Jeff Fabiszewski

A Reuben in Camp: Familiar Food, Farther from Home
A substantial sandwich, familiar flavors, and the care behind feeding people outdoors. A FloridaOATS reflection with the practical recipe at Liquid Rhythm Kayaking.

🍗Florida Fried Chicken
To make fried chicken for dinner in a Dutch Oven while camping your prep time begins just after you have eaten lunch start the process to brine the chicken in buttermilk ¼…

🥗Bean Salad
Here is a yummy 😋 and filling backcountry dish. A bean salad drizzled with a brown mustard & olive oil dressing goes will with a hot 🐷ham & 🧀cheese 🍔sandwich made in…

It Is OK to Say No: Keeping the Welcome Honest
Turning guests away from an unsuitable kayak crossing taught a lasting lesson about judgment, hospitality, and offering a better place to begin.

Camp Lights: Leaving Room for the Night
Familiar lanterns, evening hospitality, and the value of enough light for the work and company, with some darkness left beyond the campsite.

👨👩👦Perspective of an Outdoor Dad
The Crossroads Between Adventure and Family Originally published May 11, 2013. Revisited as a reflection on parenthood and the outdoors. There are moments when the pull of the next expedition competes with…

Halloween Survival Thriller Movies: When the Landscape Refuses Our Plans
Six frightening films become a reflection on exploration, environmental responsibility, dependence, and the control we expect when we enter wild places.

🍩Dutch Oven Apple Fritters
A Sweet Tradition Around the Campfire Apple fritters have a way of bringing everyone closer to the fire. The sound of dough meeting hot oil, the scent of cinnamon, and the anticipation…

🍗Dutch oven Chicken Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas are a tasty and fun item to cook around the fire with a part of your Dutch Oven. Most Lodge Dutch Oven lids have a Concave means “hollowed out or…

🍪Peanut butter Smore Cookie
In the evening around the campfire many of us start to crave a sweet treat. Lately I have enjoyed experimenting with a stove top hot sandwich cooker (mountain/campfire pie iron, Pudgie pie).…
