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Friday, December 5, 2008

Our beautiful flower gardens at Lazy Days




Posted by Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen at 5:15 PM
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From the mountains to the seashore, United States
I'm a retired executive turned writer & food columist. Currently I write a food column, “From My Carolina Kitchen,” for my local newspaper. I have entered three recipe contests and was a winner in each: Won the state of Mississippi's Chicken Contest in 1993 and participated in the 40th annual National Chicken Contest, one of the "big three" national competitions. It is the oldest contest of its kind. I wrote a food column for The Abaconian newspaper when my husband Meakin and I lived in the "Out-Islands" of the northern Bahamas in Abaco on the tiny tropical island of Lubbers Quarters. I am a member of North Carolina Writers Network.
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About me and my memoir of Abaco

Welcome. My name is Sam Hoffer. I am in the process of writing a lively memoir, Living on Island Time, Retirement in Abaco Spiced with Food, Friends and Rum. The book is a travel adventure filled with zany characters, funny stories, jokes, and all of the wonderful friends we made. It includes building a home, boating and fishing tales, gardening, entertaining, food and recipes, as well as all of the trouble we managed to get into. Life isn't always perfect in paradise.

My husband Meakin and I followed a dream and retired to Abaco, in the out islands of the northern Bahamas, and lived there year-around for ten years on a tiny private cay (cays are smaller than islands) called Lubbers Quarters. Our home was Lazy Days and we also had a vacation rental Sandy Bottoms. Also I wrote a food column for The Abaconian newspaper, From the Kitchen of Lazy Days, while we lived there. It was a very special time in our lives and one we won't forget. I currently write a food column for the Cherokee Scout newspaper in the mountains of western North Carolina From My Carolina Kitchen. 

Sam & Meakin celebrating at Wally's Restaurant

Sam & Meakin celebrating at Wally's Restaurant

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Photography by Meakin Hoffer

Photography by Meakin Hoffer

Catching a big tuna

Catching a big tuna

Aerial of Lubbers Quarters in the Sea of Abaco

Aerial of Lubbers Quarters in the Sea of Abaco
Our home in Abaco. Lubbers Quarters is surrounded by the Sea of Abaco and protected from the Atlantic. In the top of the picture you can see Tilloo Cut, the entrance into the Atlantic. It's less than 5 minutes from Lubbers.

Our homes in Abaco

Our homes in Abaco

Link to My Carolina Kitchen

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Meakin's big tuna

Meakin's big tuna

Lubbers Quarters

Lubbers Quarters

Watercolor of our home Lazy Days

Watercolor of our home Lazy Days
by our friend and award winning watercolor artist Brigitte Bowyer Carey. Click on her website above - Island Watercolors - or click on the above painting to see more of her work.

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Fresh Tuna Tartare

Fresh Tuna Tartare
To make Tuna Tartare, cut 1 lb of best quality tuna into 1/4" cubes. Combine with 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or more if you like it spicy, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice from a half of lemon, 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, Kosher salt to taste, and a tablespoon of minced fresh chives. Garnish with a chive blossom. Serve on neutral tasting cracker such as Carrs or Stoned Wheat Thins. Serves 4 as an appetizer or 2 for a light dinner.

Wally's in Marsh Harbour

Wally's in Marsh Harbour

Bahamian Rummy Sweet Potato Pie

Bahamian Rummy Sweet Potato Pie

Hope Town Lighthouse

Hope Town Lighthouse

Harbours Edge Restaurant

Harbours Edge Restaurant

Captain Jacks

Captain Jacks

Hope Town Harbour Lodge

Hope Town Harbour Lodge

Hope Town

Hope Town

The Jib in Hope Town

The Jib in Hope Town

Vernon's Grocery

Vernon's Grocery

Sunset on Lubbers Quarters

Sunset on Lubbers Quarters

Rainbow in Abaco

Rainbow in Abaco

Bahamian Grouper

Bahamian Grouper


About Abaco

  • Abaco Escape - The original internet guide to Abaco
  • Abaco Seaside Vacation Rental Cottages - Where to Stay & What to Do
  • Abaco's Discussion Forum for answers to all of your questions about the area
  • Abaconian Newspaper, Abaco's complete newspaper
  • Bahamas Ministry of Tourism
  • Coconut Telegraph, otherwise known as Abaco Message Board
  • Cruise Abaco, Captained & Bareboat Sailboat Charters
  • Current Weather & Forecast for Abaco - Barometer Bob
  • From My Carolina Kitchen, my cooking site
  • Island Watercolors by our friend & award winning artist Brigitte Bowyer Carey
  • Islands of the Bahamas
  • Today In Abaco, a blog about living in Abaco on Lubbers Quarters
  • Under water in the Abacos

About Abaco

About Abaco

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Coastal Living Cookbook

Coastal Living Cookbook
A great cookbook for seashore recipes with lots of pictures & entertaining ideas. From Coastal Living Magazine.

The Beach House Cookbook by Barbara Scott-Goodman

The Beach House Cookbook by Barbara Scott-Goodman
Recipes for the weekend traveler or a year-round beach house dweller. Healthy, easy-to-prepare recipes.

An Embarassment of Mangos by Ann Vanderhoot

An Embarassment of Mangos by Ann Vanderhoot
An excellent book to take with you on your beach vacation

Old Bahamian Saying

"Don't put mouth on it."

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