Recipes and daily menus from the CCGS Jean Goodwill
We are done to our final week. It has been busy, so the time moved along quickly. The weather has been great, so my porthole has been open almost every day. There has been sailboats on the water every day this week. We have one …
LUNCH Fish Chowder Choice of Salads and Crudité Roast Pork Grilled Salmon Mashed Potatoes Roast Turnips and Apples DINNER Fish Chowder Choice of Salads and Crudité Butter Chicken Swiss Steak Potato Wedges Jasmine Rice Mixed Vegetables CCGS Earl Grey Fish Chowder Salads Roast Pork Meat …
It was a beautiful day. I had my porthole open all day. Sailboats were out in the basin, and I saw a couple kayaks going by.
On today’s menu we have breaded pork steak, which is the same as country fried pork steak, or pork schnitzel, Hunters chicken (cacciatore), tortierre, and Szechuan Shrimp. It looks like I am all over the map on this one.
We will be back to feeding our friends on the Earl Grey today.
LUNCH
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Breaded Pork Steak
Chicken Cacciatore
Baked Egg Noodles with Tomatoes, Feta and Olives
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans Amandine
DINNER
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Tortierre
Szechuan Shrimp
Butter Roast Baby Red Potatoes
Jasmine Rice
Vegetables
CCGS EARL GREY
LUNCH
Chicken Noodle Soup
Salads
Chicken Stew
Traditional Fishcakes
Baked Beans
Pasta Primavera
Green Beans with Almonds
Fresh Oatmeal Bread rolls
The bad news was, as part of our scheduled maintenance program, we had no power yesterday. The good news is they got they finished early and we have power today. Because we were unsure of having power, we will not be feeding our neighbors on …
It is Friday, not that it matters here. The only day that really count are crew change days. The day we board is our Monday, and the day we leave is our Friday. Our weeks are 28 days long. Lunch Beef Barley Soup Choice of …
It is another day of just being tied up. We should be ready to go by the end of the hitch. Work seems to be proceeding close to on schedule.
I am firing up the smoker to do a couple pork shoulders. They will become pulled pork for dinner. The roast striploin went in the oven at 5 pm, November 3rd. It will come out at 11 am, November 4th. That is 18 hours in the oven. The temperature is set at 132F. About 10 am I will have to check the temperature and put part of it in at a high temp, for the people who like it a bit more well done.
Our friends on the Earl Grey are having Char Siu Pork, it should be even better than today because of the extra day marinating. They are also having sausage and sauerkraut. While the sausage are nothing to write home about the sauerkraut is. It is old school food. Done the traditional way, it is the way food should taste.
Lunch
Corn Chowder
Choice of Salad and Crudité
Slow roasted Beef Striploin
Sausage and Feta Tortellini
Butter Roast Potatoes
Root Vegetables (Carrots, parsnips, and turnips)
Gravy
Dinner
Corn Chowder
Choice of Salad and Crudité
Pork Pork
Hot Turkey Sandwich
French Fries
Green Peas
Gravy
Deli Style coleslaw
CCGS Earl Grey
Corn Chowder
Salads
Char Siu Pork
Bratwurst Sausage and Tancook Sauerkraut( https://tancooksauerkraut.wordpress.com/ )
Jacket Boiled Baby Red Potatoes
Fried Rice
Moroccan Lentil Stew.
and if they are lucky, Fried Thai noodles with Peanut sauce on the side.
We made to the halfway point. It has been a good hitch so far. On today’s menu we have egg drop soup. This is a fairly simple soup, chicken stock flavored this ginger and garlic. Thicken slightly with corn starch, then slowly drizzle beaten eggs …
Another day and another day feeding our friends on the CCGS Earl Grey. Our lunch menus will diverge again tomorrow. I don’t have a problem putting together meal for 2 ships, but I have to pay attention to my timing. It makes for a busy …
It is the first day of November. The weather was windy and wet today, but it was still mild enough that there was a sailboat on the water today.
On today’s menu our soup is Tom Kha. It is a Thai shrimp soup. Tom kha is similar to Tom Yum, the difference is the addition of coconut milk and a bit of chili.
This an edit to to the post. We have a Thai cadet on the ship this hitch. Apparently, what I made is called creamy Tom Yum, not tom kha. Tom kha is a creamy white made with evaporated milk. My soup was made with coconut milk.
