
Smoked Pulled Pork
Pulled pork is the first thing I became really comfortable smoking and being able to achieve a consistent end product. Dare I say perfect? I mean, the recipe is made the way, I really like it so I guess it’s perfect for me. And it’s become pretty popular with whomever, I have made it for…

Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
If you like coconut and chocolate, you’ll love these chocolate dipped coconut macaroons. Soft tender, slightly toasted coconut cookies are dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. I also like to think of these as a ‘healthier cookie” since they don’t have any added fat. I’m sure something can prove that wrong but I prefer to live in…

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
My Uncle’s favorite cookies are peanut butter cookies, so when our last hunting trip fell less than a week after his birthday, I knew I had to make these. This is one of those recipes that I get from my trusty Betty Crocker Big Red Cookbook. It’s got a classic peanut butter cookie flavor with…

Pioneer Woman’s Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies
By Dana 8 Comments
Oatmeal raisin cookies are my dad’s favorite and I often make them when we are going to be together. I think that is probably why any other recipe with oatmeal in it catches my eye – it reminds me of my dad and oatmeal raisin. That and I’m on a mission to expand his cookie…

Cookie Kits
By Dana 5 Comments
2004 was the inaugural hunting season at my Uncle’s farm in North Dakota and I was going up hunting with my dad, uncle, cousin and grandfather. Naturally, I baked something to bring as my contribution to duck camp. I brought up grasshopper bars and pumpkin bars. After a weekend of hunting when saying goodbye, my…

Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
I’ve been catching some heat recently for not posting anything in a few weeks. In my defense, I have been super busy, basically just using my house as a place to sleep, and I haven’t been cooking anything other than roasted veggies and rice (my go-to easy meal that I will eventually get around to…

Dill Veggie Dip
I got this recipe from my [at the time future] mother-in-law who learned to make it when her parents owned a small café in our hometown. It is a classic dill veggie dip that goes great on fresh veggies or if you’re like my husband makes a nice change on baked potatoes from the standard…










