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

Easy Smooth Hummus

Carolyn’s Variation on The Embers’ Pork Chops

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

Keto/LCHF/Gluten-Free Bread

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

Linguine and Scallops

No-Bake Booze Balls

Frozen Yogurt

Drew’s Jambalaya

Cucumber Dressing or Dip

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

Cajun Seasoning

Spicy Grilled Pork Tenderloin

Baked Praline French Toast

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

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

Turtle Brownies

Tuxedo Soup

Oatmeal Spice Cake

Greek Salad

Sweet & Sour Cabbage and Bacon

Pork Chops in Cider

Meatloaf for the Omnia Oven

Healthier Zucchini and/or Carrot Bread

Cold-Brewed Iced Tea

Dill Pickle Dip

Quick Biscuits

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

Sugar Cookies

Pimage of black bean and corn salsa

Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Reuben dip on a cracker

Reuben Dip

Chili

Un-Rolled Egg Rolls

Shrimp & Artichokes

Hand-Mashed Potatoes “Recipe”

Crustless Quiche

Spicy Pork Rub

Veggies on the Grill

Sami's Shrimp Tacos

Mixed-Up Lasagna

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

Gingerbread Cake

Vegetable Salad a la Que Tal

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

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

Couscous Chicken

Taco Seasoning

Peanut Butter Cookies

Pizza

Italian Beer Bread

Chicken Bruschetta is quick and easy and great for entertaining.

Chicken Bruschetta

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

Keto Bean Salad

Breakfast Burritos

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

Coconut Macaroons

Crab Cakes

Tuna Bruschetta

MEXICAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Chocolate-Oatmeal No-Bake 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

Lin Pardey's Mussel Chowder

Tropical Beef Chunks

Basic Muffin Recipe

Buffalo Wings Dip

Breadfruit Curry

Low-Carb/Keto Chili

Truffles are true chocolate decadence and very easy to make!

Chocolate Truffles

Creamy Corned Beef Dip

Rehydration Drink

English Muffin Bread for the Omnia Stove Top Oven

Carolyn's Easy Vinaigrette

Roast Veggies in the Omnia Stove Top Oven

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

All Purpose Marinade - For Meat & Veggies

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

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

Mini Sausage Quiche

No-Knead Bread - Omnia Stove Top Oven

Grilled Garlic Bread

Orange Cranberry Coleslaw

Baked Ham in the Omnia Stove Top Oven

Streusel Coffee Cake for the Omnia Stove Top Oven

Spinach and Tomatoes

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

Swedish Rye Bread

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

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

Beef & Banana Curry

Green Bean Casserole - From Scratch

Pan-Fried Fish

Maple Pecan Chicken Casserole

Baked Tuscan Chicken

Sour Cream from Non-Refrigerated Ingredients

Green Bean Casserole

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

Firecracker Salad

Broccoli-Cauliflower Salad

Mincemeat Cookies

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

Making homemade mozzarella cheese is easy and fun.

Make Your Own Mozzarella

White Chicken Chili

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

Ginger Snaps

Basic Yogurt Recipe

Ghee

Boiled Shrimp

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

Whole Roast Chicken Recipe

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

Company Coleslaw

Boatmeal

Brownies in the Omnia Stove Top Oven

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

Gazpacho

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

Boiled Kingfish

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

Greek Salad - LCHF and keto

Low Carb 8-Hour Salad

Breadfruit Chips

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

Barbecue Sauce - Kansas City Style

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

Faux Hot Apple Cider

Mexican Layered Dip

Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans

Gyro Burgers

Hot Buttered Rum

Almost Olive Garden Salad Dressing

Spicy Canned Corn

Drop Biscuits for the Omnia Oven

Low Carb Beef Marinade

Cornbread for the Omnia Oven

Pumpkin Squares

Roasted Brussels Sprouts for the Omnia

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

Fish or Chicken Tacos

DIY Dog Treats