I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Dave and I were fortunate to be at anchor in Bahía Tortugas.

As a special treat after our 6 day journey I prepared a four course celebratory meal.

Course 1: Salami w/ Asiago, Hard Monterey Jack, and Crackers

Course 2: Tuna Croquettes

• 1 cup tuna, fresh if you got it
• 1 cup rehydrated hashbrown potatoes
• egg, powdered about 2 tablespoons and a little water
• quarter onion, finely diced
• 1 tsp mustard
• Elbert All-Purpose Seasoning to taste (you can use seasoned salt or monterey steak seasoning)
• corn meal
• olive oil

I had cooked up the tuna meat we had left as I thought it would keep better unrefrigerated once cooked as opposed to raw. Combine the cooked tuna, potatoes, egg, onion, mustard and seasoning. Form into cake and roll in corn meal. Brown in olive oil. Serve warm with a little California Chili Sauce ... or hot sauce of your choice.

** If I had real eggs this would have formed better cakes. I should have added a bit of flour to help bind them. They tasted delicious even if they fell apart just a little.

Course 3: Butternut Squash Curried Soup

• 1/2 small butternut squash, cubed
• 1 large potato, peeled and cubed
• 1/4 cup dried vegetable mix
• 2 tablespoons Indian Spice Mix***
• Dash Cinnamon Sugar***
• 1 large can of chicken
• 1 can cream of chicken condensed soup
• 1 cup cooked rice, leftover from a previous meal
• Salt and Pepper

Place the cubed butternut squash, potato, dried vegetables, spices, and salt in the pressure cooker and cover with water. Bring to pressure and cook at pressure 4 minutes before turning the heat off and letting the pressure naturally release.
Then add the remaining ingredients and heat until the soup just begins to simmer.

Course 4: Brownie Scramble with Irish Coffee

We had just a little whiskey left on the boat, really just 2 fingers. I thought what better way to enjoy but in an Irish Coffee with just a little warm chocolate goodness. It wasn't pecan or pumpkin pie but it sure tasted good.

***Spice Mixes:

Indian Spice Mix

• Paprika (3)
• Chili powder (3)
• Turmeric (2)
• Garam Masala (2)

Cinnamon Sugar

• Cinnamon (3)
• Granulated Sugar (2)
• Nutmeg (1/2)