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. […]
Happy Camping in 2010 Read More »
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
Cook-Off Part 2: Pumpkin Cornbread (GF) Read More »
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)
Cook-Off Part 1: Quinoa Adobo Chili (GF) Read More »
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
The Trip of a Lifetime & a Famous Trailer Read More »
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
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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
Adventure 03 – Traditional Family Camping Read More »
This week, I made another batch of grape juice. Every year I make it. I’ve also added a few pictures at the end of this post. The process is easy: Pick the grapes Remove the grapes from the stems (stems make for bitter juice) Steam the grapes in a few steamers Empty the the steamer
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I had a few days off of work this week so the jPod got a little work. We’ve had a camping trip planned since last year that we’ll do in a couple of days. I made this trip a bit of a deadline for some work on the jPod. I’ve been pre-warping a piece of
I just returned from spending a week in the woods of north Idaho with the senior class. Every year, as part of our school program, we take the seniors, and many of their parents, into the woods to rough it. There is no electricity, no camp sites, no showers, no cell phone coverage. During this
100 teenagers in the woods Read More »
As I awoke from a much needed nap this afternoon, I thought about the boxes of fresh produce in our kitchen. I’ve been taking care of my parent’s house while they’ve been gone for the past 3 weeks. Between that, my own yard, and getting ready to teach again, life has been really busy. The
D.O. – Chile Relleno Read More »