I have been selected the Women of Distinction Magazine a “Distinguished Professional in Her Field”. Please check out my exciting and rewarding new press release! The release has been distributed all over from California to Miami. I will also be featured both in print and digitally in the upcoming edition of the Women of Distinction […]
Charter Chef Publishes Favorite Recipes in Portside Cuisine Cookbook
This a really nice article recently written about me and The Portside Cuisine Cookbook that was published in the March edition of the ALL AT SEA, an online magazine. I wanted to share it with you, and I hope you enjoy it! This article is written by Carol M. Bareuther, All At Sea Magazine March […]
Throwing a Dinner Party
As a yacht chef, I learned quickly the importance of being organized and prepared for cooking for a group of people with a specific schedule. It’s sink or swim! Grocery shopping in the Caribbean was challenging on the best of days, and if the yacht was traveling, I never knew if I would even get […]
Easy-Peasy Polenta
Polenta cooking tip for less mess… Cooking polenta can be messy and if you’re not careful, clumpy. I cook polenta in a double boiler over medium heat. I use a ratio of 1 cup polenta (or grits) to 3 cups of cold water or broth. You only have to stir occasionally. You won’t need a […]
THE PORTSIDE CUISINE COOKBOOK Has Finally Arrived
The much talked about cookbook, THE PORTSIDE CUISINE COOKBOOK has finally arrived! As I’ve told you a few times already (please excuse my enthusiasm!) I’ve finally realized my dream of publishing my own cookbook. I’m extremely excited to share The Portside Cuisine Cookbook with you. It contains an unprecedented 163 recipes gathered inside under 13 […]
Dolling Out the Salt
Almost every savory recipe known to man has salt as an ingredient. Everyone has different tolerances of this vital seasoning. Some of us like a lot of salt and some do not. Some of us have been told by our doctors to cut it down or even out all together if we have certain health […]
Disembarkation and 6 Days in Copenhagen – Baltic Cruise 2015
Disembarkation – Friday, June 26 – Day 11 The Regal Princess arrived in port in Copenhagen sometime in the early morning hours. The first group disembarkations were scheduled for 6:15 am, depending on passenger’s flight times. The staggered times would continue until 9:35 am when everyone should have disembarked. Dianne was scheduled for a 7:45 […]
Stockholm, Sweden – Baltic Cruise Vacation Days 9 & 10
Stockhom, Sweden – Wednesday, June 24 – Day 9 Our tour of Stockholm was to be a long day, so we had an early start. Our ship was a bit too large to cruise into the harbor, so we anchored in Nynashamn, and were brought ashore by tender. We went through passport control and boarded […]
Chef’s Table Lumiere and Helinski, Finland – Baltic Vacation on the Regal Princess
Chef’s Table Lumiere – Evening of Monday, June 22 After the last two hectic days in St. Petersburg, the last thing I thought I wanted to do was go to the fancy Chef’s Table Lumiere exclusive dinner event on the evening we were leaving Russia. I was exhausted and my feet ached. I am so […]
St. Petersburg, Russia – Baltic Vacation on the Regal Princess Days 6 & 7
St. Petersburg, Russia Day 1 – Sunday, June 21 (Father’s Day) Our day started with a 5 am wake up call. We were to assemble for our excursion at 6:15 am. It was going to be a long day. We had a quick breakfast in our cabin, and headed off to our designated assembly area. […]
Tallinn, Estonia – Baltic Vacation on the Regal Princess Day 5
AT SEA – Friday, June 19 I would have liked to sleep in, but I had a 9:30 am reflexology massage booked, which ended up being more important than sleep for my over worked feet. So, we were up and about and at the Horizon Bistro for a quick buffet breakfast. Dianne was also scheduled […]
Berlin, Germany – Baltic Vacation on the Regal Princess – Day 3
The ship arrived in Warnemünde (Rostock), Germany on Thursday, June 18… We were scheduled for an early start… 7 am at our designated meeting area for a quick trip through passport control, a long walk to the chartered train, and a 2.5 hour, non-stop train ride into Berlin. We had arranged a wake-up call and […]