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These come to mind as I am doing things. Some, I don’t think are are anything that I have to show or tell anyone until I am showing people things and they ask what did you do there. Since I started they galleyporthole, I have …
Month: July 2021
Daily Menu, July 28
Crew change day. We should be off the ship by 11 AM, and on the plane by 2 PM. If all goes according to plan, arrival in Halifax is 6 PM local. I am taking the next hitch off, so the will not be any …
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Daily Menu, July 27
Our last full day (hopefully) for this hitch. Time to finish the final cleaning, pack our bags and get ready to go. The weather was nice once the fog burned away this morning. It got to 18 C this afternoon. I have been noticing the tides here. Just at a guess, they look to be 20 to 30 feet (7 to 9 meters)
Lunch
Tomato Chipotle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Grilled Pork Chops
Butter Panko Crusted Baked Cod
Mashed Potatoes
Fettuccini with Tomatoes
Green Peas
Gravy
Dinner
Tomato Chipotle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Chili
Chicken Pot Pie
Sweet Potatoes
Rice
Corn
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Daily Menu, July 26
We are at anchor just off the new dock in Iqualuit. This hitch is growing to a close. We only have 2 days left, then we are back home. I will post some short movies of the scenery on the Facebook page. It was a …
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Daily Menu, July 25
We arrived in Iqualuit today. The scenery was magnificent. We sailed along the the Hudson strait , then up the bay toward Iqualuit. I took pictures, but they don’t do justice. Lunch Thai Chicken Rice Soup Choice of Salads and Crudite Roast Striploin Tortellini with …
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Daily Menu, July 24
We have weighed anchor and are headed toward Iqualuit. It should take a day or two to reach our destination.
For lunch we have fresh Clams and chips to go with the coconut squash stew and a few other things. The schedule for crew change is set and now we are just counting time.
Lunch
Coconut Squash Stew
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Roast Pork Loin
Fresh Breaded Clams
Potato Wedges
Buttered Quinoa
Roast Turnips
Coleslaw
Dinner
Coconut Squash Stew
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Lemon Marinated Roast Chicken Thighs
Honey Garlic Meatballs
Rice
Butter Roast Potatoes
Sauteed Green Beans with Almonds
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Daily Menu, July 23
We are at anchor off Cape Dorset. Just waiting to be tasked with an escort job. The thing is, there is not much ice. From where we are sitting, we can not see any ice. There is none on the land that we can see …
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Daily Menu, July 22
We are in the area of Cape Dorset. Finally down to the last week. It has been a good trip, but there has not been much ice. Most of what we have seen is broken and melting. Almost nothing that would be considered pack ice …
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Daily Menu, July 21
We went for a sail today. We left the coast of northern Quebec and went north. We are now near Cape Dorset. We are in an area that has cell service and that means better internet signal. There was a walrus sighting earlier, but not much else to see. We were travelling in mostly open water.
Lunch
Tomato Florentine Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya
Mashed Potatoes
Steamed Rice
Peas and Carrots
Gravy
Dinner
Tomato Florentine Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Swiss Steak in a dark rich Onion Gravy
Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Fried Potatoes
Mushroom Risotto
Pan Roasted Squash
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Daily Menu, July 20
We are now at anchor, it is a beautiful sunny evening. From where we are sitting, we can see what looks like a glacier remnant. I will ask the Ice Observer tomorrow. Our trip is starting to wind down, we are down to single digits. …
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Daily Menu, July 19
It was a bit on the rough side, so we are staying out of the wind, just idling back and forth On the menu today we have a roast pork belly, which is just whole, uncured bacon. Perogies with a few sides to add variety. …
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Daily Menu, July 18
Yesterday we went for a little trip. We had an escort to the east, heading to Salluit. We got a chance to see a polar bear. When we were finished with the escort we jogged back to the west. We are currently sitting off Diggs island.
Lunch
Vegetable Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Roast Turkey
Octoberfest Sausage
Carrots / Turnips / Dressing / Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Dinner
Vegetable Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Pork Chops
Shrimp and Chicken in Leek Cream Sauce
Buttered Egg Noodles
Potatoes
Cauliflower
Gravy
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Daily Menu, July 17
We are still sitting at Anchor in Ivujivik. It blew fairly hard all day. The ice has all blown out of the bay. At this point we are not sure when we leave. Lunch Pea Soup Choice of Salads and Crudite Butter Chicken Mater Aloo …
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Daily Menu, July 16
We are still at anchor. Weather has been nice. I took a walk around the outer decks of the ship this evening wearing shorts. There are no large pieces of ice, but lots of small pieces drifting around us.
