recipe

Cait (@cattle.girl.cait) shares a recipe for “Elk Pot Stickers” that “will blow your skirt up” and is a must-have on her ranch! Each bite is packed with bold flavor from the elk and the spicy sesame sauce. Cait is a 4th generation “agriculture-based entrepreneur.” She has estimated spending 90% of her time growing up on...

Bit wipes can be very useful! They encourage your horse to accept the bit, they can be used for cleaning, and they make your tack room smell heavenly. Unfortunately, store-bought wipes can get expensive. You can easily make your own with a few basic supplies and ingredients. Try this simple tutorial! Bit Wipes Special thanks...

Magpie West Leather Co. recently shared her cookie recipe for “The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the West” in her latest Instagram post.  She writes, “Here’s me reminding you that it’s 100% OK to take the afternoon to randomly bake a mean batch of chocolate chip cookies. Don’t get so caught up in the hustle...

It is no surprise to see a cowgirl wearing many hats. And Meghan Gates is no exception to this! Ranch wife, mama, homesteader, and now, the author of a cookbook.  Mrs. Gates recently found herself enthralled in becoming self-sufficient in providing her own food for her family- a.k.a. homesteading.  “Growing and cooking our own food...

Any cowgirl worth her salt—whether on a horse-camping, hiking, or paddling trip or just an overnight campout—can whip up a hearty backcountry paella by packing in lightweight dry ingredients, harvesting available saltwater or freshwater proteins, and foraging for greens such as watercress and wild onion.  Shown here is a paella featuring crawfish and bream; you...

Recipe and photo by Susan L. Ebert Adapted from a recipe by Kentuckian Stella Parks, 2018 James Beard Award winner for her cookbook BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts, this triple-layer, ginger buttercream-frosted cake features winter pears, such as the ones that grew on the ancient, gnarled trees on my Mamaw and Papaw’s Bluegrass farm near Lexington,...