Mariner's Cookbook

Grandma's Liver Pudding by Mariner, posted Feb 27, 2016

Anyone who ever knew much about my father, knew also that he was very fond of dishes containing liver; including the sausages known as liverwurst, braunschweiger, and in particular, homemade liver pudding.

Mariner's Breakfast Sausage by Mariner, posted Apr 07, 2011

It can be difficult to consistently eat on the low-carbohydrate plan without seriously overdoing one's fat intake, and breakfast is one of the most difficult meals at which to avoid those fats.

Canning Black Bean Soup by Mariner, posted Oct 10, 2010

This post is "Canning Black Bean Soup v2.0, and revises and supplants the original post on the subject. I have changed the process to accommodate additional experience with the recipé. The previous version was my first attempt to achieve consistency in the distribution of soup components between jars of the same batch of soup. It worked, in terms of improving consistency, but it resulted in a tremendous increase in the complexity and amount of effort.

Hot/Sweet BBQ sauce by Mariner, posted Jun 13, 2010

Yesterday I decided to do my version of barbecue ribs for Sunday dinner. I had everything I needed on hand, except the barbecue sauce. Now those who know me, know that I purely despise shopping, and if there is any way to avoid it, I'll try to do it - so I decided to try my hand at a homemade barbecue sauce. I started out as I always do, searching the internet for the perfect recipé, and as usual, I didn't find it.

Shrimp Po-Boy Sandwich! by Mariner, posted May 08, 2009

Fried shrimp is one of my favorite foods, and this sandwich is one of my favorite ways to eat fried shrimp! Like many of my recipés, This one doesn't start from scratch. If you opened it up to learn how to fry shrimp, you're out of luck: we start with fried shrimp!

Elmer's Eggnog by Mariner, posted Dec 22, 2008

Well, last night was the pre-Christmas gathering for our extended family. It was held at Shana's place - which seems to have become a tradition by now - and both of the brothers who live nearby. and most of their offspring and grandchildren, were in attendance. My own kids and grand kids didn't make it. They had further to come, and had other commitments.

Black Bean Soup by Mariner, posted Nov 08, 2008

We've been thinking a lot lately about food. Of course, we always think a lot about food. The difference is, we've been thinking about how we'll eat when we're spending lots of time on the boat - at anchor, underway, or at a dock - because we still anticipate getting our cruising boat (soon) and spending a couple of years trying out the cruising lifestyle.

Cornbread by Mariner, posted May 06, 2008

One sad fact of life is that each of us is going to live a little longer than someone close to us. Another is that sometimes we will, for one reason or another think about the dearly departed, and eventually we'll realize that even though many years have passed, we still miss them.

Chunky Tomato Soup by Mariner, posted Apr 18, 2008

One of my favorite comfort foods is tomato soup, and this is an easy, quick and tasty variant on ordinary tomato soup. I came up with this recipe while trying to duplicate a similar soup I had tasted in one of those soup-and-salad-bar restaurants.

Meatloaf by Mariner, posted Apr 16, 2008

For those of you who don't know, my Honey started out married life as a real, honest-to-goodness, college-educated scientist. Yep, she got a job right out of college as a part-time hydrologic field assistant. If you don't know what that is, you're in good - well, at least acceptable - company.