Meeting Up with the Matchmaker
To think that wagon trains used to take months to get to the west, and sometimes there were…um…adventures (see: Donner Party). Nowadays, of course, one can drive half way across …
Category: Food and Drink
Curds and Weigh Stations
After a long drive along a bunch of interstates (and a few blue highways), I’m in Stoughton, Wisconsin, a town of about 12,000 on the Yahara River about 30 miles …
Loafing Around
Sailors, survivalists, and hikers have been eating pilot bread and other long-lasting dense breads for quite some time–although I confess that I’ve never found much of a taste for it …
High Society
Our goal with this blog is just to have fun, of course, and we never expected to collect a ton of followers (and those of you not reading this have …
Ford, Edison…and Charcoal?
Over the years, I had some terrific conversations with my friend Kevin while standing over a grill. Prepping meals outside in all sorts of weather, we covered a lot of …
Cabins / Food and Drink / PATC Cabins / USA / Virginia
Max Out
One of these days, I’ll surely grow up. But as I drag my feet in that process, my good friend KB’s son Max seems to be accelerating. Max is nine …
Cabins / Food and Drink / PATC Cabins / Pennsylvania / USA
Zog Cooks His Meat
Caveman graffiti from an old Far Side comic, quoted in the title above, inspired our most recent primal cooking experience. This past weekend, we lucked into a last minute cancellation …
Cakewalk
When a task is easy or effortless, it’s sometimes called a “cakewalk.” Suzy was first introduced to the term at her grammar school fair, where she bought a ticket, walked …
Trapped In Delaware
First, some background: a few months back, we had a scheme to catch Dungeness crabs while on a kayaking trip in Glacier Bay, Alaska. The plan was to cook them …
“It Can’t Be Done”
Those four words, uttered by Souzz herself, set in motion what is now known in our house as the “Roast Beef Challenge.” Unlike the ice bucket challenge, this one only …