Several years ago, when Steve and I were on one of our motorcycle adventures around Australia, we got stuck in a little town called Mount Morgan, half way up the Queensland coast. It had started to rain a few days before and, fearing flooding, Steve decided it best to start making our way to higher…
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Galley Notes: Cheats Congee in Cruising World Magazine
Something that has been on heavy rotation in my galley these past few months has been my Cheats Congee. I say cheats because I don’t use uncooked rice and I don’t claim that it is a traditional recipe. Congee is a savoury rice porridge that is warm, and soothing, and delicious. It appears in many…
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Galley Notes: Stove Top Granola
An oldie but a goodie from 2015! Made a batch yesterday and thought that it was worth revisiting, hope it inspires you to make a batch of granola too! Love, H….&S I am a HUGE granola fan. But never of the store bought variety. I grew up eating my Mother’s homemade granola. She made it…
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Galley Notes: Pickled Pineapple
Nothing infers tropical in the culinary world like pineapple. Where do you drink Piña Coladas but on a beach? And when you put pineapple on a pizza where else could it be from but Hawaii? (FYI the “Hawaiian pizza was actually invented by a Canadian in 1962, but southern Ontario doesn’t exactly scream tropical so…)…
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Galley Notes: Roller Coasters, an Empty Fridge & Veggie Fritters
This week it feels more like we live on a roller coaster than we do a sailboat, so have been the emotional peaks and troughs. We finally made some long-term sailing plans (HIGH), only to discover a broken pressure plate in the transmission (LOW). In a strange twist of fate, Jim, a fellow sailor we…
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Galley Notes: Gluten Free, 3 Ingredient Banana Pancakes
Over the years we have had the opportunity to taste a large variety of bananas; stumpy starchy bananas, almost square ones, bananas that are not ripe until they turn brown, tiny sweet ones, red ones, green ones, bananas that are flecked orange in the centre. Just before we left the Philippines banana season was in full swing….
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Galley Notes: Quick and Easy Pasta with Bacon, Sun-dried Tomatoes & Capers
This story/recipe recently appeared in Cruising World magazine. One of our favourite quick and easy meals this pasta tastes decadent but only requires 15 minutes and a few ingredients to make. I hope it whets your appetite and maybe solves that 1800 “What the heck am I gonna make for dinner tonight?!” problem. Love, H&S…
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Galley Notes: Saucy Mocha Secrets
Our meals for the past few months have been pretty simple; rice, a salad or a few veggies sautéed quickly with some garlic and ginger, a bit of roast chicken, maybe an egg that I boiled in it’s shell along with the rice, or a few slices of tofu fried until golden. A splash of…
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Solar Cooking: Testing the Go Sun Stove and the Sun Flair Solar Oven for BWS
Think that solar cooking means one pot meals and reheating frozen meals? This is my Squid Stuffed with Saffron Rice in a Spicy Tomato Sauce. It was cooked in a solar oven. Think that solar cooking requires you to live in the tropics? Wondering if solar cooking is a pracitical cooking method? Curious about different…
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Provisioning, Passages and the Peanut Butter Princess
We are preparing for our next passage to the Philippines, which means we’ve been doing lots of schlepping of provisions. It’s not that I am worried about finding good provisions in PI, it’s just that I know there are somethings I may not be able to find. For me part of the excitement of sailing…
