In 2009 we published “The Holm Family Cookbook” with our mother, an aunt, and a cousin. We started this blog at that time and maintained it for a few years, so many of the posts are a bit dated, but the recipes are still good!
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 Beans...
Enchilada Pie made in a Dutch oven and cooked over coals We had our annual Calhoun family reunion on Saturday at the family party barn and my sister Nancy and I had the Dutch ovens going. One of our cousins brought some great butternut squash enchiladas that she made...
Cowboy coffee brewing over the fire When we were in junior high (that's what we called middle school) and high school, we spent a lot of time with our grandfather Dick Holm. We always seemed to have an adventure when we were with him. Papa was born in 1900 and...
Warm buttery beer bread In November my sister Nancy and I participated in the Alameda County CattleWomen's Dutch Oven Gathering. The bread that won the bread category was a beer bread made by the Alameda County CattleWomen's president, Allison Batteate. Her beer bread...
For weeks my friends and family in Texas, the midwest, and the east coast have been posting on Facebook their fears and concerns about the big storms coming, the record low temperatures, and pictures of their homes and neighborhoods covered in snow. Although we...
We recently hosted a Dutch Oven Gathering at our family "Party Barn." A Dutch Oven Gathering or a DOG is a cooking event where people bring cast iron Dutch ovens and cook over fire or charcoal. They can be competitions or just a group of people getting together to...
I love Dutch oven cooking. For those of you that are not familiar with it, Dutch oven cooking is done outdoors with cast iron cookware and hot coals. This method of cooking is a great way to have a good hot meal when you are out in the middle of nowhere without...