{"id":3201,"date":"2015-02-19T02:14:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T02:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=3201"},"modified":"2015-02-19T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T13:37:59","slug":"domesticity-onboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/?p=3201","title":{"rendered":"Domesticity Onboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who would imagine it could be so chilly in the Keys in mid-February? \u00a0At the end of last week Bob and I spent a few long days at the Miami Boat Show, and so I rummaged through the back cabin where I store all my &#8216;supplies&#8217; to find something small to work on while ashore. \u00a0Nothing is worse than having idle hands while stuck ashore for hours and hours on end at a convention center. \u00a0So I found a ball of sock yarn and started a sock.<\/p>\n<p>Now, just a few days later, I really could use a nice pair of wool socks for my frozen feet! \u00a0First one is just about done&#8230;.better get craking on the second. \u00a0I just cannot get over how cold it is most days. \u00a0We left a small harbor just south of Miami Beach this morning and headed about 45 miles south to Rodriguez Key which is right near Key Largo. \u00a0Poor Bob had to stand at the wheel all day in gusty northwest winds. \u00a0Tomorrow promises to be colder, barely 60 degrees, and the wind will be considerably stronger at over 30 mph. \u00a0Try standing outside in gale force winds in the low 60s with no warm clothing and see if you don&#8217;t get hypothermia. \u00a0We surely thought by now, down in the Keys, we&#8217;d be warm!<\/p>\n<p>One way to keep warm is to turn on the oven! \u00a0So a couple of mornings ago I made the King Arthur coffee cake that is on the unbleached flour package. \u00a0There is a crumb mixture made of sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and walnuts that gets sprinkled in the middle of the batter and then on top before baking. \u00a0It made the whole boat smell terrific. \u00a0I did not have walnuts so I used slivered almonds, and I put a little almond extract in the batter, but kept the vanilla in the crumb mixture. \u00a0Great recipe&#8211; It&#8217;s a keeper!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0181.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3202\" alt=\"IMG_0181\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0181.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0181.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0181-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>And one evening I made a dinner that I used to make quite often&#8211;in fact decades ago&#8211;when Bob and I were in college in the 1970s. \u00a0It&#8217;s from the book The Vegetarian Epicure&#8211;who rembers that gem??? \u00a0It&#8217;s called RussianVegetable Pie. \u00a0The wonder of the internet is that I don&#8217;t even own that book anymore, but I was able to find the recipe online. \u00a0I may not have the sharpest memory anymore, but the recipe looked very familiar and the finished dinner was as good as we both remembered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0176.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3203\" alt=\"IMG_0176\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0176.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0176.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0176-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This recipe starts with pastry crust made with both butter and cream cheese. \u00a0There is a layer of cream cheese on the bottom, then a layer of hard cooked eggs. \u00a0Next you add the layer of cabbage, onions and mushrooms that were sauteed beforehand. \u00a0Place the pastry top and in the oven it goes! \u00a0If this brings back good memories of the 70s, you can find the recipe <a href=\"http:\/\/allrecipes.com\/recipe\/russian-vegetable-pie\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0179.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3204\" alt=\"IMG_0179\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0179.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0179.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0179-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dinner is ready and the cabin is warm! \u00a0Luckily there was enough for two nights, so I got to turn on the oven again to reheat it the next evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3205\" alt=\"IMG_0180\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0180.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0180.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0180-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seems that I&#8217;m on a roll of beating things to death these days. \u00a0Must be brain freeze.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of cooking onboard, since I cannot bring all the cookbooks I might want to have on hand, I have been on the lookout for years for how to have recipes onboard. \u00a0Writing or typing out my favorites to put in a notebook or recipe file was absolutely NOT a solution. \u00a0Last year I discovered an iPad app called <a href=\"http:\/\/paprikaapp.com\/\">Paprika<\/a>. \u00a0You can type up your own recipes in it (but that&#8217;s not for me) or you can take recipes off the internet and store them in the app. \u00a0This way you can access recipes even when you cannot go online. \u00a0I have been collecting recipes from various magazine websites&#8211;my favorite being Cooks Illustrated&#8211; and various blogs, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/orangette.blogspot.com\/\">Orangette<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dishingupthedirt.com\/\">Dishing Up the Dirt<\/a>. \u00a0I even have my much loved and vintage Russian Vegetable Pie in the app.<\/p>\n<p>When we arrived in Rodriguez Key this afternoon I had hoped to make my next tapestry warp, but I am stuck on how to do it. \u00a0I want to do the kind of warp that can be pulled around the loom as I progress. \u00a0I normally tie the first and last warp of a continuous warp to the bottom of my copper pipe. \u00a0If I do that I cannot make the kind of warp that can be advanced. \u00a0I am stumped! \u00a0I tried checking the internet, but had no luck with that. \u00a0Maybe I&#8217;ll remember how to do this in my sleep tonight&#8230;..or maybe one of my Wednesday Group friends will come to my aid!<\/p>\n<p>So instead of warping, Bob and I took a dinghy ride in to Key Largo and as we headed in to the harbor we saw the <em>African Queen<\/em> coming out. \u00a0We were freezing but we had to take a detour and follow her so we could document the moment!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3212\" alt=\"IMG_0194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0194.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0194.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.argoknot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_0194-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who would imagine it could be so chilly in the Keys in mid-February? \u00a0At the end of last week Bob and I spent a few long days at the Miami Boat Show, and so I rummaged through the back cabin where I store all my &#8216;supplies&#8217; to find something small to work on while ashore. 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