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The cool weather has driven me into the kitchen. I like seafood and local markets here offer a variety, including a good many wild-caught fish... cod, haddock, snapper, roughie, as well as the ubiquitous, though delicious, farm-raised tilapia and shrimp. I generally favor a crusty saute, or poaching. Speaking of which, my enforced leisure has inspired me to revisit one of my favorite breakfast dishes: poached eggs on a toasted English muffin, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and sent under the broiler for a few seconds. Pancakes, too, have made a comeback at Chez Jeaux. I use Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free pancake mix. Bob, 81 years old, recently gave his company to his employees. I’m not surprised. There was always a good vibe around all things Red Mill. I dug out my nephew’s maple syrup from the back of the fridge, the real thing, still perfect after six years in storage. “You’re full of potatoes,” my father used to say and he was quite right. A day doesn’t go by when I don’t eat some... m...