Who has time to cook when the mountains are calling? We’ve been back in Steamboat for most of December and January to get our fill of family and snow. We’ll head back to the boat in Jacksonville, FL at the end of January. Eggplant Parmesan Stacks are an easy meal when we’re having too much…
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Sesame Garbanzo Pitas
Sesame Garbanzo Pitas Sometimes you need an easy, make-ahead meal that can be eaten with your hands. Whether you are feeding crew on the boat or a picnic with friends, these Mediterranean inspired pitas will do the trick. Everything can be prepared the day before if you’re pressed for time. Simply combine the dressing ingredients in…
Feta and Spinach Quinoa Patties
Lots of time…but not for cooking You might be thinking that living on a sailboat, anchored in the Bahamas, there would be nothing but free time. Time to relax. Time to read. Time to cook. I’m not going to lie…I do have a lot more personal time without the responsibility of a job, but I…
Vegetable Thai Curry in a Hurry
I’ll Bet You’re Famished You never know when you are going to need a meal in a hurry. When we were docked in Marina Hemingway near Havana, Cuba, reporters from our hometown newspaper stopped by. Steamboat Pilot reporters Scott Franz and Matt Stensland were visiting Cuba for a “journalism activity”- one of the 12 categories of…
Spicy African Rice and Peanut Stew
We don’t alway get big snow in Steamboat in March. The tracks of weather that swept through Northwest Colorado in earlier months give way to blue sky, bright days and clear, chilling nights. While we await the next blanket of snow, we still look to comfort foods to feed the family and the soul. Stew…
Carrot Cashew Soup
There is snow in the forecast and I’m ready! It’s time to dig out the sweaters and gloves, put on the snow tires and start making soup. Carrot Cashew Soup is one of our family’s favorite dishes for a satisfying cold weather meal. This recipe came from the vegetarian commune where Dean lived at Ohio State, but you don’t…
Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce
In high-altitude backyard gardens, for a short period of time in August and September, you can taste the sweet, intense flavor of a locally grown vine-ripened tomato. We’ll do anything for that amazing flavor – tuck our tomatoes under a blanket on cold nights, wheel our heirloom varieties out for sun in the morning and…
Pad Thai
Whenever I have a chance to eat Asian food, I always order Pad Thai. Those delicate rice noodles with chili and lime accents deliver a light, yet complex flavor. I’ve been perfecting my Pad Thai recipe for the past several years and learned some lessons along the way. Most importantly, use fish sauce in your Pad Thai. For years…
Steamed Hard-cooked Eggs
Steaming is my new favorite method for making hard-cooked eggs at high altitude. With this method the egg yolks and whites are perfectly cooked, there is no ugly green layer on the yolks, the eggs peel quickly and best of all…it’s easy. My old method took twice as long to make because two quarts of water had…
Spinach Yogurt Dip
Plain Greek yogurt makes this version of Spinach Dip much healthier, yet every bit as tasty. The trick with this dip is to make it several hours before you plan on serving it, which will allow the flavors to snuggle a bit. Print Spinach Yogurt Dip Prep Time 15 mins Total Time 2 hrs 15…
