by Jim Bass | Jul 6, 2016 | Food, On Assignment
Calamari is not one of my favorite foods. Once or twice I’ve had it fixed perfectly and it was a delight, but it’s usually like tasteless rubber. That said, I’m always curious about how things are done and the work people do. So I was pleased to be...
by Jim Bass | Feb 6, 2013 | Food
Here we go with another food post. This delicious salad was my wife’s invention, getting creative with available ingredients. Everything is fairly straightforward except for the kaffir lime leaves. My son, having spent time in Asia, planted one of these trees in...
by Jim Bass | Jan 15, 2013 | Food, On Assignment
There’s nobody singing “Day-o” at the Port of Hueneme, just a well-oiled international trade machine — ships, trucks, longshoremen and more– that delivers such variety to our lives. I buy bananas at the store without thinking how they got...