Recipes and daily menus from the CCGS Jean Goodwill
We escorted a ship into Charlottetown on Sunday. It has been a long time since I was in this harbour. I have visited by land, but not on the water. We will wait outside the harbour for the night, then provide an escort once the …
We are on the move, we passed the northern tip of Cape Breton just before midnight. We are heading toward the Northumberland Strait for an escort. After that, we will probably be back on standby. Lunch Mushroom Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Baked Ham …
We have finished our maintenance and are due to be operational again. There is no ice to speak of, so we are back to Search and Rescue standby.
For lunch we have an Indian meal. One of the items is Butter Chicken which has turned out to be very popular with the crew
Lunch
Haddock Chowder
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Butter Chicken
Beef Curry
Curry Potatoes with Pecans
Chana Saag
Onion Pakora
Fresh Nan Bread
Chicken Tenders and Fries
Dinner
Haddock Chowder
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Beef and Bean Burrito
Fresh fried Corn Chips
Guacamole
Pico de Gallo (fresh salsa)
Pan Fried Trout
Mashed Potatoes
Roast Cauliflower
We are in the midst of our scheduled 2 day maintenance plan, so my regularly scheduled Friday Fish and Chip menu is scrapped. Instead we are doing a beef dip, I slow roasted a piece of beef of 16 hours, when I slice it, it …
We have to improvise a bit today. Our galley power is shut down today while they do some maintenance. Lunch will be off the BBQ, with some salads. Friday will also be limited, but Saturday we should be back in operation. I may be a …
This is the midpoint of our hitch, after lunch we will have more time behind us than we have in front.
We will be tied up in Sydney by Wednesday noon. We have a couple of days of scheduled maintenance to do. After that, we are back to business.
Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Hungarian Goulash
Fresh Sliced Pork Belly
Perogies
Mashed Potatoes
Green Peas
Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Baked Haddock topped with Butter Toasted Panko Breadcrumbs
Herb Roasted Chicken
Rice Pilaf
Garlic Zucchini
We are back to the Sydney area, after a bit of a rough day yesterday. Lunch Squash and Coconut Milk Stew Choice of Salads and Crudité Chicken Satay Pad Thai Satay Sauce Poached Salmon Potatoes Sautéed Green Beans with Almonds Dinner Squash and Coconut Milk …
I am a bit late getting this posted. We went for a little trip and we lost service for a bit. It was a bit rough this morning Lunch Turkey Rice Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Philly Steak Sandwich Chicken Alfredo Buttered Penne Noodles …
We are jogging along off the northern tip of Cape Breton. There is snow on the hills in the distance making it look very wintery. The seas are calm, so the ship isn’t rolling making for easy working conditions
Today is Turkey day, with dressing. gravy, cranberries mashed potatoes and veg. For those that don’t want to weigh themselves down with all that there is a 3 bean chili and chicken flautas.
Lunch
Tom Yum Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Roast Turkey
with dressing, gravy, freshly made cranberry sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Carrots and Turnips
3 bean chili
Chicken Flautas
Dinner
Tom Yum Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Roast Pork
Shepherd’s Pie
Mashed Potatoes
Cauliflower
We had a bit of wind and rain yesterday, but hopefully today will be better. Our menu today is a Chinese meal for lunch and Burgers for dinner. As well as the posted menu, there is always the possibility of unadvertised specials Lunch Tomato Spinach …
We are still in Sydney, we moved but only a couple hundred meters down the dock. We are supposed to be in Halifax next week, but as always things can change. Lunch Mushroom Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Breaded Haddock Beef Rendang French Fries …
We are back tied up in Sydney. It has been a cold day, -8 to -10c all day. Unless things change (always a possibility) we are here for a few days.
On our menu today, we have Stromboli. Stromboli is similar to calzone, stromboli is longer, almost like a pizza strudel.
