Food that can be eaten standing up at a cocktail party, on the rail in a race, hot for dinner or cold for lunch – that is what we are on about. Continue reading “Burnt onion pie”
Beef meatballs with preserved lemon!
These are so nom nom. You can hand them up the #railmeat cold in a dog bowl, or gently reheat on the stove if you have time. A sophisticated stand up cocktail snack on a WAGS race, or a fabulous midweek dinner at home! Continue reading “Beef meatballs with preserved lemon!”
Canned beans, the easiest and classiest side dish ever!
Just arrived at the marina after a long day at work? Got a piece of steak or salmon and need something to put next to it? Or just got home from work, way to late to care, but don’t want take out? Cheap. Easy. Delicious. Continue reading “Canned beans, the easiest and classiest side dish ever!”
Zucchini and Prune “Bread”
I love a good bread. I mean cake. Well, bread-cake. For breakfast or morning/afternoon tea. Freeze the leftovers in one serve slices, defrost and pass them up to the #railmeat. This is classic Sunday night baking-for-through-the-week-work-meals or weekend racing! Continue reading “Zucchini and Prune “Bread””
Cocktail Hour #2
Sea Breeze. Regardless of the fact this cocktail has a nautical name, it is a refreshing long drink to have in warm weather. According to Wikipedia, this cocktail has taken on various forms since its beginnings in the 1920s, but is known today as consisting of vodka, cranberry juice and grapefruit juice. Continue reading “Cocktail Hour #2”
Cocktail hour #1
On a hot summers day, what’s better than a refreshing cocktail? There’ll be a few recipes on the site from time to time – just search for cocktail and you’ll be sure to find them.
This one doesn’t seem to have a name, but regardless, it is delicious. Rum and tonic. Preferably spiced rum such as Sailor Jerry’s. And to finish it off, a squeeze of lime. Continue reading “Cocktail hour #1”
Pop’s Date Loaf
My grandfather was a really good cook; always homestyle; always delicious. When I did my first solo trip to Lord Howe Island, he sent me packing with two Date Loaves, frozen, wrapped in foil. Continue reading “Pop’s Date Loaf”
Not-so-boiled boiled eggs!
These are pretty much the same as boiled eggs, but not as you know it! I saw a post on FaceBook about ‘boiling’ eggs in the oven and couldn’t believe it would work, so I looked it up. I found it on Family Fresh Meals and thought it could be a handy method to use on water, when a saucepan of boiling water can be a liability due to the movement of the boat. Continue reading “Not-so-boiled boiled eggs!”
Too Impetuous Lamb Shanks
Too Impetuous (2I) is Robyn and Rudy’s Holland 42. Representing Australia in the Admirals Cup in 1984, this yacht is part of Australian yachting history. Continue reading “Too Impetuous Lamb Shanks”
Rail meat Quiches
The more I write these recipes, the more I see in common with our busy shore-based lives and what we eat on the yacht. As Lucas is either at concerts or on-air, and half my working hours are spent driving, there are a few things that direct the way we organise food Continue reading “Rail meat Quiches”
