Aebleskiver obsessed....

Some time back Guilty Carnivore ran a piece on Aebleskiver which has had me thinking about making Sunday morning Aebleskiver ever since...

Of course, not quite everyone's idea of a proper Tropical breakfast, but then again I could always fill them with a bit of mango or papaya... Ya think?

I'm pretty sure my obsession for Aebleskiver stems from my not being able to find a decent stove top waffle iron, but as time goes on I keep thinking about just how the Aebleskiver pan would lend itself to all sorts of non-breakfast treats and thoughts of chili and cheese stuffed cornbread Aebleskiver makes me all sorts of seriously hungry!

Being Mr Cheapseats, I just don't feel comfortable spending silly money on any pan but I came across a reasonable one on Amazon which looks like just the thing...

Spicy fish finest kind...

Simply Spicy is a wonderful food blog and I have yet to find a single recipe here that does not just cry out and beg to be made and enjoyed...

So if you are tired of the same old same fish... Take a look at the Spiced Masala Fish!

Personal drug of choice...

Seriously, I don't know how we'd get along on "So It Goes" without coffee...

Not surprising then, that when preparing for a longish trip the first thing on the check list is coffee and related products.

Being in the French Islands, decent coffee is easy to find and affordable, but I really do wish we could get the Moose Drool blend. Although silly expensive, I really do need to stock up on what is easily my favorite coffee (and while I am at it a few cases of Moose Drool beer would be no bad thing!).

We have a couple of coffee makers on board: a French Press and an Espresso maker but the Espresso maker bears the brunt of the load...

I've also been wondering about a new espresso maker as the current stovetop one we have is not quite as nice as it could be, and the over-sized silicone handle is just plain funky.

Over all, we have had great luck through the years with the Bialetti espresso makers and I have my eye on their Mukka Express Cappuccino model which looks just the thing...

Hurricane comfort food...

Since we have Hurricane Bill in the neighborhood, today's menu is all about comfort food with a capital "C"!

Offhand, I can't think of much more comforting than BBQ ribs, corn and baked potatoes, add some beer to the ingredient list and we are getting somewhere...

Luckily Accidental Hedonist has a great recipe for Slow cooked brown ale ribs which I find done in a pressure cooker makes for a great ersatz BBQ (like I'm going to be hanging out on the deck grilling with a Class four Hurricane out and about). I think we need more beer...

Mai Tai Madness...

Why did no one tell me about this? A little lead time and I would have been all over this, I could have been a contender...

More info over at Beach Bum Berry's... Sounds like a LOT of FUN!