We gathered together at 12pm, on Sunday, July 26th. Station Munro has a drill every Sunday at 12pm and Monday at 4pm. We re-enact rescues, of downed pilots, from the WWII era. That is basically what we do, but we have other activities that we do, for a break. (One is to go on a patrol, with armored patrol boats. While Munro is not a combat station, we do protect ourselves … [Read more...] about Munro Drill
Fritz’s Pistachio Cake
Hello Coasties, This month in honor of the SL Coast Guard's Birthday, I thought a cake would be appropriate for us to celebrate our birthday. This recipe involves the use of a Bundt pan; an aluminum ring pan that was invented in Minnesota USA in 1950 by H. David Dalquist. It was originally made to bake a traditional cake called a "kugelhopf" for a woman's group who … [Read more...] about Fritz’s Pistachio Cake
Crispy Fish With Pineapple Salad
Crispy Fish With Pineapple Salad Ingredients 1 tsp baking powder 500g white fish fillets 2 ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 cup loosely packed coriander leaves 1 continental cucumber, thickly sliced 1/4 pineapple, cut into 1cm sticks 1/4 cup Vietnamese salad dressing 3/4 cup rice flour 1 cup vegetable oil (for shallow frying) Method Cut fish into … [Read more...] about Crispy Fish With Pineapple Salad
American Meat Loaf
Hello Coasties, Yeah yeah, I know, another meat loaf recipe. Meat loaf is a simple combination of starch and meat and has been embraced by people the world over; no more enthusiastically perhaps than by the Americans. Because we are a nation of immigrants; we're blessed to be able to experience a jumble of cuisines from all over the world and make them our own. There has … [Read more...] about American Meat Loaf
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
This is part two of a seven part series covering Mount Everest Harbor of Rio de Janeiro Great Barrier Reef Victoria Falls Paricutin Volcano Grand Canyon Aurora Borealis Harbor of Rio de Janeiro Discovered on January 1st 1502 by Portuguese Captain Gaspar de Lemos, the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro is located in Brazil. Known as … [Read more...] about Harbor of Rio de Janeiro