Lunch
Chicken and Leek Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Battered Haddock
Macaroni and Hamburger Casserole
French Fries
Zucchini Pancakes
Mixed Vegetables
Dinner
Chicken and Leek Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Char Siu Pork
Cheddar Smoked Sausage
Sauerkraut
Potatoes
Fried Noodles with Peanut Sauce
Stir Fried Broccoli
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Daily Menu, July 15
We are still at anchor this morning. It is still and beautiful. The landscape is stark, rocky and mostly barren, but very scenic. There is still snow and ice in places on land, but just in shaded hollows and crevices that the sun does not …
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Daily Menu, July 14
We are back at Ivujivik escorting another ship. It was a beautiful day, so the spatchcock cornish game hen was cooked on the grill outside. The pork for tomorrow’s pulled pork sandwich was in the smoker at 8 am. It was taken out of the …
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Daily Menu, July 13
We are heading toward Rankin Inlet, on the western side of Hudson Bay. No icebergs, but there is a bit of loose bits floating about.
Lunch
Curry Lentil Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Ham Steak and Pineapple rings
Chicken Gumbo
Steamed Rice
Potato and Cheddar Casserole
Rice
Brown Sugar Glazed Turnip and Apples
Dinner
Curry Lentil Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Pepper Beef
Traditional French Canadian Tortierre
Mashed Potatoes
Chunky Corned Beef Hash
Mashed Potatoes
Sautéed Green Beans and Almonds
Snow Peas
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Daily Menu, July 12
Heading toward Ivujivik for another escort. We have leg of lamb on the menu. I marinated it in lemon, garlic and onions overnight. At 7am, I turned the BBQ on high and brought it to 750F. I place the lamb on the hot grill until …
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Daily Menu, July 11
We left Akulivik heading north toward the top of Hudson bay. Connections are still very spotty. Second Sunday done and moving along. For the meals today we have an old school Corned beef and cabbage as the big meal of the day. Lunch Mushroom Soup …
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Cream Cheese Pastry
This is a tender soft crisp pastry that is good for appetizers or finger foods. It is too soft for larger items, but for things like miniature stuffed croissants it is good. The recipe came from an old Chatelaine book of recipes. Probably from the late 60’s. The recipe called for the dough to be rolled flat and cut into triangles, at the widest part of the triangle it said to place a small portion to mashed sardines and mustard. I have never used the sardine idea, but the pastry works fine.
CREAM CHEESE PASTRY
8 oz cream cheese
8 oz butter
12 oz flour
Directions
- Mix butter and cream cheese
- Cut in flour
- Roll to 1/8 inch thickness
- Cut to appropriate shape
- Bake at 375
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Daily Menu, July 10
We are currently sitting outside Akulivik, on the eastern side of Hudson Bay waiting for a freighter to finish offloading cargo. Our satellite signal has been hit and miss. I hope to get some recipes up soon. Lunch Curry Squash Soup Choice of Salads and …
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Daily Menu, July 9
We are in Hudson Bay escorting ships. The ice island we passed yesterday was 3.5 kilometers long. Since then we have just been in open water with pieces of pan ice, nothing exciting. Lunch Chicken Rice Soup Choice of Salads and Crudite Battered Haddock Grilled …
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Daily Menu, July 8
On Thursday we passed along a piece of Ice that was a couple miles long. The picture posted here was just the tip of it. We are steaming toward Hudson Bay to escort some vessels.
Lunch
Tomato Basil Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
BBQ Striploin Steak
Impossible Burger
Tortellini Primavera
Baked Potatoes with bacon, sour cream and grated cheddar
Caramelized onions
Fried Mushrooms
Dinner
Tomato Basil Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Pork Tocino
Fish Tacos on flour or corn tortilla
with fresh made Pico de Gallo/ Mango Salsa /Guacamole
Mexican Fried Rice
Sweet Corn Niblett’s
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Daily Menu, July 7
Still heading north. Steaming along in open water, nothing near us except for an occasional iceberg. Most of them are on the smaller size. The weather has turned cooler, you can see your breath when you are outside. The night shift tells me that it …
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Daily Menu, July 6
I watched an iceberg fall apart today. That was very neat, not a sight you see very often.
Internet connections will be intermittent for a while. I will post whenever able.
