THE ADVENTURES OF A WAYWARD CHEF

Jimi’s guitar strums in the background, “hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?’… I inspect the bottles on the bar: tall, square, short, round, blue, red, green. I should’ve ordered the old fashioned, they make an excellent Makers Mark old fashioned at Black Bird Bistro in West Seattle (walking distance to [...]

I know, I know, I’ve been remiss in blogging – but I’m still here! Blogging seems a luxury with everything going on right now and I have to give the impression that I’m working on something other than blog all day long…
The yard has been full of energy and the yacht is abuzz as we [...]

The ships whistle sounded – one long, continuous blast and then the general alarm. Never a good way to start off the day…
I rushed to the aft deck and could see thick gray smoke billowing down the hallway and pouring out the windows. “Cookie here!”, I yelled to our chief stew and immediately began helping [...]

Amuse-bouche:Sesame Parmesan Tuille with Dungeness Crab Salad and Gazpacho Sorbet
Dinner:Slow Roasted King Salmon with Charmoula Spices and Avocado Hummus
Pork Tenderloin Crusted in Fennel Pollen and Toasted Orange Peel with a Grilled Peach and Red Pepper Salad
Basil, Tomato & Walnut Tabouleh
Raw Artichoke Salad with Arugula, Feta and Sumac-Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette
Baby Roasted Potatoes with Smoked Tomato Romesco
Dessert:Cheesecake [...]

No aroma of apoxy. No little clouds of fiberglass and paint dust fluffing up beneath our feat. No buzz of band saws, no whirring of power tools, no shimmying of sand paper. No forklifts. No painters in paper suits and respirators, no carpenters, no electricians.

Just silence. Pure and unadulterated silence.

Although we spend 5 days [...]

It’s almost 11pm and I’ve been sitting up in bed in my pj’s for the past 3-hours reading cookbooks. Mrs. and Mr. X are coming to town this weekend with friends to see the progress on the yacht and I’ll be cooking for them on Monday at the crew house.
My friends over at oneasskitchen and [...]

For all you Philistines out there that don’t yet own a Pacojet, let me tell you – the PacoJet is not merely a prohibitively expensive, jet-powered ice-cream maker, but also a highly-specialized food processing “system” that can make mousses, farces, terrines, soups, sauces, tapenades, concentrates, sorbets, ice-creams, drinks “and more”. It offers a “rewarding experience” [...]

Ok, so, I’m trying to become more technically literate with this whole blog thing – and so now, if anyone is interested, you can subscribe to my blog and receive email updates whenever I post something new! It’s as simple as clicking here – then, whenever I write something new, you’ll receive the new post [...]

BEHOLD! The PacoJet has arrived!

I washed all its parts – so it’s ready to test out!

Prepping for my first frozen treat!

Mochaccino Frozen Yogurt!

Into the freezer for 24-hours.

For posterity, let it be known that I am not responsible for purchasing that low-fat Ben & Jerry’s or the Dryers Ice-Cream.
The Level 1 Vodka though – another story…

and nowhere to go.
She’s all wrapped up and ready for her first paint job which should be happening this weekend!

But, we’ve just found out that there are more delays and we won’t be in the water until August 1st, departing Seattle in mid-September. Although the delays are a bit of a bummer, there are a [...]