Winter Recipes

campfire cooking 101 :: chili con carne

2 September 2011
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We recently took a back-woods camping trip.  We were hoping for more of a back-country experience, but it was decidedly much more back-woods. Our adventure took place in the Nez Perce National Forest at a location in which we were lead to believe was more remote and secluded than it truly was.  The lack of [...]

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lentil soup with options and observations

13 January 2011
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Life is what happens when you have other plans That was the saying on the back of a sugar packet I received at a restaurant in Pretoria, South Africa about 14 years ago and it has become the motto of my life.  This was not the post I had intended to write next, but corrupt [...]

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quick apple tart

24 November 2010
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Are you pie crust challenged or those just looking for something a little different or lighter than a traditional pie?  This would look wonderful as an addition to your regular Thanksgiving desert options. This is the ticket. It is a perfect fall sweet. It takes just a few minutes to make and it is lighter [...]

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waldorf salad meets 2010

26 September 2010
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It is hard to believe that a salad that was made famous by the Waldorf Hotel Restaurant in the 1890′s, now the infamous Waldorf Astoria, has turned into a ho-hum potluck classic.  I have a new version here that will relaunch this into your repertoire.  This is a feel good salad that tingles with bright [...]

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carbonnade à la flamande

30 April 2010
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It was a dark and story evening. Howling winds, driving rain, beautiful April weather and we were having company for dinner.  Not just any company but like long-lost-family type company.  It was also a school night, and I was in dire need of some comfort food.  I am so glad that I chose this Belgian [...]

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North African Chickpea Soup

21 January 2010
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I know I have been MIA for a while, it was because I have been traveling the world, exploring new foods and places. Oh no, that was a dream?  Crap.  Actually I have been dealing with a lot of bs from the school that my dear children go to.  It has consumed me and I [...]

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A Jeweled Merry Christmas to You

25 December 2009
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This is my favorite desert any time of year but I find it especially pleasing after a holiday meal.  Forget the pumpkin pie and cheesecake I much prefer something lighter.  Not only is this gorgeous we eat it as finger food.  We are primal like that at our home.  Food should be accessible without fussy [...]

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crisp duck breast on a shaved winter salad

28 November 2009
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This ain’t no Skagit Valley mud flat duck!  My first experience with duck was when some friends of mine from high school went hunting then baked it in a loaf pan.  It looked like meat loaf and had ketchup poured over the top.  It tasted like yuck, therefore I thought that I hated duck.  Come [...]

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