LUNCH
Tom Kha Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Pan-Fried Haddock
Roast Pork
Smashed Potatoes
Brown Rice
Roasted Vegetables
Falafel
Gravy
DINNER
Tom Kha Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
BBQ Pork Chops
Butter Chicken
Rice
Roast Potatoes
Snow Peas
Happy Halloween. I hope you are all nice to your spooks tonight. I will not be posting a separate menu for the Earl Grey today. They are getting the same menu as we are here on the Jean Goodwill. LUNCH Cock-a-Leekie Soup (chicken and Leek) …
The last Saturday of October. Looking out my porthole on Friday, there were sailboats out in the basin. This is late in the year to be seeing that. They should be hauled out of the the water by now. But, maybe that is just an …
It is almost November, the weather is staying mild so far. We can hope that that temperature stays above average for a few more months.
It is Friday again that means fish and chips for lunch. It is one of the few deep fried meals that I do on a regular basis. Every once in a while we need the opportunity to eat badly.
LUNCH
Chicken and Rice Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Battered Haddock
Beef Rendang
French Fries
Basmati Rice
Mixed Vegetables
Dinner
Chicken and Rice Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Crispy Chicken Wings
Deep Dish Lasagna
Garlic Focaccia
Potato Wedges
Spicy Roast Cauliflower
The second week is starting. Being tied alongside means there is no change in scenery We are staying busy, as well as feeding our own crew, we are feeding the crew of the Earl Grey for lunch. Being busy just makes the time go quicker. …
One week in the books. Things are rolling along quite well. I will have to make Italian sausage meat for the pasta other than that it is just standard fare. LUNCH Pea Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Roast Pork Rotini with Homemade Sausage and …
We have almost got a week put in this hitch. Our maintenance is going well, according to rumors we are on schedule. On our menu today for lunch, we have a Mediterranean meal for lunch that is usually popular when we run it. For dinner there is the old standard roast chicken dinner. Not all meals have to be strange or exotic, comfort food is always a win.
LUNCH
Curry Squash Soup
An assortment of Salads and Crudité
Chicken Shawarma
Beef Kofta
Lemon Roast Potatoes
Falafel
Couscous
Pan-fried Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes
DINNER
Curry Squash Soup
An assortment of Salads and Crudité
Roast Chicken
Haddock Loins topped with Buttery, Crisp Panko Breadcrumbs
Mashed Potatoes
Mixed Peas and Carrots
Dressing
Gravy
We have completed the routine maintenance on the the electrical systems, so we are back to our regular routine. Our meals today fall into the my category of old standards, except for the maple glazed smoked salmon. I will marinate the salmon for a couple …
This is a bit late for the daily menu, but I did not find out the I was going to have power in the galley until 0830 this morning. It made for a busy morning LUNCH Spicy Thai Chicken and Rice Soup Choice of Salads …
I am starting to get back in the swing of things. My menu is roughed in for the coming week and I have started to have ideas for the next one. I have a few different dietary needs to take into consideration. Among the things to consider are lactose intolerance, celiac disease, a vegan, a person that does not eat red meat, and allergies to shellfish and pineapple. Overall that is not bad, I have had to deal with worse.
Lunch
Mushroom soup
Choice of salads and crudité
Battered Cod
Curry Chicken
Chana Saag
French Fries / Gravy
Basmati Rice
Green Peas
Dinner
Mushroom Soup
Beef Stew with fresh Biscuits on the side
Chicken Alfredo
Buttered Penne Rigate
Roasted Cauliflower
It looks like we have a couple weeks routine maintenance after the ship returned from the arctic. My view from my porthole will be towards Bedford Basin for now. Lunch Tomato and Pepper Soup Choice of Salads and Crudite Low and Slow Roasted Beef Striploin …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 penetrate fully.
Lunch
Butternut squash and coconut milk stew
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Slow Roast Beef Striploin
Spaghetti Carbonnara
Roast Potatoes
Glazed Carrot Coins
Gravy / Yorkshire Pudding
Dinner
Butternut squash and coconut milk stew
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Roasted Chicken Pieces
Plank cut Sweet Potato Fries
Steamed Rice
Pan Roasted Brussel Sprouts
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 …
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 …
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
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Corned Beef
with / cabbage / turnips / carrots / potatoes
Swedish Meatballs
Mashed Potatoes
Falafel
Dinner
Mushroom Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudite
Roast Pork
Chicken Caccaciatore
Cabbage and Lentil Casserole
Roast Potatoes
Buttered Egg Noodles
Carrots
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 …
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 …
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 gets dark after 11 and starts to get light about 2am
Lunch
Beef Barley Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Paella.
