Recipes from Spray

There's a gale blowin' outside so Riggs and I are still in the well-protected Town Creek anchorage at Beaufort NC. Good ATT access here so why not another blog entry. While buddy Dave was aboard I did most of the cooking and he did most of the dishwashing. Dave seemed to enjoy what I cooked so I thought I'd share some dishes. I claim that Spray has 'some of the comforts of home' which includes a 3-burner propane stove but we also live just a few notches above camping standards, so you should compare these recipes to a standard such as Dinty Moore canned stew.

Root veg. medley : This falls into the category of 'one-pot-wonders' which is an asset when the cook is also the dishwasher.

-Put frying pan on heat and pour in ~ 1/4 cup olive oil.

-Cut up a potato and put chunks in hot oil. Cover.

-Cut up a couple carrots and add to pan. Cover.

-Cut up an onion and add to pan. Cover.

-Cut up some garlic and add to pan. Cover.

-Think of something else to add such as broccoli pieces or canned beet chunks. Add those and cover.

- Stir things now and then and serve when everything is cooked.

Bill's beautiful beans: Also a one pot wonder.

- Put frying pan on heat and pour in a splash of olive oil.

- Cut up an onion and add to pan. Cover.

- While onions cook open 2 cans of beans. Beans must be of different colors such as:

- Kidneys and cannelinis

- Baked and black

- you get the idea

- Pour beans into pan. Cover.

- If either can of beans has flavoring (chile, tomato, etc.) you are done when things are hot. Otherwise add some spices - whatever you have,

- After serving and consuming, ventilate boat.

Pasta with enhanced red sauce :

- Select ~ 8 oz of pasta (Spag. or Penne or whatever) and cook in boiling water.

- Put frying pan on heat and pour in a splash of olive oil.

- Cut up an onion and add to pan. Cover.

- When onion is mostly cooked add some red sauce from a jar.

- Open a tin of tuna (I use solid albacore in water), pour liquid onto Rigg's supper, and add tuna to sauce. Use fork to bust up tuna chunks.

- Serve sauce over cooked pasta.

(This meal can be cooked with one pot. Email me for details.)

Fritata ala Spray : (Dave didn't get to sample this as we had no eggs)

- Put frying pan on low heat and pour in ~ 1/4 cup olive oil.

- Slowly saute some cut-up onions, garlic, red peppers, mushrooms, etc. (go for some color). Cover pan.

- Crack 6 eggs into a bowl and whip them up with a fork.

- When vegs are soft pour in eggs and cook slowly with cover on pan.

- If you have broiler, put uncovered pan under broiler when almost all cooked, otherwise just finish cooking in covered pan.

If any reader comes to cruise on Spray, this is the type of gourmet cuisine that can be expected.