A Stormy Night on Cape Cod

Going to Cape Cod in July, you always pack a sweatshirt. The nights are cool and the misty fog is part of the charm. I love it. This summer I spent 5 days in Chatham, and the first night was chillier than usual -- drizzly rain, extra fog, all in preparation for a Nor'easter due that night. To combat the gloom and kick the trip off right, the family made fisherman's stew. Everyone chipped in!

The striped bass was locally caught, extra fresh and "fell off the back of a truck." Or a Volvo. Lobsters, shrimp and littlenecks all came from Nickerson's Fish Market. Add in native corn, parsley from the garden and the most beautiful bread from an artisan bakery and you can't miss!

Nickerson's Fish Market is right on a working pier, where fishing boats unload their daily catch. We were able to see them unloading dogfish sharks and haddock. There were lots of blood and guts. The seals and seagulls were only too happy to gobble up the discards.