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…
Every farmer’s market is filled with them. And my favorite Graul’s Market has mountains of them! PEACHES everywhere!! We’ve had a number of peach recipes on Galley Pirates throughout the years…classic Pirates Peach Cobbler, my favorite Waffles with Peaches and Cream, and even my very missed co-pirate’s Grilled PBJ! Yes, that would be Grilled Peach Bourbon…
This melt-in-your mouth shortbread is a combination of two shortbread recipes. One of the recipes, Tuscan Rosemary and Pine Nut Bars, is a savory-sweet, uniquely earthy bar that our friend Kathy would bring to most every office holiday gathering. And by the looks on our faces she knew she had to bring it. This recipe…
On the hook in Pelican Bay — a remarkably beautiful 85% protected anchorage on the southeast corner of Dauphin Island at the mouth of Mobile Bay — this was supposed to be dessert at dinner our first night. But the incredibly long and harrowing passage (getting INTO a narrow-inlet barrier island anchorage in a boat…
Happy Good Friday to you! Lent is almost over (we should all have given up pandemics…) and the resurrection is upon us, so time for a warming, homey, traditional holiday recipe. Hot cross buns are typically British. A wonderful nautical bit of lore: The Widow’s Son pub in Bromley-by-Bow had a Royal Navy sailor hang…
Tough times we are in right now. The stores are cleaned out of everything….including bread. But who would have guessed, my SKIPPER would come to the rescue on SV Night Town. He spends little time in the galley, and I’m honestly ok with that. I don’t really like him nosing around in my lockers for…