When I was a kid my Mom used to, very rarely, buy a pint of fresh oysters in their liquor, to make the most memorable rich oyster stew. I’ve never made it myself but I can close my eyes and still bring back the sensory memories of how it tasted.. all buttery and creamy. From our feast of Steamed Garlic Leek Mussels, I had a cup of mussels and 2 cups of the broth leftover. The broth was already rich…
Last spring I posted #3 of my 44 Classic French Meals You Need to Try Before You Die Moules à la Merinère or French Sailors’ Mussels. We don’t enjoy then often enough but it really is one of the easiest one pot meals ever, not to mention delicious and elegant… What to do with some fresh herbs and a leek?…. STEAMED GARLIC, LEEK MUSSELS 4 lbs of mussels 1 leek, white part sliced 4-6 cloves garlic, slices 1 cup good…
Sounds fancy but it’s not. Snails are not everyone’s cup of tea but one little can easily feeds two of us and it’s not expensive …and yes I brought two cans onboard with us this summer The first was for a very good Snails Tapas (recipe here). The second can was of course my contingency. One is good then two must be better. So here is the second in my series of End of Season Galley Clean Out Recipes… …just a…
OK… Now this one I am really pleased with… An inexpensive can of snails, some Spanish ham, roasted tomatoes, A little garlic & onion, spicy paprika… Toasted Tuscan bread.. A sacrificed splash of wine… …equals… a really good and super easy one pan meal. SNAIL TAPAS …here’s what I used… 2 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped 1/3 cup chopped onion Serrano ham, about 1/2-2/3 cup chopped 1 can snails, drained 1 can fire-roasted tomatoes smoked paprika chopped parsley to…
Now that I have perfected my basic Risotto on a Boat and since I have some shrimp in the cooler and a beautiful bouquet of basil begging to be used… (a little boat alliteration) …and to give the barbecue(er) a break. …and since this rainy thunder stormy day has cooled things off I can afford to heat up the cabin a bit… LEMON, BASIL, & PASTIS INFUSED SHRIMP RISOTTO (refer back to my Risotto on a Boat for quatities and…
Now you get to see first hand what I’ve been telling you about our little galley. Because of some modifications, things are easier to access even though my actual work space hasn’t changed. Moving the cooler to port side has proven to be a real plus. (Captain Francois’ winter project) I created this blog at the end of our first boating season last year to help me ease into our far too long Canadian winter. My first post was one…
ASIAN FISH & SHRIMP BURGERS 2 filets white fish 1 cup medium shrimp (approximately 10) 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 garlic clove, grated 1 egg Gomachio (see link) 1 cup Panko , divided 3 tbsp Japanese vinaigrette (see Galley Kat Note below) 1 tbsp grated ginger 1 green onion, chopped sea salt & pepper to taste coconut oil for frying Chop fish and shrimp into fine pieces. Mix with remaining ingredients, reserving 3/4 cup of Panko Form into 4…
Here is another easy pasta dish, packed full of flavour. Spring peas and sweet peppers… Succulent shrimp… …with a handful of fresh herbs, greens and a healthy splash of lemon…. ONE PAN SHRIMP & GREENS with PASTA Pasta (I used Asian Green Tea Noodles) 1 generous tbsp coconut oil 1/2 chopped onion 2 garlic cloves, chopped white wine to deglaze 1 cup sliced sweet peppers 1/2 cup fresh or frozen peas Shrimp, about 16 medium Juice…
Just a few simple ingredients… …some colourful veggies… PASTA with R.E.D. CLAM SAUCE 2-3 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 small onion,chopped 1 leek, white only, chopped 1 red pepper, seeded & chopped 1 orange pepper, seeded & chopped 1 Serrano chili, chopped (for less spicy remove seeds) Sea salt & pepper 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme 1/2 cup good red wine 4 plum tomatoes, chopped 4 tbsp *tomato paste (see Galley Kat…
I can’t get enough grilled scallops. They take so little time to cook and the simplest of seasonings make them melt-in-your-mouth delicious… ….a little spice, a little citrus… …a little butter, a little coconut oil… oh so simple… oh so good… GRILLED SCALLOPS with MANGO SALSA 2 servings for salsa… 1 ripe mango, peeled and chopped 1 avocado, chopped 1 serrano chili, minced juice and rind of 1 lime 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 1/2 cup chopped parsley or…