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Recess for Grown-Ups: The Inspiring Exercise Culture at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven

2025-01-25T03:29:53+00:00January 25th, 2025|China, Exercise, Health, Wellness and Lifestyle|

BEIJING, China – The story that I have to share is one of the most incredible stories I have ever seen in my travels. In Beijing there is a place called the Temple of Heaven. It is an ancient temple that thousands of tourists visit; [...]

Mastering Your Grill: Tips for Charcoal and Gas Grilling

2025-01-31T06:46:33+00:00January 17th, 2025|Camping, Outdoor Meals|

With the warming weather, now is the perfect time to fire up the barbecue grill and enjoy outdoor dining in your backyard. If you're like me, the first grilling session of the season can feel a bit rusty. Here are some essential grilling tips to [...]

S’more Ideas for Stick Cooking: Fun and Easy Outdoor Treats

2025-01-17T23:13:31+00:00January 17th, 2025|Camping, Family Fun, Outdoor Meals|

A time-tested, tried-and-true cooking method, stick cooking is a way all family members can be their own cook and prepare foods to the desired "doneness." You'll like the fact that stick cooking is easy and quick, with very little cleanup afterward. And the sticks are [...]

Mastering Dutch Oven Cooking: Tips, Techniques, and Traditions from Utah

2025-01-17T23:15:14+00:00January 17th, 2025|Camping, Dutch Oven, Homesteading and Heritage|

Why Dutch Oven Cooking is a Utah Tradition Dutch Ovens in Utah: A Historical Legacy  There are more Dutch ovens per person in Utah than in any other state. Dutch-oven cooking has been passed down to many in Utah from our pioneer forefathers. I can [...]

Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside-Down Cake: A Delightful Birthday Tradition

2025-01-17T23:13:32+00:00January 17th, 2025|Camping, Dutch Oven, Homesteading and Heritage|

Dutch oven cooking is a favorite of many people in the West. I, for one, was raised eating delicious food from a Dutch oven. Both of my grandfathers were sheep-men, and the Dutch oven was the main pot they used for cooking in the sheep [...]

Mastering Dutch Oven Cooking: Perfect Cowboy Potatoes Recipe

2025-01-17T23:13:32+00:00January 17th, 2025|Camping, Delicious Food, Dutch Oven|

Introduction to Dutch Oven Cooking   As one of the oldest forms of outdoor cooking, Dutch oven cooking is one of my favorite ways to prepare a meal. Roasting, stewing, frying - even baking - anything is possible in a Dutch oven. The Dutch oven [...]

Building a Healthier Lifestyle: Tipping the Scales in Your Favor

2025-01-29T22:34:03+00:00January 17th, 2025|Exercise, Health, Wellness and Lifestyle, Weight Loss|

A Journey, Not a Destination I have been in store signing my new book Tipping the Scales in Your Favor for about 6 months now. It is so interesting to have people come in for help. I so admire their courage. I am so happy to [...]

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