Good Life Ramblings

Hello Friends! We had several requests for recipes based on a recent social media post that featured images of our recent kitchen adventures. This curried meatball recipe was created completely off the cuff but turned out really well! We will probably tweak it because its what we do :) however we think it was pretty good for a first attempt thanks to the wonderful curry spice blend we used. Caveat, as per our usual, we measured the spices and other seasonings by eye so please feel free to adjust any or all amounts to suit your own taste.   Curried Meatballs in Creamy Coconut Sauce MEATBALLS: 1 lb ground meat. We used beef but I think pork or chicken would be fantastic as well 1 large egg 1 tsp curry powder -we used a mild Malaysian ginger curry blend with ginger being the primary spice but it also contains cumin, coriander, cardamom, celery powder, chili powder, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric and black pepper. A nice red Thai curry powder would be a good alternative. 1 tsp sea salt...

  Hello friends! We are already getting great feedback from our Etsy store customers on our spices and sauce and we appreciate it! There have been several requests for recipe ideas- we are happy to oblige! Here is a favorite using our proprietary blend we call "Spanish Gold". Enjoy and please let us know how your dish comes out by comments here or any of our social media outlets, thanks! https://www.etsy.com/shop/GoodLifeRamblings?ref=search_shop_redirect Tequila-Lime Shrimp Skewers: Prep Time: 30 min Cook Time: approx. 10 min Ingredients 1 lb. of uncooked, deveined, and peeled large shrimp OR 1 lb. of chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tbsp or to taste- Good Life Rambling’s Spanish Gold spice mix 2 tbsp. cooking oil. Olive or avocado oil work well 1.5 oz. tequila- something like your basic Jose Cuervo is perfect Juice and zest of 1 lime Optional- 4 cloves of fresh garlic, finely minced Skewers- we use bamboo ones, but any material is fine Now,...

      Into the Blue by Craig Adams I grew up on an island but it was a big island, you might say it was a Long Island. Growing up there you learn early that the place to be in the summer was at the shore, North or South, either one would do. As it was, my brother and I spent the majority of our formative years being raised by our single mother. Growing up in the City of Brotherly Love she never learned to drive and money was always tight so opportunities to get to the beach were few and far between. She also never learned to swim ergo for the first dozen or so years of my life, neither did I. A wonderful thing happened in the summer of my 12 th year. My mom bought me and my brother season passes to the Town of Babylon pool on Phelps Lane! I’m not sure how she came up with the money but it seemed too good to be true, a minor miracle. After all, most of our buddies came from families with two parents and seemingly had money to burn and of course, season passes to the tow...

 As promised in our IG post yesterday, we are blogging about the wonderful Thai Coconut Chicken we prepared last night using the Thai Red Curry spice blend from the Spice & Tea Exchange in St. Augustine. Yes, Spice & Tea Exchange is a franchise but we love visiting both the uptown and downtown locations when we are there. As the name implies, they have a ton of spices and teas! If you're foodies like us, its very easy to spend a bunch of money pretty quickly in there! We have to thank www.averiecooks.com for the recipe on which we based our creation. You should check her out, she is our kitchen's new spirit animal!   Her recipe is below, we'll talk about a few changes we had to make out of necessity but we are very, very pleased with the result! Thai Chicken Coconut Curry YIELD:  SERVES 6   TOTAL TIME:  ABOUT 20 TO 25 MINUTES   PREP TIME:  5 MINUTES   COOK TIME:  ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES INGREDIENTS: 2 to 3 tablespoons coconut oil (oliv...

Let’s face it, nothing ruins a great day on the water more than having your breakfast revisit you on its way to feed the fishes! Some folks seem to have an immunity to such worries but if you’re like me you know what I’m talking about. I feel your pain!   I absolutely love being on the water, be it diving, cruising, fishing or just day tripping with good friends however, all my life I’ve struggled with the specter of nausea which seems to rear  its  ugly head about half the time I venture out on the water!   Naturally, I’ve tried plenty of remedies,  most obviously Dramamine or any generic version containing its active ingredient, Meclizine  Hci ,  with varying degrees of success. I’m not vouching for any  particular one  as it often seems that a combination of things works best.               So! Without further ado, here are:         9  Quick Tips to Beat Sea sickness:   ...