Low Country Boil Clam Chowder
With all the rain we had the first half of last week, I was really in the mood for something warm and comforting. I still had better than three dozen clams that I needed to use so my mind wandered to chowder. But here in the lowcountry, a New England or Manhattan style chowder just didn’t seem right. One of my favorite lowcountry dishes is the lowcountry boil, or Frogmore Stew, so I thought I’d borrow these flavors for a chowder. Continue reading
The Salty Dog Cafe on October 28, 2015. Photo from The Island Packet.
If you have been on the island this week, or following the news on island happenings, you are well aware that we have been experiencing “King Tides” this week. Tuesday’s high tide was the third highest recorded since 1935, when the National Weather Service began collecting this information. So what exactly is a King Tide?Put simply, a King Tide is just an exceptionally High (and low) tide. These tides occur a just a few times a year, but to understand why, I think it is easiest to start with a brief explanation of how the tides occur. Continue reading
The dolphin seen in the lowcountry, and the one we are focusing on, is the Atlantic Bottlenosed Dolphin. Dolphins live in social groups called pods, ranging in size of a handful in local waters, but up to hundreds in the open ocean. We have 300 or so dolphins that live in the waters of Hilton Head year round, but this number grows substantially with transient dolphins during the warmer months, hence increasing the chance of a sighting. Although these amazing creatures the spend their entire lives in the water like fish, dolphins are mammals, like the furry creatures of the forest (and us!). Continue reading Read More about “Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins”…
