Have you ever played with a puppy with a squeaky toy or some sort of a throw toy? They get all excited about those things. While playing, have you ever taken a second toy in your other hand and held a hand on either side of the dog’s head? (I know that’s teasing it, don’t judge me, I’m just painting a word picture.) What happens then, in my experience, is that the pup can’t decide which way to go and all it does is shake its head back and forth. It’s kind of funny to watch but from the dog’s perspective it’s got to be frustrating. Instead of enjoying the…
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Onion Soup and Dutch Oven Roasted Veggies
I remember my mom cooking potatoes by mixing them with Lipton’s dehydrated French onion soup mix with some oil and then oven roasting them. It was simple and it was delicious. Over the past few years, our family has examined our eating habits and found that it had some room for improvement. We don’t always eat in a healthy manner and sometimes a kick-start in eating discipline is something we find helpful. To that end, every so often, we will make use of the concepts placed forward by the Whole30 folks. Doing so, we restrict our diet from some things which may not be bad but could cause inflammation as…
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Nothing says, “I love you”, like…
… a fresh, hot, homemade biscuit right out of a dutch oven. Even better if shaped like a heart. Happy Valentine’s Day! From,
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How do I get started?
Does Dutch oven cooking interest you but you’re hesitant to jump into it? You’ve seen some YouTube videos about Dutch oven cooking. Maybe you’ve been to a Dutch Oven Gathering, (D.O.G.), a Chuckwagon competition, attended a demo, a cooking class, or a chili cook-off and seen all kinds of various pieces of gear in use. Sometimes it’s easy to be overwhelmed when one looks at a website, a cooking section in the store, or a cooking video and you see all the accessories being used. True there is a lot of cool stuff to use as aides for Dutch oven cooks. There are cooking tables and stands. There are all…
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Melt in your mouth and mess up your hands…
Every time ribs are on sale, I buy a slab or two and frequently, some go straight to the freezer. With an upcoming project, freezer space is at a premium so time to make some room. My basic pattern for rib cooking is to use a dry rub of seasonings, place the ribs on a bed of sliced onions, then put the dutch oven on a ring of coals with another ring on the lid. The best way for tender results of most meats is cooking slowly over time. While they will be fully cooked in an hour or less, longer in this case equals more tender. I’ve found that…
