Huevos Rancheros, Fast And Easy Huevos Rancheros is a popular breakfast food in Mexico. Traditionally it is fried eggs with a tomato-chile sauce and refried beans. This is my bastardized version that I came up with on a snowy Friday morning. Made with 5 ingredients and only 1 frying pan what they lack in authenticity […]

Smoked Sausage Soup Last weekend we here in the Northeast got snowed in with the first big blizzard of the 2015-16 Winter. It was a doozy as far as storms go and pretty much shut us down from Friday night until Monday morning. We here at The Backyard Pioneer were cozy and warm with a […]

Venison Stew Recipe To say I love venison would be an understatement. I love everything about it, from the pre-season scouting, the harvesting of the deer, the butchering, to cooking it. Nothing makes me happier than turning a deer into healthy and tasty meals that my family enjoys. One of our favorite ways to have […]

Bacon Wrapped Venison Backstrap is quite possibly my favorite meal that I make from a deer! It easily rivals the finest filet mignon, but it needs careful attention so you don’t dry it out! I figure I spent enough hours sitting in the woods freezing my butt off I might as well take the time […]

Easy Zucchini Bread Every Fall us gardeners are faced with the same dilemma, just what the heck to do with all of the zucchini! When the zucchini is being harvested hand over fist I begin to feel a bit like Bubba in Forrest Gump, we have grilled zucchini, zucchini fritters, fried zucchini, zucchini in salads, […]