Cooking for Guys

Chanterelles for Lunch

Chanterelles for Lunch

Mike, Walter and I ranged a little farther north than usual in search of mushrooms. The new territory didn't yield any boletes or chanterelles, but we collected some wild ginger and  a few early cranberries before heading over to Chanty Camp. Back in familiar environs...

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Oooo Mommy

Oooo Mommy

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Book Club

Book Club

Book club was at mom's  house  tonight,  so Andy brought mom up here for dinner while our wives were otherwise occupied. I spent the day scouring the house and cooking. We had pork loin and cornbread.  Andy brought a salad, wine and beer.  After dinner we had drinks,...

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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...

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Lusk Creek Militia

Lusk Creek Militia

      Walter Dawg joined Cap'n Ron, Michael and me on a winter excursion into the Gifford Pinchot.                                            ...

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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!      

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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, but I have...

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Peas Porridge

Peas Porridge

Peas Porridge is a simple, hearty meal with ingredients that keep well on the trail.    Ingredients   3 cups dried peas any sort of pork from a ham bone to chopped bacon 2 cups broth, substitute bouillon if needed for trail life 2 potatoes 1 onion 2...

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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 handful of...

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