Meat Pizza, Pepperoni, Salami, Sausage, Bacon and Ham
Vegetable and Feta Pizza. cherry tomatoes, red pepper, green pepper, red onion, julienne carrot, broccoli, mushrooms and feta cheese tossed with pesto and drizzled with a balsamic reduction
BBQ Beef Pizza. Thinly sliced steak and caramelized onion with smoky bbq sauce and cheddar cheese
Spicy Ham and Pineapple Pizza. Ham and freshly cut golden pineapple with a mix of jalapeno and banana peppers
Dinner
Chicken and Dumplings
Cowboy Stew ( Beans and Wieners)
Potato Wedges
Broccoli Spears
Moroccan style Lentil and Potato Stew.
Rice
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 …
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 …
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 Salads and Crudité
Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf,
Garlic Cream Shrimp,
Mashed Potatoes
Brown Rice
Roasted Zucchini with Red Pepper
Gravy
Dinner
Vegetable Barley Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Beef Tapa
Vegetable Fried Rice
Stir Fried Snow Peas
Fish Cakes
Baked Beans with Oatmeal Brown Bread
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 …
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 …
It is that time again. Check in at noon, and we are back at it. Rumor has it we are heading north in the near future. Sure hope I still have my sea legs. It has been a while since I have been in rough weather.
Dinner.
Soup of the Day
Choice of salads and crudité
Orange glazed chicken Breasts
Haddock baked with Cherry Tomatoes and Herbs
Lemon infused Couscous
Smashed Baby Red Potatoes
Garlic Roasted Zucchini and Peppers
The last wake-up this hitch. There will not be a daily menu post until we get back 28 days from now. Already have Thursday planned, sleep late, mow the lawn, power nap, go golfing, nap. Looks like a full day. Everyone stay safe. Lunch Cream …
This is our last full day this hitch. We will be back in 28. To everyone that is following the page, there will be no menus, but I will be continuing with daily posts in between rounds of golf. Lunch Portobello Mushroom Soup Choice of …
Only 3 more mornings to wake up on the CCGS Jean Goodwill this hitch. As much as the crew is family while at work, it will be good to get home. After Wednesday, the daily menu will not be a feature for the next 28 days while I am at home. I will be continuing with the daily recipes. If anyone has any requests I will try to help you out
Lunch
Tomato Florentine Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Roast Pork.
Butter Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Basmati Rice
Buttered Pan Roasted Asparagus
Gravy
Dinner
Tomato Florentine Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Hot Beef Sandwich
Crispy Baked Haddock
Roast Potatoes
Rice Pilaf
Green Peas
Not very much exotic on today’s menu. The Szechuan Shrimp is really good. The recipe is taken from the Japanese Iron Chef TV show. It is as accurate as I can get. It is not complicated, but very tasty. I will post it once I …
Our time here is growing shorter. This will be our last Friday for this hitch. We have our regular Friday fish and chips, to go with this, a change of pace with a vegetarian dish. Dinner will be another set set of dishes that do …
The hitch is in the last week. I have the BBQ on the go for lunch and Pork Belly in the smoker for dinner. After the belly comes out of the smoker, I will rub it with brown sugar and slow roast it
Lunch
Creamy Haddock Chowder
Choice of Salads and Crudité
BBQ Grilled Striploin Steak
Portobello Mushrooms / Fried Onions
Chicken Jambalaya
Baked Potatoes
Steamed Rice
Dinner
Creamy Haddock Chowder
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Smoked Slow Roasted Pork Belly
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Broccoli
Fresh Basil Focaccia
Today we are having an Indian meal and roasted pork butt for lunch. Dinner will be Pork Satay and Pad Thai with peanut sauce. For those that like plainer type food, we have baked cod and potatoes Lunch Potato Leek Soup Choice of Salads and …
Back in the smoker today. The ribs will spend about 4 hours under smoke, before they finish in the oven Lunch Chicken Rice Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Beef Stroganoff Breaded Scallops Buttered Noodles French Fries Carrots Dinner Chicken Rice Soup Choice of Salads …
The start of another week. Congratulations to those that do not have to go to work today. We have been celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday since 1845. That’s a pretty good run for a birthday party.
Today we are having pan fried haddock, and perogies for lunch. I don’t mess with pan fried fish. I beat an egg, throw it in with my fish. Dredge the fish in seasoned flour. Fry it in a bit of oil until it turns brown, flip it and fry the other side until brown. Take it out and eat. Don’t overcook it, if it is brown it is done. Don’t do it to far ahead of time or it will get soft (because you cooked it properly and it still has moisture in it). The perogies have a bunch of fixings with them to make a fairly bland item more exciting. For dinner, I am back on the grill with the pork chops. I really like having the BBQ so close.
