Category: Cuisine (Page 1 of 2)

½ pound pasta of choice, cooked and cooled
2 cups rotisserie chicken, chilled and shredded
3 scallions, chopped
4 asparagus spears, chopped (or any other vegetable – onion, bell pepper, etc)
¼ cup sesame oil
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp brown rice vinegar
2 tbsp water
½ cup peanut butter
¼ sesame seeds
1 tsp garlic, grated
1 tsp ginger, grated
1 lime, juiced

Combine all but the first two ingredients into a loose sauce. If too thick, add more water till desired consistency is obtained. Mix with chicken and vegetables and noodles. Serve chilled.

1 cup dry barley, cooked till tender and cooled
1 can tuna, drained
½ cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped
½ cup olives, chopped
1 cup artichoke hearts, chopped
1 can chickpeas, drained
1 cup feta, crumbled
½ cup Italian dressing (more to taste)

Mix everything well and serve chilled or lukewarm. Can also be made with leftover rotisserie chicken.

Note: this recipe is a loose modification of one that the von Hoffmann family has been making for years, so full credit to them!

4 flour tortillas
4 corn tortillas, toasted both sides in a skillet or over open flame
½ cup refried beans (black if you can find)
4 eggs, whipped
1 cup cheese
1 cup ham or bacon, chopped
1 cup potatoes, diced and sautéed
Ketchup or hot sauce as desired

Smear the flour tortilla with refried beans and place in a skillet over medium heat. Top with corn tortilla, meat, cheese & potatoes, Drizzle with eggs, cover and cook till eggs set (might be needed to flip if eggs not cooking fast enough and tortilla browning too quickly). Wrap into burrito form and finish cooking till as brown as you like it – serve with ketchup (Lawrence – the more the better) or Lyle (hot sauce all the way).

• 1 kielbasa link, cut into ½ inch slices
• 2 onions, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 bag dried pesto tortellini (Trader Joes)
• 1 cup parmesan
• ¼ cup olive oil

In a dutch oven over medium high heat, cook the kielbasa till brown. Remove with slotted spoon, leaving drippings behind. Add onion to pot and cook till partially carmelized, ~15 minutes (add water as needed to prevent burning). Add red pepper and cook another 5 minutes. Remove and add to kielbasa.

Fill dutch oven with water and bring to a boil. Cook pasta till al dene (~11 minutes) and drain. Combine pasta, kielbasa, onion and pepper. Add parmesan and olive oil and mix. Serve immediately.

Note: you can add whatever other vegetables you have available. I like roasted broccoli or spinach as an addition when on hand.

2 chicken thighs
½ onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped (or 12 baby carrots)
1 tbsp sherry (optional)
½ bag Trader Joes 10 minute farro or barley
1 lemon, juiced
1 tbsp dried parsley
2 tbsp heavy cream (optional)
2 tbsp parmesan

Bring a pot to medium heat and saute the chicken. Once skin is brown, peel it off and cook both sides till crisp, continuing to cook chicken thoroughly, ~10 minutes. Set chicken and skin aside, leaving chicken fat in pot.

Lower the temperature to medium low, add onion and carrots to fat and cook till soft and lightly brown. Add sherry to deglaze and cook till mostly evaporated. Add the farro or barley and stir to coat with oil thoroughly. Add parsley.

Add water to cover ingredients in pot. Shred chicken off bone and add chicken and bones to broth. Simmer for an hour. (Trick on boat: bring to boil, turn heat off, leave on burner 20 minutes, repeat. Saves propane).

Add lemon juice and heavy cream and stir to mix. Serve immediately with chicken cracklings and parmesan.

Note: Most chicken noodle soups call for celery but celery wilts fast so I never had it on board. By all means, use it if you have it, it definitely adds flavor.

Another note: you can use pretty much any grain or noodle you like here. Originally this was a solid chicken noodle soup recipe but I do like the grains better because they have more of a texture and flavor, but use whatever you have on hand or like.  Trader Joes has little bags that cook up very quickly.

And another note: I freely admit this soup would taste better if I had made a broth the day before with entire chicken carcasses simmering away for a day. It’s simply not an option on the boat, but I think this version tastes damn good given the compromises I’ve had to make. Enjoy!

And yet another note:  yes, I have sherry on board, a small bottle can last a year for just flavoring here and there and takes up no room on board.

And a final note: I love making this a few days after I bake bread or focaccia. Stale toasted bread makes awesome croutons for this soup.

*Note: this recipe is half the normal recipe as boat ovens are smaller and sheet pans are half the size. Simply double it if you’re baking on land.

½ tsp yeast
1 cup water
¾ cup ‘fed’ sourdough starter
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups all purpose flour or bread flour
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
Toppings optional (my preference is carmelized shallots)

Dissolve yeast in water, let rest 10 minutes.

Combine yeast mixture with sourdough starter and 1 cup AP flour. Add remaining flours, olive oil, salt and remaining water. Mix till dough is soft but not too sticky. If needed add extra flour or water to achieve desired consistency.

Smear bottom of sheet pan with olive oil. Lightly coat dough with oil, put dough in pan, cover with plastic wrap and let rest till double in size, approximately 90 minutes.

After first rise, stretch dough to fit pan. Cover again with plastic wrap, let rise 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400-450 degrees (the hotter the better).

Once ready to bake, drizzle olive oil and water over dough and spread with hands. Then poke dough all over with fingertips to create divots. Add toppings if desired (salt if nothing else). Bake 15-22 minutes, till top is lightly browned.