Beautiful Industry- Lobster Pot Buoys

Long day yesterday.  I’m beat.

GMG Power Rankings #9

One Word To Sum Up Good FOB Donna Ardizzone?  It’s impossible.

So I’ll give you a bunch- tenacious, effervescent, energetic, passionate.

There may be no greater cheerleader for Gloucester.   Donna does so much for the City of Gloucester and is just a light in everyone’s life that she enters.

She is part of the One Hour at A Time Gang which cleans a different section of the City each Saturday Morning, she enters the photography contests, submits pictures for the Where Zat contests, helps pick up before AND after the Block Parties.  The term “Good Egg” was tailor made for people like Donna.

A good friend as well as a good FOB- Donna Ardizzone

Donna Ardizzone
Donna Ardizzone

GHS Vs Masco Football Slide Show Pics From David Cox

click the picture for the slide show

click picture for slide show
click picture for slide show

Deadliest Catch in Gloucester, MA

Deadliest Catch stars Captains Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand of the Time Bandit work with Dean and Derek the Stone Guys in Gloucester MA

Dia del Muerto Celebration at Pleasant St Tea and Coffee Co

From Kitt Cox-

Hola Familia y Amigos,

Sunday November One, we hope you’ll join us for our second recognition and celebration of the Day of the Dead, or Dia del Muerto….it’s a chance to reflect and remember those of our family and friends who are dead, but never really gone from our thoughts and often, even our actions.

We’ll be at the Pleasant Street Tea Company in Gloucester beginning around two in the afternoon. Last year, it proved to be  the perfect environment for our first gathering. It’s a great space to sing, reflect, tell a story, connect with a friend or share a poem.

There’s a fine selection of food and beverages available, and we’ll provide a microphone to any and all with a tale to tell or past lives to ponder … both tears and chortles are encouraged.

Please let us know if you’re interested in joining us on Pleasant Street …it will make our planning a bit easier.

Another Apple Pie Alternative–Pastry Wrapped Cinnamon Baked Apples

Pastry Wrapped Apples

If you have an over abundance of apples from a trip to a local orchard or a good deal at the grocery store or farmstand, try these!  Not too many ingredients, easy to make and the kids will have fun making them too!  Took this photo before I put the toppings on (must have lost my mind for a second) but they are excellent and big enough to share.  Go crazy and put a little ice cream on them too!

Pastry Wrapped Baked Cinnamon Apples

2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
4 medium Cortland or other baking apples (about 3” diameter), peeled and cored
½ cup cinnamon flavored baking chips
2 tablespoons softened butter
1-15-oz. box refrigerated pie crust
2 tablespoons milk
½ cup caramel ice cream topping
¼ cup chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   Line baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and sugar.  Sprinkle mixture over peeled apples.

Cut both rolled pie crusts in half to make four portions.  On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 9 to 10 inch circle and place on prepared baking sheet.  Place 1 tablespoon of cinnamon chips in center of dough and seat apple on top of chips.

Pour one tablespoon of the remaining chips into the center of each apple.  Press ½ tablespoon butter into chips.  Gather crust up around apples and pinch together at the top to seal.   Gently press any loose crust on to the apple.   Brush lightly with milk.

Bake apples in preheated oven for 45-50 minutes until apple is softened and crust is golden brown.

Remove apples from oven.  Drizzle with caramel topping.  Sprinkle with nuts and serve immediately.  Enjoy!

WhaZat? You guessed it!

Paul, Joey, ect….NO,  it’s not my bathtub full of bubbles!!

For all of you who guessed sea foam, congratulations. Donna A sent in the frothy photo and suggested we use it as as a WhaZat? picture. Thank you Donna!

See you next week with another Where Wha Who ZAT???!!!

GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox

GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox
GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox
GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox
GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox
GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox
GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox

Soups and Chowders At Duckworth Beach Gourmet

Demi Glace and Tapenade At Duckworth Beach Gourmet
Demi Glace and Tapenade At Duckworth Beach Gourmet

Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents

jenny dee poster 10-23 mini

WHAT:                 Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents

WHERE:                The Rhumb Line

WHEN:                  Friday, October 23rd from 9:30pm – 12:30am

DETAILS:              3 sets / 21+ / no cover

Just back from their performance at the Montreal Pop Festival, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents will be at The Rhumb Line this Friday for three sets of girl-group rock ‘n’ soul.  Along with some select girl-group covers, the band’s repertoire channels Ronnie Spector via Ike and Tina Turner, and brings the crowd to the dance floor in droves.  With a crack backing band featuring members of The Gravel Pit, Papas Fritas, the Phil Aiken Army, and Electric City, the Deelinquents will kick up their heels in Gloucester before starting a residency at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, every Thursday night in November.

