Well, I’m back in Newport and had a blast on the road trip. It was great to see some new states, I need to count how many I have seen, it would be a goal of mine to see them all. It is cold and rainy here, but it’s a nice change, this town really gets rockin’ in the next month or so. Should be a fun summer, our schedule is slow, so hopefully I will get some exploring in. I took some pictures of my road trip and will share once I figure out the software for my new camera. I had to sneak in a picture of the local starbucks, though I’m seriously cutting back- those white chocolate mocha’s aren’t good for you ya know.
I drove up through Virginia today along I-81. The Shenandoah Valley is beautiful, and full of Civil War history. I think I drive through Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island tomorrow- whew!
Hey there, hope all is good! We left Florida last week and are now in Newport, Rhode Island for the summer. I flew back down to drive my car up there, which will be cool, so I can explore etc. It’s a fun town, so should be a fun summer. I stopped by Charlotte on the way, and saw the movie Hangover with Celeste tonight (recommended). I had some great bbq in South Carolina for lunch, and plan on hitting up a few more gems on the rest of the way up, I will take some pictures and post here. I am going to be having a blog for the website in a few weeks which will be more regular and focus on healthy cooking, and this one will still be about me posting whatever I feel like. I will let you know when the new blog is up.
It’s been well over a year since I did my first book club post, so it is about time I did another one. The main reason I’m doing another one is because I just finished a book that I loved and wanted to share with you. One of the things that I want to do more of now that I am on the boat is to read. Not cookbooks, but good fiction and non-fiction books. I had a lazy weekend planned, and once I started this book, I couldn’t put it down. The book is called Replay and though it was published in 1988 it must be getting popular again because I just saw a huge stack of them at Costco. It is about a 43 year old man who keeps dying at 43 and waking up as a younger version of himself. Every time he dies, his time keeps getting shorter, and he eventually meets a lady who is also experiencing the same thing and they fall in love. I’m pretty bad about describing books, trust me, it’s a great read, and really makes you think. I also recently read a great book called The Pillars of the Earth which is an epic story that takes place in the middle ages, and makes you realize how much they had to suffer during those times. Romance, murder, revenge, intrigue, it’s all there, and there is even a sequel that I need to also read. So, there you go, two books you are guaranteed to enjoy (your welcome). My next read? The Alchemist, it’s a short book that is a filler until I find my next great read. Since we’re always around a beach, I am always going to have some good books around. Will be lots of fun, and I will report the good one’s here.
Of course I am thinking of my mother today, and also a big thank you to all of the mothers following along. My best buddy from cooking school sent me this picture yesterday. I feel guilty that I am in Sunny Florida, and he is in Arctic Canada, but I know he’s having a blast- an arctic blast! (ok, that was corny).
I took this quick video when I woke up one morning on charter and was awed by the clear water. I have traveled the world on a boat and never seen water so clear. Mind you this is the ocean and you could see the bottom like looking through glass.
I am getting settled in. The boat is in the shipyard for the month and we are staying in a crew house for the duration. Here is a night picture of the backyard.
It’s cool because I can practice my swimming and it is a great place to chill. We are just across the street from the ocean too, so I can practice there once I feel more comfortable. The house feels like it’s out of mtv’s the real world because it has a pinball machine (doesn’t work), dart board, and foosball table.
Cooking will be lite this month, but I think a lot of sandwiches, which will be cool since I love coming up with interesting sandwiches and can post them here. Up until now I have been cooking some healthy lunches and dinners for the crew since we are all trying to eat healthy (like you should too!). Here are some grilled shrimp skewers I cooked last week for lunch. Nothing special (I just like the picture).
So stay tuned as I will be posting at random since I having a blast with my new camera. I will be adding some recipes too, though most wind up on the website, I will be adding some here too.
It’s been awhile, so how have you been? Oh, that’s good. And how is your family? Oh, that’s great, send my best. Me? Oh, I’ve been busy. See I started a new job, moved to a new state, traveled to a new country and now just getting settled in. Will I be traveling much on this boat? Not really, looks like South Florida during the winter and New England for the summer months. It’s actually a perfect travel schedule for me. I bought a new camera that will let me take better pictures of my food. I have been playing around with the feature where one part of the picture is in focus, and the rest is blurry, here is one I took today (it’s an asian cabbage and daikon coleslaw).
I have been cooking like crazy, so I will be adding some recipes, but mostly I have been spending my spare time on the website, and I think I will be starting a blog there as well which will be more on healthy cooking and advice and this one will be more about my travels and personal life. Anyways, I gotta run, but it was great catching up, I will be posting again soon!
