Recipes and daily menus from the CCGS Jean Goodwill
Another day alongside. We have a few favorite on the menu today. The Char Siu Pork is one of my favorites, Chicken fried steak is always popular (even though there will be confused people when they find out that it is beef), and lasagna is …
Monday. That means we are down to single digits, nine more wake-ups left this hitch. Lunch Chicken leek Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Baked Ham Pan Fried Cod. Macaroni and Cheese Creamed Corn Dinner Chicken leek Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Beef Tapa …
Happy Fathers Day to all Fathers.
There is not much to tell about our day to day, scheduled maintenance is happening all over the ship, and will continue for a while.
Lunch
Butternut Squash Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Grilled Lamb Chops with a Balsamic Glaze
Mashed Potatoes
Rice Pilaf
Carrot and Turnip
Dinner
Butternut Squash Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Szechuan Shrimp
Chicken Tetrazzini
Jasmine Rice
Buttered Pasta
Another weekend is here for those of you who don’t have to work. Lunch Spicy Thai Chicken Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Maple Glazed Salmon Beef Fajitas Sweet Potato Fries Steamed Whole Potatoes Broccoli Spears Dinner Spicy Thai Chicken Soup Choice of Salads and …
It is Friday again, that means it is fish and chip day for us. I try not to use the fryer, but sometimes it is necessary. It is quiet here, but the work is getting done on the ship. Lunch Fish Chowder Choice of Salads …
It was another nice day. The one good thing about being at the dock, is being able to go for a walk in the evening.
Lunch
Onion Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Beef Rendang
Baked Chicken
Potatoes
Rice
Green Peas
Dinner
Onion Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Roast Pork
Fish Tacos
Fresh Salsa / Guacamole
Mashed Potatoes
Carrots
Gravy
We have reached the mid point of the hitch. Two weeks remaining before I can get back to the golf course. The forecast is for fine weather, so I plan on doing steak on the BBQ for lunch. My friend Gord made it back after …
I should have my friend Gord back with me today. He has been off for a week with covid. He has tested negative and is feeling better. Lunch Tomato Tortellini Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Baked Cod Bratwurst Sausage Perogies with Caramelized Onions, Bacon, …
This will be a light day, at least by my standards. Our water is shut down for tank cleaning, so most of our work is prepared ahead.
Lunch
Honey Ginger Soup
Salads and Crudité
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Deli Style Coleslaw
Breaded Shrimp
Ham and Cheese stuffed Buns
Potato Salad
Pasta Salad
Dinner
Honey Ginger Soup
Salads and Crudité
Lemon Grilled Chicken Breast
BBQ Pork Chops
Mashed Potatoes
Grilled Vegetables
It was a very nice day yesterday. There were many sailboats out in the basin enjoying a beautiful Saturday Today being Sunday, we are having a Turkey dinner. That should make for a drowsy afternoon Lunch Seafood Chowder Choice of Salads and Crudité Roast Turkey …
Another weekend is here. Two more Saturdays to go this hitch, hopefully the rest of the hitch goes as well as the first few days. I believe I have made my decision. approximately 1 year from now I am going to retire. That will give …
It is another fish Friday. It was a wet day this morning, but it turned into a beautiful day.
Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Battered Haddock
Beef and Caramelized Onion Sub
Scallop and Asparagus Risotto
French Fries
Roasted Butternut Squash
Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Chili con Carne
Quesadillas
Mexican Fried Rice
Fresh Fried Tortilla Chips
Guacamole / Pico de Gallo
Pork Tenderloin stuffed with Asparagus and Goat Cheese
Baby Roast Potatoes
Pan Seared Zucchini
Gravy
This was a wet and foggy day, there was not much to see out of my porthole. If one has to be at work, this was a good day for it. Lunch Tom Yum Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Slow Roasted Beef Striploin Penne …
A few days late, but I am back to work on the Jean Goodwill for another hitch. It looks like we won’t be sailing as we are going a routine maintenance program. Lunch Curried Sweet Potato Soup Chef’s Choice of Salads and Crudité Butter Chicken …
CREW CHANGE DAY
This the last day at work for 28. I only prepare the lunch meal, dinner will be prepared by the person that relieves me.
