Dreamtime Sail - Our Galley

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...

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...

OK, so cooking when you're anchored up in a quiet secluded bay somewhere watching the sun set is a different prospect to trying to cook when bashing to windward on an ocean crossing. Get creative with passage foods for those long passages. Passage food doesn't need to be bland create Indian, Asian and Moroccan dinners, like easy beef rendang, teriyaki salmon or slow cooked lamb risotto. With some forward planning the right utensils and quick and easy cooking solutions, stops you from spending long periods of time in the Galley. Passage making is tiring so take the time to prepare early. Through much trial and error, we've figured out what needs to be done before leaving, how to prepare, and what to do during the trip to make eating healthy simple and easy. In this blog we will be looking at main meals. The more you can prepare prior to leaving the better. You never quite know what the weather conditions will throw at you. So having even your snacks prepa...