Ukrainian Christmas is traditionally a feast of 12 meatless dishes, apparently symbolic of the 12 apostles who gathered at the last supper. People always ask me when Ukrainian Christmas is; well for those who are Catholic they tend to celebrate on December 24th, those of Orthodox belief celebrate on Jan 6th. For my family, we…
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…
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…
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…
