Shanks for the Memories
Sailing and sailboats were not a part of my upbringing. In 1963, at the age of 11, I moved with my family to a small farm we leased in western …
Tag: Cooking
Party Gras
Every year around mid-February I get a jones for jambalaya. The dish, not the song. This need is triggered by the barrage of news and promotions about New Orleans and …
Cioppino – Seafood Unchained
Every once in a while I get a hankering for a dish of mixed seafood. Sometimes linguini-based frutti di mare ends up on our plates, other times that mouth-watering French …
Bananas and Boats
There is a wide-spread superstition that bananas should never be allowed on boats. The history behind this is somewhat vague especially when trying to determine whether it applies to all …