Galley Wench Tales

Exploring the world through the people we meet
and the food they eat.

“Ground Hog Day” Ends on Day 33! Hallelujah!

Yesterday, after 33 days with a dead diesel engine (click here for more about what happened), it finally ROARED back to life.  Today, at long last, we head Northwest.What was the problem?  Wayne summarized it on Cruiser’s Forum (click here for that – look on...

Eating Oxtails in the Rain

Oxtails, from the Solid Gold roach coach.“What’s that?” my longtime best friend Anna asked about the unidentified object in her soup.“A heart,” Dad answered.Dad’s home-made soups were hearty and flavorful, due in part to his unwillingness to waste flavorful pieces and...

No, DON’T Wanna Imagine That!

No this is not our boat, but it’s wrecked near our emergency anchorage justoff — rather than literally ON Water Island.  It’s a potent reminder our emergencyanchorage could’ve been a lot worse.Like Despair.com’s “Cure for Hope” demotivational posters...

Another “New” US Food Favorite Abroad

Ziyad and other Middle Eastern products at Pueblo.The year was 1966; the place South side Chicago, in a small retail outlet; Ziyad Brothers (then Syrian Bakery & Grocery Inc) humbly began peddling fresh-baked pita bread and Middle Eastern eats.Fast forward 47...

Defrosting? InvoluntarySpring Cleaning

Just a few of the contents of the fridge.  Note the red step stoolis still required for me to reach the fridge bottom.Something was rotten on Journey; more than our engine failure which is still keeping us tethered just off Water Island (click here for...