“When he was young, I told Dale Jr. that hunting and racing are a lot alike. Holding that steering wheel and holding that rifle both mean you better be responsible.” ~ Dale Earnhardt As I sit here about to write-up this recipe for pheasant meatballs with sweet apples and onions in an apple and brandy sauce, […]
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Chicken Cordon Bleu: Fancy Dutch Oven Dinner!
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dutch Oven Apple Pie
“Good apple pies are a considerable part of our domestic happiness.” ~ Jane Austen No season is more defined by flavor, smells, and taste than fall. Sure, summer has lemonade and watermelon, and winter has hot chocolate, but fall has a an overabundance of flavor. Pumpkin, cinnamon, caramel, ginger, cranberry, maple, and the list could […]
Images from the Fall Muzzleloader Hunt 2016
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” ~ Marcus Aurelius Chilly, frost-bitten mornings. Vibrant orange, red, and yellow fall leaves. Beautiful crisp blue cloudless skies. Warm campfires glowing after the sun has set. Muzzleloader mule deer season falls at the most beautiful time of […]
Chipotle Apricot Rum Chicken: Dutch Oven Dinner At Its Best!
“A good spicy challenge strikes a balance between flavour and fear.” ~ Adam Richman Out for the muzzleloader deer hunt this past weekend, it got cold! It was in the mid-70s on Friday afternoon. For a fall October afternoon, it was one of those days reminiscent of summer. It didn’t feel possible for the sky to be so blue and […]
Pronghorn Pumpkin Beer Chili
“I am the kind of person who really will drive hours for a bowl of chili. I’m not a three-star restaurant kind of a person; I’m just a food person.” ~ Nora Ephron Yesterday while driving around on the mountain in search of deer, I started thinking about how much I just plain love fall. I […]
Manila Clam Pasta on the Grill!
“Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.” ~ Christopher Reeve One thing learning how to hunt and fish has given me is a real sense of pride in providing for myself. I know I still buy a large majority of my groceries from the super […]