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 [...]

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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” addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cooking-outdoors.com%2Fweb-site-upgrade-in-progress'; addthis_title = 'Web+site+upgrade+in+progress.'; addthis_pub = '';

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 [...]

 Here is the 2nd place Cornbread winner from the Amador County Heritage Days.     BROCCOLI, JALAPENO’, CHEDDAR CHEESE CORNBREAD Tom and Joyce Reese of Mokelumne Hill, Ca   Ingredients:      2 boxes cornbread mix 1/2 cup whole milk 2 cloves minced garlic 1 (8 ounce) container cottage cheese 4 large eggs 11/2 cups cheddar cheese 1 stick butter 1 medium onion, chopped 1 (10 ounce) pkg. Frozen broccoli, [...]

Here is the 1st place Cornbread winner from the Amador County Heritage Days.   Dutch Oven “Sunshine” Cornbread Recipe created by Karen Phillips of Los Gatos and Angels Camp. California   This unique, sweet cornbread is the perfect balance with spicy chili or barbecued meats. 2 sticks butter, softened + 3 tablespoons to melt in the oven 1 cup pure Grade B [...]

Two weekends ago, I had the honor to be a judge at the Amador Heritage Days Cornbread cook-off. The event was a great festival with wagon rides, chili cook-off, exhibitors of antiques, mountain men and food. The weather was perfect and the cook-off went smoothly without a hitch. There were three teams competing with their [...]