we've made in years past and what we're considering for this year. Still have to pick and choose. Don't worry, I'm definitely not making everything.
(Oh, and there are a few recipes I've never tried that I'm considering, including Shaker Lemon Tart, Swiss Easter Rice Tart, Pan-Baked Lemon-Almond Tart, Pull-Apart French Bread.)
Easter Menu 2002 and beyond
Mom always made ham for Easter, though often
the accompaniments would change—green beans, scalloped potatoes, banana
peppers. My first Easter away from home
was spent at my roomate’s house during my sophomore year in college. Since then, when I haven’t been with Mom and
Dad, I’ve made ham and the fixings. For
Easter 2002, with Mama's family visiting, this is the menu we served. And it worked really well! The most popular dishes—deviled eggs and
“bride’s dessert.”
Pimiento Cheese
Makes 4 cups
Prep: 15 min.
11/2 cups mayonnaise
1 (4-oz.) jar diced pimiento, drained
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce (Margie added a bit
more)
1 tsp. finely grated onion (Margie added a bit more)
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper
1 (8-oz.) block extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, finely
shredded
1 (8-o.z) block sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
Stir together first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in
cheeses. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.
Jalapeño Pimiento Cheese: Add 2
seeded and minced jalapeño peppers.
Cream Cheese-Olive Pimiento Cheese: Reduce
mayonnaise to 3/4 cup. Stir together first 5 ingredients, 1 (8-oz.) package
softened cream cheese, and 1 (53/4-oz.) jar sliced salad olives, drained.
Proceed with recipe as directed.
Pecan Pimiento Cheese: Stir in 3/4 cup chopped
pecans, toasted.
Rev. M
Bar Nuts
For Easter 2002, we used dried rosemary, same
amount—it wasn’t as strong but was good enough.
1 ¼ lb
unsalted assorted nuts (peanuts, cashews, brazil, pecans, almonds)
½
teaspoon cayenne pepper
2
teaspoons dark brown sugar (or light)
2
tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh rosemary
2
teaspoons kosher salt
1
tablespoon melted butter (double to 2 tablespoons)
Preheat
oven to 35O°F. Toss nuts in a bowl and
then spread out evenly on cookie sheet.
Toast until golden brown, about 10 minutes. In a large bowl, combine rosemary, sugar,
cayenne, salt, and butter. Thoroughly
toss nuts with spices. Serve
warm and enjoy!
Larissa
Bailiff
Deviled Eggs
Mom’s recipe, if you actually need a recipe
for deviled eggs. As Mama noted, they
are best served cold, cold, cold. Gong ate 4-5. Goo doesn’t like
mustard or pickles. Oh, well, more for
us.
4
hard-boiled eggs
2
tablespoons mayonnaise
1/8
teaspoon powdered dry mustard
½
teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3
to 4 drops bottled liquid hot pepper sauce or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8
teaspoon paprika
salt
and white pepper to taste
pickles,
onions (optional)
Cut
eggs lengthwise and gently remove yolks.
Mash yolks with a fork, but do not pack.
Add mayonnaise, dry mustard, Worcestershire, pepper sauce, paprika,
salt, and white pepper. Also, add finely
chopped pickles and onions, if desirable.
Garnish with paprika, pimiento strips, or sliced olives.
Gommie Hungry
Black-Eyed Pea Dip
Aunt Banana always brings this dip to holiday
meals, either Thanksgiving or Easter. We
always eat the whole bowl and then have lots of dinner leftovers!
2-15
oz. cans black-eyed peas, drained
1
stick butter (or less)
4
oz. green chilies
1
cup Monterrey Jack cheese
5
green onions/scallions
1
clove of garlic
Heat
cheese and oleo in pan. Add others and
heat until soft. Serve with corn chips.
Alternate: Black-Eyed
Pea Dip
4
cans (8 cups) Trappey’s jalapeno black-eyed peas, drained and coarsely mashed
(reserve
liquid, in case needed)
1
stick butter
1
lb. sharp cheddar cheese, grated
chopped
onion to taste
1-4
oz. can green chilies, chopped
Combine
black-eyed peas, butter, grated cheese, onion and chilies in saucepan or
chafing dish and heat over low heat, stirring occasionally. Serve with corn chips. Keep warm in chafing dish. If it thickens too much, thin with beer.
