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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 […]
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 […]
Aarhus, Denmark – Baltic Vacation on the Regal Princess – Day 2
We arrived in Aarhus, Denmark on Wednesday, June 17, and thankfully, we were able to sleep in a bit. Our 3 hour “Best of Aarhus Tour” didn’t start until 12:45, local time. Did I mention that this part of the world is 6 hours ahead of us? Unfortunately, it was pouring rain and was damp […]
Baltic Cruise Vacation Journal on the Regal Princess — Travel, Arrival, and Day 1
As you know from my blog article entitled “An Upcoming Baltic Adventure” posted on June 8, I left for an 11 day adventure aboard a gorgeous and the currently newest Princess Cruise Lines ship. The cruise originated in Copenhagen, Denmark. I then was extremely fortunate to be invited to stay at my dear friend […]
Keeping Flour Dust to a Minimum
I’m sure you’d agree that mixing flour or the dry ingredients for a recipe and handling the mixer all at the same time can be awkward and messy! I use a large plastic measuring pitcher. I mix all my dry ingredients in the pitcher and whisk it all together, then I use a large bowl […]