by The Calhoun Sisters | Sep 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Serves 8 This is our grandmother’s recipe, Ione Teeter Holm. She used to cook up a huge pot of these beans for the hungry cowboys on round-ups at the Circle H Ranch up on Mines Road. Before they moved to the hills, she would cook it up at home on Stanley...
by The Calhoun Sisters | Aug 31, 2023 | Main Dishes
I have a very simple recipe for shredded picante chicken that my family loves. Last Sunday my youngest daughter turned down a dinner invitation with her boyfriend because she was so looking forward to the picante chicken I was making for dinner. I love it because it...
by The Calhoun Sisters | Jun 19, 2023 | Dutch Oven Cooking, Recipes, Side Dishes
Yesterday Nancy and Merry competed in the Alameda County CattleWomen’s Dutch Oven Cooking Contest at the Alameda County Fair. There were three classes: Beef Dish, Side Dish, and Dessert. They entered all three classes and their entries were Granny’s Cowboy...
by The Calhoun Sisters | Aug 9, 2022 | Appetizers, Beef, Main Dishes, Recipes, Sauces
Tomato basil sauce in the pot and Merry* serving the sauce with meatballs over spaghetti We recently held a self-guided ranch tour and open barn at the ranch to give people an opportunity to see some of the projects we have completed and that are in the process. I...
by The Calhoun Sisters | Mar 24, 2021 | Recipes, Soups
Our first winter garden has been producing well, and with two varieties of kale and temperatures in the 30’s, I decided to make some Caldo Verde, Green Portuguese Soup! I also had some cilantro and Italian parsley growing, to make up the three basic “greens” to get...
