Recipes

Cooking on a boat is different, but boat-friendly recipes make great meals on your cruising adventures not just possible but easy (they’re great for camping and RVing, too). And a variety of options for dietary and equipment restrictions will please everyone — even on land!

Recipes designed to be mixed by hand
Grilling recipes to keep the heat out of the boat
No oven on your boat? Check out the Omnia Stove Top Oven recipes
Cruising without refrigeration? Yep, got recipes for that, too
Thermal cooking to keep propane usage down, cook when it’s convenient and keep heat out of the boat
Make-ahead meals for passages or weekends on the boat
Keto/LCHF for diabetics
Dairy-free (check the recipe notes for variations)
Gluten-free
From scratch, including making “ingredients” to use in other recipes

Main Dish

Greek Salad - LCHF and keto

It's easy to make your own granola and the ingredient list can be flexible to accomodate your tastes -- and what you have available!

Maple Granola

Drew’s Jambalaya

Chicken Bruschetta is quick and easy and great for entertaining.

Chicken Bruschetta

Buffalo Wings Dip

Baked Ham in the Omnia Stove Top Oven

Both savory and sweet, beef and banana curry is a delicious treat for cooler fall days.

Beef & Banana Curry

When you want an appetizer just a little bit special but still easy to make on a boat--try my easy crab rangoon recipe. And no frying!

Crab Rangoon

Low Carb 8-Hour Salad

Pumpkin Squares

How to make a great rice or pasta salad for a group or to eat over several days--great make-ahead meal for passages!

Flexible Pasta or Rice Salad

Cornbread for the Omnia Oven

Lin Pardey's Mussel Chowder

Cajun Seasoning

Firecracker salad--easy to make ahead and has a big bang of flavor on the boat.

Firecracker Salad

Great all-purpose marinade recipe -- marinate beef, chicken, pork or even veggies. Adds lots of flavor!

All Purpose Marinade - For Meat & Veggies

Streusel Coffee Cake - Oh-so-easy and delicious recipe for a from-scratch coffee cake. Designed to be mixed by hand and bake in a tempermental oven!

Streusel Coffee Cake

Crustless Quiche

Breadfruit Chips

Quick Biscuits

Split pea soup recipe that is soooo good and easy! Perfect to take to work or on a hike. It cooks while you're doing something else and won't heat up the kitchen!

Split Pea Soup In A Thermos

Almost Olive Garden Salad Dressing

Chocolate-Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies

Make coconut macaroons with only a few ingredients. They're fun anytime.

Coconut Macaroons

Muffins

Basic Muffin Recipe

Making homemade mozzarella cheese is easy and fun.

Make Your Own Mozzarella

Breadfruit Curry

Rehydration Drink

Hot Buttered Rum

Truffles are true chocolate decadence and very easy to make!

Chocolate Truffles

Fast, easy recipe with lots of options. I tell the basic recipe and then how I changed it for a particular meal.

Beer Bread and Variations

DIY Dog Treats

Carolyn’s Variation on The Embers’ Pork Chops

Spicy Pork Rub

Vegetable Salad a la Que Tal

White Chicken Chili

Veggies on the Grill

Mixed-Up Lasagna

Hand-Mashed Potatoes “Recipe”

A wonderful treat for a special occasion -- with a variation in case you can't get a German Chocolate cake mix.

Turtle Brownies

Oatmeal Spice Cake

Chicken couscous is a tasty 5-minute meal, using couscous, canned chicken and tomatoes.

Couscous Chicken

Tuxedo Soup

Sami's Shrimp Tacos

Frozen Yogurt

Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad

Baked Praline French Toast

MEXICAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Baked Tuscan Chicken

Shrimp & Artichokes

Roast Veggies in the Omnia Stove Top Oven

Ghee

Chili

Crab Cakes

A tasty fruit topping you can serve many different ways. Plus a way to make it even if you don't have a refrigerator on your boat.

Fruit Topping

This Chocolate Upside Down Cake is designed to be made without an electric mixer and tastes great -- perfect if you live on a boat, RV or off the grid.

Grandma Phila's Chocolate Upside Down Cake

Healthier Zucchini and/or Carrot Bread

Spicy Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Easy gazpacho recipe, perfect for hot days! Great to take along on hikes in a Thermos, too.

Gazpacho

A light rye with a hint of orange--designed for a personal loaf, but easily doubled for a full loaf.

Swedish Rye Bread

Spinach and Tomatoes

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Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Grilled Garlic Bread

Breakfast Burritos

Dill Pickle Dip

Low Carb Beef Marinade

Peanut Butter Cookies

Roasted Brussels Sprouts for the Omnia

Spicy Canned Corn

Not your everyday coleslaw, but still easy to make with readily-available ingredients. Delicious!

Company Coleslaw

A great way to make King Mackeral so it tastes just like crab. And you don't need a smoker.

Boiled Kingfish

Gingerbread cakes brings the smell and taste of the holidays without all the work of gingerbread men. Tastes great anytime.

Gingerbread Cake

Basic Yogurt Recipe

Cold-Brewed Iced Tea

Green Bean Casserole

Boiled Shrimp

Orange Cranberry Coleslaw

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Mexican Layered Dip

Low-Carb/Keto Chili

Fish or Chicken Tacos

Easy Smooth Hummus

Instead of roasting a turkey, how about a whole roast chicken for a holiday meal from a tiny kitchen?

Whole Roast Chicken Recipe

Simple recipe for white bread with everything you need to know for great results even if it's your first time baking bread!

Homemade White Bread Recipe

Beer bread

Italian Beer Bread

Taco Seasoning

Looking for a special, make-ahead breakfast? Try mini sausage quiches.

Mini Sausage Quiche

Green Bean Casserole - From Scratch

Pan-Fried Fish

Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans

Craving hot apple cider but can't get cider where you are? Try this tasty alternative!

Faux Hot Apple Cider

Boatmeal

Pizza

Keto/LCHF/Gluten-Free Bread

Gyro Burgers

Ginger snaps are easy to make without a mixer, delicious, and helpful for queasy stomachs. Perfect for a boat!

Ginger Snaps

No-Bake Booze Balls

Cooking dried beans in a thermos is an easy way to prepare them to use in another recipe - do something else while they cook. Less sodium and easier to store than canned beans.

Dried Beans In A Thermos

Pork Chops in Cider

Meatloaf for the Omnia Oven

Un-Rolled Egg Rolls

Maple Pecan Chicken Casserole

Tuna Bruschetta

Creamy Corned Beef Dip

Tropical Beef Chunks

Cucumber Dressing or Dip

Sweet & Sour Cabbage and Bacon

A very boat-friendly and kid-friendly recipe for sugar cookies . . . and good any time of the year, not just Christmas!

Sugar Cookies

No-Knead Bread is simple to make and a treat to eat. Basic recipe, along with some tips for making it on a boat and ways to hurry it up.

No-Knead Bread

Carolyn's Easy Vinaigrette

Greek Salad

Can't get BBQ sauce where you are? Or out? It's easy to make your own!

Barbecue Sauce - Kansas City Style

Sour Cream from Non-Refrigerated Ingredients

My favorite quick and easy recipe for tender scallops and pasta. Make it in minutes and it's dairy-free.

Linguine and Scallops

Streusel Coffee Cake for the Omnia Stove Top Oven

Three Bean Salad

Brownies in the Omnia Stove Top Oven

English Muffin Bread for the Omnia Stove Top Oven

Mincemeat Cookies

No-Knead Bread - Omnia Stove Top Oven

Drop Biscuits for the Omnia Oven

Keto Bean Salad

Reuben dip on a cracker

Reuben Dip

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