Food


Ada’s Rock Cake 4
Most of you know that I do the bulk of the cooking, but what you might not know is that Ada (aka Maria) does the bulk of the baking. She’s been making these rock cakes for years now and they are simply amazing! We enjoy them as a quick breakfast […]

Ada’s Rock Cakes



Linguine with Clam Sauce coming right up! 4
This is, by far, my favorite incarnation of Linguine with Clam Sauce! I’ve played with these basic ingredients for years and finally settled on what you see below. Please trust me and do not omit the anchovy fillets; that’s right, even if you “hate” anchovies please use them… you will […]

Linguine with Clam Sauce à la Rocinante



New England Style Clam Chowder
One of the favorite dishes aboard Rocinante is a big bowl of our hearty, New England Style Clam Chowder and a hunk of our fresh, Homemade Bread!  Like so many of our favorite meals, it was born of necessity… we had dawdled a bit too long heading south and it […]

New England Style Clam Chowder



Homemade Buttermilk
That’s right, none of that whimpy 2% stuff for us – we love our Homemade Buttermilk made from whole milk – M’mm M’mm Good! We use it to make our Buttermilk Pancakes, our Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Doughnuts, Ranch Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, etc., etc., etc. There’s really not much to it, you […]

Homemade Buttermilk