Gommie Hungry and Aunt Banana
Orange Monkey Bread
2 can refrigerator biscuits
½ stick oleo
2/3 cup sugar, plus 1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup orange juice
Open containers of biscuits and quarter each circle. Coat
in 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 cup sugar (in bowl or zipper bag). Layer
biscuits in Bundt pan coated in cooking spray. Melt oleo and remaining sugar;
add juice and pour over biscuits. Bake at 350°F til brown (15-25 minutes).
*Note: I didn't think there was enough orange
"sauce" and would consider doubling the oj, sugar, and butter next
time but worry that it won't cook--maybe add some sauce halfway through
cooking?
Mommy Hungry, via Gommie Hungry
Mushroom Quiche
Preheat oven to 400F. Prepare pie crust (we had
store-bought) and line a 10" quiche pan with it. Prick intersection of
rim and bottom with a fork and line pie crust with foil and weight with dried
beans, corn, or lentils. Bake 5-10 minutes or until edges of the crust are a
very light brown. Remove foil and beans and turn oven down to 375F. Remove pie
crust from oven.
Meanwhile, wip clean (do not wash) and slice 1 pound
mushrooms. You may use button mushrooms (we did); these days we use oyster
mushrooms. Finely chop 3 tablespoons onions and saute onions for about a
minute in a large frying pan in 2 tablespoons butter. Add mushrooms;
turn heat up high until liquid evaporates and they begin to brown. Stir
occasionally. Add 1 teaspoons salt and 1/4 cup tawny port (we
used sherry). Set aside.
Beat 3 eggs together in a mixer or a bowl. Add a
grating of nutmeg, 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, and some fresh ground pepper.
Add mushrooms to pie crust (note: without any liquid
they've dropped meanwhile). Sprinkle 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese (we
used a little more) over them and return pie to oven. Carefully add custard
to the quiche. Bake until puffed and browned, 1/2 hour to 45 minutes.
Individual pieces of quiche may be wrapped, frozen, and later reheated in a
toasted oven (our note: it won't last that long!)
Best of Bloodroot: Vol 1, Vegetarian Recipes
Split Pea Soup
In a large soup pot, simmer 1 pound split peas in
ample water to cover until just done. Do not add salt.
Chop 3 medium onions (we had 2) and 1/2 bunch
celery (including leaves) and saute in 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil (we
had vegetable) in a frying pan. When medium brown, add 2 large cloves
garlic, crushed, 3/4 teaspoon marjoram (we used herbes de provence),
and 2 bay leaves. Stir until well browned.
Turn vegetables into kettle of cooked split peas. Deglaze
frying pan by adding 1/2 cup red wine. Bring to a simmer, scrape up
brown bits, and add to soup kettle.
Simmer soup at least 1/2 hour or until it seems done.
Season with about 1 tablespoon salt and lots of fresh ground pepper. Any
lentil or dried bean soup must be salted after hte beans are cooked to avoid
toughness.
When soup is about done, peel, quarter, and dice 1
bunch carrots. Add to soup and continue cooking until carrots are just
done.
Serve soup with a splash of port wine in each bowl.
The Best of Bloodroot: Vol 2, Vegan Recipes
Ham
Always ham for Easter and we’d pick off the
chewy dark bits as soon as it was out of the oven. Very good the next day cut up into macaroni
and cheese.
To make red eye gravy, merely boil ham
drippings and add water. Some people add
coffee.
Bake
uncovered at 325°F for 1 1/2-2 hours.
Gommie Hungry
Green Bean Casserole
The old standby. Everybody has this for the holidays. Though, it is hard to remember where they
keep those onions in the stores. Mama had a devil of a time finding them the first year we made Thanksgiving. She’d never had it before and now loves it.
2-16
oz. cans whole green beans, drained (can also use frozen)
1
can Cream of Mushroom soup
½
cup milk
Dash
pepper
1
teaspoon soy sauce
1-2.8
oz. can of French-Fried Onions
Combine
soup, milk, soy sauce and pepper. Stir
in green beans and ½ can of onions. Bake
at 350°F for 25 minutes or until hot; stir.
Top with remaining onions. Bake 5
minutes.
