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Top Ten Reasons to Attend a National DOG – Redux #9

Opportunity to Share Your Photos! I am back to the topic Top Ten Reasons to Attend a National Dutch Oven Gathering (NDOG) Redux that I started earlier this year and am revisiting last year’s list with a few new ideas … Continue reading

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IDOS 3-Pot Wrap Up

We won! My better-half and I are the 2012 Central Arkansas Dutch Oven Champions! We were absolutely taken by suprise when the final results were announced. I have never been more shocked in my life and am so proud to … Continue reading

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Macaroni Grill Rosemary Bread

With the four-layer carrot cake safely delivered ontime to the judges table, we breathed a big sigh of relief but quickly moved on to preparing Macaroni Grill Rosemary bread.  (Here is the recipe we followed.) After getting the yeast going in … Continue reading

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Four-Layer Carrot Cake

When Steve and I decided to make a four-layer carrot cake (based on techniques and recipe from the May/June 2012 issue of Cook’s Illustrated) for our dessert entry at the IDOS 3-Pot Cookoff in Morrilton Arkansas, we knew we were in for a … Continue reading

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Our First IDOS 3-Pot Cook Off

Steve and I had a memorable time this past weekend in Morrilton, Arkansas, cooking in the Central Arkansas Dutch Oven Championship. We have been talking about competing  in a cook off for a long time, so after many practice runs … Continue reading

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Trial and Error, an Ongoing Process

As my better-half and I continue our journey towards competing in an IDOS 3-Pot Cook Off, we decided to prepare two recipes at our local Dutch Oven Gathering with the Prairie Dog Chapter of the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society. … Continue reading

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Test. Test. Test! Chicken Florentine Casserole

My better-half and I are thinking seriously about entering an IDOS 3-Pot cook off. This is a huge leap of cooking-faith for us, trust me! So, I decided to make dinner tonight in our 12″ Camp Chef Texas Dutch Oven, … Continue reading

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