I’ll be the first to admit that I do, at times, lack coordination. Typical hand-eye stuff. In the past I’ve blamed this on my left handed-ness- after all, it’s a fact that lefties are more ambidextrous than righties, and sometimes I’m just not sure which hand should do what!- but I’m open to the fact that it might be more than that. For this reason, I’ve been avoiding fresh clams for some time. The idea of holding a tightly closed (living) shellfish in one hand and a sharp knife in the other was daunting, but this summer I decided to overcome my fear in the name of Spanish-style stuffed clams. I’m happy to report that I only sliced my hand open once.