Gommie Hungry
Somewhat Homemade Green Bean Casserole
2 pounds green beans, trimmed, cut in half, and steamed (8 to 10 minutes or until tender),
6 tablespoons butter
8 ounces mushrooms, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoons whole wheat flour
½ teaspoon salt
Pepper, to taste
2 ½ cups milk
1 tablespoon soy sauce
French's fried onions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large sauté pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the mushrooms and garlic and cook while stirring for 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and stir vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes, being careful not to let the flour burn. Stir in the salt and pepper. Carefully whisk in the milk and soy sauce while scraping the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Bring to a light boil. Whisk and cook until the sauce thickens to the consistency of a really thick soup, about 3 to 4 minutes. Mix the sauce with the green beans and some fried onions in a casserole dish and toss to combine. Bake in the oven until bubbly, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and top with French's fried onions and bake until brown.
adapted from 100 Days of Real Food (they make their own onions)
Gommie’s Easy
Stove-Top Macaroni and Cheese
I love this, especially with ham or
spam. And as a child, I never knew it
was this easy. I was always so amazed.
1 ½
cup elbow macaroni
velveeta
Cook
macaroni in boiling, salted water til tender (8-10 minutes); drain.
Add
cheese to flavor. Cheese can be slices
or chunks of Velveeta. Stir and melt.
Gommie
Roasted Potatoes
Potatoes we fell in love with in England
2002, mainly at the Swan with whatever they were serving. And so, for Super Bowl Sunday, Mama made
roast beef in a great marinade and these potatoes. The recipe comes from Jenny Baker’s Kettle Broth to Gooseberry
Fool: A Celebration of Simple English
Cooking, a book we found at the
Waterstone’s on our last full day in London. Mama's note: The entire time is 2
hours, prep to eating.
2 lbs potatoes
salt
oil (something light—olive
or sunflower)
Heat
the oven to 400°F. Peel the potatoes and
cut them into even-sized pieces. Put
them into a saucepan and cover with water.
Add a little salt and bring to a boil.
Simmer for five minutes and drain well.
While
simmering, pour sufficient oil into a roasting pan to cover the base generously. Heat in the oven for 5 minutes, then add the
potatoes and turn them over and over to coat evenly. Put into the oven and roast for about 1 hour,
turning once or twice during this time.
Jenny Baker’s Kettle Broth to Gooseberry Fool:
A Celebration of Simple English Cooking
Roasted Asparagus
2 bunches (1 ½ lbs) asparagus
1 tablespoon olive oil
coarse salt and ground pepper
¼ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 450°F. Trim tough ends from asparagus. On
a rimmed baking sheet, toss asparagus with olive oil; season with salt and
pepper. Spread in an even layer. Sprinkle with cheese. Roast until asparagus is
tender and cheese is melted, 10-15 minutes. Serve immediately.
Everyday Food
Miss B's
Dinner Rolls
1 1/4 cup water (less 1 tablespoon if you use liquid milk)
1 tablespoon skim milk powder (Miss B just uses milk)
2 tablespoons shortening
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1 1/2 teaspoon yeast
Combine ingredients in container of bread machine. Use on
dough setting.
Remove dough from machine. Punch down. Roll into dough log
and pinch into 12 balls. Place in greased muffin tin. Brush with melted butter.
Cover with towel and set in warm place to rise 20-25 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375F. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden
brown (can partially bake, 7-11 minutes and then freeze and/or reheat/finish
off later).
Miss B
Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Mama had been telling me about
these for years and I finally got to have them while we were in Dulles, VA for
her training. They were my favorite part
of dinner—fried catfish and popcorn shrimp—at Red Lobster! Pipping hot, tender, salty goodness! I got the recipe off the internet—and it
worked pretty well. The butter/seasoning
is the trick, not the cheese.
2 cup Bisquick
¾ cup milk
¾ cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
¼ cup butter, melted
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
Heat oven to 450° F. Mix Bisquick, cheese and milk;
stir until soft dough forms. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 7-9 min. Combine butter & spices; brush over warm biscuits. Serve
immediately.
Orange Ambrosia (“Bride’s Dessert”)
From Laurie Colwin’s Home Cooking, which is really becoming one of my favorite cookbooks (3/02). It just sounds so cool and refreshing. Easter note:
Wow! This was really
wonderful. So light and refreshing. Definitely a do-again. The in-law ate a plate to themselves and I
was sorry to have to share with Goo and Mama.
Pretty too. 6 navel oranges
bourbon, Cointreau, tangerine brandy
shredded
coconut
maraschino
cherries
Peel
6 navel oranges. Get off as much of the
white skin as you can and slice into very thin rounds. Arrange prettily on a glass plate.