Lunch
Ham and Pea Soup Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Chicken Shawarma
Beef Kofta
Falafel /Tabbouleh
Beef Fatayer/ Spinach and Cheese Fatayer
Chicken Strips
French Fries
Carrots
Dinner
Ham and Pea Soup Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Beef Pot Roast
Crispy Baked Codfish
Roast Root Vegetables
Gravy
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Daily Menu, July 5
We passed our first iceberg to last evening. We are progressing up the Labrador coast. Weather is beautiful today 18 F and sunny. Lunch Spicy Thai Vegetable Soup Choice of Salads and Crudite Pan Fried Haddock Crispy Pork in Orange Sauce Vegetable Fried Rice Fried …
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Daily Menu, July 4
We should be through the Strait of Belle Isle early today. We may lose signal for a while. I will post whenever I get a chance. In the meantime, the seas have been very calm. Most of yesterday the water was like glass, not a …
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RASPBERRY VINEGAR POACHED PEARS
RASPBERRY VINEGAR POACHED PEARS
4 pears
2 oz butter
6 oz brown sugar
6 oz red wine
4 oz raspberry vinegar
4oz water
1 tsp corn starch
Directions
- Peel the pears and with a melon baller remove the core. Cut in half
- Melt 1 oz butter in a frying pan. Place pears in the pan , heat until starting to brown
- Add red wine, sugar and water, simmer until pears are soft. Continue simmering until liquid is reduced by half.
- Stir in raspberry vinegar,return to simmer. Remove pears from liquid
- Make a slurry with the corn starch and add to the to the liquid.
- Add the remaining butter and return pears to pan
Serve with white chocolate mousse, or creme chantilly
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Pollo con Fideo
Chicken with spaghetti. I once worked with some Spanish cooks who did this dish a few times. They would use chicken wings as the chicken component. I don’t know if that is traditional, or just easier because they were already cut. I use whole chicken, …
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Daily Menu, July 3
So far the weather is good. Rolling just enough to sleep well. Like a baby in a cradle. We should be near the Strait of Belle Isle late today. Hopefully we will see some icebergs on our trip north. Lunch, Vegetable Barley Soup Choice of …
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Bacon and Mushroom Beef Rouladen
This is my version of Beef rouladen. Beef rouladen is a German dish that usually has pickle rolled in the center. It is my understanding that if bacon is added, it is on the inside, not wrapping the beef.
BEEF ROULADEN
Beef cut into 3 in. x 5 in. pieces
Bacon slices
Portobello mushrooms
Red wine
Diced Onion
Salt
Pepper
Beef stock
- Season beef with salt, pepper and red wine. Place beef between plastic wrap and beat until 1/4 inch thick
- Clean mushrooms and cut in strips. Place on beef and roll up
- Wrap with a slice of bacon. Use a toothpick to hold in place.
- Brown in a frying pan ,when the rouladen are browned toss the diced onions in the pan and sauté
- When the onions are cooked through deglaze the pan with an ounce of red wine, then add 12 oz beef stock
- Place the rouladen and the stock from the pan in a casserole dish
- Bake for 1 hour. Drain liquid and thicken to make a sauce.
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Daily Menu, July 2
We have left the harbor so all is good. Today’s menu is the standard fish and chips for lunch. Pretty much the only thing I do on a regular schedule. For dinner we have a dish called Pollo con Fidio, it is basically chicken and …
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WHITE CHOCOLATE YOGURT MOUSSE
This is a light and not an overly sweet dessert. WHITE CHOCOLATE YOGURT MOUSSE 8 oz white chocolate 8 oz plain yogurt 8 oz whipping cream Directions Melt white chocolate over a double boiler. When melted remove from the heat and stir in the yogurt …
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Daily Menu, July 1
Our first full day of this hitch. We are scheduled to let the lines go today to do a compass check. If all goes well we will head north soon.
On the menu today for lunch, we have a mushroom stew and a roast of beef that has been in the oven 18 hours, Dinner we have spaghetti with a choice of meat or vegetable sauce and a pork stir fry.
LUNCH.
Cock-a-leekie Soup
Choice of Salads and crudité
Slow Roasted Beef Prime Rib
Curry Chicken and Vegetables
Portobello Mushroom Ragout
Roast Potatoes
Roasted Root Vegetables
Steamed Rice
DINNER
Cock-a-leekie Soup
Choice of Salads and crudité
Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
or Vegetable Pomodoro Sauce
Pork Stir Fry
Rice