Spices to Go

If I’m going on a delivery, chartering, or racing long distance offshore and I’m responsible for the cooking, here’s one of the tricks I use. Buying spices can be expensive, and if you are on the boat for just one week, it can be wasteful too. So what I do is use a “pill dispenser” to bring some spices along

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Eggs in the Bag

Eggs in the Bag I think the Girl Scouts started this one. At least they are aware of it somehow. I’ve done it on several boat trips and I’ve been asked to post it here. I learned about it years ago from some sailing article. It is kinda neat. This is cooking your scrambled eggs in a Ziploc bag that

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Those two recipes

• GREEK SAILOR BOYS • 1 ½ cup seeded cucumber, cube/chop• 1 cup Ranch Dressing• ¾ Cup Feta cheese• Garlic powder, pepper• Chopped lettuce• 1 lb Sliced roast beef• 4 WrapsMix first four ingredients in bowl. In wrap add beef, lettuce and spoon in sauce. Wrap up and serve with fresh fruit or chips. ==================================================================================================== SRIMP CREOLE (Not misspelled, this

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Feeding the offshore crew

Feeding the offshore racing or delivery crew. Imagine tossing a chicken carcass into a cage of hungry wolves, I think that’s a good idea of what feeding time looks like on a lot of offshore racers and delivery boats. As cook, on a sea going racer, you need not worry about comparisons to the finer restaurants in town. The ingredients

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