Me again proselytizing about ‘cooking once eating many times’. Last time we conversed it was all about making lots of chick peas in your pressure cooker. …Same tack…different ingredient: Chicken or whatever meat turns your winch, grilled one night with enough leftovers that can be used for so many other delicious meal for the following few days. (4 chicken breasts = 1 main meal for 2 hungry sailors + enough shredded meat for 2 more meals) Today I’m in a…
How about a little Mexican-Greek fusion for supper tonight? Here is something I brought onboard this summer that I didn’t use…. Canned spinach is kind of gross (in my humble opinion). ….but when I was provisioning this summer, I thought that it might come in handy should we have nothing leafy green or veggie and couldn’t or didn’t want to tramp through a little village to find something fresh. As it turns out, it’s pretty darn good… in this recipe…
This is one of our favourites and now that I have found a very good bread option, I will definitely be adding it to my galley repertoire…. QUICK TUNA MELT makes10-12 melts Boston Brown Bread, sliced (recipe here) 1 tin tuna 1/4 cup onion, chopped 1 small jalapeno, chopped 1/4 cup sliced black olives 2-3 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp Gourmet Garden chili paste tomato slices several slices Swiss cheese Combine tuna, onion, jalapeno, olives, mayonnaise & chili paste. Scoop onto each…
Most of my more recent recipes have been in the ‘comfort food’ category, but I guess in fairness to our current -42 ° C winter conditons, who could blame me. But those freshly made stove top pitas are calling to me. I’m thinking leftover grilled chicken sandwich with a fresh salad. Cucumber Tomato Chick Pea Salad 1 cup chopped tomatoes (a variety of types & colours) 1 English cucumber chopped 1 can chickpeas 2 Tablespoons finely chopped red onion 1/2…
We don’t eat smoke meat often as we try as much as possible to avoid additives such as nitrites but when you live in a city with the reputation of THE BEST SMOKED MEAT we from time to time indulge. This was one of those days. I had just finished making a batch of Tomato Soup. And was thinking – what goes together with tomato soup but a fine grilled cheese. Like monkeys and bananas. Like salt and pepper. Like…
Sometimes we like to have a simple sandwich and soup for supper, and because we are also cutting back on animal protein, I have been compiling quite a good collection of vegetarian recipes. The following was what I prepared for our ‘meatless Monday’ meal this week… Cranberry Walnut Chickpea Salad Sandwich 1 cans (15oz) garbanzo beans (chickpeas) drained and rinsed 1/2 celery diced 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans roughly chopped 1/2…