Lunch
Spicy Thai Chicken Rice Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Slice Turkey Breast
Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Rice
Gravy
Green Peas
Dinner
To be Determined
The last full day is here. If the weather cooperates, there will be golf in my near future The BBQ shrimp recipe is not BBQ. It is a creamy garlic shrimp. I have the recipe under Seafood if anyone is curious Lunch Squash and Coconut …
Just a couple more mornings left. About 8 am Sunday morning we passed by Maughers Beach. Maughers Beach is located on McNabs Island at the mouth of Halifax Harbour. Once you pass that you know you are home. https://www.nslps.com/about-ns-lighthouses/lighthouse-lists?c=maugher-beach-lighthouse Lunch Spicy Thai Chicken Soup Choice …
This is the last Sunday of the hitch, we only have a few days left. We should be be in port sometime today. It is time to clean up, take stores, then head home on Wednesday.
Lunch
Vegetable Barley Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Roast Turkey
Bratwurst Sausage
Macaroni and Cheese
Mashed Potatoes
Peas and Carrots
Dressing
Gravy
Dinner
Vegetable Barley Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Donairs
Jerk Chicken
Jamaican Rice and Peas
Roast Baby Red Potatoes
Pan Roasted Vegetables
Early Friday morning we were traveling along the west coast of Newfoundland. There is still snow on the hills (mountains), the sun was shining on them really showing the contours of the terrain. We passed by Wreckhouse and headed across the Cabot Strait. Our ETA …
We were relieved of our ice breaking duties. The Jean Goodwill is now headed toward Halifax. Estimated time of arrival is Sunday morning. This is our last Fish and Chip Friday this hitch, the time is winding down. Lunch Sweet Potato Ginger Soup Choice of …
Wednesday the task was to break the ice in Baie Saint-Augustin. It was close quarters getting to the inner bay. If anyone is interested, I will post the link to Ship Tracker to show our route today. The task Thursday is to return to escort the ferry between St Barbe and Blanc Sablon
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Lunch
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Slow Roasted Beef Striploin
Sausage and Feta Pasta
Baked Potatoes
Roasted Root Vegetables
Gravy
Dinner
Chicken Noodle Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Apple Roasted Pork Loin
Chicken Rendang
Vegetable Stir Fry
Fried Noodles with Peanut Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
The last week of the hitch is here. We are currently south of yesterdays position to break some ice for an escort, then back to our previous position to escort the ferry again. Then we may be headed back to our home base in Halifax. …
We are still in the Strait of Belle Isle escorting the ferry. We may be in the area for a few days as there is quite a bit of ice here. Lunch Ham and Pea Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Toasted Pizza Subs Pan …
We are back in the ice. We are sitting off St Bart, Newfoundland. The ferry needs an icebreaking escort for a few days.
This hitch is down to single digits, only 9 more wake-ups. The time has went well, but it is always good to get home.
Lunch
Portobello Mushroom Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Fried Pork Belly
Perogies with caramelized onions, cheese and sour cream
Pan Fried Cod Loins
Roasted Butternut Squash
Smashed Baby Red Potatoes
Dinner
Portobello Mushroom Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Shepherd’s Pie
Lemon Chicken
Couscous
Sweet Potato Wedges
Zucchini with Garlic and Sundried Tomatoes
Shrimp and Asparagus Risotto
Overnight we sailed toward the Sydney area, after lingering off the end of Cape Breton for a few hours, we started to northward toward the strait of Belle Isle on a mission to break ice for a ferry. Sometime in the next few day we …
We made it to Mulgrave. It was a bit bumpy on the way here. Not bad, but enough to ruin some peoples sleep. We are here for Friday, then we are off on another mission. The hitch has passed the halfway point, it is all …
The Jean Goodwill has left Sydney. Our current destination is Mulgrave. I am not sure when we are supposed to get there, but we have stores scheduled for Friday. Our scheduled task continues to be Search and Rescue, so we could be called away at any moment.
