Hot meals on board!
One of the nicest things you can do about a small cruiser is have a hot meal. Just like when camping, most anything warm will taste great. Cold sandwiches in the cooler will hold you over, but there is nothing like having something filling, tasty, and HOT. But how? If you have a galley with a stove, that's a good place to start. Soup and stews are easy, and if you plan to fry meat, I suggest you stay away from beef, the grease and spatter are dangerous and messy. Pork, fish, and chicken are better. If you crave a burger, how about a Turkey Burger? Just be sure to bring lots of spices; I find them bland if you don't spice them up. The stove is also a way to boil water, so tea, coffee and cocoa are easy. Another GREAT way to go is a gas grill. Magma (link) makes a full line of Stainless Steel grills designed for sailboats, with all types of secure mounting. We have a pretty full galley on our boat, but we prefer to grill off the stern pulpit. It keeps us in the cockpit, and in t...