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This quick and easy recipe for a Cast Iron German Pancake is a simple decadent breakfast or dinner time bail out. Perfect for a skillet or Dutch Oven! Cast Iron German Pancake This is definitely one of the top 10 recipes we’ve had in our family arsenal going back to when I was a child. …
Spicy, sweet, juicy, saucy…what’s not to love with this delicious Smoked Jerk Chicken Recipe. Not to be disrespectful to Jamaica, but there’s also a little Alaskan flare in the marinade. The result? One of the most delicious pieces of meat I’ve eaten. Smoked Jerk Chicken So “Smokin’ Sundays” are definitely a thing in our household…
Summer harvest and foraging are in full swing right now with dip netting for salmon open and an abundance of berries in the hills! To celebrate, here’s an easy Alaskan Blueberry Cake made from scratch. It’s perfect for Dutch oven outdoors, or bake indoors. Blueberry picking in Alaska… Yah, it’s a big deal! And not…
Food fantasy moment…picture warm, gooey Dutch oven cheesy potatoes dripping with butter and cheese all coated in a crispy bacon crumb crust. Sound tempting? Well read on, I promise this recipe brings this dream to reality. Plus, it’s super easy to make! My family and cheesy potatoes So back in May for Saige’s birthday, I…
Sweet, sinful and delicious; Alaskan King Crab is a treat worth indulging in as often as possible! For a perfect lighter bite, this King Crab Salad recipe with grilled avocados hits the spot. Alaskan King Crab…Nothing Better! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, if I had to pick a perfect bite of…
The iconic spring flavors of strawberries and rhubarb are perfect together in this Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp recipe. It’s ideal for early season outdoor Dutch oven cooking, or bake indoors and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Strawberries and Rhubarb Is there anything more bright and cheery in the food world for spring eats? …
The flavors of this simple homemade fire roasted salsa recipe are fresh and spicy. Try it with your favorite Mexican dish or simply with tortilla chips. So easy to make! Feelin’ Hot, Hot, Hot… Or not…nope, still cold up here in what is now spring. So to continue my quest to try to heat things…
Melted, cheesy goodness along with a little smoky spice from the roasted peppers make this recipe for Chili Relleno Casserole the ultimate comfort food. The need to kick it up! Mid March and it’s still winter in much of Alaska. (As in a bunch of snow on the ground and more coming down.) Since we’ve…
Obtaining that smokey, grilled flavor in veggies is a hallmark for recipes like homemade salsa or chile rellenos. Plus, it’s an easy way to create a simple side dish perfect for any grilled meat! Learn how to fire roast vegetables on the grill in 6 easy steps. Why Fire Roasted Veggies… The first thing to…
Alaskan Smoked Salmon Dip Seafood skeptics, do not turn away when you hear the words Smoked Salmon Dip! If you do, you’ll only be disappointed that you didn’t give this delectable dish a try. It’s not a big secret that fresh salmon is a pretty big deal in Alaska. And smoked salmon follows as a close…
Believe that outdoor Dutch Oven cooking needs to shut down during winter in colder regions? Think again! In Alaska, we are cooking Dutch Oven recipes like Cherry Crisp outdoors year round. And if it’s too wild and wooly? There’s no reason you can’t cook with a Dutch Oven indoors. In fact, I’ll be writing a post…
One of our family’s favorite outdoor meals is Dutch Oven Chicken. It has been since I was really young. I remember my grandparents putting a big dutch oven chock full of poultry on an open fire, which turned out kind of like fried chicken! No charcoal back then, it was all natural wood! Between the…
Thanksgiving: Warm Family Traditions Thanksgiving to me means love, family, food and wonderful memories. Over the years as myself, sister Karen, and brothers Russell and Dennis, have moved away from home and raised our own families, there is one thing we can count on every other year when it is my family’s turn to get together…
Happy Halloween from the Last Frontier! ‘If you go out in the woods today, you’re in for a hairy surprise…If you go out in the woods today, you’ll likely meet a bear’s eyes…It’s Halloween and pumpkins abound, where bears and moose are all around…Today is the day the animals have their picnic!’ By eating the pumpkins on my…
This summer, I’ve shared two of the easiest Dutch oven recipes we love: Perfect Pineapple Upside Down Cake, and Dutch Oven Potatoes to get anyone unfamiliar with dutch oven cooking off on the right foot. This recipe for Dutch Oven Blueberry Cobbler is the third in the “easy” series before diving into scratch cooking. It works…
When I was younger, I spent 3 whole summers during college living in the wilderness or on a river. The primary method of cooking was by Dutch Oven. Just the thought of it evokes memories of campfire smells, laughter, good friends and fabulous dutch oven cookin’. As we’ve raised our family, dutch oven cooking is…
This is the easiest Dutch Oven recipe that we do and a great place to start if you are a little nervous to dive into dutch oven cooking. Dutch oven potatoes are a family and crowd favorite that we have made plenty of times over the years for groups large and small. I like it because…
One of the best things about rustic cooking in the summer is grilling on the BBQ. Basically, all of our foods we normally cook indoors, we just throw it on the grill. (I have to say though, we BBQ all winter too no matter the weather!) I love that smokey, outdoor flavor that permeates whatever…
I want to be a “Sourdough”. Not a “Cheechacko”…That’s Alaska lingo for a newcomer to Alaska, which is similar to the old west term of “Greenhorn”. I’m not sure I like being called Cheechacko. It sounds like a bad Mexican dish or that you have something stuck in your throat. My goal is to become a…