I’m sure I set a record for the longest period of not posting since I started this blog, but I started a new job, so haven’t had much time. We did a charter trip in the Bahamas (my first time there). The trip went great and I am really liking the boat a lot. The water was so clear in the Bahamas, I took some video and will share soon. I flew back to Charlotte after the trip to take care of some things and ate like a King! I am now back in South Florida where the boat is based in the winter and will be headed for new England for the Summer. Now that I am in more of a routine I will have more time to post.
I haven’t posted recently because I started a new job, and quite frankly haven’t had the time. It’s been awhile since I have cooked on a yacht, and I forgot how much fun it is! We head to the Bahamas for a trip next week and I have been busy getting to know the galley (and the crew). Turns out I will be working with one of the crew members of the last yacht I worked on. He isn’t here now (that’s another story), but it will be fun to see him again, and his room is right across from mine. I haven’t been to the Bahamas before, so I am excited. I have been doing some research on the cuisine and it isn’t the healthiest. They have a high rate of diabetes and other illnesses related to poor diet. I have avoided Conch for some reason, but will include Conch Ceviche as part of my menu. I will be so busy I doubt I will be posting, but I will take some pictures and post.
I don’t know why I have been so obsessed lately with what is in the food we eat at restaurants. Celeste and I ate at a Chinese restaurant last night and there were some tastes and colors that were funky. Her egg drop soup was a disturbing bright yellow, not even saffron or turmeric could make it that color (not that Chinese food would have those ingredients anyways), and the sauce for our spring rolls was a very bright red. Here is a quick article on some items that you thought were healthy, but aren’t. Of course there is an item on there that I love. I used to think I was enjoying a healthy smoothie with my Peanut Butter Moo’d drink at Jamba Juice (you have to click the link at the bottom of the article to read), I have drank more of those darn things than I care to tell you! For those of you trying to lose weight, don’t forget- don’t drink your calories. Anika (one of our consulting dietitians) researched and wrote a report on the healthiest things to eat at some of the mos popular restaurants. I will have for you soon.
If found this site today. It is too funny, the ultimate in our super-sized society. These are real meals! It makes the chicken burrito in my last post look like spa food. My favorites? Let’s see, how about the bacon wrapped mozzarella sticks? Wait, maybe it’s the pizza topped with mini-pizza’s? Hold on, I like the hamburger crust pizza too, but then again, who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned meat cake? This is tough- you gotta check it out.
I love lists like this, inevitably I wind up having enjoyed something on the list. This time it happens to be the chicken burrito at Chipotle. Over 1000 calories and 2500mg of sodium- holy @#?!
America’s Funniest Videos is one of my favorite programs. I saw this video tonight and it is my worst nightmare, can you imagine? There was another funny segment of people fainting, and I swear they were all men at the altar (I’m not kidding), it was too funny, not a single lady.
My buddy Cheffrey sent me this picture. I think it was a call in order for a cake that said “best wishes Suzanne” and underneath that “we will miss you”.
It is 80 degrees here today, this time last week we were bracing for a snow storm. That’s why it’s interesting living here. I am done with Winter. In hindsight I could have picked a better time to buy a motorcycle than November. It has been a few weeks since I took it out and had a blast (this is going to be a fun spring). Everyone was out, I counted 3 Lemonade stands in My neighborhood, great to see that tradition still going strong, they each had their little marketing tricks to get the customer, it was too funny. Some dude even passed me on a segway. Don’t forget to spring forward. Click here if you want to open your own virtual lemonade stand.
Here is a link to an article I just stumbled across. I am posting it only because it exactly backs up our weight loss program. When we sat down to write the program we didn’t want anything new and amazing (there’s already too many of those), we just wanted a sound calorie control plan with lots of variety and the ability to customize to keep it interesting. It’s not rocket science.
Some day it would be fun to travel across this country and interview some of our greatest cooks, I don’t mean superstar chefs, but rather the great local cooks like the grandmothers who are famous in their community for their culinary skills. Celeste ran across this video, I think this lady was even on good morning america. It certainly strikes a cord in these times. The recipe looks gross, but you had to what you had to do to get by I imagine. I love the story of how bootleggers were renting out garages to make whiskey.
Well, I’m back in Newport and had a blast on the road trip. It was great to see some new states, I need to count how many I have seen, it would be a goal of mine to see them all. It is cold and rainy here, but it’s a nice change, this town really gets rockin’ in the next month or so. Should be a fun summer, our schedule is slow, so hopefully I will get some exploring in. I took some pictures of my road trip and will share once I figure out the software for my new camera. I had to sneak in a picture of the local starbucks, though I’m seriously cutting back- those white chocolate mocha’s aren’t good for you ya know.
