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Take your tastebuds on a tour from Morocco to Libya, Egypt to Tunisia with this amazing dish. Traditional North African food draws inspiration from the culinary traditions of Europe, Africa, and the Arab Middle East. From the rich tagines of Morocco to the harissa-spiced dishes of Tunisia, the sea-meets-desert cuisine offers of wealth of hearty, comforting, and complex meals worth getting to know. Serves 2 Ingredients   4 x 75g mackerel fillets with skin on 2 tbs plain flour 1 tsp smoked paprika 2 tbs extra-virgin olive oil 1 orange - zest and juice 1 -2 tbs of Berbers Spice (1 is mild, 2 is hot) recipe can be found in spice blends on Our Galley-Dreamtimesail blog. 1 large dollop of honey 3 tbs slivered almonds toasted 1 tsp coriander seeds toasted fresh coriander to serve Side dish 1 1/2 cup mixed quinoa 4 tbs dried cranberries  1 can drained and washed chickpeas 1 can drained green beans 1/4 tsp cinnamon  Pinch nutmeg Pinch cloves Let’s get Cooking  Toast the almon...

An Easy Focaccia Bread, is delicious alternative to bread, a pizza type dough topped with olive oil, salt and fresh rosemary then baked to perfection.   Ingredients  FOR THE DOUGH 1/2 tsp honey 1 cup water (lukewarm) 1 tsp yeast 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour  1 tsp salt 1 tbs olive oil FOR THE TOPPING 1 tbs coarse salt 2-3 tbs olive oil 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (leaves removed) or any mix of Italian dried herbs. Optional you can also add olives, sun dried tomatoes or any extras you may desire to make your own signature focaccia. Let’s get Cooking  In a small bowl add the honey and warm water (stir to combine) then sprinkle the yeast on top. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes and then stir to combine. In a large bowl whisk together the flour and salt, make a well in the middle and add the yeast mixture and the olive oil, mix until almost combined then move to a lightly floured flat surface and knead until dough becomes smooth and elastic, form it into a ball. P...

This is a great recipe to use up the last of your fresh fish, for lunch, dinner or when guests drop over. They are quick easy and as long as you have fish the pantry handles the rest of the ingredients.  You don’t need to deep fry to make terrific Fish Tacos. You just need a really great taco spice ! A seriously delicious way to serve up white fish fillets, this recipe can be cooked on the BBQ or stove. Either way, they’re healthy, fresh and bursting with serious taco goodness! Ingredients  2 tbs of olive oil 1 can of diced tomatoes 1 can of corn kernels  1 can of 5 bean mix 4 tbs of taco spice mix - mix in 2 and taste you may want to go easy on the spice, we love it hot! Spice Blends 600g of white firm fish - like mackerel  2 tbs of jalapeño diced Extra jalapeño for serving 2 limes cut into wedges 8 soft taco shells An optional sauce 3/4 cup sour cream (or yogurt ) 2 - 3 tbs sriracha   Let’s get Cooking  Heat the oil in a heavy based pan. Place fish i...

This easy scone recipe only requires 3 ingredients; self raising flour, cream and lemonade – that’s it! Better still, these scones are so good that you will never make scones the hard way again Serves: Makes one large scone disc. You can cut it into as many as you wish or make individual scones with a cutter.  Ingredients 3 cups (450g) of self raising flour sifted 1 cup of thickened cream / I use canned on the boat 1 cup of lemonade (l use soda stream) 2 tbs of milk  Let’s get Cooking  Preheat oven to 200 °C  Place flour in a large mixing bowl. Add cream and lemonade and mix to combine. Turn the mixture out onto a well-floured board or silicon mat and knead with until smooth and silky (mixture is very sticky initially don’t add to much extra flour see notes). Use your hand to flatten the scone dough out to about 2 -3 cm (1 inch) thick let rest for 5 minutes. Then cut into rounds with floured scone cutter or score with a knife quite deeply to make wedges. I love to cu...

Do you love granola? Me, too! Today, I’m sharing my “basic” granola recipe, which is also the best granola recipe. Granted, I’m partial, but it really is the best and I use that term sparingly.   Granola is one of the most expensive packaged staple foods and it’s much more economical to make it at home. By using a range of spices, natural sweeteners, nuts, seeds and dried fruit, you can create endless variations of homemade granola and never get bored. Once you try homemade granola, you won’t go back to store-bought granola. It’s so much better! Plus, homemade granola is super easy to make. You’ll only need one bowl and some basic pantry ingredients. Ready to make some?   Serves four, buy in bulk at your Bulk Food Source shops and you will save a bundle of sailing kitty. I usually make three times this quantity. Ingredients   1/2 cup each of the following Macadamias   Pecans Walnuts Sunflower seeds   Pumpkin seeds 2   tbs of the foll...

Makes 6  Ingredients  1 jar Pasta Sauce - you can use the leftover for a dipping sauce I used the olive oil, basil and garlic flavour  2 pre rolled frozen puff pastry (thawed) cut into 5 cm strips  Salami rounds 15 slices 5 1/2 rounds per Rose  dried or fresh basil for sprinkling   Optional extra fillings  2 small tomatoes sliced very thin and then cut in half  1/2 cup mixed Italian cheeses finely shredded   Let’s get Cooking  Preheat oven to 200 degrees.  Take the pastry strips and lay one out at a time.  Brush on a layer of the Pasta Sauce onto one side of the pastry.  Add a layer of the 1/2 rounds of salami (5) overlapping with 1/2 of the rounds protruding from the top edge of the pastry.  Sprinkle with herbs.  If using optional ingredients Add a layer of the shredded cheese.  On top of that add a layer of the sliced tomatoes and sprinkle with basil.  Fold up the bottom edge of the pastr...

SOLD OUT Last weekend Karen presented at the annual Women Who Sail Conference “Gathering on the Bay”. This latest book is all about enjoying great food while making galley life easier afloat. It comes down to clever meal planning and once the art is mastered you will save, time, money and a whole lot of frustration. It will also help you eat a delicious, healthy, balanced diet. Your crew will stop viewing meal times onboard as passage rations and instead enjoy "Delicious Food Afloat".  Delicious Food Afloat features breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks all easy recipes for the Galley  Whether it is a month long passage or a weekend away or coping with a busy lifestyle at home, the tips and recipes Karen shares in her latest book will help you to enjoy, rather than dread your time in the kitchen. "Delicious Food Afloat" encourages the reader to forward plan their food with great choices for all the conditions without compromising on quality...