New York

Woke up early this morning to some big bumps care of Poseidon but all has returned to normal and sleep should come easily tonight. Duck confit pasta with broccolini for lunch today. With plenty of leftovers to keep me fed, dinner tried out the veal breast that I cooked in the circulator. With roasted shitakes, sherry and polenta-not going to win a James Beard but it keeps the crew smiling. Should be pulling into Sag around 10 AM tomorrow and it's straight to the farmers market....

Day 2

Got a goodnights sleep last night minus the fact that I had to be up at 6 to do my watch, but all that consists of is listening to Howard Stern and playing with my phone. The weather is absolutely gorgeous and if it stays this way all the way to Sag I will be very happy. Lunch was Mahi with tamarind that turned out pretty good, and dinner I am going to use up my 48 hour sous vide chuck flap. Cook, eat and sleep that's about all I have to do on the high seas.

Dinner

The two trips we have done to the Bahamas are overnight crossings. It's just starting to sink in that I won't be stepping on dry land for three days. The highlight is i have an awesome watch schedule, 6-10 both AM and Pm, a lot better than the 2-6AM shift i had before. I know a couple of people who are en route to the med, I do not envy them one bit right now. Dinner tonight made me happy-Shrimp, Sopresatta, Sun-dried tomatoes, Arugula.

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Next Stop New York

Today we got under way to begin our 3 day crossing to Sag Harbor. Poseidon has blessed us with beautiful weather and looks like we may have a fairly uneventful passage. The boss was supposed to be on vacation till mid-July but that got cancelled so it's straight to work when we arrive. I was hoping to have some Hamptons fun, but we'll put that on the backburner for now. Very excited to be going to see some new scenery and to be so close to Manhattan. The hurricane season is supposed to be a good one so might get some good surf and I can get some practice in for Morocco. Ready for a summer of good produce and good food!!!!

Hard to find a decent tomato in Florida but I can get Lychee's from peoples backyards

Veal Breast

After the "tour de bar" yesterday I was very unmotivated to spend anytime in the Florida heat. Instead I decided to get some work done and stuffed a veal breast. Since we are on the boat and all the meals are eaten outside I don't want to take an already rich protein and make it richer. Cooked down fennel, shallot, garlic and buzzed it with coriander, fennel seed, parsley, dill, chervil, tarragon, lemon zest and marcona almonds. Broke the breast down into 3 pieces and cooking it overnight at 140 for 10 hours, or my required amount of sleep. Hopefully won't wake up to any more boat fires.