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The One-Skillet Meal Collection: Turkey Sausage with Red Beans

What you will need: Vegetable cooking spray                           ½ C. chopped onion 2-15 oz tins red kidney beans (drained)        ½ C. chopped celery ½ lb smoked turkey sausage (sliced thick)    ½ C. chopped green pepper ¼ tsp ground red pepper                           2 Cloves garlic (minced) 1 tsp Worcestershire                                 1-8 oz tin tomato sauce ¼ tsp hot [...]

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One-skillet meal collection: Kielbasa with apple & potatoes

What you will need: 12 oz kielbasa sausage (cut bite-sized) 2 Tbsp water 1 medium yellow onion (chopped) 2 Ida Red apples (cored and wedged; skin on) 2 Tbsp butter 4 red potatoes (wedged & par boiled; skin on) ¼ C. cider vinegar ½ tsp caraway seed 3 Tbsp sugar 2 Tsp chopped fresh parsley [...]

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One-skillet collection #3: Country herbed chicken

What you will need: 2 tsp vegetable oil 3 lb broiler/fryer chicken (cut up) ½ C. dry white wine 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley 2 medium yellow onions (quartered) ¼ tsp crushed dried Rosemary leaves ½ lb whole baby carrots ½ tsp crushed dried Thyme leaves Two 10 oz tins Campbell’s condensed creamy chicken mushroom [...]

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One-skillet meal collection #3: Spring Lamb in a Pan

What you will need: 2 tsp good olive oil 1 lb boneless Ontario Lamb (cubed) 2 C. thinly sliced yellow squash 2 C. sliced fresh mushrooms 2 large tomatoes (seeded & chopped) ½ C. sliced green onions ½ tsp dried Rosemary ½ tsp salt ½ tsp fresh cracked pepper These easy steps: In a large [...]

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The One-Skillet Meal Collection: Pork Normandy

The One-Skillet Meal Collection: In number 2 of this series, let’s prepare Tenderloin of Pork “Normandy”. What you will need: 2 Large apples (cored, pared & sliced… use Cortland, Northern Spy or Ida Reds) ¼ C. butter ½ C. all purpose flour (un-sifted) ¼ C. fresh lemon juice ½ C. apple cider (or apple juice) [...]

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One-Skillet Meals: Spicy Chicken & Rice

[ I was very flattered to hear that some members were interested in more recipes from my collection. In keeping with the recent format, I have put together another series of step-by-step recipes that can be easily prepared on-board or dockside with basic cooking equipment. All the recipes in this second series are One-Skillet Meals. - [...]

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Seafood Collection: Pan-Steamed Clams

In the final installment of this series, we’ll prepare Pan-Steamed Clams. This recipe is as easy as falling off a dock… come on… we’ve all been there at least once! One pan, no fuss, no muss, and such an incredible result! What you will need: 3 doz. small clams, cleaned ¼ C. clam juice ¼ [...]

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Seafood collection: Grilled Tuna Ciabatta

The Seafood Collection: In the fifth part of the series, we’ll prepare a Grilled Tuna Ciabatta. A variation of the traditional New Orleans muffaletta, this hearty sandwich is a taste treat for seafood lovers. You can use your favourite Italian or French bun or my choice… ciabatta! What you will need: ½ C. finely chopped [...]

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The Seafood Collection: Calamari Antipasto

In the fourth part of the series, we’ll prepare Calamari Antipasto. This is so easy… anyone who can boil water can make this seemingly exotic dish. It is equally appealing as individual appetizers served on baby bib lettuce or in a serving bowl to pass among dinner guests or as a feature dish on a [...]

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Steamed Turbot with Root Vegetables

Here’s part 3 of The Seafood Collection: Steamed Turbot with Root Vegetables What you will need: 2 – 6 oz. Fillets of turbot ¼ lb Baby turnip chopped (1”–2” chunks) 1 Medium red onion (sliced) 2 Cloves garlic (crushed) 1 Bunch parsley (chopped) Olive oil 1 lb Potatoes chopped (1”–2” chunks) A handful of grape tomatoes (halved) [...]

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The Seafood Collection: Halibut with Shrimp Sauce

What you will need: 4 (6 oz.) Halibut fillets 3 Chopped Roma tomatoes 2 Thinly sliced green onions ½ C. Tomato juice 1 Clove chopped garlic 1½ tbsp. Chopped jalapeños 2 tbsp. olive oil ½ C. Small pre-cooked shrimp (peeled and de-veined) Three easy steps: 1. Preheat grill to medium. In a saucepan, cook onions and [...]

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The Seafood Collection: Almond Crusted Whitefish

from Damon G. Beggs, sparrow_nyc@sympatico.ca Just about anyone can toss a steak or breast of chicken on the ol’ barbie but there seems to be a lot of trepidation when it comes to fish and seafood. I’ll keep things simple so you can prepare these recipes onboard or dockside with basic cooking equipment. So let’s [...]

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Grilled trout, no doubt

a recipe from Damon G. Beggs, Not everyone is thrilled with the prospect of fish for dinner… especially if that fish is staring back at you from the plate. This recipe works best with a whole fish because all the herbs are placed inside it, but if you’re squeamish, ask the vendor to remove the [...]

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Recipe: Fruity Skillet Chicken

by Damon G. Beggs Chicken isn’t as boring as its reputation. It’s a very good source of protein, providing 67.6% of the daily value for protein in 4 ounces. We derive our amino acids from animal and plant sources of protein and then rearrange the nitrogen to make the pattern of amino acids our bodies [...]

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Chilled Cucumber Soup with Smoked Salmon & Dill

by Damon G. Beggs Okay, this is just soup and maybe not enough for lunch, and certainly not enough for dinner… but serve an individual chilled shrimp cocktail alongside and this becomes a veritable feast. Be inventive; try a herbed mayonnaise with the shrimp instead of the old stale standby cocktail sauce. 1½ tbsp butter [...]

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