What's for Dinner, Tues., June 11, 2026

[NJCher]

4. Soft-shell crabs! My weakness!

This dinner sounds extra special.

Re the Russian supermarket on Brighton Beach, my Russian language teacher friend puts together a bus trip there once a year and everyone who goes from the university shops all the Russian places. I haven't gone but might in the future. My friend is quite the organizer. She is such a noted teacher of the Russian language that the CIA used to send people to her classes. Might still do that; I haven't talked to her lately.

Note to everybody who likes cucumber salads with vinegar: you must try malt vinegar. It is outrageously good, and with fresh produce starting to come in, here's a link to note (very simple): Lord Byron's Salt & Cucumbers.