A Blogger that I follow posted a new recipe today. Wow, I am making these tomorrow...the scones will become a hit at our monthly club potluck. Here is Everyday Dutch Oven. The ideas in his posts are really good! Attention Dutch Oven cooks, you will like his blog!

The original recipe is in the King Arthur Flour Blog.   King Arthur Flour. I am going to print it out and save it for reference. Hubby likes to show off his Sourdough Biscuits...now he will have an alternative............. When you read to the bottom of the recipe, it gives a tip to freeze the unbaked scones, and have them ready to use as needed. A good thing when I only want 2 or 3 at a time.

Hot Chocolate Mix

via pinterest

I was looking for a really good recipe for homemade hot chocolate mix. I wanted one to use with hot water, to take camping, or give as a gift. I found the following recipe, by Alton Brown. It is a good basic recipe. I think that I can alter it with additional flavorings for variations.

Here it is on Food Network. Alton Brown Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

Dutch Oven Cookie Cobbler

A Blogger that I follow just posted this very easy recipe. This is a good one for camping. Just 3 ingredients!  Find the full directions and the recipe in his post of August 9, 2012 Everyday Dutch Oven. Yes, this is going to be made...soon!!!

Hint - refrigerator cookie dough, oats, pie filling

Dutch Oven Bacon Cornbread

Today was Mountain Pass Kookers May cookout.  A friend has been making this fabulous Bacon Cornbread several times...everyone loves it, and you might too. The Jiffy Mix is an overlooked product that is the base of this recipe.


This recipe is for a 12" Dutch Oven, cooked at about 350 degrees.


Fry 2 lbs of bacon until good and crispy in your dutch oven, Remove the bacon and about half of the grease.


Mix up the 2 boxes of cornbread as described on the package. Then add two standard cans of creamed corn, stirred into the batter. Stir in the crispy bacon. Pour back into your dutch oven that is still pretty hot and has bacon grease in it. Bake at about 350 degrees until done in the middle. This is great while still warm!

Country Living - Pasta for Pennies

The May 2012 issue of Country Living Magazine has an article in it named Pasta for Pennies.  I decided to make Rigatoni with Sausage, Peas, and Mushrooms tonight. The recipe is pretty easy and really good...Hubby loved it. It says 6 servings, but I think that 4 adult servings is a better description. This recipe is very different from our normal fare, because Hubby has been on the Atkins Diet for nearly 4 months. That means we have been eating meat and salad endlessly. BTW, he has lost 30 lbs. Therefore, he is no longer pre-diabetic...and healthier. This recipe has pasta, but he can pick it out...or limit the amount that he has. Go to this link for the recipe Country Living

Making an Artsy Recipe Book

OK, another project...I am crazy, however the winter rainy season just gets to me. Keeping busy with small projects makes the time go by...and I feel happy being creative. This is a pretty simple project, chipboard or cardstock, with pretty paper glued onto it, and gluing my favorite recipes to the card. I think that themed books are how I am doing this. Soups and Stews, Casseroles, Bread, Dessert, my get the idea! 

Butternut Squash and Apples in the Camp Dutch Oven

Ready to Bake

Ready to Eat

The Dutch Oven club that we belong to, had a cookout today.  The weather was cold but not raining or snowing.  I looked for a recipe to make with some of the Butternut Squash that I grew last summer. I found this one that won a Scouting Grand Prize in 1990. I thought that it must be really good...a winner! It can be made at home in your oven too. Simple to make, and delicious. The good thing about this recipe is can it can be adjusted to feed a few or or a crowd.  Here is the recipe for 4 people as a side dish.


1 medium Butternut Squash, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices.
4 apples, cored and cut into slices. Put into oven safe casserole, or dutch oven with lids.


Then add these things mixed together, over the top.
1/2 stick melted butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 T flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg (I like cinnamon better, so I used it.)


Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes, covered.