Boat Food Ideas | Smart Provisioning & Cooking Aboard

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Boat Food Ideas & Provisioning Essentials

No matter where your boat takes you—weekend escapes or full-time cruising—good food should never be a challenge. With the right tools, you can plan and store provisions efficiently, cook with confidence, and enjoy every meal on board.

Take the Guesswork Out of Cooking & Provisioning

Boat cooking is different from cooking ashore. The space is smaller, there’s no grocery store five minutes away, and food storage requires a whole new approach. Whether you need a step-by-step provisioning plan, boat-friendly recipes, or smart ways to maximize a tiny fridge, these resources make it easier.

Real-World Resources from Experienced Cruisers

These courses and books are created by liveaboard cruisers who’ve faced those exact challenges on a daily basis—so you get practical, tested advice. Learn how to make the most of your storage, keep ingredients fresh longer, and cook real, satisfying meals no matter your galley size.

Provisioning, meal planning, and food storage course for boaters: learn how to efficiently plan, shop, and store food for your cruising adventures.

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Provisioning, Meal Planning, and Food Storage

$69.00

Step-by-step guidance for stress-free provisioning.

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Learn how to eat well with a small refrigerator: practical course for storing fresh food and making delicious meals aboard or on the road.

Text on a light blue background with a red check mark icon: Enjoy delicious meals and extend your grocery trips to three weeks, even using a small fridge in your boat or RV. Real-life tested how-to guide available as an online course and PDF book, Eating Well With A Tiny Fridge by The Boat Galley.

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Eating Well With A Tiny Fridge

$39.00

Make the most of small fridge space with smart storage solutions.

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The Boat Galley Cookbook

$46.38

Over 800 boat-friendly recipes plus tips for cooking aboard, smart substitutions, and creative solutions for every galley challenge.

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Storing Food Without Refrigeration

$14.00

Proven strategies for storing fresh food aboard with detailed tips for 60+ types of produce, meats, dairy, and condiments.

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Handy kitchen reference with quick cooking tips, measurement conversions, and substitutions

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Handy Kitchen Reference: Cooking Cheat Sheet

$15.68

Quick, waterproof answers to cooking measurements, conversions, and substitutions

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Carolyn's ideas and techniques about storing food without refrigeration and making the most of a tiny refrigerator on the boat are a treasure house of knowledge.

Verified Purchaser, Eating Well With A Tiny Fridge

We are taking our sailboat to the Caribbean for the winter and plan to live on it for a couple of months at a time. I have never provisioned the boat for more then a week at a time nor have i done extensive cooking onboard. Our oven has never been used. I have found Carolyn's tips and recipes to be extremely helpful. Thanks to her I'm feeling more confident about this upcoming adventure.

Verified Purchaser, The Boat Galley Cookbook

Wonderful! Your book and resources have changed forever my use of onboard and at home use of refrigeration and food storage. We now have lots of room/storage for food that we thought required to be in the fridge. Thank you Carolyn!!

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Meet The Boat Galley Team

At The Boat Galley, we’re all cruisers. We know the joys—and the challenges—of boat life. The steep learning curve, costly mistakes, and hours spent searching for answers can be overwhelming. We’ve been there. That’s why we’ve created practical tools, trusted resources, and real-world guides to help you skip the frustrations and focus on enjoying your cruising life.