Spotted Pup on the Cow Trail
“Cowpunchers took just what they got–sowbelly, beans and the ol’ coffeepot.”H. H. Knibbs, Trail Driver The cowboy...
Read MoreCharles Goodnight & the Chuck Wagon
If you happen to be traveling along U.S. Highway 287 through the Texas Panhandle this summer, plan for a pit stop at the Charles Goodnight...
Read MorePan de Campo
The official state bread of Texas. In 2005 the Texas Legislature declared an official state bread, citing that it be “only right and...
Read MoreCow Camp Pinto Beans
Pinto beans: a cow camp staple for over 100 years! I do not profess to be an expert at camp fire cooking. That is a precision based talent...
Read MoreA Man’s Business is His Own
There were no strangers in cow camp. Everybody was welcome. Old trail drivers write about their memories of eating beans and sourdoughs...
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