Catering for the crew on the bucking bronco has been interesting. Thankfully Susan lay in a good supply of canned "stews" from FP. Cassoulet Toulousian (spelling not guaranteed) was interesting - likely to qualify as beans with sausages and other sundry meaty bits, but sounds much more appetizing in French. The large burner has had a seizure (salt water?) so we only have one burner with fiddles - the things that keep the pot on the stove when you are heeled over. Trust me, they are useful - we've heeled so far over we have had water in the galley porthole! So we are specializing in one pot meals, and our repertoire with the pressure cooker has expanded to include everything or anything within grabbing distance, throw it in, cook for 10 minutes. The latest addition was releasing the steam and throwing in some red cabbage. It even came out crunchy! This pressure cooker gig may be pressed into action at home to feed cranky kids in a hurry. We are now sailing on a beam reach heading for Hawaii (the big Island), and its the smoothest ride so far, excepted when a big swell knocks us sideways, and we squirt around like a bar of soap in a bath tub. Way too much going to weather on this passage. Gnarly. Hope to make landfall in Honolulu Weds a.m., or maybe even Tuesday night if the wind keeps on puffing. Cheers, Team Mulan