I've Gone Away . . . But Here's Where to Find Me

I'm sorry to inform visitors that I am suspending posts on this blog, but here's the silver lining. My time is increasingly being absorbed by another food-related blog -- the one connected to the book that I co-wrote with my brother. The book is called "What the Great Ate," and it has earned nice reviews from The Daily Beast, The New Yorker, The Washington Post and other media.

Each week, my brother and I post amusing new tidbits about the eating and dining habits of the famous and infamous. Click here to check out the "What the Great Ate" blog.

To learn more about the book or to purchase a copy, click here.

I have also blogged about food and dining trends for The Huffington Post, and I hope to be writing more posts in the months ahead. Click here to check out the posts I've already written.

A Strange Recipe for Lobster Rolls

I have always drooled over lobster rolls. One of the marvelous things about visiting New England in the summer is trying a lobster roll at multiple restaurants.

I've thought about trying to make lobster rolls at home, but I assumed it would be a whole lot of work. However, I just stumbled on this recipe from Maria Rodale's website. It doesn't look all that complicated, partly because she uses frozen lobster meat and also because she doesn't make a mayonnaise-based sauce.

Both strike me as a little odd. So long as the frozen lobster meat is tasty, this could work. But I cannot begin to imagine a lobster roll without having some of that mayonnaise-based sauce with diced celery and some herbs. (Instead of the sauce, Maria recommends melted butter.)

The frozen lobster meat saves a lot of time and hassle, but I don't see eliminating the mayonnaise-based sauce as much of a time saver. Besides, the mayo, tarragon and other ingredients in lobster-roll sauce add nice flavors. So, I intend to try making lobster rolls at home using frozen lobster meat, but I will not skip the sauce. This Food Network recipe should be a good source for preparing the sauce.