Great Galley Getaway

California Dreamin'

• The Sunset "Boat" Drink
• Dungeness Crab Bisque
• Mark's Tequila-splashed Marinade
• Banana Boats
• Shopping List and Party Planner
• Activities

The Sunset "Boat" Drink

Recipe adapted from nauticalaccessories.com
Photo from thecasadolce.com

1 Tbsp. Grenadine
1/3 cup pineapple juice
1/3 cup orange juice

1. Place grenadine on the bottom of a tall glass.
2. Add ice, and then layer slowly pineapple juice and then orange juice.
3. Garnish with a slice of orange. A perfect "boat" drink!

Dungeness Crab Bisque

Recipe from giovannisfishmarket.com
Photo from ivars.net

Here is a recipe that will definitely warm you up during the winter months

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6 to 8 servings

4 Dungeness crabs
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 carrot, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 tomatoes, chopped
5 cloves garlic, chopped
5 shallots, chopped
3 sprigs fresh tarragon leaves, chopped
3 tablespoons Cognac
2 cups dry white wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
10 cups fish stock or water
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
Cayenne pepper
Pinch dried thyme
1 bay leaf
2 cups heavy cream
1 lemon, juiced
1 tablespoon minced chives or parsley leaves

1. Remove the claws from the crabs and quarter the bodies.
2. Heat a 6-quart stockpot.
3. Add the oil and sauté the crab pieces until they are red.
4. Remove the pieces as they are cooked.
5. Add the carrot, celery, tomatoes, garlic, shallots, and tarragon and continue to sauté for 10 minutes.
6. Pour in the cognac and ignite.
7. When the flame has subsided, deglaze with white wine, and add the tomato paste, crab, and enough fish stock to cover.
8. Season with salt, pepper, cayenne, thyme, and bay leaf and boil gently for 15 minutes.
   In a small saucepan, reduce the cream by half.
9. Remove the crab bodies from the pot and set aside.
10. Add the reduced cream to the soup.
11. Puree the soup, in batches, in a food processor.
12. Strain the pureed soup and keep warm.
13. Remove the meat from the claws and cut into bite-size pieces and add to the soup.
14. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
15. Serve in heated soup bowls and garnish with minced chives or parsley.

Mark's Tequila-splashed Marinade

Photo and picture from thefacesofcaliforniafishing.com

This delicious marinade, from fisherman Captain Mark Tognazzini of Morro Bay, Calif., is a delightful marinade for any of your favorite fish from your local market, although we recommend wild Alaskan salmon or U.S. farm-raised tilapia. Also note, the alcohol burns off during cooking and is just for flavor.

1/2 cup Margarine or Butter
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Teriyaki Sauce
1/4 to 1/2 cup Tequila
10 Minced Garlic Cloves
Small Diced Onion
Lemon/Lime Juice (optional)
Celery Salt, to taste
Garlic Salt, to taste

1. Heat all ingredients together in a saucepan just until the butter is melted.
2. Large uncut fillets cam be marinated for several hours.
   

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Banana Boats

Recipe from theideabox.com
Photo from leaningbanana.com

A healthy, easy crowd pleaser for the seafarer in all of us.

4 Bananas
1 Jar of Peanut Butter
1 Box of Raisins
Wooden skewers or toothpicks
Paper

1. Heat all ingredients together in a saucepan just until the butter is melted.
2. Large uncut fillets cam be marinated for several hours.
   

Shopping List and Party Planner

Party Planner:

• Start by preparing Mark’s Marinade and begin marinating the fish.
• Then, prepare the Sunset Drink proportionate to the amount of people that will be at your meal.
• Prepare the banana boats by yourself and stow them or let your children take the helm.
• The soup should be prepared next.
• Simmer or store the soup while you grill the marinated fish.

Shopping List

• Seafood
  • 4 Dungeness crabs
    
• Produce
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 3 tomatoes, chopped
  • 5 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 5 shallots, chopped
  • 3 sprigs fresh tarragon leaves, chopped
  • 10 minced garlic cloves
  • 4 bananas
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon chives or parsley leaves, minced
  • 2 cups seedless white grapes
  • 1 box of raisins
    
• Pantry
  • 1 jar of peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons Cognac
  • 2 cups dry white wine
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup tequila
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 10 cups fish stock or water
  • 1 Tbsp. grenadine
  • Lemon or lime juice (optional)
    
• Spice Rack
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Cayenne pepper
  • Pinch dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
  • Celery salt, to taste
  • Garlic salt, to taste
• Dairy
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup butter
• Miscellaneous
  • Toothpicks or wooden skewers

Activities

• A fisherman coloring-page can be found here.
• A fisherman online puzzle game can be found here.