We’re at that sweet spot between Thanksgiving and Christmas when you are craving anything that isn’t labeled “traditional home cooked.” Mexican is frequently the “get away” to those meals. Traditional Chili Verde (Green Chili) starts out with roasting the chilis, tomatillos and onions so there is a nice char to them. Then the peppers are…
Whenever I come across a bowl of Cream of Crab Soup in a restaurant…one that makes me drop my spoon and pause because it’s so good…. I try to reverse-engineer the ingredients. I know I could just query the chef, but that seems like cheating and no good chef is going to give away those…
I’ve been making this recipe for years, but always with chicken, not with the wild game the recipe was intended for. So when my son-in-law presented me with Chukar, a partridge similar to grouse, I pulled this recipe out again. It’s from Finland where the willow ptarmigan, or willow grouse, is common. They are not…
Bonne Année, mes Cheres! In New Orleans — and, I’m told, much of the South — we eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day for luck in the coming year. This purportedly dates to the end of the Civil War, when Confederate soldiers and those remaining Southern citizens had little to eat, and felt pretty…
Feliz Navidad? I admit, I’ve had a poblano binge underway. But I think the driving force behind my craving this week for Chiles en Nogada — a Mexican ceremonial dish created to mirror the colors of the Mexican flag — was the fact that (1) I categorically ban any Christmas decorating before Thanksgiving, but (2)…
The seasons are changing. There’s that unmistakable sound in the air—thhaaaaa zoop— shrink wrap being heated onto live-aboard boats. The winter water hoses are being deployed, and flip flops are swapped out for Blundstones and Uggs….all in preparation for the winter freeze. And it makes this Galley Pirate prep for her favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. We…
One-pan meals are the ultimate on a boat (or RV, or small apartment, right?) and this one is super easy and packed with protein. But please follow my cardinal rule about white beans. Use dried beans, not beans from a can. You will get a nutty, crunchier, more flavorful bean that doesn’t “mush out” like…
Anyone who has ever made cranberry sauce no doubt has a container of it left over in their ice box. And given it has such a long refrigerator shelf life, it usually stays for quite some time. Well, as Thanksgiving approaches it’s time to find some creative uses for that left over relish. This has…
Do you want something dark and smokey for Halloween dinner? Maybe a little murky, cryptic and mystical? Something you would cook in a scorched iron pot over a wood fire deep into the Transylvanian forest? You can just hear the night sounds now, can’t you… Or maybe stir up a pot on your galley stove…
If you’re cruising off shore, tofu is a great staple to have on board. It’s a protein that has a long self life and it can be purchased unrefrigerated, which is an added bonus. We ate it regularly onboard Solitude with Gary and Torie on the World ARC. Chinese Hot & Sour Soup, Egg Foo…
When friends come to town for the Navy-Air Force game and it coincides with the Annapolis Powerboat Show, you know there is not going to be an available table in Annapolis without a 45 minute wait. So dinner on board it is! But wrapping in a dinghy ride before dinner means the meal needs to…
