Recipes – Page 3

Smoked Rainbow Trout Dip: Wyoming’s Best Party Appetizer

Seasoned salmon fillet with steam rising on wooden cutting board

Smoked trout dip made with Wyoming rainbow trout, cream cheese, dill, and horseradish. The 15-minute party appetizer that disappears at every summer gathering.

Wyoming BBQ Chicken with Wyoming Whiskey Glaze

Grilled chicken drumsticks and thighs with barbecue sauce, coleslaw, whiskey bottle, and glass

Wyoming BBQ chicken with a Wyoming Whiskey glaze — smoky, sweet, and built for your 4th of July cookout. Full recipe, grilling tips, and the perfect sides.

Rocky Mountain Oysters: Wyoming’s Most Controversial Delicacy

Plate with crispy fried chicken pieces, mixed green salad with tomatoes and cucumber, and a small bowl of dipping sauce

Rocky Mountain Oysters are Wyoming’s most controversial delicacy. Get the real story, a crispy fried recipe, and where to find these calf fries statewide.

Wyoming Huckleberry Margarita: A Wild Mountain Twist on a Summer Classic

Blueberry cocktail with lime slice, mint leaves, and blueberries on a rustic table

Make a Wyoming huckleberry margarita with wild mountain huckleberries. Easy huckleberry simple syrup recipe for the perfect summer porch cocktail.

Cowboy Caviar: The Make-Ahead 4th of July Dip That Empties the Bowl First

Bowl of mixed bean salad with tomatoes, corn, and peppers alongside multicolored tortilla chips

The Dip I Don’t Even Get to Taste at My Own Party There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from making a dish for a cookout, setting it on the table, going to grab a cold drink, and turning back around to find the bowl already scraped clean. That’s Cowboy Caviar at my house.Continue reading “Cowboy Caviar: The Make-Ahead 4th of July Dip That Empties the Bowl First”

Wild Trout Almondine: Pan-Seared Wyoming Trout with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds

Two pan-fried whole trout topped with toasted garlic slices and herbs in a cast iron skillet with lemon wedges on the side

The Day I Had Fillets Instead of a Whole Fish A few weeks back I posted my grilled Wyoming trout with lemon herb butter, and the whole point of that recipe is the drama of cooking a fish whole — head, tail, the works, right over the coals. I love that version. But not everyContinue reading “Wild Trout Almondine: Pan-Seared Wyoming Trout with Brown Butter and Toasted Almonds”

Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler: Camp Cooking the Wyoming Way

Cast iron Dutch oven with peach cobbler baking over campfire at sunset outdoors

The Cobbler That Ended a Cold Night in the Bighorns A couple of summers back, Kimi and I drove up into the Bighorns for a long weekend with no real plan beyond “get above the heat.” We found a spot off a forest road past Buffalo, set up camp in the late afternoon, and watchedContinue reading “Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler: Camp Cooking the Wyoming Way”

Smoked Queso: The Dip That Earns Its Spot Next to the Brisket

Cast iron skillet filled with melted cheese dip topped with herbs cooking on charcoal grill

I Made This By Accident, and Now It’s Non-Negotiable The first time I made smoked queso, I wasn’t trying to. It was a Saturday in early fall, the kind of Casper day where the wind finally takes a breather and you can actually sit outside without your hat ending up in the next county. IContinue reading “Smoked Queso: The Dip That Earns Its Spot Next to the Brisket”

Cowboy Beans: The Way Wyoming Ranchers Actually Make Them

Cast iron pot with bean and vegetable stew cooking over an open campfire

A Pot of Beans That Earns Its Spot Next to the Grill The first time I had real cowboy beans in Wyoming, I was standing in a gravel driveway outside Glenrock holding a paper plate that was already starting to give out under the weight of it. Somebody’s brisket was the headliner, sure, but theContinue reading “Cowboy Beans: The Way Wyoming Ranchers Actually Make Them”

Zucchini and Feta Fritters with Herb Yogurt

Vegetable fritters on greens with yogurt dip garnished with herbs

Crispy on the outside, creamy and herby inside, and served with a tangy dill yogurt sauce — this is the summer side dish that makes everyone ask for the recipe.