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…
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…
Chowders seem to have lost popularity these days. It may be due to our new healthy eating habits. Most chowders tend to be heavy with cream and thickened with flour. Not this Corn Chowder. It’s packed with vegetables that sweeten the soup naturally, and flavored with a bit of bacon that gives it a smokey…
Every sailor, every cook, every mom…has that go-to soup you can throw together in one pot with very little effort. This is just that soup. It’s great for cruising because the cheese tortellinis are dried and the vegetables can be fresh, frozen or canned. You can do a variety of things to this soup by…
We’re done with the holidays. Are we ready to be carried away to somewhere…like this….. ? For the next two weeks Galley Pirates’ headspace will be in the Bahamas. This week showcasing Conch Chowder and next week we’re offing up mouth-watering Bahamian Mac & Cheese. We’re approaching 2025 with paradise on our minds. Join us!
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…