So it is at Tillamook Bay, where the four-mile long Bayocean Spit offers a hike or a bike ride to reach clam heaven. The summertime low tides are perfect for this adventure as we cool off with cockle ...

TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. — When a summer heat wave hits, many folks escape to the Oregon coast—and who can blame them? I enjoy cooling off and finding coastal adventure by digging my supper from the sea ...

The best clams for this recipe are the small kind, such as cherrystones or even littlenecks. If all you can find are the big ones, simply cut them after they are cooked. Prepare the clams by scrubbing ...

Inside this shell is a chewy bit of meat that tastes like the sea. * Zax: Chef Brooke Williamson serves delicate cockles and sweet clams in a wonderfully aromatic clam and lemon grass broth, with a ...

This week’s low midafternoon tides provided excellent beachcombing conditions around lunchtime. I found a variety of treasures, including pen shells, pear whelks, and hundreds of Atlantic cockles.

Crafty clams use fiber optics to score sugary meals By Ben Coxworth December 05, 2024 White LEDs placed inside different types of heart cockle shells show how the shells' windows transmit light Dakota ...