There is a fine art to summering in Maine, and even those who live here year 'round occasionally get a chance to experience the coastal high life. Maine is, after all, Vacation Land.
My mother and I had the pleasure of lunching in Bayside last week at the cottage of our good friend Martha. Bayside is a small summer community close to Belfast that originally started out as a Methodist summer retreat. The cottages are lined up next to each other along the beach, each has its own unique New England style, and of course the obligatory sun porch facing the ocean. The porch is the ideal place to relax in the afternoon, enjoy the salt breeze, and indulge in a classic Maine coast light luncheon.
Martha is well known for her gifts in entertaining and prepared for us a truly fabulous meal: fresh crab salad served in an avocado half over spring greens, cabbage slaw, buttery croissants, and fresh edible pod peas. The crab salad was mild and cool and delicate with only a hint of mayonnaise and celery and complimented perfectly by the creamy avocado. The peas were addictively sweet and crunchy. Martha told us that this was the favorite lunch that she and her mother Kay used to share on Bayside summer days. My mother and I were thrilled to take part in such a classic Maine tradition.
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