1 August 2006
Captain Cook and the Endeavour.. erm .. I mean two Dutch Cooks and the Esperanza!
by Slade, onboard the Esperanza
Charles our cook is a damn good cook. But having to cook for 24 people, twice a day, 7 days a week must get a bit much after awhile without a day off. So today it was time for something a bit different. Charles had the evening off from preparing dinner. It was over to Captain Frank and 3rd Mate Diek who volunteered to help out.
So late this afternoon Frank and Diek jumped into the galley to cook up a storm. It's not often we get dinner from anyone else other than Charles. They had big shoes to fill after the brilliant food that Charles serves us up each day.
Unsure what to expect, the crew approach the Mess room with caution. I've been smelling the galley all afternoon and figured... well... It smells good so usually that means it's gonna taste good? Of course we never doubted the cooking abilities of either Frank or Diek but we're all very keen to see what masterpiece they had been working on.
It was an Indonesian cuisine, with several different dishes all prepared nicely on the counter for us all to help our selves. I think everyone was pretty impressed; most of us went back for seconds. I know I ate too much... again, and felt like a beached whale. If I'm not careful Greenpeace will hold an action to re-float me and return me back to the sea.
Overall I think I can say that dinner tonight was an outright success. I know I enjoyed it and all the crew definately did. Only problem now is... anytime Charles wants the afternoon off, Frank and Diek will be the likely replacement... bet you didn't think about that before you went off making nice food did ya fellas?!
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Hi All,
Glad to see What a Great Team you All are,mucking in when need be.When i'm at aloss at what to cook, i throw everything together, hope for the best,( looks amess sometimes) , but hey it taste great, and hopefully so far no complaints,cos i'm the only one who doe's the cooking ere!..............
Hope all the Good work is coming together?, keep on doing what your doing.Keep on smiling,we are all behind you ALL,Hugz all round .
Love, Peace
Jackie.x.
Posted by: jackie morningmist at August 1, 2006 5:22 PM
Dear Mr.Von Sladestein (Slade - Webbie), I didn't think of the possibility to replace Charles each time he wants a day off. Maybe each crewmember should pick a day to prepair their national food. Otherwise, maybe to much, no?
Best regards and see you soon.
(last leg to go to Singapore!)
Mr. Von Diekenstein
(Diek - 3rd Mate)
Posted by: diek at August 2, 2006 1:19 AM
Hi Diek,
I'd be glad to cook my national dish. As an Australian i'd just have to stoke the BBQ up, chuck a few snags (Sausages) on and stand around a prod them with tongs and drink beer.
Only 4 ingredients needed .. Bread, Tomato Sauce, Sausages and Beer.
Seems easy enough :)
- Slade
Posted by: by Slade, onboard the Esperanza at August 2, 2006 3:32 AM
Just found this blog- you guys are amazing, and you've really got guts (I'm talking about the work generally, not the cooking). Make me wonder if I could have the same for what I believe... Sending an email isn't really the same. Hang in there!
Posted by: Andy at August 2, 2006 6:03 PM
now there's social maritime progress for you, ...not every ship gets their captain to cook and serve their crew dinner, ...especially when it's Dutch treat.
Anyway, the reason I'm crashing in here is, ...have you all seen the new latimes five part multimedia series - Altered Oceans: a five part series on the crisis in the seas. - http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-oceans-series,0,7842752.special
...It is just stunning in context and presentation, and a perfect example of why you all are out there doing what you are doing. This is a very compelling multimedia presentation. I hope it brings us all renewed inspiration to the severity of what is happening. Love and Light guys/girls
Posted by: Grateful Child at August 3, 2006 10:00 PM
allo bonjour!
j'ai franchement peine à croire que charles peut être remplacé aux fourneaux!
ravie de savoir que tu prends quand même des pauses, cher ami... pour en apprendre davantage sur la cuisine des mers où vous êtes? ;-)
bonne suite dans ce voyage... vous faites tous un boulot nécessaire: contente de savoir qu'il reste encore des humains qui se battent pour les bonnes causes...
béatrice, de sherbrooke ! xx
Posted by: beatrice m. at August 9, 2006 11:41 PM
Fantastic that you guys have a good cook onboard.
By the way, Tokyo's Institute of Cetacean Research returned from the North Pacific recently having killed 256 whales.
Greenpeace was no where to be seen.
I haven't even seen a single press release from you guys about it.
What's going on?
Are the only whales that matter the ones in Antarctica?
I understand that you guys are busy with your other campaigns, but given the high priority you give on saving whales in the Southern Ocean, I can't understand why you don't seem to put any importance at all on the other whales of the world, as is evident from your lack of action. Mind you, the same can be said of Sea Shepherd.
Perhaps it's time you guys at least put out a press release about the JARPN II kill? Beat Sea Shepherd to it, at least?
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