17 10, 2015

Camp Street Café

By |2017-04-25T23:03:17+00:00October 17th, 2015|Gatherings, Music|2 Comments

On most Saturday evenings and occasionally during the week, Pipp Gillette can be found at the Camp Street Café in Crockett, Texas performing and hosting other performers with a range of musical styles – blues, Western, bluegrass.  You can always count on an evening filled with the music – good old-fashioned story telling – and [...]

16 06, 2013

Father’s Day Celebration

By |2017-04-25T23:03:23+00:00June 16th, 2013|Food, Gatherings, Ranch House|2 Comments

Father’s Day Celebration Dad’s are the foundation of the family.  They are the true head of household.  They are there to protect us, provide for us, teach us, guide us, discipline us – most of all… love us at all times.  I was blessed.  My Dad was all of the above.  Much to my chagrin, [...]

28 11, 2012

Tired of Turkey?

By |2017-04-25T23:03:25+00:00November 28th, 2012|Chuckwagon Cooking, Food, Gatherings|6 Comments

Tired of turkey!?!? There is no better time than the present for a good steak.  So once again Gary fired up the mesquite and cooked us a mouth-watering steak with all the trimmings - beans cooked over the fire and grilled peppers. Last time Gary didn’t want to share his recipe – you quickly let [...]

31 07, 2012

Navajo Fry Bread

By |2017-04-25T23:03:26+00:00July 31st, 2012|Chuckwagon Cooking, Food, Gatherings|2 Comments

By the end of 1864, some eight thousand Navajo were under military control within the “new” reservation at Bosque Redondo near Ft. Sumner, New Mexico.  The Navajo had learned to use the US government supplies of sugar, flour, salt, lard, powdered milk, and baking powder to make fry bread. During four years of crowded conditions and [...]