Easter just happened to fall on my skipper’s birthday this year, first time ever. And all he wanted was to attend Easter service at St. Mary’s then head across Spa Creek Bridge, hop on the boat and go for an afternoon sail with friends and family. Since his favorite Carrot Cake has already been featured…
A trifle makes a spectacular presentation on any Easter buffet. But even this Galley Pirate, who typically puts form over function, doesn’t have that large glass pedestaled trifle bowl onboard. Not on a sailboat, no siree. That said, I’d love to hear from any Galley Pirate who does! But most sailors do have large plastic…
I am always looking for good dessert options that require neither complex equipment (there are actually some times when good old-fashioned winch-arm-power and manual beaters do not replace a stand-up or otherwise electric mixer) or a freezer (soooooo many good ice cream/sorbet/granita recipes!) — and these fit the bill. They aren’t like the blondies you…
* with “New World” Screech Rum Sauce! A few years ago one of our very favorite followers, Mil York, sent us an autographed copy of this remarkable cookbook, “For Maids Who Brew and Bake, Rare and Excellent Recipes from 17th Century Newfoundland,” by Sheilah Roberts. (Second Edition!) Mil grew up in Newfoundland and she has…
Happy High-Seas Holidays from your Galley Pirates! Caroline and Kristin got in the holiday spirit this weekend by baking the obligatory Christmas cut-out cookies. But do we do ANYTHING the obligatory way? ARRRRR, no! So nautical cookie cutters it was, and Captain Peter’s grandmother’s Dutch butter cookie recipe.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Time to deck the decks, set holly in your drip rails, a tree in your cockpit and lights up your mast. Annapolis Parade of Lights will get under way on Saturday so this Galley Pirate needs to get cooking! We’ll be sharing some holiday treats in the…
These absurdly delicious no-bake, almost fudge like cookie bars originate from a Canadian city on Vancouver Island, but this weekend aboard Upward Wing I made them decidedly Cajun by adding them as a “second verse” of a local joke. As it’s told, as a hurricane was approaching the bayou country* one Cajun turned to the…
Mmmmmm…moist carrot cake with cream cheese frosting in a conveniently single-serving-sized (though the equivalent of three regular cupcakes) mini-bundt! I made these for Easter, and particularly to share with marina neighbors — hence the perhaps excessive carrot-themed presentation. But these would be delicious any time. Throw some toasted coconut on top of the frosting instead…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from your Galley Pirates! We hope you enjoyed yesterday’s lamb stew as much as we did. Our guests aboard included two teenagers with whose eating habits I was unfamiliar, and I was concerned they might suffer through the stew only upon orders from their parents, so I decided a consolation prize…
If you like coconut and occasionally experience URGENT cravings for a fresh, warm, homemade cookie that require sating in “slice-n-bake” timeframe or less, then this is your recipe. A handful of ingredients — most of which you probably have, and which are easy to keep on the shelf for just such emergencies — and about…