Crew Mess
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.…
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 herbal flavor…
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, empanadas from Venezuela and the…
Grilled tequila lime chicken with black bean and corn salad
For the past three months, I have been captain on a 98-foot Destiny cruising in the Bahamas. There are some terrific grocers in Nassau and Port Lucaya. The third best…
Sugar-Dipped Butter Cookies
I am sitting at Valentine’s Resort at Harbour Island, Bahamas with owner and guests aboard a 98-foot motor yacht, when the boss asks me to make something sweet. This sugar…
Rump Roast with Dark Rum Sauce satisfies crew
Back in my salad days of sailboats in the Caribbean, I did a stint at an all-inclusive resort on Martinique as a sailing instructor. Working in the French West Indies…
Kiss Me I’m Irish Chocolate-Mint Pie
St. Patrick’s Day is not a legal holiday in the United States, but it is still widely recognized and observed throughout the country as a celebration of Irish and Irish-American…
Ham Hocks and Beans
During the holidays, we served a couple of glazed and smoked hams. After carving the ham, I wrap up the ham hocks and put them in the freezer. Once I…
Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies with Maple Cinnamon Glaze
Provisioning for a recent trip out of Camden, Maine, the local market had bacon brownies in the bakery. At a county fair, I found a vendor selling bacon strips dipped…
