Thanks for the plug, Cathy.

Only there's no hyphen in Cheftalk. The site is ChefTalk - Cooking Forums, Cook Book Review, Cooking Articles and Recipes by the chefs for anyone interested.

I know what'cha mean Cath... If it weren't for those pesky budgets we all live our lives by, I'd have any number of cookbooks! Still on my list are KYH's Andre Viestad book about the spice-route, and yours about the berries and apples...

Chub, I ordered that Maine memoir and cookbook when you first recommended it to me...I got it just as we were leaving for our Poconos vacation, and we all enjoyed it. Thanks for the rec...my cookbook habit is raging.

I have so many fond Maine memories...we went as a child, then I went as a teenager, then my husband and I honeymooned there, and we've been back as an extended family several times since then. It's a magical, happy place for me. I'd leave for there tomorrow if I could.

But could you tolerate the SNOW StcikyPirate? I would wither up and simply die (Hibernate) for the winter!!!

Yes, I admit that my fondness for Maine is limited to the warmer seasons. I'm an indoor winter enthusiast...you know, those sports like baking, reading, snuggling, munching of popcorn whilst watching movies...I'd never make it through a Maine winter.