Karen’s Kitchen

Cooking in the Marshall Islands with Karen and friends.

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Multi-Grain Bread

Multi-Grain Bread

    Multi-Grain Bread Everyone loves this bread, mainly because of the extra texture and taste provided by the variety of grains. I have given measurements for the seeds, but in reality I just use my mood to determine the amounts. 2 tsp dry active yeast 2 tsp honey 1.5 cups tepid water 3 cups Read More

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Wasabi’s Whopper Wahoo

Wasabi’s Whopper Wahoo

Sunday looked perfect, so Wasabi Captain Cary Evarts called his mate Willard Lathrop and said: “Let’s go fishing!” Will said yes and so the guys picked up some ice and headed out through Majuro Bridge. Just moments after setting the lines, zing-zip, they had a fish on. And it was a big one. Together they Read More

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Flying Fish

Flying Fish

By Karen Earnshaw Alone on my yacht Seal at Enemanet Island, I was idly turning the pages of a Bon Appetit magazine when there came a loud thumping outside. “Holy crap! What’s that?” I thought as I jumped up from the bunk, scrambled up the companionway, and peered around the dodger to the forward deck. Read More

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Pandanus and Coconut Water Drink

Pandanus and Coconut Water Drink

This pandanus and coconut water concoction is a refreshing drink that’s super-easy to make and is fantastically healthy. It comes to Karen’s Kitchen courtesy of Luc Callebaut and Jackie Lee of the Yacht Sloepmouche. Conserving electricity on his yacht, Luc is using a hand-driven juicer, but of course an electric juicer will make the job Read More

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Janet’s Thai Pumpkin Soup

Janet’s Thai Pumpkin Soup

Janet’s Thai Pumpkin Soup Janet Nixon of the yacht Navire joined our pumpkin party with the most delicious Thai pumpkin soup. Pumpkin is grown all around the Marshall Islands and all her other ingredients are available in Majuro. 4 cups peeled pumpkin pieces 1 medium onion, roughly chopped 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons olive oil Read More

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Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Bananas are grown all around the Marshall Islands and while they are small, they are sweet and glorious to eat. The only downside is that they ripen quickly, so if you have an over-abundance make banana bread! Banana Bread Make this great banana bread recipe in just over an hour. 4 ripe bananas 3/4 cup Read More

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Bread with a Boost

Bread with a Boost

  All the ingredients for this recipe are available in various Majuro stores! The boost is Wheat germ! This is the heart of the wheat kernel and is a rich source of protein and fiber. White flour has had the germ and bran removed from the kernel, which is why using a mixture of white and Read More

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Karen’s Fish Burgers

Karen’s Fish Burgers

One food item that there’s lots of in the Marshall Islands is fish, plus I’m particularly lucky because my husband, Cary, has a fishing boat, so he is quite often the hunter and gatherer. Not so lucky? Don’t worry, because all the supermarkets carry fresh fish. For the fish burgers I use yellowfin or dogtooth Read More

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Cruisers’ Great Chili Cook-Off

Cruisers’ Great Chili Cook-Off

The Mieco Beach Yacht Club regularly holds events both on the water and on shore. A great example is the Cruisers’ Chili Cook-Off held on Friday, January 23, 2015.   It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it! WAM Director Alson Kelen joined cruiser Dr. Rob Watson and US Ambassador Tom Armbruster as Read More