Sprinkle
with alcohol and let sit in the refrigerator.
The idea is to get to oranges really cold.
Half
an hour before serving, sprinkle with a little shredded coconut. The traditional garnish is maraschino
cherries.
Marion's
Carrot Cake
2 cups flour
2 tsp. Baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1-8 oz. can crushed pineapple
1 1/2 cups grated carrot
3 oz. flaked coconut
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional: I've never used it)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon. Set aside.
Combine eggs, oil, buttermilk, sugar, vanilla. Beat until
smooth. Stir in flour mixture, raisins, chocolate chips, pineapple,
carrots, coconuts, and walnuts.
Pour into two greased and floured 9' round pans.
Bake at
Cream cheese frosting
3/4 cup of softened butter
4-3 oz. packages of cream cheese, softened
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
Combine butter and cream cheese, beat until light and
fluffy. Add vanilla and sugar and beat until smooth.
Goo
Citrus Crown Cake
For Easter 2002, I used the marmalade that
Uncle Sis had bought at Sarabeth’s—a divine apricot orange with thick pieces
of peel! I added toasted almonds after
unmolding the cake, which gave it a nice crunchy and a pretty finish. I also
think you could make this recipe with coconut and pineapple, a kind of pina
colada cake. Or chocolate and raspberry
jam. The possibilities are endless.
1
package Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Lemon Supreme Cake Mix
1
jar (12 ounces) orange marmalade
2/3
cup flaked coconut
¼
butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease generously and flour 10-inch Bundt pan
Combine
marmalade, coconut and melted butter in small mixing bowl; pour into pan.
Prepare cake following package directions; pour batter
over marmalade mixture.
Bake
50-55 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving plate. Cool
completely. Tip:
For best results, cut cake with a serrated knife; clean knife after each slice.
Great American Brand Name Baking
Clafouti
We made this years ago in Chicago, but
will make it again this week for Easter, I think. Bud will love it, even with frozen fruit
(3/08).
1/2 cup flour
1 cup milk
4 eggs
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
3 cups fresh fruit, sliced and, if very juicy, drained
powdered sugar
butter or margarine to grease the pan
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Slowly combine the flour and milk, whisking constantly to avoid lumps. Add in
the eggs, sugar, and vanilla, and beat until the mixture is foamy and thick.
Spread the fruit in a well-greased 12x8" oblong or 12" round baking
pan and pour egg/milk mixture over. Bake for 3-40 minutes until the custard is
puffy and borwn and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. The clafouti will
fall somewhat while cooking. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and seve warm or
cool, by itself or with ice cream.
Circle Round
1 cup flour
½ cup butter, softened
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel, optional
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
powdered sugar
Heat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, butter, and powdered sugar. Press in
ungreased quare pan, building up ½ inch edges (8x8 or 9x9). Bake 20
minutes.
Beat remaining ingredients with electric mixer on high about 3 minutes or until
light and fluffy. Pour over hot crust.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in
center. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered
sugar. Cut into 1 ½-inch squares.
Gommie Hungry
Orange Marmalade Cake
adapted from the NYTimes (I changed the zests)
2/3 cup coarse-cut orange marmalade, divided (though
plain ol’ Smuckers Sweet Orange Marmalade is what I had and it worked)
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened, plus
1/2 tablespoon for glaze
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 ½ teaspoons orange zest
3 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
4 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
Beat together softened butter, sugar, and orange zest
until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until
incorporated. Beat in 1/3 cup marmalade and the orange juice.
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder
and salt. Fold dry ingredients into wet until just combined.
Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake until surface of
cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean, 50
to 55 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer pan to a wire rack.
Cool 10 minutes; turn cake out of pan and place on rack
right-side up. Place a rimmed baking sheet under rack to catch the glaze.
GLAZE:
Heat remaining 1/3 cup marmalade in a small pot over low
heat until melted; whisk in confectioners’ sugar and 1/2 tablespoon butter
until smooth. Slather warm glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle
down the sides. Cool completely before slicing.
Chocolate Chess Pie
¼ butter
1 ½ cups sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup evaporated milk
1 unbaked 9” pie shell
Melt the margarine in a small saucepan. Stir in the sugar
and cocoa. Remove from heat. Stir in eggs; do not beat. Stir in the vanilla and
evaporated milk. Pour into unbaked pie shell; cover edges with foil until last
5 minutes. Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Bake
for 20-25 minutes or until set. Let stand until cool. Chill, covered, until
serving time.
