Article: Sand, surf, and ... spaghetti? We spend most summers on the Mediterranean Sea, but when I taste salt water, I long for the Atlantic Ocean.(THE HOME FORUM)

Byline: Sheila Pierce

My Italian husband gasped when I first told him, while we were at the seaside in Italy, that I craved a burger or a BLT. He couldn't imagine why I wouldn't want a plate of spaghetti alle vongole or some fried calamari. The only fish I grew up having beachside was either a fried crab cake with ketchup or a cup of clam chowder.

We may now spend most summers on the Mediterranean Sea but when I taste saltwater, I still long for the Atlantic Ocean.

My husband claims that hamburger meat and bacon are heavy, culinary choices that warm you up after skiing, for instance. Fresh fish, on the other hand, is light, he says, and ...

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