Super Bowl Treats

The first time I hosted a Super Bowl party it was 1980, the Pittsburgh Steelers were playing the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV, and Bob and I were about to become engaged. Still living at home with my parents, I invited a few friends over to watch the game and I decided to…

Garden Explosion

My Mom, Rosalie, had a wonderful cookbook, “Too Many Tomatoes…,” subtitled, “A Cookbook for When Your Garden Explodes,” by Lois Burrows. It has since gone missing, but I do remember well the Chocolate Zucchini Cake recipe that I saved and still bake when I finish spiralizing a batch of zucchini. What isn’t in this cookbook,…

Shower of Love

Just a mere forty years ago this summer was my bridal shower. My sister, Janet and best friend, Wendi, coordinated a recipe themed event at my parent’s house with my Mom’s note in the invitation, “If you wish to share your favorite recipe with the bride, bring along to the shower or just a recipe…

Summer Breezes

While on the water in the summer months we enjoyed every bit of a breeze flowing over the decks and down the hatches, rarely though were these wafts of air anything but cool. Fans aboard were a help and two strategically mounted ones in the galley did double duty cooling the chef and kept the…

Blueberry Season

Springtime in Florida heralds in blueberry season, though this year, pick your own blueberries might not be possible with a stay safe at home order. It is though, a great time to pick up big containers of locally grown berries at the grocery store at significantly lower prices than the winter months. Blueberries top the…

Lighten up the Lasagna

When it comes to Italian food, I am hard pressed to get Captain Bob to share my enthusiasm. He feels that the tummy filling sensation after a plate of pasta is not as personally satisfying as a massive steak and a mound of potatoes (neither of which he will likely be served in supersize quantities)….

Mediterranean Meal

Now that social distancing is our new norm, this first week has started off as an exciting culinary challenge. Shopping, and by no means hoarding anything beyond a BOGO for my favorite bag of coffee, yielded nothing more than my typical replenishment of fresh produce, dairy and meats & poultry. The challenge becomes what to…

Shoreside Potluck

Butternut Squash Risotto – serves 4-6 as a main course  The inspiration for this recipe originally came from a fantastic cookbook, “pressure cooking for everyone,” great for boat galleys. Our recent move ashore gave me a chance to re-tool recipe for roasting in an oven ashore; both methods avoid the need to stand over the…

Pantry Bliss

An excerpt from “Stories From My Galley” … Like many cruising chefs, my lockers stow the necessary dry goods in lock-lid containers and small baskets hold favorite oils and condiments. Crazy, yes? My spices are organized alphabetically, so if an equally crazed pirate chef were to board us, I would be hard pressed to give up…

Crepes – Not Just for Dessert

An advanced degree in Biochemistry allows me to exercise my scientific curiosity in the galley/kitchen. A crepe lover and maker for decades, an internet food/recipe search yielded an interesting savory variation of my childhood favorite. Postings of green tea crepe recipes seemed like a good place to begin, though most involved alternating layers and layers…