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Pork Chili Verde

Pork Chili Verde

This classic green chili recipe with chunks of pork shoulder also turns our great when cooked in a Dutch oven. Since most restaurants run their Chili Verde through a blender before serving, you’ll notice this is a more rustic take on the recipe with pieces 

Dutch Oven Fruit Cobbler

Dutch Oven Fruit Cobbler

This is the same recipe I use for Fruit Cobbler at home, updated to cook in a cast iron Dutch oven.

Hot Fruit & Granola

Hot Fruit & Granola

This is a really simple and delicious breakfast. It’s popular with backpackers, but works great for car camping too. We always make it for two, but the recipe ingredients are per person so you can make as small or as large of a batch as 

Southern Cooked Cabbage

Southern Cooked Cabbage

This is a traditional Southern side dish with simple, humble ingredients. But it comes together to form a delicious and comforting vegetable that goes with just about anything. If you don’t save bacon grease (you really should, it’s a great thing to have around) you 

Honey Mustard Sauce

Honey Mustard Sauce

This is a delicious sauce for pork or chicken. Here is is on some pork shoulder steaks we grilled. You only want to apply it the last 5 minutes on the grill – honey that gets burned can turn bitter. It’s very simple and easy 

Pickled Red Onions

Pickled Red Onions

These pickled onions are delicious on their own, but are most popular as an addition to sandwiches, tacos, or with other meals. They are easy to make and they last a long time in the fridge. This recipe will make one pint; you can easily 

Trail Mix

Trail Mix

Trail Mix or GORP has been around for decades with a pretty basic mix of salty nuts and snacks, and sweet candy and dried fruit. It’s concentrated energy plus some protein for on the trail. You can buy it at camping supply stores, grocery stores, 

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Marsala

This Italian/American classic is a delicious way to prepare chicken. It takes quite a bit of preparation, but it cooks rather quickly. Marsala is a fortified wine, similar to Sherry and Madeira. Fortified with brandy or another spirit, this process helped the wine stay fresh 

Whole Grilled Picanha

Whole Grilled Picanha

Best known as the beef served on skewers at Brazilian restaurants, the Picanha is a top sirloin roast with a fat cap left on it. It has an intense beef flavor and is tender when cooked to Medium or less. It is also very forgiving 

Cornbread Breakfast Casserole

Cornbread Breakfast Casserole

I wanted to make a sweet breakfast casserole for a change, and I remembered how I liked the flavor of breakfast sausage together with maple syrup. The bacon and sausage makes it a complete meal. The cornbread makes it easy to bake and the apples