Not our name, but our passion
There is a brand new New Hampshire state historical marker in Raymond located in the strip mall across the street from the Tuckaway Tavern. In 1930 Frank Mafera patented a method of forming wire fence that was appealing for residential use as it was both safer and more attractive. Prior to this innovation, chain link fencing was woven in a way that left ‘ragged or unsightly’ twists or barbs.
HelloFresh meal is Toasted Coconut Tempura Shrimp. Very simple prep this time and the end result was excellent. The shrimp were very tasty and the accompanying cabbage slaw complimented it well.
A friend of Rita’s from work gave us a free trial for HelloFresh the meal subscription service. We liked the idea once we had thought about it for several reasons. I like to cook but invariably what happens is we purchase ingredients for a dish and half of what we buy sits in the refrigerator until it goes bad or we don’t have something we need for a recipe. HelloFresh sends you exactly what you need for each dish with zero waste. The other benefit is the opportunity to teach Alex cooking techniques with a definitive structure for him to follow and it gives us something else we can do together.
The box is delivered with insulation and ice packs protecting the product
Each meal has its own bag of ingredients
Ready to begin
Chef Alex
Finished product – Delicious and the detailed instructions made the preparation a delight
Brazil held presidential elections in October 2022 with the incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro running against former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The first round was Sunday October 2 and Lula won but did not get more than 50% of the vote resulting in a runoff election between the top two candidates on October 30.
Big turnout at the polls in Malden, Massachusetts (The nearest voting location for Rita as an ex-pat)
Watching TV as Lula is declared the winner
Captain John’s is a seafood restaurant and bar in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. The restaurant (menu) is located on a busy street with a small parking area around the back. Accessibility is not great with a step to get into the restaurant and an inconvenient path from the parking area to the front entrance. There is outdoor seating and a popular bar area inside. Alex and I both ordered seafood platters as we had been craving fried seafood for a while. Alex ordered additional onion rings and the plate came piled high with food. Upon closer examination the majority of the plate was fries and onion rings. The fish did not seem fresh and was disappointing but the rest of the seafood was good. The majority of the plate consisted of fish and clams with only a few scallops and shrimp. We took a good quantity of food home for re-heating mostly fries, rings and fish as we had eaten the other items.
Outdoor seating
Interior is very casual
Impressive tower with onion rings added
Seafood platter sans onion rings
