About Seafood

What a wonderful weekend with my mom. I'd love to show you how my wedding dress and wedding hair turned out, but those details are embargoed until January 3. As is always the case when u...

Yesterday and today I've been back in Washington for a staff retreat, and I'm staying through the weekend to work on last-minute wedding to-dos. My mom flew up from Texas to join me, beca...

The last two days I've been up in Boston for the 15th Anniversary Mediterranean Diet Conference. A variety of presenters mentioned that people have heard of the Mediterranean style of eating, and can ...

Regular seafood consumption is linked with optimal health from birth to old age, head to toe. Fetal brain development, heart health, and brain health as we age are all home runs. But one area the jury...

Just when I thought I'd survived Restaurant Week in Washington, DC without totally gorging myself, we move to Newport, RI a few days before the start of their local Restaurant Week. And, of course...

Lloyd and I got back late last night from what we called our "Betrothal Bash" - a joint bachelor/bachelorette party at his parents' ranch in Texas. It was a melting pot of friends and family old and n...

Thursdays at the Naval Base end more pleasantly than they begin, with lobster night at the Officers' Club. Eating a whole lobster is a rarity for me, so I needed a little refresher on where to sta...

This morning I went to "Pain before Breakfast" - a 5-mile run that the JAGs, and any ambitious significant others, embark on every Thursday at 5:30am. Not particularly pleasurable, but now that I'm wo...

It's 8:00am sharp, and I'm listening out my window to trumpets blasting "The Star-Spangled Banner." No, this isn't in honor of Election Day - it's a daily tradition at Naval Station Newport, where I...

As of 1:00am this morning (delayed flight followed by dead car) I am back from Chicago. It was a wonderful trip. The highlight was a half day "Fish School" workshop we held at the Washburne Culin...