Meals on Keels

Cooking in confined spaces with limited equipment. On board a yacht, powerboat, caravan, mobile home, tent, campervan, self-catering or small bedsit, in fact for anyone who wants to cook whether at home or on their next adventure. A culinary guide to take on any journey demonstrating how delicious, nourishing meals can be prepared in confined spaces with limited equipment, ingredients and time. Whether you are sailing on board a yacht, cruising on a motorboat, caravanning or exploring in a motorhome, camping in the hills, aboard your canal boat gliding down the river, self- catering in a holiday cottage, living in a studio flat or home from work and needing to feed the family this book is the perfect companion. Although the emphasis is nautical the one pot dishes are quickly prepared in any scenario by cooks or novices. With well-considered meal planning, thoughtful provisioning for a well-stocked cupboard and detailed essential equipment for limited space your time can be spent planning the adventure and not the fundamentals of catering. Most meals can be prepared on two gas rings although a small oven is occasionally used. Travel constraints do not hinder the preparation of nourishing breakfasts, creative lunches and delicious dinners. The dishes are inspired by sailing voyages and some convey the essence of the place in which they were prepared using local ingredients. It is illustrated with photographs of each dish as well as places visited. Inspired by the founding of a Royal Yachting Association training centre many of the dishes have been prepared and eaten by aspiring students keen to acquire sailing knowledge and qualify as competent crew, day or coastal skippers or prepare for a Yachtmaster qualification and there requests to take the recipes home inspired the compilation of this book. Rosa uses her vast cooking experience in the kitchen to produce well devised dishes exemplifying how you can eat well at any time. Thought is given to the constraints of travel presenting breakfast as a vital part of any journey, planning lunch if on the move and cooking dinner when underway or swinging on a mooring. A special section is dedicated to the RYA meals prepared by students. Her love of baking is evident with a section on baking bread and cakes using simple methods to produce delicious treats.