Lunch
Curry Carrot Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Grilled Striploin Steak
Stromboli with pepperoni, salami, and ham
Fried Onions and Fried Mushrooms
Roast Potatoes
Brussel Sprouts with cheese sauce
Dinner
Curry Carrot Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Chicken Pot Pie
Fish Tacos
Potatoes
Buttered Corn
At a time like this, most of us that go to sea are thinking of the Villa de Pitanxo. the Spanish ship that went down off the coast of Newfoundland. We are now back in Sydney Harbour, we left Ingonish just after noon. We are …
We are laying off Ingonish, we can almost see the Keltic Lodge, but the snow is pretty heavy at times. Lunch Vegetable Beef Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Chicken Shawarma Beef Kofta Falafel Tabbouleh Salad Lemon Roast Potatoes Dinner Vegetable Beef Soup Choice of …
Happy Valentines Day. We are once again headed toward Sydney to be on SAR standby.
On today’s menu I have Cuban sandwich. It is made with ham, roast pork, swiss cheese pickle and mustard. Although it is called a Cuban sandwich it is believed to have originated in Florida, possibly among the Cuban community there.
Lunch
Pea Soup
Choice of salads and Crudité
Chicken Parmigiana
Cuban Sandwich
Mushroom Risotto
Roast Cauliflower
Fries
Buttered Fettuccini
Dinner
Pea Soup
Choice of salads and Crudité
Swiss Steak
Sweet and Sour Pork
Mashed Potatoes
Steamed Rice
Stir Fried Vegetables
Like most of the recipes I post, this is popular with the crew and I have been asked for my recipe several times. I have not gotten around to writing it down before now. For those who asked, here it is. This chicken and rice …
This is our first Sunday of the hitch, we are settling into the routine and things are starting to smooth out. We have been to Halifax, got fuel, and now we are on Search and Rescue duty to the west of Halifax. Lunch Thai Chicken …
This another thing I am really fond of. The ribs have just enough marbling to add flavor and tenderness. I like these served with mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
Beef Short Ribs
1 large onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, smashed
1 tbsp tomato paste
1/2 cup red wine
1 cup beef stock
1 tbsp cornstarch
Recipe
1. Sear the short ribs in a hot pan with a bit of oil, salt and cracked black pepper. Just brown until the ribs have a nice brown color, turn and brown the other side. Remove from the pan and place in a slow cooker or
2. Without cleaning the pan, add the onions and garlic. Fry the onions until they start to brown. Add the tomato paste and cook until it starts to darken. Add the red wine to deglaze the pan.
3. Remove the onions and wine and add to the ribs. Pour the beef stock in the cooker. Cover and cook for 1 hour.
4. When the ribs are cooked, remove the liquid and place in a small pan. Bring to a low simmer, add a bit of water to the cornstarch to make a slurry. Remove the beef liquid from the heat and add the cornstarch slurry. (remove from the heat so it doesn’t cook too fast and cause lumps) place back on the heat until it starts to thicken. Add the thickened sauce back to the ribs.
Taste for salt and serve with mashed potatoes
We have let go the lines and are proceeding to Halifax. The ocean is behaving, so we are sailing along smoothly. We are just in Halifax for a short time before we are back out to sea. We have a few favorites on todays menu, …
It is our first Friday. Friday is always Fish and Chip day for me. I try to stay away from the fryer, but battered fish on Friday is a standard feature of my menus. Although I accidently made homemade onion rings yesterday, I had craving, …
I am back on the Jean Goodwill for another hitch. It was good to have time off, but I am not quite ready for retirement yet.
I haven’t been posting much lately, but I have not been cooking much either. We are currently sitting alongside in Sydney Harbour. Our current task is SAR (Search and Rescue) and ice breaking, but there is no ice to break.
I will be back to regularly posting our daily menus and some recipes when I come across something I haven’t done in a while. Or if I get requests
Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Slow Roasted Beef Striploin
Bratwurst Sausage and Sauerkraut
Butter Roast Potatoes
Glazed Carrots and Turnip
Gravy
Mushroom Ragout
Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Roast Pork
Smashed Baby Red Potatoes
Diced Squash
Chicken Stir Fry
Fried Rice
Fried Chinese Potstickers
Peanut Sauce
