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Get the Dad Who Thinks He Already Has Everything Something Really Lively this Fathers Day

Send Dad A Father’s Day Lobster Dinner Gift

Maine Lobster Dinner for Father's Day

Looking for an uber cool gift for Dad this Father’s Day?  Whether sharing the day, or sending a gift from afar, what does a good son or daughter gets for a father who thinks he has everything?
Well, think lobster.  That’s what thousands of good children do!
Thanks to a Cape Cod lobster online service, Dad can now go over the top on his big day with a big box of live Maine lobster delivered right to his door.  Whether in California, Colorado or Kansas City, Dad can receive an entire lobster clambake packed up and complete with jumbo live lobster, homemade chowders and freshly harvested steamer clams.  There is even a cook pot available to make the gift complete
A fabulous Fathers Day Lobster Dinner  feast
There are several lobster online services that offer up all size live Maine lobster that only hours earlier were swimming in the cool, crisp clean waters off New England.  Right from the lobster boats, onto the dock and into the modern shipping facilities, the lobster are carefully inspected prior to travel.  Only select grade lobster and freshly harvested clams and oysters are chosen to make the trip.
You don’t have to go to Maine
“Each year we ship lobster clambakes to hundreds and hundreds of dads for Father’s Day.  Jumbo Maine lobster – five and six pounds – have been very popular in the last couple of years,” said Wayne Howe, marketing manager for Lobsters-Online.Com.  “We take great delight in the idea that perhaps somewhere in New Mexico, a Father may hear his door bell ring and there stands a delivery driver holding a specially prepared travel cooler full of  lobster that only hours earlier were swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. What a super surprise.”
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The New England Lobster Clambake is a tradition older than America itself. According to historical lore, the pilgrims first learned about the lobster from Native Americans. The pilgrims watched Native Americans gather lobster, clams, mussels and fish and prepare them on the beach.
The Fathers Day lobster dinner clambake features live lobster, Ipswich steamer clams, mussels and Cape Cod clam chowder along with an optional enamel steel cooking pot.  Jumbo five and six pound lobsters are a treat for Dads who really love their lobster.  The 1.5 pound lobster is a favorite for cooking on the grill.  Available fresh lobster tails make any party better. Recipes and information on how to steam lobster are free.
All live lobsters are shipped for overnight delivery.  The lobster and seafood are carefully placed in special insulated cartons.  Individual compartments protect the live lobster from harming one another during their flight. The cooler is packed with gel ice packs and wet seaweed. And best of all, an order placed online by 2:30 p.m. EST can be part of a feast anywhere in the USA the very next day.  Saturday delivery is available in most areas.

© Wayne Howe 2018

 

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Try Our Memorial Day Holiday Barbecue Grilled Lobster Recipe

 

The Memorial Day Holiday barbecue is often viewed as the traditional start of summer, that time of year when the beach, boats, friends and family all beckon to start the beginning of a great season.  Why not try something special for Memorial Day 2017 by serving fresh Maine lobster  cooked on the grill using our super-easy grilled lobster recipe.

Grilling whole lobster adds a lot of flavor.  The grill brings out the sweet taste of the

Grilled whole Maine lobster

lobster meat but also adds a whole new dimension of flavor that you won’t get if you steam or boil the lobster.  Grilled lobster also complements nicely any other seafood on the grill as well as meats and grilled vegetables. Grilling whole lobster is fast and easy and will be a crowd pleaser.  So let’s get started.

First, you must start with fresh Maine lobster from your fish market or favorite lobster delivery service.  Be sure to ask for hard-shell lobster as opposed to soft shell, or “new shell” lobster.  Soft-shell lobster meat is often to stringy to hold together on the grill and won’t taste nearly as good. Hard-shell lobster is best.

