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Dutch Oven Cornish Game Hen

Roast this rosemary cornish game hen and potatoes recipe in a dutch oven over an open camp fire for a classy campground dinner or in your oven at home.

I am always on the lookout for something I can roast over the campfire in my dutch oven. Given that I like to cook over a live fire rather than classic coals, this generally means that I need something that is thick enough to take a sear without turning out well done but thin enough to be cooked through. So, when I saw Cornish game hen on sale after the holidays, I was thrilled. Not only did I have something new, but something well sized for my dutch oven with room for baby potatoes!

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French 75

French 75 cocktail recipe

Different drinks transport us to other times and places. The French 75 is a bubbling glass of nostalgia. It is to be held in the hand of a silver screen starlet and toasted as fireworks explode in the background. While I forgo garnish on most of my cocktails, the French 75 almost begs for it. And, best of all: it is so easy to make. Heck, if you are willing to prepare it ahead of time and keep it chilled, you don't even need the ice cubes (which is a plus for nomads such as us where ice cubes are in rare supply.) Mix up your evening with this cocktail classic.

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