Crew’s Mess: Coconut Custard Pie
Crew’s Mess: by Capt. John Wampler One of the yachts I manage on a monthly basis is a 70-foot Hatteras. When the owners arrive, I work to teach them …
Capt. John Wampler
Capt. John Wampler has worked on yachts big and small for more than 25 years. He’s created a repertoire of quick, tasty meals for crew to prepare for themselves to give the chef a break. Contact him through www.yachtaide.com.Author Archives
Crew’s Mess: Jalapeno Pepper Jelly
Crew’s Mess: by Capt. John Wampler More than a millennium ago, the only form of food preservation was by drying, salting or brining. It wasn’t until …
Crew’s Mess: Chicken and Bocconcini Caprese Salad
Crew’s Mess: by Capt. John Wampler Here is a recipe that I like to use for a flavorful alternative to greens. I like to double the amount of cheese …
Baked Lemony Snickers
By Capt. John Wampler I cannot remember the last time I had the holidays off. November and December typically finds me happily in the warm Bahamas or …
Turkey Pot Pie recipe
It’s hard to believe that the holidays are once again upon us. It seemed like only a few months ago I was making Holiday Ham Balls and Christmas cookies. As …
The silly side of French toast
Sometimes working outside the box brings great rewards. Take, for instance, using a breakfast cereal as an ingredient for French toast. According to a humorous …
Crew Mess: Kalua Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Early in my maritime career, I served as an engineer in the U.S. Coast Guard. One of my duty stations was aboard a 378-foot cutter based in Honolulu. We would …
Cucumber and Rotini Pasta Salad
The dog days of summer have little to do with an old hound dog lazing in the shade of a cypress tree, or a song by Florence + The Machine. The phase comes from …
Key Lime Pie
Key limes are a different variety of citrus to the Persian lime we normally find in the grocery store. Key limes have a more complex, citrusy and slightly …
Ensalada de Jicama con Naranja y Sandia
One of the terrific things about working out of South Florida is the cultural influences from around the world; paella from Spain, Cuban style picadillo, …
