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Cuckoo for Canadian Desserts: Striking Three Layers of Gold with these Homemade Bars!

 Cuckoo for Canadian Desserts: Striking Three Layers of Gold with these Homemade Bars! 665 1024 Cooking Aboard with Jill

Before Dave and I departed on our cruise to British Columbia, I had been reading about a classic Canadian dish called Nanaimo Bars.  I was…

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Saucy Shrimp on Le Conge: Our Shellfish Anticipation for Kitchen 2.0!

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Our kitchen has been closed for renovation for a while.  So, we have been making dinner on Le Conge’.  My header photo is a recent…

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Summer Sailing, Salutations, and Salads from Aboard Le Conge!

 Summer Sailing, Salutations, and Salads from Aboard Le Conge! 768 1024 Cooking Aboard with Jill

Dave and I are home from our second cruise this year with our Yacht Club.  It was a relatively easy five-hour journey across the Strait…

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We’re Catching Waves of Cheese with This Board!

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Dave and I are home from our second cruise that we did solo to three wonderful waterfront towns on and near Whidbey Island.  This is…

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Seaworthy on Le Conge’ with Seafood on Le Plate!

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Dave and I just finished our first cruise with the Port Ludlow Yacht Club.  We cruised with 6 other boats for 12 days in the…

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A Soup for Spring Chickens!

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This month I am featuring Asian Chicken and Rice Soup.  We have been using Blue Apron for years as they provide the recipe and all…

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Making a Deliciously Corny Comeback with Chili’s New Best Friend!

 Making a Deliciously Corny Comeback with Chili’s New Best Friend! 656 665 Cooking Aboard with Jill

As we all know, there are so many good recipes for chili.  The televised Chili Cookoffs back that up.  On the 27th of January 2020,…

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A Knee for Chowder & Clam’oring for the Beach

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This is another two-month newsletter.  In a week, I will be having knee replacement surgery.  Dave and I have everything lined up medically.  Based on…

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T’is the Season for Soup & Squamish

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In June of 2022, I published Easy Tortellini Mushroom Sausage Soup.  Recently I made the same soup but with chicken and mozzarella tortellini.  Instead of…

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Giving Thanks for Seven Years of Cooking Aboard!

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It is hard to believe that my food blog is now seven years old.  The first recipe I published was Clam Dip in October 2017. …

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Cookin’ & Cruisin’ while Kicken’ with Chicken!

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This is a two-month combined newsletter as Dave and I have been away from home quite a bit cruising on Le Conge’.  However, I have…

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Testing the Waters as we Noodle Toward Summer’s End!

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This month’s recipe is called Stanley’s Chinese Cold Noodle Salad.  The history is in the backstory of the recipe.  This dish is easy, colorful, crunchy…

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We’ve Got the Chops for Camp-cravers and Galley-goers Alike!

 We’ve Got the Chops for Camp-cravers and Galley-goers Alike! 828 655 Cooking Aboard with Jill

Have you heard of Steak Diane?  It is delicious and I have now made it twice for Dave.  You can also substitute your protein.  I…

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Baking Up a Sweet Start to a Summer on the Go!

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This month I am featuring Mom’s Breakfast Cookies.  The backstory is in the recipe.  These are wonderful for a quick and healthy breakfast or anytime…

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The Popover Redux: Rolling Back Batter than Ever!

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This month I have revised one of my previously published recipes.  It is Easy and Perfect Popovers.  I recently made the first recipe and found…

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Sailing in Spirit on Stuffed Boats of Zucchini!

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This month I am featuring a northern Italian dish.  I have been making this side dish for decades, as my old worn-down cookbook reminds me…

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I’m Taking My Sandwich Recipe to the Max!

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This month I am featuring a German recipe for an open-faced sandwich called Strammer Max.  The backstory is in the recipe and explains the origins. …

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There’s Nothing Half-Baked About These Potatoes!

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This month I am featuring Twice-Baked Potatoes.  This is a crowd pleaser as they end up being tasty, mashed potatoes with a crunchy skin.  They…

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