Grilled Lobster Recipe

Grilling lobster adds a lot of flavor. Try this whole lobster recipe at your Memorial Day Holiday barbecue. Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound butter
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped and pressed firmly into cup
  • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 4 (1.25 pound) whole lobsters (hard shell)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation:

Combine the butter, basil, and salt and pepper to taste in a food processor and blend until smooth. Pack the mixture into a medium ramekin, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Split the lobsters in half lengthwise. Bring the knife down through the tail, making sure to cut just through the meat and to leave the shell connected.

Lay the lobster open, leaving the two halves slightly attached. Break the claws and legs off and crack slightly with the knife handle. Place the claws and legs on the grill over medium low heat and cover with a pie pan. Cook the claws and legs for 4 to 5 minutes per side.

Next brush the lobster bodies with the oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Place them flesh side down on the grill over medium heat. Grill 7 to 8 minutes. Remove the lobsters and slather with all the basil butter.

Why not also add Steamers to your Holiday Barbecue?

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Maine Steamer Clams with ButterTender Sword Fish Steaks

As we all travel this Memorial Day Weekend 2016 to be with friends and family and sit down to enjoy our meals, be sure to remember our veterans and those service members still serving so far away.

© Wayne Howe 2023

 
 
 
 

Boston and Cape Cod Fishermen

Day Boat Sea Scallops a Cape Cod Seafood Treasure

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Fresh Day Boat Scallops a Cape Cod Treasure

This time of Summer the Cape Cod “Day Boat” fishermen are arriving back in port each day carrying their precious catch of seafood treasure:  the tender, sweet Cape sea scallop.  All summer these small commercial vessels – or Day Boats – harvest from Cape Cod and Nantucket Bay the precious Cape sea scallop that locals love.
Chef’s all over New England prize the delicate, Cape sea scallop for its exceptional delicious flavor and plumpness.  The day boat scallops are a true renowned delicacy.  No where else in the world can these clean, sweet, succulent scallops be found.

Recipe: Cape Cod Scallops a Treasure of Delicacy

From June or July through early Fall the day boats will harvest the wild-caught scallops from the pristine Cape Cod and Nantucket bay waters and sell them straight to local buyers where the scallops are processed and sent out to fine restaurants and seafood retailers. As popular as Maine Lobster this time of year, the scallops are so prized by locals, that most Cape sea scallops never get the chance to leave New England Cape Cod and Boston restaurants have a long standing tradition of offering freshly caught Cape sea scallops.
Scallops can be prepared in a pan, fried, broiled or used to make the best Maine bake stuffed lobster ever.  Fresh scallops used in the stuffing is a real lobster lover treat!

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So what is the solution for those seafood lovers that can’t get to 
Cape Cod this summer?
  
Thanks to a seafood online delivery services  fresh day boat Cape scallops can now be ordered and shipped overnight anywhere in the country.
The Lobsters-Online.Com fulfillment facility — located in Bourne, Massachusetts on Cape Cod — processes the day boat scallops by hand.
“Our sea scallops are true “day boats” sourced daily from Provincetown Harbor on Cape Cod,” said Dan Brandt, the Lobster Trap Company domestic seafood buying manager.  “The scallops are all natural, shipped dry and chemical free. They are hand shucked and shipped within 24 hours.  Our scallops are never processed, treated, or frozen ensuring they are as fresh as if you caught them yourself!”

Scallop Recipe Require Few Ingredients

These sea scallops are so flavorful on their own that local chefs will tell you that if you add more than two ingredients to your recipe, “it’s too much.”  Cape scallops can be baked, broiled, sautéed or fried.  Many folks simply use a hot pan with a bit of butter. Just pat the scallops dry and drop them in a hot pan and let them sizzle for a minute. (Careful: the scallops cook really fast.) 
Indeed, the day boat scallops are so highly prized by locals that they are celebrated each September at the Cape Cod Scallop Fest on Cape Cod.   This year’s event begins Sept. 22, 2017 and will be held at the East Falmouth Fair Grounds. More than 55,000 people are expected to partake in sea scallop dinners, raw bars, craft shows and non stop music. 
© Wayne Howe 2017

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