Dinner’s in the slow cooker, easy beef recipe

While the world slept through the early hours of Sunday morning, I dragged my butt hopped out of bed to get lunch in the crock pot. Now, I usually have this all prepped so I don’t have to get up so early on a Sunday [Read More]

Homemade Cream Of Wheat

When the cold weather sets in, I often find myself taking care of the little things that need wrapped up. In the afternoon the weather turns cold and often I have already taken off my long sleeves… But when I get inside, there are a [Read More]

Cornbread ( 1830’s) Kitchen / Campfire Recipe

3 c.  stone ground corn meal 1 1/2    c.  white flour 1 T. sugar 2 t. baking soda 1/2 t.  salt 2 1/2 T. molasses  or  21/2  T. honey  or 11/4  T. of each  4 eggs 3 c.  buttermilk 3 T. lard 3  T. veg. [Read More]

Dutch Oven Cobbler Kitchen / Campfire Recipe

1 box of yellow cake mix 1 cold stick butter cut into cubes 2 cans pie filling 1 1/4 c. chopped or finely diced walnuts While heating 12 inch cast iron dutch oven to 375 degrees (use oven thermometer inside dutch oven/oven ) Remove from [Read More]

Traditional Buckwheat (no knead)

3/4  cup buckwheat flour (3  1/2 oz) 1  cup unbleached all-purpose flour (5 oz) 2  cups whole wheat flour (9 oz) 2  1/4 t. granulated yeast 1  1/2 t. coarse salt 1/8  cup vital wheat gluten (2 T or .6 oz) 1  3/4 cups lukewarm [Read More]

Honey Wheat (no knead) Dutch Oven

1  1/3  cups lukewarm water (approximately 100 degrees) 2  1/4 t.  granulated yeast 2  1/4 t.  coarse salt (.6 oz) 1  1/2  cups whole wheat flour (6.75 oz) 1  1/2  cups  all-purpose white flour (7.5 oz) 1/8  cup of vital wheat gluten ( 2T or .6 oz) [Read More]

Artisan Dutch Oven White Bread (no knead) Kitchen or Campfire

1  1/2 cups lukewarm water (approx. 100 degrees) 2  1/4 t. granulated yeast 2  1/4 t. coarse salt (.6 oz) 3  1/4 cups all-purpose white flour (16.3 oz) Using glass bowl or cup, dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.   Put flour in large  bowl, incorporate salt [Read More]

Meal Planning – 6 weeks at a time!

6 Week Meal Planner My wife, Danielle, has recently created a 6 week meal planner, along with recipes, shopping lists and templates.  This is available as a PDF download that you can print off, and a printed version in a ring binder that you can [Read More]

Hardtack, The Recipe and Practical Uses

As I walk you through making Hardtack, I wanted to show some pictures of the process but I want to tell you a little bit more about this staple. Hardtack has been made and used for centuries by many types of people including Sailors, Pioneers [Read More]

My Popular Sausage Zucchini Muffin Recipe

I have been asked for some of my Zucchini recipes and what to do with this popular summer Squash. If your at work and people want to give it away, you will find most people will take a few at first, then nobody wants any [Read More]