Caprese Bites

Every now and then we do the easiest of appetizers…like popcorn and bruschetta…that are so old school and obvious we often forget to make them. Sometimes we post these recipe as merely a reminder to make them. This does not even really need a recipe at all, Caprese Salad on a toothpick: 3 ingredients, 10…

Mushroom Galette

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip, that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship… When friends from California spring onto your boat sporting Gilligan and Skipper hats, you brace yourself for a fateful trip. But instead of our tiny ship getting tossed, the three…

Peas, Greens, and Andouille Stew

One of the challenges of food blogging is how to select the photo that makes the food look best empirically vs. the photo that makes it look genuine in the context of your own reality (and, if you are remotely calibrated to your readership, their own).  I am going to be abruptly honest here: 2019 has…

Garithas Me Feta (Baked Shrimp with Feta)

This is one of my favorite Greek dishes, and I have LOTS of them! It is a lighter version of the traditional Baked Prawns with Feta, by using all fresh ingredients. And it is super quick and easy, especially if you have a cast iron pan. From the burner to the oven, you’re good to go. Like…

Chicken Pot Pie

It’s that time of year when hearty comfort food reigns. Pot roasts and potatoes, gravy, casseroles, roast chicken. And with these meals comes the classic “leftovers” dish…pot pie. No galley chef likes to keep leftovers in the ice box for too long. Stored food gets banged around, tipped over, leaks, and ultimately falls to the…