This cookbook was complied while working as the Executive Chef on board the luxury charter yacht, M/V Explorer in SE Alaska, at Cayo Espanto, a private island resort in Belize and while traveling in Central and South America. The recipes contained in this book are a result of over twenty years experience in preparing gourmet cuisine in outrageously beautiful and remote locations. From river-rafting camps in Texas and Arizona; horsepack camps in Montana and Mexico; fishing lodges in Alaska and Chile; luxury yachts on blue water; to the confines of Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Hollywood and four-star hotels in Texas, I hope to bring to my readers some of the most popular dishes in an easy to use electronic cookbook.

I seldom measure anything having been trained in the culinary arts the "old fashioned" way as an apprentice on a seasonal resort circuit in the early 1970's. Consequently the compilation of these recipes requires that I take the time to measure and write down exactly what it is that I am doing, not an easy task for someone who uses a "little of this" and a "dash of that".

As I mentioned earlier, this is a work in progress and will be updated frequently. Please check back often and please write your comments in my guest book.

Thanks for stopping by.

Pat Brown, December 1, 1999, en route to Patagonia, Chile

Soups Black Bean Soup Papaya Pineapple Bisque Curried Pumpkin Soup Chilled Breadfruit Soup Lentil Soup Cream of Asparagus Soup Pat's Chicken Stock Split Pea Soup Vidalia Onion Soup Chicken Noodle Soup	Sauces Roasted Red Pepper Coulee Coconut Rum Vinaigrette Cream of Coconut Reduction Explorer Tartar Sauce Basic White Roux Tomatillo Sauce Remoulade Sauce Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing Wasabi Honey Mustard Dressing Explorer Cocktail Sauce	Salads Mexican Jicama Salad Cucumbers with Pineapple Coconut Chutney Chayote Salad
Vegetables/Starch Fried Green Tomatoes Pacific Northwest Baked Barley Baked Winter Squash Black Beans Vera Cruzana Pat's Spanish Rice Cowboy Beans "Damn Good Beans!"	Appetizers Hot Crab Dip Proscuitto Pinwheels Jalapeno Cocktail Meatballs Easy Chicken Live Pate'	Fish Grouper Nueces The Famous Butt Cakes Seafood Enchiladas Baked Halibut Oriental
Meat/Chicken/Entrees Roast Prime Rib Nana's Chicken n' Dumplings Explorer Chicken Caccaitore Cayo Espanto Jerked Chicken Wings Coconut Fried Chicken Chicken Enchilada Mix Portabella Mushroom & Cheese Enchiladas Mexican Style Batter Fried Chicken Breasts Chile Rellenos with Shrimp	Salsa & Marinades Pineapple Coconut Chutney Jamaican Jerk Marinade Black Bean Pineapple Salsa Papaya Pineapple Salsa Starfruit/Mango/Pineapple Salsa Explorer's Pico de Gallo	Breads & Desserts Banana Coconut Fritters Coconut Raisin Rice Pudding Banana Raisin Nut Bread Carrot Zucchini Bread Coconut Mango Oatmeal Bars Industrial Strength Brownie Mix Dutch Oven Buttermilk Dinner Rolls Dutch Oven Jalapeno Corn Bread Dutch Oven Fruit Cobbler Dutch Oven Buttermilk Biscuits Ambassador's Ambrosia (Low Cal Ice Cream) Pat's Apple Crisp Port Poached Pears Old Fashioned Bread Pudding Chocolate Amaretto Cheesecake