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“Camp” day 3
It is hard to call it camping went most of the day was spent playing the Wii and seeing “The Dark Knight”. But, it is what it is, right. We started the day with another dip in the waterfall then went to Craig’s house so that Christy could have a hot shower, wimp. The kids […]
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Camp, Day 2
After a pretty good nights sleep I woke up with fear and trepidation. The night before my sister-in-law said that she could not wait for my take on a camp breakfast. Well, little did she know I never have had great success with camp breakfast. All of your breakfast meal require fairly precise heat control, […]
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Shredded Chicken Tacos
I am only going to discuss the making the shredded chicken. If you can’t figure out how to make a taco why are you even reading this? 5 lbs chicken breast 2 packages of El Paso Taco seasoning (some will call this cheating, I am one of them but there is a time and a […]
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Finally, A Camping Trip
Well I was finally able to load up the family and hide in a campground for a few days. We have been wanting to go to Logan Canyon again. There is a campground that we love called Spring Hallow, we stay at site 11 this time. It is only about 10 minutes up the canyon […]
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Dutch Oven Stand-by
This is a really simple quick Dutch Oven recipe. If you are running out of time (like I was for Dinner) this is the go to. 5 lb of meat. chicken, pork, veal, salmon, beef it does not matter. It turns out best if it is in 1 to 2 inch chunks let time be […]
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Bacon Blue Cheese Dutch Oven Potatoes
I love to take “classic” recipes and add a odd little twist to it. Everyone who has a Dutch Oven has a Potato recipe that calls for bacon, potatoes, and cheese. So here goes my twist. 1/2 pound bacon (render this until crispy there is nothing worse than soggy bacon) 3 lbs potatoes cubed (or […]
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Not A Moose To Be Seen
I have a friend from work, well he is retired now, but still a friend. Anyway, he recommended a nice place to visit on the hot summer days. Right by the Solitude ski resort is a little lake called of all things “Silver Lake.” He promised that we would see Moose every time we went […]
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I Hate July Yard Work.
Really, July is for camping, BBQs, and hanging out in the A/C with friends and family. It is not for mowing the lawn, weeding, or any other sort of work outside. However, those are just the activities that have spent this Saturday doing. I am beat. It may be atonement for the Friday that I […]
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Utah’s Great Unknown Secret
I guess that might have been redundant. Never the less the fourth of July in Fillmore is a grand thing. Loaded with tradition, patriotism, and a great feeling of home town pride it is the only place I have ever been to that I feel like the Fourth is a great community celebration. We started […]
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Heaven On Earth
Gardner’s note: I tried to post this on the 3rd but the text didn’t come thourgh so here is what was supposed to be said. The closest place that I have found to heaven is home. I wish I could find a way to stay here with the people who know me, and STILL like […]