Living full time on a sailboat in the Mediterranean for over twenty months has had it’s challenges. One major difficulty I’ve had to face is the lack of variety concerning vegetables. For the most part, you can only get tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, carrots, zucchini (corgette) and eggplant (aubergine). That means that I’ve had to[Read More]
Italian Blend
Ground beef mince and cabbage – the easiest and tastiest recipe ever!
Whenever I tell other cruisers about the meals we eat aboard Britican, they often look at me and say, ‘You use your stovetop/oven in the summer?’ Perhaps many other cruisers spend the hot months gnawing on raw veggies or eating lunchmeats and cheese but we like to eat proper hearty meals. Yes it’s hot and[Read More]
Skipper Mikes Potatoes – Undoubtedly the BEST meal for sailors
This is the story of the man who inspired one of Britican’s most loved and enjoyed meals of all time – and the special woman that cooked the meal for us (over and over again). The recipe is included so read on! Introducing Skipper Mike and my lovely cousin, Loryn Bennett Let me start first[Read More]
Victor’s Green Bean Salad Recipe
Both my mom and step-father (pictured above), Victor, are great cooks. Whenever I visit home there are a few family specialities that I always ask for. One of those special dishes is Victor’s green bean salad recipe For the past 25 years I’ve relied on Victor to make the salad. Never did I consider doing[Read More]