Lunch
Vegetable Barley Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Pan Fried Haddock
Perogies with sides of bacon, sliced sausage, caramelized onions, cheddar cheese, and sour cream
Baby Red Potatoes
Green Beans sautéed with Almonds
Dinner
Vegetable Barley Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
BBQ Pork Chops
Turkey Casserole
Mashed Potatoes
Pan Roasted Sweet Corn
Happy Turkey Day. Nothing different or strange on the menu today. I should not have anyone asking ” what is that”. But, I am used to people asking what I am cooking. Many of the things I cook are not familiar to most people. Lunch …
Good day, today for lunch we have an Egg Drop Soup. This is a simple chicken stock, lightly seasoned with ginger, soy thickened with corn starch, shreds of egg and garnished with green onion. Then we have a Mediterranean inspired meal. Lunch Egg Drop Soup …
This hitch is more than half done. We are on the 3rd fish Friday, with one more to go this time . Next hitch we should be on the way north looking for ice to break.
On today’s menu we have a Lancastershire Hot Pot. It is a baked stew,(casserole ), with meat, gravy and sliced potatoes. This was traditionally made with lamb, well, really mutton. I have substituted beef as it is generally more accepted that lamb or mutton.
Lunch
Chipotle Tomato Soup
Battered Haddock
Chicken Pot Pie
French Fries
Buttered Green Peas
Dinner
Deep Dish Lasagna
Lancastershire Hot Pot
Rice
Vegetable Medley
The picture today is the Yorkshire puddings we are having with the Slow Roasted Striploin. For dinner we have pulled pork and Trout with almond butter. Lunch Scotch Broth Choice of Salads and Crudité Slow Roasted Beef Striploin with Yorkshire Pudding Chicken Alfredo Buttered Fettuccini …
For lunch today we are having a leg of lamb off the BBQ. I will turn the heat on high, when the grill is as hot as possible , I will place the butterflied leg on the grill. When the lamb chars on one side, …
One of our choices today is etouffee. There are similarities between etouffee, gumbo and jambalaya. It seems that etouffee is thicker, gumbo is more likely a soup, that are both usually made with a brown roux. Jambalaya is has more tomatoes with the rice cooked in. But, in many cases what you call it depends on where you are from. I have served what I thought was etouffee. During meal service I had 3 people come through, literally in one after the other. The first man looked at the line and said looks like etouffee, man number 2 said that looks like a fine gumbo, the last one through asked for some of that jambalaya. All 3 were from different states and all called it a different name. I will post the recipe soon.
Lunch
Ham and Bean Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Pan Fried Haddock
Chicken Etouffee
Boiled Baby Red Potatoes
Steamed Rice
Diced Squash
Dinner
Soup of the Day
Beef Steak with Pepper sauce
Tortierre
Mashed Potatoes
Brussel Sprouts
The start of a new week, every day much the same as the next, except for the first and the last. Lunch Broccoli Soup Roast Pork Loin Honey Garlic Meatballs Mashed Potatoes Steamed Rice Roasted Cauliflower Dinner Chicken Wings with Assorted Sauces Smoked Haddock poached …
The weather is turning nicer and by the time the hitch is over, it will be time to go golfing. Lunch Thai Chicken and Rice Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Baked Ham Haddock Stew Macaroni and Cheese Scallop Potatoes Buttered Sweet Corn Dinner Soup …
Today is Chinese for lunch, I do restaurant Chinese food. I am not familiar enough to do a proper Chinese meal. But, my stuff is better than most restaurants, (even if that is just my opinion). Vegetables should be crisp and bright. If meat is coated it should be crisp, but not not heavy. If not coated the meat should be tender and flavorful.
Dinner is burgers (I will put the burger in the smoker for a short time then finish the on the BBQ) and potato skins, or a lemon marinated chicken with couscous and Moroccan vegetables.
Lunch
Curried Carrot Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Sweet and Sour Pork
Beef and Broccoli
Singapore Fried Noodles
Fried Rice
Egg Rolls
Dinner
Soup of the Day
BBQ Hamburgers
Lemon Chicken Breasts
Dressed Potato Skins
Couscous
Sliced Tomatoes/onions/pickles/
Moroccan Spiced Vegetables
