Galley Duty

[Kendra]
Guess some of you are wondering how and what we eat on Helm's Deep, especially when we are under way. Well...
Galley Duty does usually fall to me even though Matt is the better cook. Which is why I am answering food and foodstuffs inquiries.
To begin, we have a lot more to consider than we did when we had a conventional kitchen. Are we moving? If so, how far are we heeled over to either side? And which side, because on OUR boat one side IS easier than the other - boiling water on the feet told me so. Is fresh meat available? What in our ice box, (literally), needs to "go" first?
If at dock or anchored or otherwise NOT moving, our options are a-plenty. The only thing we really cannot do is bake. Without going into too much detail, suffice it to say that the oven and stovetop that came with the boat is out of commission until we find a compressed natural gas dealer. We use a Coleman dual fuel camping stove to cook. That's two burners. And yet another consideration. What can be combined into one dish? Even better, what can I cook that will combine meat, starch, and veggie? Also, will it be easy to keep and then reheat in one skillet? Seriously, sudoku has nothing on this puzzle!
Breakfast is a toss up. If we have eggs we try to use them up right away. We keep bagels and cheese handy. Oatmeal and Cream-Of-Wheat is easy enough using the hot water left over from making coffee. Lunch is almost always sandwiches. We keep some fruit on hand for snacks, along with some sort of crackers, nuts, or cereal bars. Dinner all depends on conditions. We have a grill that is easy to use when not moving, but if we are underway we'll have pasta and sauce or maybe something with a canned meat. Canned chicken is my friend.
Some of you might be wondering how we can use the stove at all while the boat is tossing around at sea. The camping stove is mounted on the gimbal stove that is boat original. A gimbal stove is easy to understand in theory, but it is still a trip to watch at work. It swings with the movement of the boat and when not hindered, provides a stable cooking surface. Of course, there was that one time...
Back to the ice box. At some point we, (Matt), will convert the super-insulated cooler into an electric refrigeration system. Until then, we rely on bags of ice, or if we're lucky blocks of ice. This last run we were able to find dry ice. So far, dry ice + block ice = cold food for several days. :)
Anyway, hope this answers some of your questions.