by Tanya Hanson
So...can a vegetarian really be chuck cook on a wagon train?
Can she really start up a veggie restaurant smack dab in the middle of cattle
country? You just might have to check out Soul Food, the fifth book in my Hearts
Crossing Ranch series, to see! It’s just been released from Pelican Book Group
and Amazon!
Here’s a quick blurb: With her restaurant on the brink of
failure, Kelley Martin comes home to Hearts Crossing Ranch in Colorado both to
renew her spirit and make some quick cash as chuck cook on the family’s famed
city slicker wagon train adventures. Falling for handsome temporary geneticist
Jason Easterday is definitely not on her list of things to do. And despite her
wavering faith, Jason’s lack thereof shows her there’s no future for
them...even if his kisses indicate otherwise.
Always on the move, Jason Easterday has lived his life searching
for...something. When he meets Kelley Martin and allows God into his life,
Jason feels he's finally found his place. With Kelley at his side, he'll have a
home of his own and a wife to adore. But Kelley won't give him the time of day,
and she's leaving town to return to her ex. Now, he must find a way to hold his
ground, get her back, and remain where his heart has led him.
I’m excited at the new installment of the Martin family, a
fictional group of folks I’ve come to love. As for their gorgeous spread Hearts
Crossing. I wish it were a real place so I could go visit. The book covers are
turning out just like I imagine it in my head.
Anyway, a gentle old horse named Peach Cobbler, belonging to
Kelley’s larger than life ma, figures in many of the stories. And with Kelley
being an expert in Dutch oven cooking, I just couldn’t help sharing a recipe
with y’all. Bear in mind I haven’t tried it. But I just may on our next
all-family cook out in August.
Hope you enjoy both the recipe and the book!
6 jumbo cans of sliced peaches in heavy syrup; drain only 3 cans
1 stick of butter
A cast Iron dutch oven is
ESSENTIAL for this recipe, nothing else works.
Layer 1: Drain 3 cans of peaches
and put in cast iron Dutch oven. Add 3 more cans of peaches, do not drain
liquid, to the Dutch oven.
Layer 2: Pour both boxes of cake
mix over the top of peaches (do not stir)
Layer 3: Slice up one stick of
butter into little pats and drop all over the top of cake mix.
Put the lid on the Dutch oven
and put in the campfire, near hot coals, not on the hot coals.
Place hot coals on top of the Dutch
oven lid. VERY IMPORTANT.
In about 20 minutes, give the Dutch
oven a 180 degree turn, to insure an even bake.
In about 20 more minutes, check
under the lid.
Dessert is finished when peaches
are soft and carmelized, juice will really thicken, you will have a hot, bubbly
, golden brown, topping.
Don't let the Dutch oven turn
all glowy red, or your cobbler will burn.
*******
Thanks,
~Tanya Hanson
www.tanyahanson.com
www.petticoatsandpistols.com
Well, I'll just drag out my dutch oven, light up the campfire, and make one of these. Honestly, Tanya, isn't there a way to make one on a small scale, say in an 8x8 Pyrex, in a regular over. My mouth is watering! I love peach cobbler, and my husband craves it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a snappy, fun post--I liked it.
Tanya, my youngest is a vegetarian, so I am eager to read this book even more than I normally would.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love cooking with cast iron. I have many sizes of frying pans and dutch ovens. One is so big I can't even pick it up. My Mom's cousin gave it to me. Have no intention of every cooking for that many people, I assure you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe. :)
Oh, goodness, and here I was telling myself I couldn't add another book to my list until I took one off. And then there's the whole diet thing. In one post you made me change my mind about both!
ReplyDeleteAs my husband is the chef in our family, I'm going to pass this recipe on to him.
ReplyDeleteHi to all my fellow sweethearts, I've been on the road and out of town babysitting the grand baby. Trying to catch up on hubby's iPad right now. Smart phone tends to outsmart me.
ReplyDeleteJanie, my hubby is the family chef. After our wagon train trip around the Tetons, we got my brother in law a Dutch oven for his birthday. We had fun trying it out. I'll have to see if I can try this one.
Well, baby's asleep...gotta try and squeeze a shower in.
Hi to all my fellow sweethearts, I've been on the road and out of town babysitting the grand baby. Trying to catch up on hubby's iPad right now. Smart phone tends to outsmart me.
ReplyDeleteJanie, my hubby is the family chef. After our wagon train trip around the Tetons, we got my brother in law a Dutch oven for his birthday. We had fun trying it out. I'll have to see if I can try this one.
Well, baby's asleep...gotta try and squeeze a shower in.