by Off the Galley Mike | Feb 20, 2026 | Meal Plan, Navy Galley
The other Friday tradition in our house. My kids rotate between submarine dinner and pizza night — pizza wins slightly more often because they get to build their own. Start with homemade pizza dough (make it Thursday night for the best flavor — the overnight cold...
by Off the Galley Mike | Feb 20, 2026 | Meal Plan, Navy Galley
On a submarine, Friday dinner was sacred. It was the one meal that nobody missed, the one meal the galley crew put extra effort into, and the one meal that could turn a rough week around for 130 sailors living in a steel tube 400 feet underwater. The menu was always...
by Off the Galley Mike | Feb 20, 2026 | Recipe Collection
Battle-tested by my two picky eaters. The rule is simple: if they ask for seconds, it makes the list. If they ask for it by name the next week, it stays on the list. Everything here has passed both tests. Homemade Mac and Cheese The number one most-requested dinner....
by Off the Galley Mike | Feb 20, 2026 | Recipe Collection
San Diego ruined me for bad Tex-Mex. First liberty, first taco stand, first real carne asada. After that, chain restaurant Mexican food was dead to me. These are the recipes I’ve been perfecting since those first tacos off base. Carne Asada Tacos Marinated flank...
by Off the Galley Mike | Feb 20, 2026 | Recipe Collection
Everything you need to run a perfect cookout. I fell in love with grilling after my first duty station in San Diego. The steel beach picnic — grilling steaks on the deck of a surfaced sub — is still one of my favorite Navy memories. Now the backyard grill is where I...
