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How Wyoming Ranches Actually Eat at Branding

Ranch hands sharing barbecue at a picnic table near horses and a barn

Inside the Wyoming branding-day meal: reciprocal ranch labor, Rocky Mountain oysters, beef, beans, and pie — and what the table says about community.

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.

The History of the Chuckwagon: How a Wagon Built Wyoming’s Food Culture

Three cowboys cooking over a campfire next to a covered wagon with cooking utensils hanging

There’s a stretch of road just west of Casper, where the North Platte cuts through the valley between Coal Mountain and Bessemer Mountain, and most people drive right past it. I did too, for the first year I lived here. Then I learned what used to sit out there: the Goose Egg Ranch, one ofContinue reading “The History of the Chuckwagon: How a Wagon Built Wyoming’s Food Culture”

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”