Home again, home again, jiggity jig

We are safely back home in Central New York and it will take several posts to unpack our wonderful trip to the Bahamas but I couldn't resist this photo.  This is a picture of the bow of my father-in-law's boat.  The boat we took across the Atlantic to get from Grand Bahama to Abaco--in very choppy water.  Click here for a map.

Yeah, I know, it has nothing to do with food.  But this boat is to my daily commute as the food of the Bahamas is to my daily diet in the States.  We had great food prepared by loving friends and relatives and other local snack shacks.  I ate fish that was flipping and gasping for air one minute and pan-fried and in my mouth the next.  But I didn't have one fresh vegetable the entire time save for lettuce.  I didn't have one drop of milk either--at $7.50 a gallon, it became a special occasion beverage.  You see, these are expensive imports but you can get coconut water for a dollar a pint.  And I couldn't resist taking a picture of this:

I'm sorry the photo is fuzzy but can you make the price?  Look carefully, it isn't mislabeled.  These cost what, around $4.00 here in the States--who pays $23.20 for these in Freeport?

So let's just say that except for the fish and the chicken, we didn't eat local in the Bahamas--hardly anyone does at least until mango season arrives and the guava fruits are ripe.  Oh, and all the salt is local--if you've ever used Morton's salt you can thank the Bahamas.   I now have a whole new perspective and appreciation for eating local produce which I'll expand on in another post.

Until then, get out there while the weather is good, check out this year's Taste of Syracuse over in Clinton Square and thanks for the wonderful good wishes as Cookin' in the 'Cuse begins its third year.