I frequently wonder about my ancestors, the native Americans, and other “first peoples” and picture them deciding to try eating certain things. Artichokes are high on that list. They just don’t cry out “EAT ME” and even if you’re a culinary extrovert and willing to give anything a go, they have pretty vicious thorns on…
One thing about a long-running food blog … there are only so many quintessentially Irish dishes you can make for St. Patrick’s Day year after year, particularly when you aren’t all that Irish. I’m also waging a protracted campaign to use up my winter greens before the beds need to be turned for tomatoes and…
We hope you all are well. Social distancing and self-isolation being a normal, periodic thing for sailors, the day to day of this challenge has been manageable for Upward Wing. Grocery store shelves are a bit stark, but if you shop local, you can find a breath of spring and down here on da bayou,…
Fried rice is one of my favorite dishes to turn to when you aren’t quite sure what you have the fixings to make. If you’ve got leftover rice and some kind of vegetables, plus the pantry staples, you’ve got a delicious one-bowl meal. The key is having the rice really be old and cold (you…
The crew of Upward Wing are very compatible; few sources of friction; all maritime marital bliss. I say this so that you will know I’m NOT complaining but…Captain Peter doesn’t eat eggplant. This is something I can generally live with, but not during Indian summer when eggplant, summer squash, tomatoes, herbs and peppers are…
At a loss for what to bring to the July 4th dockside party? Forget the potato salad or deviled eggs that can bring on salmonella after a few hours in the sun. Go for this easy-to-make, heat-withstanding corn salad. Or is it a relish. I don’t know. It’s just good. And healthy. With corn, tomatoes,…
This is one of my favorite side dishes, based on Ina Garten’s Barefoot in Paris recipe. I like to think it has a little more nutrition and fewer calories than Potatoes au Gratin, but with all the cream and cheese, don’t get fooled into thinking it’s diet food. It’s from South of France, not South…
My skipper just got back to the boat after a cold, wet, “sporty” race on a J22. He needed a nap, a beer and some carbs; not necessarily in that order. He didn’t seem to mind that I had a hankering for Truffle Fries today. Fries are those sides that everyone loves, but aren’t…
THIS, my maritime friends, is how the South does brunch on the hook. Tangy, juicy, late-spring, homegrown green tomatoes coated in a Parmesan crust and fried up in bacon grease, dipped in a zesty mock hollandaise sauce, with a main-course-sized side of Applewood smoked bacon. It’s like a BLT, but without that pesky lettuce, and trying…
A happy Saint Patrick’s Day to our Galley Pirates faithful! On this augustly Irish occasion we bring you a distinctively Irish dish…but with a New Orleans twist; if there’s a party to be had, our fair City will make it her own. In all honesty, it seems to me that “colcannon” is something every child has…