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Skillet-fried Spaghetti
I love leftover spaghetti after frying it up in a skillet. One of my favorite comfort foods, and so easy to prepare from leftover pasta...

JC Summars
Jan 14, 20191 min read


Store-bought? Ha!
A delightful side effect of living in a remote wilderness location has been severing myself from so-called "conveniences" available in...

JC Summars
Jan 5, 20192 min read


New Year Lunch
Sea scallops sautéed in butter and fresh garlic from Mom's wild Wizard patch, more toasted garlic sprinkled on top of a substantial...

JC Summars
Jan 1, 20191 min read


Stovetop Enchiladas
With a second 3-day blizzard bearing down on the canyon, cravings for a big, steaming plate of greasy enchiladas begin stirring. Comfort...

JC Summars
Dec 31, 20181 min read


Winter Fattening
During spring and summer months, I burn off about fifteen to twenty pounds of excess fat working on various projects; hiking and...

JC Summars
Dec 22, 20182 min read


Trout For Breakfast!
With plenty of trout waters nearby, it's never difficult to catch enough for breakfast. Canoe on the lake by sunrise, a couple of hours...

JC Summars
Dec 19, 20181 min read


First Berries
Gathered first chokecherries of the season this morning from a patch near the county road. It's always first to ripen up and first to get...

JC Summars
Aug 5, 20181 min read


Simple Pleasures
Some years there is an abundance of choke cherries and I never hesitate to harvest as much as possible anywhere bears are not feeding on...

JC Summars
Mar 13, 20182 min read
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