This week, I had my wife go get a cookbook and she picked Chinese Cookery for the random dish selection for the Outdoor Cooking Magic Challenge. After using my phone to get a random number for the page and then the recipe on the page, the selected dish is Northern Mixed Vegetables. This is a stir …
This is the first dish that I cooked as part of the Outdoor Cooking Magic Challenge. I chose a random recipe from a cookbook and ended up cooking Swiss steak. I started with a Swiss Steak recipe, but then modified it a bit. The Dutch oven is a perfect method of cooking a dish like …
I was recently at a store shopping and noticed a book in the book section–Best of the Black Pot: Must-Have Dutch Oven Favorites by Mark Hansen. I had heard or read that Mark was writing a book and wondered if this was it. Mark’s blog, Mark’s Black Pot: Dutch Oven Recipes & Cooking is one of …
I’m starting something new on my website, something to stretch me, something to have fun with, and something to show that you can cook anything outdoors. It’s called the Outdoor Cooking Magic Challenge. Here’s how it works. Each week I’ll randomly select a recipe to be cooked outdoors and then sometime during the week, I’ll …
As I said before, I’m guest posting this month (May 2012) on Angie Newton’s blog, Losing It and Loving It and this week, I posted about grilled corn on the cob. My Secrets of Grilling Corn on the Cob is the most read post on my blog and grilled corn on the cob is one of …
Every two years, the Hearth, Patio, & Barbecue Association publishes the HPBA Barbecue Lifestyle, Usage, and Attitude Study (yeah, I know–sounds pretty formal for a report that is about how people are using their grills and smokers now!). The last study was done in July 2011 and was recently published. There are some interesting information. …
I’ve been guest blogging this month at Angie Newton’s blog, Losing It and Loving It. I’m sharing tips for healthy grilling. Each Tuesday in the month of May, I’m sharing some thoughts about things you can do and things you can cook to make your grilling more healthy. The first Tuesday, I shared a set …
I frequently come across outdoor cooking contests of various kinds, some that have some pretty good prizes and some that have some pretty hefty prize money associated with them. I’m going to keep a page with current outdoor cooking contests, giveaways, and promotions that I find listed on it and I’ll be sending out updates …
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