Menus and Recipes

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"Mary will surprise and delight your palate with her mouthwatering dishes designed to pique your appetite. Delicious and creative...colorful. A visual and culinary pleasure."

Mary and Owen have so much fun developing menus and recipes from various sources as well as designing their own, that we thought you would enjoy seeing a typical weeks worth displayed here. No galley is complete without a surfeit of cookbooks and ours is no exception. Like as not, many of the recipes are used as rough guides or simply springboards into something completely new. Others, such as Mary's "Easter" bread, are recipes passed down through the generations.

While these menus are typical, all kinds of combinations may actually be encountered depending on the foods available and Mary's imagination. Of course we would love to hear from you with any favorite dishes you would care to share with our sailing friends. Perhaps Capt. Jan Robinson will include some of Fidelity's recipes in one of her new compilations.

Mary's pasta dishes are renowned by all who have sampled her cuisine, to say nothing of her absolute wizardry in the galley with baked goods such as cookies, breads, pies and cakes. Owen, himself, not only makes a mean breakfast omelet in the classic rolled French style but also does wonders with yoghurt, soured cream, liquor and fruit in conjuring up some of the sweetest pancakes this side of heaven. He will also grill your steak for you anything from Pittsburgh style (charred outside, cold red inside) to a tasty medium rare and even medium if pushed. For anything more well done he really won't be responsible for the results.

Here are samplings of menus Mary and Owen prepare for their guests during a typical one-week cruise.

Day 1

Breakfast

Fresh Fruit Compote

Capt. Jones' Poached Egg with Mushroom Sauce

On Whole Wheat Toast

Lunch

Cobb Salad with French Bread

Hors d’oeuvres

Cheese Dreams and Cocktails

Dinner

Cucumber with Creamy Dressing Salad

Monterey Meat Loaf

Asparagus and Carrots Devine

Dessert

Double Cream Chocolate Mousse

Day 2

Breakfast
Fresh Juice

Banana Oat Streusel Muffins

Lunch

Savory Turkey Patties

Cold Zucchini Soup

Deluxe Chippers

Hors d’oeuvres

Baked Clams

Dinner

Spinach and Strawberry Salad

Citrus Dijon Swordfish

Flavored Rice

Dessert

Chocolate Ricotta

Day 3

Breakfast 

Tipsy Fruit Cup

Capt. Jones' Grand Marnier French Toast

Lunch

Tuna Rolls

Cucumber Soup

Hors d’oeuvres

The French Connection Dip

Fresh Veggies

Mary's Bloody Marys

Dinner

Multi-lettuce Garden Salad with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Mary's Bourbon-Sauce Kentucky Ribs

Porgies Squash

Sautéed Mushrooms in Red Wine Sauce

Dessert

Easy Pear Crisp

Day 4

Breakfast

Juice

Apple Cake

Lunch

 Picnic Basket Lunch Ashore

Assorted Cheeses with Apples

Chilled “Nooner”

Hors d’oeuvres

Hot Crab Salad

Toasted Banquettes

Dinner

Mustard Dill Basted Fish
Steamed Vegetables

Rice Caribbean Style

Dessert

Strawberries with Orange Cream

Day 5

 Breakfast

Capt. Jones' Three-Cheese Omelets

Toast with Jams

Lunch

Crab Cakes Stuffed in Portabello Mushrooms

Skillet Cornbread

Apricot Pastries

Hors d’oeuvres

Fresh Veggies with Mary's Special Dip

Virgin Island Pain Killers

Dinner

Chicken Fromage

Deviled Tomatoes

Lemon Rice

Dessert  

Mango Tango  

Day 6

 Breakfast

Fresh Grapefruit

Orange Almond Streusel Cake

Lunch

Ravioli with Tomatoes, White Beans and Escarole

Crusty French Bread

Hors d’oeuvres

Huevos Pecorino Pane with Marinara Dip

Dinner

Sliced Balsamic Tomatoes with Red Onions and Mozzarella Cheese

Home made Manicotti Crepes in Meat Sauce

 Garlic Toasts

Dessert

Fresh Fruit with Amaretto

Day 7

 Breakfast

Peach Ambrosia

Capt. Jones' Caribbean Fruit Pancakes

Lunch

Build Your Own Super Duper Hero

Assorted Cold Cuts and Accompaniments

French Bread

Chips

Hors d’oeuvres

Crispy Baked Veggies

Apricot Fizz

Dinner & Dessert

Chef’s Night Ashore and Fond Farewells To All

Don't get around much any more

A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy: "So I hear you're
getting Married?"

"Yep!"

"Do I know her?"

"Nope!"

"This woman, is she good looking?"

"Not really."

"Is she a good cook?"

"Naw, she can't cook too well."

"Does she have lots of money?"

"Nope! Poor as a church mouse."

"Well then, is she good in bed?"

"I don't know."

"Why in the world do you want to marry her then?"

"Because she can still drive!"

We thank Capt. Jan Robinson for her years of collecting and publishing recipes and menus, many of her own, and many others from charter yachts cruising the Caribbean. We have truly enjoyed her books that may be found listed and for sale at http://www.shiptoshoreinc.com. A few of the recipes used in these menus come directly from one of her several books, used with her kind permission.