Lobster Facts

Cubalayas do not tolerate confinement and prefer to noisily forage in hot and humid climates. Conformation: The Cubalaya has several distinctive attributes, one being a “lobster tail” that trails behind it.

If you don't like the hint of anise, choose white wine over Pernod. Always add the fish chunks last. Add the fish, and simmer 3 to 7 more minutes. Fish Soup Fish Soup locavore, seasonal eating, recipe, Hausman, Judith Hausman, The Hungry Locavore, Fish...

Avoid over-fertilizing your plants, because heavy feeding increases the risk of damage from thrips. In warm climates where outbreaks of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus are common, use reflective mulches to help hide your plants from passing thrips, and grow...

Instead, a blackboard displays the specials. The only problem? Not only does the larger variety of sustainable fish help the threatened species, it also means the cost is lower. When you go out to dinner and look at the menu, do you wonder how much of...

Set the stem aside until the broken end forms a callus, then plant the stem in a pot filled with a mixture of sand and sterile potting mix. Otherwise, the stem is likely to rot before it develops roots.

Slowly peel the bark away, working from the base to the tip.Rinse the peeled cypress knee in cold water. Submerge the cypress knee, base end up, in the water, and set the pot on an outdoor gas burner.Set bricks on top of the cypress knee to hold it under...

These fish can grow to surprising sizes, and stick primarily to the river bottom. They're notable for their tendency to strike many different kinds of bait, but they should be eaten rarely due to the danger of PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) contamination.These...

However, in our garden, cabbages glisten gloriously, ready to harvest in July. Then, the julienne blade reduced the first two bell peppers of the summer, the first red onion bigger than a scallion, six too-big-for-salads radishes, the last garlic scapes...

As the mangrove plants established and mud gathered around the roots, the trees developed into large, very important ecosystems. It is recognized by its mass of tangled red roots that extend 3 feet or more above the soil, giving the plant its alternate...

Calmer rivers or streams may have emergent plants, or plants that are grounded to the waterway's bed, but their stems, flowers and reach extend above the water line. African hippopotamuses create their homes in fresh water, spending most of their time...

It can grow as high as 200 feet and have a trunk 11 feet in diameter. They can grow in so many places because they do not need roots to gather water--instead they absorb it from the air.

If you use a boxed broth, consider adding a half cup of white wine or additional tomato sauce. Lastly, I sprinkled some parsley over the rice, but you can try Parmesan as well unless you object to mixing cheese and seafood.

The lion's mane mushroom: delicious, disease-fighting and, apparently, pretty easy to grow—even for me. If you Google it, be prepared to go down a deep, deep rabbit hole. Right now, they're just little puffy buttons, but soon they will be several inches...

There should be chunks of mushroom still visible. Read more of The Hungry Locavore » Tags Hungry Locavore , Judith Hausman , locavore Saute the cultivated mushrooms in a soup pot, and when soft and slightly browned, add the broth or bouillon cubes and...

More cattle came aboard the Jacob in 1627. Of 18 women who sailed aboard the Mayflower, only four were left alive to celebrate the first Thanksgiving. Captain John Smith gave each family a list.

In the semi shallow areas of the Pacific, where most vacationers get a chance to snorkelaround and experience the superabundance of observable lifeforms, plants just don't catch the eye.

When the next packet arrives, I'll finish out that log, and maybe start another. The mushroom looked like something from a fairy story: Its shape, that of a tiny wizard's hat; its spongy surface was covered with wrinkled ridges.

Occasionally, they might damage plant roots, but this is unlikely. Sow bugs are not able to curl into the protective ball, but they are compensated with two tail-like appendages that extend from their abdomen.

He had finished his sophomore year in high school but was really unhappy there, and the hours were very long. Nachum is a very curious individual; he peppered Marcy with a variety of chicken-keeping questions.

It lays at the North of Madagascar (the real big island off South-Eastern Africa) close to the Mozambique canal. For the more adventurous ones the Mitsio archipelago in the north can provide exciting time in a very pristine area.

Because chicken of the woods are extremely firm and fleshy, you can prepare them on the grill, similarly to a portobello. It's best to harvest maitakes when the mushroom is young. Harvest lion's mane in the fall, when it is young and white, because as...

Once completely dried, store in a heavy-duty plastic bag. It's commonly used in a tea for medicine. They grow on many types of dead or dying hardwood trees, including maple, beech, oak, birch, walnut and sycamore.

In the olden days, I didn't have sunscreen, just some usual face creams, yoghurt and alcohol for the after sunburn relief, but nowadays I have so many options! I always choose the lotion with the highest sun protective factor and that is 50.

We didn't get far enough to reach the mining claims, but I did discover a little treasure of my own, bearing the common name of Western Blue Virginsbower. No, it was climbing and trailing through the shrubs, and up shaggy, gnarled tree trunks, and even...

The Pilgrims discovered many recent burial sites and even bodies which were not buried. In September and October, a variety of dried and fresh vegetables were available... The lastin Massachusets is April 7th; no wonder the settlers had such poor luck...

Many cooking oil-recycling operations turn waste oils from restaurants and food processors into livestock feed anyway. That said, we do give them scraps of fish skin, lobster shells and shrimp shells, which get gobbled right up.

Kelly Adkins-Leach Bumpass, Va. We had left the wood stove door cracked to get a nice blaze going and forgot it was cracked. If it hadn't lodged itself on the frame, our house wouldn't be here.