Crispy Tofu Coconut Curry

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…

Puerto Rican Pastelón

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…

Dauphinoise (Potatoes au Gratin)

Here in Maryland the transition of seasons—summer into fall—is traditionally marked by the opening of the Annapolis Boat Shows: two back-to-back weekends, one for powerboats and one for sailboats. Ask any local and they will agree. This change of seasons also ushers in the return of comfort food; and don’t we love that! High on…

Baked Cod Provençal

This recipe takes me back to Marché Provençal in Antibes. We were staying in a friend’s little condo in Vieil Antibes and I was dying to cook dinner using fresh produce from the farmer’s market, a short walk away. So I picked up a beautiful white cod filet, leeks, tomatoes and garlic. With a few…

Celery Cucumber Salad with White Beans & Feta

If you’ve been asked to bring “the salad” for your next gathering, this is the salad to bring. I’ve never received so many requests for a recipe. It was a huge hit at our marina’s Beer Friday! The beauty of this salad is that there is nothing, aside from a few mint leaves, that will…

Jerusalem Kodafa

They say the sense of smell can evoke memories that your conscious is not even aware of. Take a whiff of something you haven’t smelled in years…in decades…and suddenly you are in that place, that time. Maybe you’re not even sure where it is, but it most certainly isn’t your present place and state of…