We are super excited to be sharing with you the first post in “Our Galley” section.

Our Galley, is all about:
sharing practical tips, and recipes for healthy eating and
easy cooking in small spaces.

One of the things we have noticed about Marina life, is that we eat earlier. Our bodies follow the sun. Largely speaking, the marinas that we have stayed at (including Newport Marina north of Brisbane, East Coast Marina in Manly east side of Brisbane, the Gold Coast City Marina on the Coomera River South of Brisbane, Hamilton Island Marina and The Coral Sea Marina at Airlie Beach) tend to be very quiet from 8pm on. Now we know not all marinas are the same. Our friend Jordo, (non-sailor) told us of his adventures staying at various marinas through Spain and they are lively all hours of the day and night. He loved it.

The other thing we have noticed is that many people living on boats give up cooking. Often resorting to a bowl of cereal, a sandwich or toast for dinner. Others grab microwave meals (Don’t get me wrong there are good meals out there). Then some if they are near shops and their budget allows, grab takeaway. At the moment our go to takeaways are Friday night, Fish and Chips and maybe one other night during the week. Indian or Chinese are favourites.

In a nutshell we want to show you how we cook simple tasty food without a big budget in a small (tiny) kitchen (Saboteur’s galley).

Martin is a foody. He loves cooking for people. He owned his bakery for 7 years and has worked in a number of professional kitchens.

Now me, I am a foody, I love eating his food. Simple.

A match made in heaven you could say.  I also love cooking but don’t get so much access to the kitchen.

Key themes for “Our Galley” are:

From Martin’s perspective:

• an understanding of what it is like cooking on a boat… i.e. cooking in small spaces
• an understanding of planning for cooking, when you have a small pantry, tiny fridge and freezer
• cooking with few ingredients… cooking tasty and healthy dishes
• practical videos on how to make some of Martin’s signature dishes

From me,

• easy recipes
• easy tips

This section of our blog site has the added advantage of becoming our on-line recipe book. I will start to publish my favourite recipes along with links to videos of Martin in the Galley (or whatever space he finds himself in) and occasionally me.

We will be doing a live post on Saturday evening, about 6pm. We will do a brief tour of the Galley whilst cooking Martin’s simple dish of Pork belly (or Chops) and his magic sauce (to be revealed). A one pot wonder. And I will be making my famous Celery, Pear, Feta and toasted almond salad. This recipe first appeared in my third blog post, “Be careful what you ask for” where everything that could go wrong did go wrong.

Look out for our live and pending posts.

Happy eating.

Cheers, Tessa and Marty