Camp Chicken and Dumplings: A Hearty Dutch Oven Delight I can still smell the woodsmoke and feel the damp chill of that weekend. It was years ago, at a Girl Scout leader training in the mountains, and the rain seemed determined to soak us to the bone. We huddled together under a makeshift shelter, shivering … Read more
Camp Greystone Bread: A Taste of Simplicity The aroma… I can still recall it perfectly. The scent of freshly baked bread wafting through the crisp mountain air, mingling with the piney fragrance of the surrounding woods. It was Camp Greystone, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where I first tasted this simple, honest bread. Every … Read more
Trapper’s Oat Bread: Fuel for the Soul The scent of woodsmoke and pine needles always brings me back to the Boundary Waters. It was there, on a week-long canoe trip years ago, that I first tasted something resembling this Trapper’s Oat Bread. Our guide, a wiry woman named Sarah who seemed to know every secret … Read more
Super Easy Speckled Trout: From Pan to Plate in Minutes My earliest memory of speckled trout involves a sun-drenched dock, the salty tang of the Gulf air, and the almost electric excitement of a successful fishing trip with my grandfather. He’d always bring a small cast iron skillet along, just in case. And more often … Read more