The Galley is the last big project for the jPod. I have started it 3 different times only to remove my work and start again. After camping in the jPod for a weekend, we have finally decided what we want from our galley. A new discovery is a 12V refrigerator which pulls very little on […]
As a high school history teacher, I regularly view educational films. This got me thinking one day so I started plans to make a film which would feature teardrops & tiny trailers. Recently, I received the Don Keele Award for Excellence in Education to create an educational film (in HD) which will feature teardrops and
The Camp-Cook.com forum is having another food theme week. I have decided to participate. Here are the week’s rules: This challenge is for a simple one pot (Dutch oven or Potjie) MAIN DISH. Something that would be good while camping. The rules. One pot Once something goes in the pot it stays there until it’s
In the past month or so, the iron cookware collection has expanded. Some are gifts from my family (brother-in-law, grandmother, Senior Management) and some are things I’ve purchased with gift cards. With a Birthday around Christmas time, it makes for a lot of heavy metal. Here is a list of the new items: A corn
I am not much for New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, my typical resolution is to make no resolutions. I have been successful at keeping this resolution for the past 12 years. I typically don’t like resolutions because they usually end up being BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) which typically fail. Gradual change suits me better.
The www.camp-cook.com forum is having another cook off competition: Chili & Cornbread. I entered my Chili recipe last weekend (see it here) and this weekend is my cornbread recipe. For this recipe, I followed the tastes of Senior Management. She likes all things Pumpkin. Having found a pumpkin Cornbread recipe at Real Mom Kitchen I
The www.camp-cook.com forum is having another cook off competition. This is the second competition that I’ve entered. The last one I entered was desert (see my posting here). I enjoy these cook-off weeks because of all of the new recipes and activity on the forum. Sometimes the cook-off week facilitator gives prizes (iron cookware etc)
In September of 2009, I received an invitation to do some research with primary resources at the Library of Congress (LOC) in Washington, DC. Knowing that this invitation was a tremendous opportunity, I agreed and made the arrangements to do research for one week. Part of my time at the LOC was spent with librarians
One of our favorite things to eat when camping is canned apple sauce on pancakes. Every year we make some sauce to use through the winter as well as on our spring & summer camping trips. This year, I picked the apples myself at Hansen’s Orchards at Greenbluff, WA. I chose a blend of gala
For about the past 60 years my family has been taking an annual camping trip as a sort of mini family reunion & our friends. The locations have varied over the years as one generation passes the baton to another but the camping is always memorable. This year, the camping trip was relatively close to