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Trips

Colorado Springs

I visited with Aaron and Mark & Kate in Colorado Springs in October 2019! We did a cool hike a little bit into the mountains. We didn’t hike quite as much as we otherwise might have due to a snowstorm that weekend. But we got to play some board games and check out some breweries […]

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Recipes Sides

Green Bean Casserole

This makes around 12 servings and fits well in a 9×13 pan.

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Camping

Wilderness State Park

The girls and I camped up in Wilderness State Park and visited the UP from September 5-8, 2019. Thursday, September 5, 2019 It took us about 5 hours to drive to Wilderness with two stops along the way – one for Culvers for lunch and one for gas. We set up camp and then drove […]

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Treebeard

Brew 55 – Treebeard (Oak-Aged Vanilla Stout)

Steeped (30 min; started at 164F) 1.25 lb Chocolate 1.0 lb Crystal 120L 0.5 lb Black Patent 0.5 lb Roasted Barley 1.0 lb Flaked Oats Fermentables 10.0 lb Golden Light LME (60 min) Hops 2.0 oz Summit (60 min) 1.0 oz Willamette (15 min) 1.0 oz East Kent Goldings (0 min) Misc 10 min: Irish […]

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Recipes Sides

Guacamole

2 avocados 2/3 greenhouse tomato, finely diced 1/2 c onion, finely diced 1 T lime juice 1 t minced garlic 2 T canola oil 1 T cilantro 1/2 t salt 1 pinch cayenne

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Entrees Recipes

Bisquick Ultimate Pancakes – Josh Version

2 c bisquick mix 1 c almond milk 2 eggs 3 T sugar 2 t baking powder 2 T canola oil Optional: 1 t vanilla 1 c blueberries cinnamon Makes 8 medium size pancakes.

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Backpacking

Long Range Traverse

From Alltrails (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/the-long-range-traverse): The Long Range Traverse is a 22.4 mile point-to-point trail located near Sallys Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that features a lake. The trail is rated as difficult and is primarily used for hiking, camping, and backpacking. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/the-long-range-traverse This was quite the first backpacking trip to go on. It was awesome. The […]

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Recipes Sides

Swiss Vegetable Medley

24oz frozen broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots; cooked and drained 1 can (10.5 oz reduced sodium) condensed cream of mushroom soup 1 1/2 c shredded Swiss cheese 5/8 c sour cream 1/2 t black pepper 1 jar (8 oz) chopped pimentos, drained 2.8 oz can french fried onions preheat oven to 350 combine vegetables, soup, half […]

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20 Gauge Brews

Brew 54 – 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: 2 large + 1 small cans (75 oz total) of 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 […]

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Brews Diplodocus

Brew 53 – Diplodocus (Double IPA)

Steeped Grains (30 min) 1.0 lb Crystal 20L 0.5 lb Cara-Pils Sugars 8.5 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 […]