“In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.” ~ Julia Child I live in a rapidly evolving tourist town. People visit from all over the world to river raft, mountain bike, off-road, canyoneer, base jump, and rock climb. I grew up here, and watching the explosion of visitors, hotels, stores, and restaurants has been […]
Month: November 2016
Whiskey Elk Backstrap Steaks
“You know what my drink is? Jack Daniel’s. Yes, that is a wild man drink. That should come with bail money, you know what I’m saying? Because on Jack, you don’t know where you’re going to end up, but you know when you get there, you won’t be wearing any pants.” ~ Dave Attell You […]
Elk Shepherd’s Pie: Dutch Oven Style
“I do hunt, and I do fish, and I don’t apologize to anybody for hunting and fishing.” ~ Norman Schwarzkopf I never had shepherd’s pie as a kid. My mom never made it. No grandmother on either side of my family passed along their secret ingredient that made their shepherd’s pie a family favorite, requested […]
Top Ten Upland Game Hunting Blogs!!!
The opening day of pheasant season did not turn out as I expected. It was cloudy and cold. And it rained! And the rain turned those beautiful slough areas I like to visit during my hunting season into giant mud mosh pits. My dad always says that on a rainy day you enter the pheasant […]
Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake
“The world is wrong side up. It needs to be turned upside down in order to be right side up.” ~ Billy Sunday Sometimes at home, I will pull something out of the oven and be pleasantly surprised with how beautiful it turned out. The glistening golden brown skin of an oven roasted turkey, a […]