Lunch
Tomato Tortellini Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Grilled Striploin Steak
Chicken with sautéed peppers in a Garlic Cream with Penne Rigate
Jacket Roast Potatoes
Caramelized Onions
Balsamic Glazed Brussel Sprouts
Gravy
Dinner
Tomato Tortellini Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Honey Garlic Ribs
Fried Rice
Crispy Fried Chicken Strips
Strip Fried Vegetables
Potato Wedges
Lunch Potsticker Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Slow Roasted Beef Sirloin Fish Taco with Fresh Chunky Guacamole and Pico de Gallo Butter Roasted Potatoes Roast Squash Gravy Dinner Potsticker Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Roast Pork Cabbage Roll Casserole Cullen Skink Mashed Potatoes …
We are heading toward Sydney, the ship should arrive sometime Tuesday morning. The trip is moving along, there have been a couple minor calls but thankfully nothing more serious than a boat broken down and needed a tow. Lunch Turkey Rice Soup Choice of Salads …
Lunch
Steak and Potato Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
Battered Shrimp
Sweet Potato Fries
Stir Fried Vegetable Medley
Focaccia
Dinner
Steak and Potato Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Chicken and Peppers
Roast Potatoes
Buttered Green Beans with Almonds
Happy Easter. We are still north of Shippagan. We are going to leave here around 7 am. Heading toward Sydney, we have to change some crew Wednesday. Lunch Seafood Chowder Choice of Salads and Crudité Roast Turkey Octoberfest Sausage and Sauerkraut Mashed Potatoes Roast Turnips …
We dropped our tow early, very early on the 15th. We jogged alone slowly and dropped anchor somewhere north of Shippagan, New Brunswick Lunch Vegetable Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Southern Fried Chicken Salmon garnished with Buttered Leeks Mashed Potatoes Brown Rice Roasted Cauliflower …
It was a nice day of sailing, yesterday, smooth and hardly a ripple on the water. We had to go get a fishing boat that lost power. We took him under tow about 5pm, I am not sure when we let go. I was asleep.
Today is another Fish and chip day, we also have pollo con fidio, that is chicken stewed with peppers, onion, and garlic, when the chicken is cooked, add uncooked spaghetti to the pot. The noodles absorb the flavor of the chicken stock making it very tasty.
Lunch
Onion Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Battered Cod
Pollo con Fidio
Sautéed Zucchini
French Fries
Gravy
Dinner
Onion Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Pepperoni and Cheese Stromboli
Beef Rendang
Basmati Rice
Steamed Broccoli
We made it to Cape Breton Wednesday morning. We dropped anchor and stayed there most of the day enjoying the view of the snowcapped hills. Later in the day we were tasked to go to Newfoundland to cover a search and rescue duties. Lunch Chicken …
This finishes up our first week. The seas have been smooth so far. We can hope they stay that way, I don’t mind rough weather, but my legs are not as stable as they once were. We did not stay in Shelburne long. We are …
It was a very nice day yesterday. We dropped anchor in Shelburne Harbour. We stayed there for the day, then picked up about 7 pm. I don’t know what our plan is, and I am too lazy to go find out.
We have old maritime favorites on the menu for dinner, fishcakes and beans with brown brown is as traditional fare as it can get.
Lunch is not quite so traditional. Southern US pulled pork and Filipino beef tapa are our main courses. As usual it is a varied menu. I am lucky because the crew is accepting of most of the dishes we present.
Lunch
Tomato Tarragon Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Pulled Pork on a Bun
Beef Tapa
Butter Roast Potatoes
Steamed Broccoli with Cheese Sauce
Jasmine Rice
Deli style Cole Slaw
Dinner
Tomato Tarragon Soup
Choice of Salads and Crudité
Fishcakes
Baked Beans with Bacon
Crispy Chicken Sandwiches
Fries
Warm Oatmeal Brown Bread
We let go and are at sea. Jogging along slowly, and rolling slightly makes for a good sleep. Lunch Pea Soup Choice of Salads and Crudité Butter Chicken Bratwurst Sausage Braised Cabbage Boiled Potatoes Rice Fresh Nan Bread Dinner Pea Soup Choice of Salads and …
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 …
Crew change day . Back to work for another 28 days. The Chief Cook signing off will have lunch prepared, so I am only responsible for dinner. If you see anything on our menu over the next 28 days that you would like the recipe for, let me know and I will try to help you out.
Dinner
BBQ Chicken
Haddock, oven poached in milk
Butter mashed potatoes
Green Beans, pan fried with almonds
Brown Rice
And probably an unadvertised special.
