Where is Twig?
If you're anything like our parents or grandparents, you want to know where we are!
Sailing the Bakery
Traveling with few plans, baking with few recipes
Preparing for An Atlantic Crossing
When we bought Twig, (and even prior to that while sailing Owl), we had parts of us deep down that wanted to cross oceans...
Small Batch Bagels
I like to memorize easy recipes, especially when it comes to bread products, so I can throw them together quickly in any situation...
Easy Chard Salad
This is my go-to salad when i’ve run out of fresh field greens and have their longer-lasting, heartier cousin: Swiss chard left in the fr...
Green Muffins
These muffins reflect my inner hippie, granola, whatever you want to call it. They are so delicious and so healthy, as far as muffins go...
Tortillas...for Tacos Every Night!
I joke that every night is taco night of some sort, but it’s not too far from reality...
Cast Iron Focaccia Bread
It’s no surprise that a Lodge cast iron skillet lives on my stovetop. Even when we’re underway, it’s always there...
Living Aboard in a Pandemic: COVID-19 and other things
Well this is unexpected. When we decided to live on Twig a little over 3 years ago, I didn’t expect to have to do so during a pandemic...
The Bigger Picture: My Life in Plans
Eleven years after graduating college, (someday I’ll write a book detailing those 11 intermediate years, because there’s a LOT of good co...
What’s in My Galley UPDATED!
A summary of what I have and don’t have in my galley aboard Twig
Chicken Skillet Dinner
I’m really into easy dinners. Very few of my dinners are really complicated, and if they are, they’re really good...
Best Chocolate Cake, Vegan Version too!
This dense yet fluffy, dark chocolate cake ticks all the boxes of a cake with purpose, not just a carrier for sweet sweet frosting or a ...
What We Learned on Land This Winter
There’s been a lot of learning and thinking being done this winter as we’ve reassessed our lives, living spaces, finances, and general go...
Garlic Hummus
Hummus is one of those things that is a great addition to any boat party and is handy to have around if unexpected guests arrive...
Hear Me on the Radio!
I was featured as a guest on Boat Talk! Listen to the whole show and other episodes here: [Boat Talk May 2019](https://archives.weru...
You've Been Cooking Rice The Wrong Way...Here's the Right Way
Well, maybe you haven’t, but I certainly have...
Sparkling Water on a Boat
Sparkling water, fizzy water, bubbly water, charged water; whatever you call it, it's a necessary thing for us on our boat...
Equipment We Love (and use)
We’re all about the right tool for the job, and so we’ve compiled a list of items that are some of our favorite things onboard Twig...
And for This Winter: Land.
It has been a whirlwind of transition over the last few months...
Pillowy Honey, Apple, Cranberry Challah
For some reason, I’ve been day dreaming of challah for two days: thinking if pillowy, shiny brown mounds of the plaited loaf, full of som...
Best, Most Perfect Pie Crust
I wasn’t ever going to write this post but here I am, ready to give away my pie crust secret...
Molasses Cookies
Chewy, gingery, delicious molasses cookies for all your winter (and summer) cookie needs!
We Have some Exciting News!
We're really excited to share our news with you! We're starting a new company: [Twig Marine](http://www.twigmarine.com)!
Provisioning for the Bahamas: What Worked, What Didn’t.
Since this is a food + sailing blog, I figure I better produce some fascinating content about provisioning for sailing...
Selling Myself Short, and an Update!
For as long as I can remember my mother has been telling me, “don’t sell yourself short...
Sourdough Bread
I've resurrected my sourdough routine! My last sourdough started died a quick death in the heat of May in the Bahamas last year, and oddl...
Sitting Still in Annapolis
Annapolis during boat show time is like summer camp for cruisers...
Flax Challah Braid
Ever since my sourdough starter died of heat and humidity, I've resorted to making yeast breads in my laziness...
Apple Upside Down Cake
This is one of the easier cakes you can make and easiest things to make with apples...
Perfect Biscuits
I have to admit, when I thought of living on a boat, one of my early thoughts was making biscuits...
Six Months In
We have now been on the boat for 6 months, and I have a lot to write about the undertaking we've chosen...
Poached Rhubarb Cream Pie
We've arrived back in the states and accordingly, one of my first priorities was to get to a grocery store...
Boat Cookies
It's my humble opinion that every home needs a go-to cookie recipe, and since our home is a boat, I bring you boat cookies.
Bahamas: Great Sale and Grand Cays
I know, I know. I haven't kept up a good account of the places we've been on this blog...
Cabbage Slaw
After almost two weeks of being away from US grocery stores we've hit slaw phase, in which we proceed to replace lettuce and other delica...
Once more, with feeling.
First, let me warn you that I cannot and will not stop marveling at the color of the sea in the Bahamas, and I will try to fit the turquo...
Bahamas Baby
After preparing feverishly all day, we left Lake Sylvia, Fort Lauderdale, Florida at midnight, prepared for about a 12 hour sail to West ...
