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Campfire Corn Roast
My foray in to roasting vegetables over the fire veered into more traditional territory this afternoon after picking up a few ears of fresh corn from the grocery store. Step one was to remove the silk while leaving the husk as intact as possible. This is done by carefully peeling back each fibrous layer one
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Fail Up Friday: Forked Cream
If you’ve been reading along for the last few days, I posted a comic earlier this week that tried to find a bit of humour in some recent… um… less-than-perfect cooking efforts. Thinking about funny ideas for future comic strips means I’ve also been thinking of all the fails I’ve had over the years. Not
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Gear: Cast Iron Loaf Pans
The first cast iron loaf pan I bought was an experiment. I didn’t know that I’d use it much, but I’d read online that I might be able to get crispier crusts on my banana bread with a pan that had better heat retention than the aluminum ones I’d been using. The second cast iron
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Crispy Campfire
As much as I’ve been spending time fine-tuning my campfire cooking skills, I’ve been thinking about all the small ways that effort has translated into a bit of backyard humour, too. Having a teenage daughter helps. She often and candidly points out all my shortcomings. Free of charge. “I’m embarrassed for you, dad.” Or more