You have heard me talk about this breakfast dish and I have posted about it a few times but I have never showed you how to do it on video. This is one of the first of many videos in my new series that I will be releasing every week or so. Dutch oven cooking at it’s best…

 I hope you enjoy this! A lot of work goes into these productions, let me know what you think.

Gary

“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

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Grill, Cast Iron, Dinner, Side dish, Drinks, check, check ,check … whoops!

There is always a component or two that is forgotten at the time of execution or more simply put, I forgot to make dessert and was reminded of it half way through eating dinner. The boys never miss this detail and quickly make a, suggestion .

Ever the clutch player, I simply stated “No worries” and proceeded to grill up some dessert. Grilled dessert is with out a doubt one of the most visually pleasing sight to behold, akin to a beautiful sunset, a crystal clear lake, ah … well a poet I am not, but it sure is fun to watch.

My attempt was to say the least was fantastic! Of course I quite often say that as positive re-enforcement is necessary to my fragile grilling ego. I literally threw this together!

I threw in some butter!

I threw in some Brown sugar!

I threw in some Honey!

I threw in some Cinnamon!

I threw in some Bananas!

Sounds like a Winnie the Pooh story …

But thats all there was to it and it was the best dessert I have thrown together in along time! Ok, a couple of weeks to be sure …

I did slice the bananas and everything was measured by the handful, oh, the butter was half a stick. I know not very precise but why? I had my Cast Iron skillet to cook it all on the grill and it was a toss and cook dessert. The bananas took all of three or four minutes to get heated and coated, you can cook them till there mush if you want.

All of this was poured over some Vanilla Ice Cream and served Outdoors on a beautiful evening. Oh so good!

Here are a few other picture on my Flickr photo page: Grilled Banana Dessert

Enjoy!

“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

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This poem was written by a friend of mine Dee McMillian at the 2010 IDOS World Championship Dutch oven Cook-offs a few weeks past. Just had to share it with all of my Dutch oven fans.

The Life of a D.O.G.

A real dog. I’m not talking about

but Dutch oven Gathering which are also known as a cookout.

It is where friends gather around and cook in cast iron pots over charcoal

and you can do it any time, in heat or the cold.

Yep all seasons, summer, winter, spring and fall,

and it is a lot of fun had by all.

All kinds of cooking you can do like boiling, baking, and cooking stew

and that’s just to name a few.

New things folks are always trying

Roasting, steaming and even frying.

It is something folks have been doing for hundreds of years

and from its popularity it will be going on a whole lot longer it appears.

Just throw a few coals together and get them hot

and prepare what you are going to cook and put them in the pot.

Put some hot coals on the ground

and then place your pot down.

Cover with some more coals and just sit back and wait

and when it’s done just grab a plate.

You are never to young or old to learn

and it doesn’t even matter if it burns.

It is about being outdoors and being with friends

and it looks like it will never end.

Yep, I imagine when you get to heaven and beyond the pearly gates,

you will see some of your old cooking mates.

And Dutch ovens they will be gathered around

that’s where your old friends will be found.

But in heavn a Dutch oven will no longer be made of cast iron, but of gold

so I guess Dutch oven Gatherings will never get old.

Dee McMillian 3/18/2010

“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”

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