Thru Ron's Digital Lens

The other night for my birthday, Anne, Michael and the boys gave me a wonderful book titled: " The Irish Kitchen ". This is not only a great cook book of authentic Irish foods, but a wonderful narrative of how the Irish choose, catch or raise the food that they use in their traditional dishes. As I've been reading through this book, I've been thinking of the menu I will be putting together for a St. Patrick's day dinner. This has been a great present for me because of the appreciation we have for Irish cuisine and my general love of cooking. As I look through the book and think back to the food that we were served, mostly in the pubs, it is clear that the Irish have a love for simple, hardy, basic food that is well prepared using mostly natural or organic sources. Being an island country, the Irish diet is heavily influenced by the sea and the rivers that flow into the sea. Since I love to eat just about anything that swims or lives in the water, this is a diet th

Normally when you mention “March Madness” you’re talking about basketball, however in the Quimby family, it has to do with all of the family celebrations that happen in March. It starts with Anne & Michael’s wedding anniversary on March 4th, then Ron’s birthday on March 5th, Anne’s birthday on March 8th and finally Scott’s birthday on March 16th. Normally we pick one day during this time period to do one big family celebration. This year the celebration was yesterday evening, March 4th. We started by meeting at Pizza Man, Ron’s choice, but perhaps not the best one because of the crowd and our need for a table for nine. We got in after an hour wait and had a great meal with some shift eating to help take care of the younger boys. Then it was off to Anne & Michael’s to open presents and enjoy Dona’s excellent carrot cake. Henry had a hard time understanding why so many of us were getting presents and he wasn’t. It must have looked like Christmas to him, but he wasn’t included. In