Hi everyone! I hope you had a great Christmas and rolling into the new years, I wanted to share with you some of my stocking stuffers. Just recently I managed to burn, beyond salvation, one of my cast iron skillet handle protectors.   Well, Santa was good to me and I received some new ones. I’ve [...]

The annual Cub Scout parent-son bake sale was coming up and I had to have something that the boys could put together that was easy and somewhat exciting to bake. So, going through my recipe collection, I came across one that I had made few years back for my son’s birthday party which I had [...]

Do you ever crave for that cozy outdoor feeling, warm by the fire with your favorite cup ‘o cocoa, the sound of crackling wood while roasting your marshmallows?   With cold weather sweeping our way, I know I do. But with work, holiday mad rush, and so many things to do, I can hardly find the [...]

Have you ever stopped at the meat case and just have a piece call to you? Yes, then you know what happened to me. Rib Eye Steak grilled over an open fire just screamed at me. Some where in the back of my cluttered mind I remembered a rub that sounded perfect. My Fire Pit [...]

Just a quick reminder that this months Newsletter contest is about to end! It’s a full years subscription to 6 issue of “Taste of Home”  magazine. It’s not to late…… sign up now!

Just had the opportunity to go with the Cub Scout to the Lion’s Club camp “Camp Pacifica”. “Camp Pacifica is owned and operated by the various Lions clubs in the Central California Valley. Located just south of Mariposa, Ca, surrounded by beautiful mountain country. The facilities have cabins, kitchens, pool, basket ball court, soccer filed, [...]

Now that most of the site changes have been accomplished I need to get you all excited about the new Newsletter. From the request I have had about letting you know when I have posted an article to the “I don’t use RSS”, I figured it’s time to add a new feature to Cooking-Outdoors. So the [...]

I would like to formally introduce you to the new Cooking-Outdoors logo. I had this crazy idea of a caveman family trying to get dad to cook dinner for them. You know, the ancient primal ritual of only a man can barbecue! Well my guy is kinda scared because he built the fire to big [...]

Hi everyone, I am having some upgrades done to the website. As you can see. Please be patient, it should only take a day or two. Gary.     “Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

Cal-Mex Buttermilk Cornbread    DUTCH OVEN AMIGO’S       Ingredients:   2 cups White Cornmeal 2 cups All-purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 2/3 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons sugar 1 jalapeno (finely chopped) 1/2 Anaheim pepper (finely chopped) 1 cup canned com kernels, drained 1 cup (40z) shredded cheese (2 different kinds or mexi blend) 1 2/3 cups buttermilk 2 large eggs 7 tablespoons butter   Preparations:   Coat DO with veg. oil 12 [...]