by Dana | Dec 15, 2016 | local food, Moreton Bay bugs, Oz locals, recipe
Brisbane BotanicGardens’ steamy tropical conservatory. Queensland, Australia. Local Ozzies Helene and Steve graciously brought Wayne and me there. Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, Australia.Ok, I will admit my open-mindedness at trying... by Dana | Jul 30, 2016 | Fiji food, gluten free cooking, green plantains, Kadavu Fiji, recipe
Cherubic green plantains. The flower is not a plantain flower, just for show. Banana flowers are far more dramatic.When we were given several green plantains (bananas) by villagers in Kadavu, Fiji, I felt a little conflicted. I’d... by Dana | Feb 27, 2016 | capsicum and japaleno recipe, choriso, Pearson 365 ketch sailboat. Boat maintenance and repair, recipe, whangarei grower's market, Whangarei New Zealand
Lean Mexicali Casserole – tastes like home.This 11″ x 17″ pyrex baking dish barely fits into my tiny galley oven.No sweat in the oven in our temporary apartment!New Zealand is not a place you’ll find what for me is California soul food – Mexican... by Dana | Jan 3, 2016 | Bay of Islands New Zealand, cruiser life, food, gluten free cooking, gluten free provisioning, recipe
Gluten-free bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado sammiemade with New Zealand’s excellent gluten-free Freedom bread.Yahoo! New Zealand is rife with gluten-free options not seen since we left the States, and in some ways, even better*. We’ve missed lean, spicy... by Dana | Nov 13, 2015 | gluten free cooking, gluten free provisioning, Nieafu TONGA, recipe
Gluten-free bean thread salad ingredients, all purchased inVava’u’s fabulous produce market in Neiafu, Tonga.Still underway from Tonga to New Zealand. Hang in there — we’ll arrive soon with lots more posts coming up.Meanwhile check out... by Dana | Oct 15, 2015 | cooking shellfish, cruiser life, cruising provisioning, hunga lagoon TONGA, recipe
First step in preparing scrubbed bivalves:soaking them in salt water and ½ c cornmeal overnight.Saturday mornings are the “big” albeit short day in Tonga’s Neiafu’s produce market. Instead of closing at 4 pm, Saturdays the market closes at noon. ...