Claire’s California Kitchen

Navy’s USS Eagle 56 lost five miles off Cape Elizabeth

Back in May, the JLLF Chamber of Commerce held its annual Golf Tournament on the beautiful Turner Highlands Golf Course. We filled the course, bought some mulligans, and after the shotgun start, balls were struck. Some even landed on the right fairway. There were betting holes and putting contests. The food was delicious. Fun was […]

Harold Souther’s observations of weather and nature

This morning I have glorious sunshine keeping me company on the deck. Our newest addition to the backyard bird feeder is a plump, rascally, gray squirrel. Sometimes he brings a friend. I’m not a big fan of these guys because they chase the birds away. On the other hand, I believe Mother Nature sorts things […]

Farmington’s Walmart has been offering The Mueller Report for $11.98, a bargain for 728 pages in fine print. There’s no index so readers must read through hundreds of pages to locate what interests them. That makes me wonder about Walmart’s management. How many purchasers of this thick rectangle of tedium did they expect to attract […]

Thinking ahead to the fun filled remaining days of summer and the eventual sports practices that begin in August, I have a perfect dinner solution for the busy family. Chicken nuggets! It would be my guess that most kids and teenagers (not to mention adults) enjoy a good chicken nugget when they get a chance. Frozen nuggets […]

The first five years of my life were spent living on my grandparent’s farm. My mother, Irma, was their only child and my father Matthew Wilson, had four babies in thirty months, I was the fourth, and three years later another brother was born, soon to be nick-named Hunky. We lived in two rooms up […]

Part 2 Delity Powell Kelly story

One of the many joys of living in California is that we have a year round, open air Farmer’s Market. That being said, in every part of the country fresh produce is readily available because of better transportation methods and modern greenhouses, capable of growing vegetables during winter months. This week I made a dish […]