Cooking with a wood fired oven definitely takes some practice and a bit of zest, so it was a challenge to make these pies when we were out in camp. Our oven was a bit rickety but the pies still turned out delicious. With limited supplies we made apple and blueberry, but after some research…
Backwoods Pineapple Cake
Food is one of the few comforts that you can find when in the backwoods with little to no modern conveniences, especially when you have the ability to pack limited ingredients and supplies. That’s why this pineapple yum yum cake (I know it needs a better name, hence the title) was such an amazing treat…
Lemon Buttered Herb Cutthroat
I find cutthroat trout, or “cutties” to be a very redeeming little fish. After a dry stretch with the brown trout I was fishing for earlier this summer, we’ve done some walk and wade trips to alpine streams and lakes where these little trout have been very eager to bite my fly. So much so…
Summer Crumble
Summertime seems like a bleak term at this point of the weekend. We’ve had nothing but rain, followed by periods of cloud and rain over the last few weeks so I was looking for a dessert to make that filled the comfort gap on a cold rainy night yet still gave hope that some sunshine…
Fiddleheads
There is nothing better than fresh picked greens, whether out of the garden or field and it’s that time of year when the fiddleheads are out and ready to be picked. This long weekend we went fiddlehead picking and sautéed up a bunch for dinner and a late night appetizer. What is this crazy Canadian talking about you…
Friday Favs
HOORAY for the LONG WEEKEND! This weekend I’m heading out to do a little camping and the forecast isn’t looking that great. Warm weather gear will be required and I sure wish I had this Merino Hoodie and Maine Hunting Boots from L.L. Bean to take with me. For now they’ll just stay on my…