Inside The Birdseye Building Tower With Mac Bell

Here we are in the stairwell of the Birdseye Building Tower with Mac.  Coming at 8AM we open the door at the top of the stairwell and take some video up on the roof.  In the rain, and wind, lol.

GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox

Slide Show With over 100 pics from the game will be posted at 4PM

GHS Football vs Masco Pics By David Cox, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

There's A Freight Train-A-Comin!

Stiff-Arms His Way
Stiff-Arms His Way
Touchdown Baby!
Touchdown Baby!

GMG Passports Man Vs Food Challenge Preview

For anyone who completes The Man vs Food Challenge they will get their burger for free and a Limited Edition Passports “I Finished The Rogue Burger” T-Shirt limited to the first six people that sign up in the comment section of this post. Come on down 10AM to cheer on our contestants!

GMG Passports Man vs Food Challenge This Saturday

Details at 8PM

Inspired Cooking With Laurie To Air Tuesday Night

These recipe’s will be cooked on Tuesday night’s episode.

Due to some crazy circumstances about the Seafood Throwdown from September is finally airing tonight! Inspired Cooking airs on Channel 12, Cape Ann TV, on Tuesday evenings at 8:30, Friday afternoons at 4:30 and Sunday mornings at 11:30–I hope you will tune in! Here are the recipes for all of the components of the winning dish.

Panko Crusted Haddock with Gremolata

For the fish:

2 c. panko crumbs

1 lemon, zested and juiced, zest finely chopped

2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped

3/4 teaspoon garlic powder (for the throw down I used fresh garlic, very finely chopped)

11/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1 large egg

1/2 cup milk or light cream

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 pound skinless haddock or cod filet, cut into 3 pieces

In a medium bowl, whisk together crumbs, zest, juice, parsley, garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in to a shallow dish, such as a pie plate and set aside.

In another shallow dish, whisk together egg and milk. Season with salt and pepper if desired.

In a large saute pan over medium high heat, combine butter and oil. Dip fish into the egg mixture to cover completely and then press in to crumb mixture. Turn fish over and repeat. Press crumbs into fish if necessary. When butter and oil is melted and hot, cook fish about 5 minutes until crumbs are browned and fish is partially cooked. Flip over and cook second side for an additional 3-4 minutes until cooked through. Cooking times vary with thickness of fish. Remove to serving plate and top with a drizzle of gremolata.

For the gremolata:

3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, finely chopped

Olive oil (traditional gremolata has no olive oil but I wanted it a little looser)

Salt & pepper to taste

Combine parsley, garlic and lemon zest in a small bowl and add just enough olive oil to make the mixture liquid enough to drizzle on the fish. Season with salt and pepper to taste. This can be doubled or tripled as needed.

Grilled Vegetable Napoleon with Goat Cheese

1 ear corn, silk removed husk left on

1 tablespoon softened butter

Salt and pepper to taste

2 oz crumbled goat cheese

3 springs rosemary, leaves stripped from stem to within 2″ from the top, leaves finely chopped, stems reserved

1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic

1/2 cup olive oil

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 whole eggplant (about 4″ in diameter), sliced in 1/2″ in slices

1 whole summer squash or zucchini, sliced in 1/2″ slices

2-4″ diameter tomatoes, in 1/4″ slices

Preheat outdoor grill or indoor grill pan to medium high heat. Pull back husks of corn and rub kernels with butter. Season with salt and pepper. Pull husks back up over kernels and tie top with one of the husks to from a covering over the kernels. Grill corn for 10-15 minutes, turning frequently. Remove from grill and allow to cool. Using a sharp knife, cut kernels from ear and set aside to cool completely. When cool, combine with goat cheese and season with salt and pepper to taste.

In the meantime, prepare the marinade for the vegetables. In a large bowl, combine chopped rosemary, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Toss eggplant and summer squash with dressing and grill on preheated grill or grill pan about 5 minutes per side until softened. Remove from heat and set aside. On the serving plate, build your napoleons. Layer grilled vegetables and then one slice tomato, and repeat. Trim the reserved rosemary stems to the height of the napoleon and insert into the center of the stack. Sprinkle the stack with the corn and goat cheese combination and enjoy!

Sauteed Swiss Chard

2-3 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped

1 tablespoon shallots, finely chopped (for the throw down we used small Walla Walla onions because there were no shallots available)

1 bunch Swiss chard, chopped into 2″ pieces, stems set aside.

Salt & Pepper to taste

In a large saute pan over medium heat, combine olive oil, garlic and shallots. Cook until translucent, about 4-5 minutes.. Add the stems to the pan, toss in the oil and cook for about 5 minutes until slightly softened. Add chopped leaves and cover until wilted, about 4-6 minutes. Toss mixture again to flavor the leaves with the garlic and oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with fish and vegetable napoleons.