Cooking Aboard

In the kitchen at Roche Harbor, there has always been a connection with love and food but there has also been an obsession for the food of love. As a …

I can remember my first Seahawk tailgate party as if it were yesterday. The Seahawks were playing the Raiders, who were the heavy favorites. Jim Zorn was our QB and …

At the heart of every harbor worth its salt is a great breakfast joint. These diners are the kind of places where the newspaper is shared, you pour your own …

My holiday memories are deeply rooted in my mother’s kitchen. From the splendor of a roasted turkey packed with savory giblet stuffing to the freshly baked bourbon pecan pies and …

After finishing my first season as a chef at Roche Harbor in 1993, I was asked by then Harbor Master Bart Mathews to work the Seattle Boat Show with him. …

We are so lucky to live in and around the beautiful Puget Sound. I feel as though I need to say it each month. Spring is tricky because it can …

Large-scale entertaining on a boat is difficult, with the lack of cooking space, scant storage, and all the favorite platters at home. But it is nice to dine on a …

The beginning of January is tough for those of us trying to lose weight as a New Year’s resolution. There is the ride down the backside of December that culminates …

Boaters can plan a large holiday gathering aboard with a festive menu and cocktails to celebrate Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve, right? After all, we plan for multi-week ocean …

We of the Pacific Northwest love the seasons, and fall is yet another amazing time of year with cool nights and periodic sunny days, fall leaves, pumpkins and squash, mushrooms, …

I had an opportunity to do some cruising in the San Juan Islands this summer: two families, a 45’ boat, four adults, and three children. It was perfection to wake …

The arrival of September means fall is upon us and it’s time to say goodbye to the beautiful, hot summer we enjoyed in the Pacific Northwest this year. But fall …