How To Cook On A Boat: More Tips!

The picture is, of course, me relaxing on the deck while the staff prepares my dinner. That's what life on a yacht is like!

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by Joanne Camas
on 03/23/11 at 05:00 PM



Yesterday Epi member Linda Tait, who lives on a boat, shared her tiny galley with us, plus tips for cooking and storing food at sea. Today she tells us about Mexican ingredients she's grown to love and recipes she's picked up on her travels.

Do you have to plan your grocery shopping very carefully?

That depends on what we're doing for the season. If we're in a marina, like now, we have access to just about anything within an easy walk. Old habits die hard, though, so I still tend to "provision" the boat to a degree. I can - and have - planned, bought, and stored all our requirements for a six-month period, although the fresh stuff was only two months' worth. It takes careful planning and massive lists.

We have been in large cities like Mazatlan or Puerto Vallarta that have great grocery stores to tiny fishing villages were the "store" is a spare room in someone's home. A lot of the Baja area has nothing, so we head out prepared to be without access for weeks at a time.

Any tricks you want to share?

I have a food sealer that I wouldn't be without. When we find meat that we like, we buy it. My 1-cubic-foot freezer will hold a lot if it's packed and frozen properly, although we can't make ice cubes until we've eaten a few meals. And a pressure cooker is terrific, since it cuts the time down so much, meaning less propane used and less time standing in a hot galley.

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