David Buckingham In the Spring of 2020, during the global COVID pandemic, the Boy Scouts of America promoted a “National Camp-In” encouraging scouts to camp out in their backyards. Throughout the weekend, they hosted a number of YouTube Live events, featuring guest speakers, activities, and other ways to keep scouts engaged during a time when most Scout … Read more
In October 2019, Daylen’s Webelos den went camping at Mammoth Cave National Park. We found this recipe for a quick and easy Dutch Oven cobbler. As it would turn out, this was Daylen’s last camping trip as a Cub Scout. COVID cancelled the annual Pack Spring camp out (“Pack Camp”). As Webelos, parents were not … Read more
In the October 2012 issue of Cooking Light magazine, we found this recipe for Kumquat-Cranberry Cornmeal Loaf which looked fascinating. That year, we began baking this quick bread for the holidays and giving them as gifts. Still to this day, it is a favorite at the holiday times and is always well received by friends, … Read more
While technically not Bomi’s recipe, this champagne vinaigrette reminds me of a salad that would always accompany any dinner at Bomi’s house. Christmas, Thanksgiving, a relative in town, or “just because”, there was always a simple salad of mixed red and green lettuce, minced shallot, and vinaigrette served after dinner.
In the summer of 2020, due to the global COVID pandemic, we decided to forgo our typical vacation to Daytona Beach, FL. Instead, we rented an RV and toured Kentucky by visiting both Carter Caves State Park and Pennyrile Forest State Park. During our trip, we often cooked outside of the RV leveraging techniques such … Read more
While working towards their “Cast Iron Chef” activity pin, Daylen’s Webelos den chose this recipe to cook one evening. The den gathered at our house, and together we assembled the Hawaiian Chicken Foil Packets, cooked a Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler, and baked drop biscuits in “box ovens” which scouts had previously built during den meetings!
In December 2019, having abnormally warm weather over Christmas break, we decided to go camping for the night at Charlestown State Park. We found this recipe to try and all really enjoyed it! This recipe can also be adapted as a backpacking meal by dehydrating the ingredients and reconstituting with water.