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Hand-cut Pasta with Woodfired Sausage and Mushrooms

In mid-morning sunshine, we squint up at the Tuscan hill town that rises in a tangle of narrow streets and medieval buildings as far as our eyes can see. At the very top peeks a crenellated building that looks remarkably like a fortified castle. Sounds resonate in the clear Sunday stillness, bringing us back to […]

April 26th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Cabin Fare, Camping recipes, Cooking in a Woodfired Oven, Italian dishes, Italian travel, Outdoor Grilling, Woodfired Oven Techniques | 5 comments

Grilled Lamb Kebabs with Homemade Greek Pitas

My son the meatatarian and I often connect over a good skewer of lamb which is grilled over hot coals until barely red in the middle. In Greece they might call this souvlaki, but in Turkey, where my skewers came from, all grilled meat like this is called kebab. Soaked in oil and spices for […]

April 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Baking in a Conventional Oven, baking on quarry tiles, Camping recipes, Greek Dishes, Outdoor Grilling | 16 comments

Fried Dandelion Flowers

With his thinning hair, slightly paunchy figure and unassuming manner, my 10th grade biology teacher wasn’t the kind of guy to win a teacher-of-the year contest. But to a 16-year-old boy he held a certain fascination. Dr. Bob showed us how to smell (or not smell) the contents of an unmarked bottle: fanning his fingers […]

April 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Camping recipes, Pacific Northwest bounty, Vegetarian Dishes | 22 comments

Greek Style Grilled Halibut

The waiter by the pool had the grace to blush as he told us we could expect little nightlife. The next morning we headed west, out onto barren stretches where the road gave way to cart tracks and herds of goats blocked the way. Near the northwestern edge, we sighed at the views across the sparkling Aegean, that stretched until forever. […]

April 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Camping recipes, Greek Dishes, Greek travel, Outdoor Grilling, Pacific Northwest bounty, Seafood Recipes, Sortachef Travel Tales | 14 comments

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