Morels for Breakfast

Morels for Breakfast

  Between the drought and fierce competition,  I  have not found many morels this season. But this morning I did have three mushrooms and about as many stalks of asparagus. I scalded the morels in water while I  chopped and fried some  bacon. When the bacon was...

Because I Can

When I was a child  I couldn’t wait to be a grown-up, when I  could do whatever I wanted to. I could have cake and ice-cream for breakfast!      
Summer Pancakes Over Easy

Summer Pancakes Over Easy

This is more of a suggestion than a recipe since I used a mix and didn’t measure anything. I made pancakes over easy for breakfast this morning. I started with Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake mix. Yeah, I know it’s not that hard to make pancakes from scratch,...
Bushcrafty

Bushcrafty

If you’re not bringing a cocktail shaker you are doing it wrong. Bushcrafty: Two ounces Irish Whiskey, two ounces Shanky’s Whip, one ounce filtered stream water, one-quarter lemon, one quarter lime-both squeezed and dropped into the cocktail shaker with a...
Dutch Oven Trailer Trash Casserole

Dutch Oven Trailer Trash Casserole

Trailer Trash Casserole: Tater Tots, diced onion, ground beef, Cream of Mushroom Soup, cooked in a Dutch Oven, finished with grated cheese melted on top. Ketchup added to taste. Ingredients   1/2 bag of Tater Tots 1 diced onion 1/4# ground beef per person 1 can...
Nettle Soup

Nettle Soup

Stinging Nettles are a nutritious early season foraged food which can be found throughout the United States. Gloves and garden nippers and a little care make it possible to harvest them without getting stung. Drying or boiling the plant neutralizes the stingers,...