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    General Information,  Gluten Free,  Main Dish,  One Pot Meal,  Techniques and Tips,  Vegan

    What’s round, delicious, and easily customized?

    What is he up to now? The stack of stainless steel rings on the tailgate does arouse the curiosity. In our house we have a weekly ritual that is known as, “Pizza Night”. It doesn’t matter where we are or what we’re doing, if we’re not already talking about getting pizza on Monday night, we are reminded by our favorite pizza fan what day it is. Over the years we’ve  taken this love of pizza into the woods with us and had lots of fun with it.  One of the great things about pizza is the unlimited variety of options. Dietary restrictions? No problem. In addition to the traditional blend…

  • General Information,  Techniques and Tips

    Minimalist? Nah.

    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…

  • General Information,  Techniques and Tips

    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…