Recipe: Black Pot Lasagna

This is the recipe that I used for our main dish entry in the Eighth Annual Klondike Dutch Oven Cook-Off. It’s a slight modification of the Black Pot Lasagna recipe that appeared in the Winter 2008 edition of the Dutch Oven News.

Dutch Oven Recipe: Garlic Herb Stuffed Crust Pizza

That traditional American favourite… stuffed crust pizza!

Successful Pizza Experiment

We’ve been experimenting with pizza in the dutch ovens. I hope to have the recipe up soon, but we’re not yet ready to release it. There are some things to tune. Update: Our recipe may be found here. 
 
Here are some photos, however, of last Sunday’s two successful pizzas with crusts stuffed with cheese and garlic.

Chilly DOG

We attended our first DOG (dutch oven gathering) on 4 October 2008. A DOG is basically a dutch oven club meeting. People get together to cook, eat, and have a good time.

I’m Dreaming of a Black (Pot) Christmas

Evaluation of Christmas dinner cooked in dutch ovens.

Cooking White Rice in a Dutch Oven

We finally made some good rice in a dutch oven today. I was a little disheartened by previous failures, but I knew that it could be done because the Japanese have been cooking rice over a fire for centuries.

Dutch Oven Recipe: Japanese Curry #1

Here’s a recipe for Japanese curry.

The Ring Method for Charcoal Placement

Outdoor Cooking with Dutch Ovens has an interesting “ring method” for estimating the amount of charcoal required for cooking.

Partial Success

We had a partially successful meal tonight.

• Japanese curry with pork on rice.
• Jalapeño cheese corn bread.
• 12″ sugar cookie.

Don’t Cook With Cheap Charcoal

After using cheap charcoal for months, I used some name-brand charcoal for cooking a dutch oven dinner. My one word summary: Wow.