Meet Me at the Loveless cookbook
Cardamom Easter Braid
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1 large egg
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3 cups bread flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
grated zest of 1 lemon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom or 8 cardamom pods, crushed
2 3/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast
1 1/4 cups golden raisins or chopped glaceed dried fruit
1 egg white mixed with 1 teaspoon water for glaze
raw or decorating sugar, for sprinkling
Place the dough ingredients, except the raisins or fruit, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's instructions. Program for the Dough cycle; press Start.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. When the machine beeps at the end of the cycle, press Stop and unplug the machine. Immediately turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Pat into a fat rectangle and sprinkle with raisins or fruit. Fold the dough over in thirds and knead gently to distribute evenly. Cover with a clean tea towel and let rest on the work surface for 15 minutes to relax the dough.
Divide the dough into 3 equal portions. Using your palms, roll each section into a fat rope about 15 inches long and tapered at each end. Be sure the ropes are of equal size and shape. Place the 3 ropes parallel to each other and braid like you are braiding hair. Adjust or press the braid to make it look even. Transfer to the baking sheet. Tuck the ends under, pinching the ends into tapered points. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough is almost doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
Twenty minutes before baking, set the oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat it to 375F.
Beat the egg white and water for the glaze with a fork until foamy. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops fo the loaves with the egg glaze and sprinkle liberally with the sugar. Bake for 40-45 mintues, or until the loaves are golden brown and the bread sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom with your finger. Cool on the baking sheet on a rack. Let cool to room temperature before slicing.
Beth Hensperger, The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook
Then we kicked off the warm-weather family putt-putt golf season! And we started it with some actual time on the driving range. Who knew hitting a ball with a driver could be so hard? I don't think we were making contact more than 50% of the time! But it was fun. Putt putt was better, though, more our speed (and by "our," I mean "their"--I just watch.) We had the course almost completely to ourselves and had fun comparing strokes to par. I'd say they were mostly at par. Sis even got two holes-in-one! 
It was late by the time we left and so we grabbed fast food and headed back to our hotel, having a good night's sleep before the east-facing windows brightened the room (worst room-darkening curtains ever.) We had a leisurely continental breakfast downstairs--some pretty good glazed cinnamon bear claws--and eventually left the hotel for our Saturday's big activity: Patriot's Day celebration and programming at Historic Deerfield. We had never been to the house museums that make up Historic Deerfield, thinking they were rather dry house museum tours focusing on obscure genealogies and decorative arts, but there were many other things going on to mark the anniversary of the "shot heard round the world" at Lexington and Concord. We made "liberty" tea bags with mint and lemon balm, talked to a docent about powder horn carving (which I compared to scrimshaw and was vehemently corrected. I still say the crafts are similar--they're both carving on bone), and had a very lively interaction with the docents doing the cooking demo, who both discussed making drinking chocolate and then actually demonstrated how they made a coal bed for a baking kettle and put hot coals on the lid! Really very interesting, even though I'd heard it described a dozen times. Then we visited just one house because, indeed, we were right--a dry-as-dirt PAID docent droning on about clocks and wallpaper and portraits to ten-year-olds. Mercy, if I were the education director . . . . We rushed off to the encampment where Sis enjoyed seeing a weapons demo on horseback--Mama and I learned about the efficacy of a sharp steel blade back by an 800 lb horse and a 200 lb man with gear--as the re-enactor said, he doesn't even have to exert much effort to be deadly (we laughed about how he decapitated that bad ol' Tory Watermelon in his demo! I think you had to be there.) I liked seeing the women cooking cornbread and beef stew outside. And I LOVE the fife and drum music played by the Nathan Hale Ancient Fife and Drum Corps. We also enjoyed our wagon ride up and down the preserved street, enjoying all the 18th-century houses. 
And lunch was good, too! We had a very tasty repast at Champney's in the Deerfield Inn, with French onion soup, chowder, a charcuterie, fish and chips, fried calamari, and poutine with maple pulled pork. Mmm, mmm good. While we were eating, the re-enactor rider from Lexington arrived announcing the beginning of hostilities at Lexington and Concord and General Gage's maneuvers. The kids and I watched from the porch of the inn as the rider encouraged the captain to call up the local militia and then everyone marched off. But instead of going to war, we went back to lunch.
