Serves: 4-8 2lbs Beef Cubes - 1inch thick (I used the trimmings of rib eye steak rib bone meat), Diced Stew meat works well for this too. 1 Tablespoon Oil 1 teaspoon Cumin Ground Pinch Ground Cloves 1 teaspoon Black Pepper 1 teaspoon Paprika 1 teaspoon Chile Powder 1 teaspoon Achiote (ground annatto seed) 3 cloves Garlic chopped fine 1 bay leaf 1 … [Read more...]
Ragin Cajun Rigatoni Pasta with Chicken, Andoullie and Tasso Ham in a Mushroom Creole Cream Sauce
I made this ahead and assembled the separate ingredients on the trail. I do recommend complete assembly at home and simply reheating on the trail for even quicker cooking and clean up. Some of my newer recipes will be more specifically geared towards this; however, here is the basic outline: Serves 4-6 1lb Penne Pasta Ð Pre cooked 1 Tbs. Oil … [Read more...]
My Urban Vice: How I Brew Coffee in Camp
Okay, picture it. Backcountry adventure for three days: dirt roads far from the luxuries of civilization. Like strip malls, speed bumps, and Starbucks. Can you handle it? At the 2007 Expedition Trophy, my friends Graham and Connie couldn't. On the second morning, I spied them rolling into camp with a pair of those unmistakable white cups with … [Read more...]
A Rusty Jeep…A Pit BBQ = The Rusty Jeep Pit BBQ, Port Aransas, Texas
Hurricane Ike recently decimated the Texas coastline and left much along the Galveston coast and in land unrecognizable. Days before landfall Ike's path was predicted to punish a different part of the Texas coastline and devastate an area that I have grown to love over the last decade. The devastation in Galveston and the near miss in Port … [Read more...]
I’m hungry, and I have a Jeep ….
The dazzling adventures of the dudes of 7 Bar Grille shall begin. Since we're talking about beginnings, we need an appetizer. Hang on to your pants .... … [Read more...]