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Entrees Recipes

Pickle Pizza

1/2 batch of Stromboli Bread Dough 1 batch of Garlic Pizza Sauce Dill pickles, thinly sliced mozarella cheese parmesan cheese (thin slices) Make bread dough and spread into pizza stone/pan. Bake 3 minutes at 350F. Flip over and add garlic pizza sauce, mozarella cheese, dill pickles, and parmesan cheese. Bake 10 minutes at 350F.

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Recipes

Garlic Pizza Sauce

1 T olive oil 2 t (4 cloves) minced garlic 2 T flour 1/4 t italian seasoning 1/4 t salt 1/4 t pepper 1 1/2 c half and half 1 T grated parmesan cheese In small saucepan over medium-low heat, add olive oil and minced garlic. Cook 1-2 minutes, whisking constantly. Add italian seasoning, salt, […]

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Camping

Big Bend

On August 20-23 we camped at Big Bend near Newaygo area. It was a fairly nice trip. We did a small hike in the park and drove and checked out the Hardy Dam nearby. There was a day use beach area near the dam that we used as well. The beach at the campground was […]

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Brews Diplodocus

Brew 61 – Diplodocus (Double IPA)

Steeped Grains (30 min) 1.0 lb Crystal 20L 0.5 lb Cara-Pils Sugars 9.0 lb Extra Pale (Pilsen) Malt Extract 2.0 lb Table Sugar (Sucrose) Hops 75 min: 1.0 oz Summit 20 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 10 min: 1.0 oz Summit 5 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 5 min: 1.0 oz Amarillo Dry hopped in secondary: 2.0 […]

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Desserts Recipes

Blueberry Pie

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Recipes Sides

Squash Salad

Spinach 1 butternut squash Container of crumbled feta cheese Raspberry/garlic vinaigrette dressing (or other) Dice and cook squash (toss in oil and bake at 450F for 30 min) Cut/tear up spinach Spread squash, feta on spinach So, the first time I made this I cut up the squash into about 1″ cubes and fried it […]

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20 Gauge Brews

Brew 60 – 20 Gauge (Pumpkin Spice Ale)

Steeped Grains (30 min) 1.0 lb Munich 0.5 lb Crystal 80L 0.5 lb Carapils Additions 90 min: 75 oz Libby’s 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin 60 min: 7.75 lb Golden Light LME 10 min: 2.5 tsp Cinnamon 10 min: 1.5 tsp Nutmeg 10 min: 1.25 tsp Allspice Hops 60 min: 1 oz Northern Brewer 30 min: […]

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Recipes Sides

Snicker Salad

3-6 apples 8 oz cool whip 3/4 c peanut butter 1 t vanilla 1 c peanuts 7-9 oz snicker bars, refrigerated Mix together cool whip and peanut butter Add vanilla Cut apples in chunks and fold in Fold in peanuts Cut candy bars into chunks and fold in

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Backpacking

Manistee River Loop Trail

On Monday & Tuesday, June 8-9, 2020 I backpacked the Manistee River Loop Trail in the Manistee National Forest. From Alltrails (https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/michigan/the-manistee-river-trail): The Manistee River Loop Trail is a 19.3 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Mesick, Michigan that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity […]

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Cocktails Recipes

Agave Margarita

4oz silver tequila 2oz fresh lime juice (2 large limes) 1oz orange liqueur 1oz agave syrup Cut limes Put kosher salt on plate Rub limes on rim of glass Dip glass in salt Fill glasses with crushed ice Mix margarita ingredients and pour into glasses