The fishing gods smiled and Liz soon had a Spanish mackerel on the end of her line. But the weather gods had other ideas, raining and blowing on our plan to have a barbecue. So Liz came up with a method of cooking the catch which makes it taste Click here for full post: https://followtheboat.com/how-to-barbecue-fish-without-a-bbq/ […] More
(Fake) BBQ fish recipe Ingredients 2 (or more if you’re hungry) Spanish mackerel steaks caught by you on your boat. Cut them about an inch thick. MARINADE* 3 tbsp soy sauce 3 tbsp calamansi (or lemon) juice 2 tbsp water 1 tsp smoked paprika 2 cloves garlic Click here for full post: https://followtheboat.com/how-to-barbecue-fish-without-a-bbq-2/ Twitter: @followtheboat […] More
Wordless Wednesday is supposed to be about posting a photo(s) without any words. But, I’m a rule breaker, so here are a few words: 1 – The fridge on our sailboat is broken. Again. {Sigh} 2 – It’s hard to believe that I happily lived without a fridge on our Click here for full […] More
Wordless Wednesday is supposed to be about posting a photo(s) without any words. But, I’m a rule breaker, so here are a few words: 1 – We recently helped a friend bring his boat back from the Bahamas to Florida. He’s a keen fisherman and put his line out Click here for full post: […] More
We’re back from the Bahamas! Lots of stories and pictures to share in the coming weeks. I’ll need to get cracking and pull some blog posts together. But in the meantime, I thought I’d show you one of the things that made me smile when we were in Marsh Harbour. This plaque Click here for […] More
Wordless Wednesday is supposed to be about posting a photo(s) without any words. But, I’m a rule breaker, so here are a few words: 1 – Scott showed me the pictures from when he was helped our friend take his boat to the Bahamas earlier this month and this Click here for full post: […] More
I went provisioning with boys yesterday. It can be challenging enough to go grocery shopping with just your husband, but add in another guy, and a long list of supplies that they need to get for the boat and you might just need an extra large chocolate bar at the end Click here for full […] More
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG) is a place to share and encourage, where writers can express their doubts and concerns without appearing foolish or weak. It’s a great place to mingle with like minded people each month during IWSG day. Every month there’s an optional question which may prompt folks to share advice, insights, […] More
Returning to Totem recently provided fresh perspective on land kitchens vs boat galleys. Last night, as our dinner cooked in the oven, Jamie and I wondered to each other that it seemed to be taking a long time. Then we remembered we were trying to compare a little boat oven with the beast of […] More
Omurice – a contraction of the words ‘omelette’ and ‘rice’ (duh) is a hugely popular dish across Japan, whether cooked at home or eaten in a dedicated omurice restaurant, it seems to be among everyone’s favourites. We had it for the first time at a restaurant with friends, having been taken there specifically to try […] More