tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35701171353489630982024-03-13T22:15:53.759-06:00Pie IronNews in the world of Rome Pie Irons and family campfire funUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-79253241911603099412011-07-12T14:51:00.002-06:002011-07-12T14:57:02.240-06:00Rome featured on the TODAY showWe were excited to see Kathie Lee and Hoda feature Rome s'more maker and dog'n brat cooker on the TODAY show this morning. They were doing a segment on "glamping" which is basically camping with all the creature comforts of home. The term first appeared a few years ago in the UK where people attending large rock festivals such as Glastonbury would bring everything but the kitchen sink to their campsite. 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He's our latest winner of the Rome Pie Iron recipe contest with his take on a morning breakfest sandwich classic.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Bacon Egg & Cheese Biscuit - for the Pie Iron</span><br />Just Like McDonalds! Well, not quite, but close enough when your in the middle of a forest.<br /><br />We have been refining this to make it as easy as possible. And while these options might sacrifice gourmet quality, they make up for it with simplicity and clean-up (essential while out in the woods). Here are some tips for simplicity:<br />Use the precooked, heat and serve, ready to eat bacon. Buy it pre-made, and you don't have to worry about all the bacon grease and a pan to clean out at the campsite. Plus the box of precooked bacon needs no refrigeration until opened, freeing up some room in the always crowded cooler. ( we started by making bacon at camp, then made bacon at home, then settled on the pre-made stuff)<br /><br />Eggs: this is a great general eggs tip: Usually, all eggs prepared in camp are scrambled anyway, so start at home. Use a squeezy type sports bottle and, while at home, crack all the eggs you want to take with you into it and add a splash of milk. Shake the heck out of the bottle (make sure the cap is screwed on nice and tight and that the spout is pushed closed!) and you have scrambled eggs in a convenient, unbreakable, waterproof, more compact container that fits more easily in the cooler and allows for quick and easy dispensing!<br /><br /><br />2 Buttermilk GRANDS refrigerator biscuits*<br />2 slices bacon<br />1 slice of American cheese<br />1 squirt of scrambled egg (about 2 table spoons or so)<br /><br />Use a can of soda or beer to roll 1 biscuit of dough nice and thin and large enough to cover the one side of the pie iron well. Squeeze closed any holes that appear. and press into well to conform to iron.<br /><br />squirt in egg, place bacon on egg (trim bacon with pocket knife if necessary so it fits) and cheese on top of bacon. Roll out other biscuit dough and place on top of the biscuit egg bacon cheese. Clamp other pie iron well on and cook for several minutes on each side until biscuit is golden.<br /><br />This sandwich takes some practice and tweaking to get right, biscuit dough and eggs usually squirt out the side into the fire, but once you get it right, you get it RIGHT! Enjoy!<br /><br />Dan - Monee, IL<br /><br />*Most of the other recipes I saw say use buttered bread. We used to do that, but, as my bacon egg cheese sandwich calls for biscuit dough, we use non-stick cooking spray. It is easier than butter, does a more thorough job of greasing it, and packs and travels more conveniently. Just spray the inside of both sides instead of using butter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-19183114433164618692010-12-01T12:07:00.003-06:002010-12-01T12:10:44.975-06:00Sandwich - Bildung<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TPaPVqDD60I/AAAAAAAAAG8/Ulo53-6Z470/s1600/mens-health-de-2010-Face.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TPaPVqDD60I/AAAAAAAAAG8/Ulo53-6Z470/s320/mens-health-de-2010-Face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545777593380498242" border="0" /></a><br />Our friends at Eisenbams (aka <a href="http://eisenbams.de/">Sandwiches On Fire</a>) just let us know about the double cast iron pie iron being featured in the new issue of <a href="http://www.menshealth.de/">Men's Health Germany</a>. Very cool!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-64366044505560617892010-10-22T11:01:00.006-06:002010-10-22T11:06:32.788-06:00Wild Boar Burgers<a href="http://www.qvist.nl/OC%20NIEUWSARCHIEF.htm">Qvist</a> , our Dutch distributor just hosted an outdoor cooking course called Hunters & Gatherers. Their last class was based around wild mushroom gathering, while this one involved cooking a wild boar. They practice snout to tail cooking and spent the day cooking stews, smoking and grilling meats all over an open fire. They also made wild boar burgers that were cooked using Rome's wilderness burger grillers. I hear they tasted great.<br /><br />Smakelijk eten!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMHEGOY9cFI/AAAAAAAAAG0/AFTDM1k5UNY/s1600/1505_boar3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMHEGOY9cFI/AAAAAAAAAG0/AFTDM1k5UNY/s320/1505_boar3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530917428608725074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMHECXgy-oI/AAAAAAAAAGs/C4XxkOBVjXk/s1600/1505_boar2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMHECXgy-oI/AAAAAAAAAGs/C4XxkOBVjXk/s320/1505_boar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530917362338036354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMHD8d_893I/AAAAAAAAAGk/YtON1rYbU9k/s1600/1505_boar1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMHD8d_893I/AAAAAAAAAGk/YtON1rYbU9k/s320/1505_boar1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530917261000111986" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-89880279966709256402010-10-21T11:44:00.003-06:002010-10-21T11:47:17.576-06:00Pie Iron Recipe Contest Winner - Chesapeake Mountain Pie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMB8YlbBQbI/AAAAAAAAAGc/lywNeLy-TVU/s1600/chesa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/TMB8YlbBQbI/AAAAAAAAAGc/lywNeLy-TVU/s320/chesa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530557104215114162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Congrats to Dave from Baltimore for his winning pie iron recipe. He won us over with his creative twist on a crab cake.<br /><br />Chesapeake Mountain Pie Recipe<br /><br />Butter the outside of 2 slices of white bread<br />Place one piece of bread in cooker buttered side out<br />Mix cooked crabmeat with appropriate amount of mayonaise to create a creamy but dry mixture<br />Place 1 tbs cooked crabmeat mix in center of bread<br />Sprinkle "old bay" seafood seasoning on crabmeat<br />Place 2 stips cooked bacon over crabmeat<br />Cover with the 2nd piece of bread buttered side out<br />Cook til golden brown... enjoy<br /><br />We pick a new contest winner every month, so keep sending in your recipes to contest@pieiron.com. If you win we'll send you a free pie iron & recipe book. Also your recipe may be featured in a future printing of one of our recipe books.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-51221850972201424412010-07-12T10:07:00.004-06:002010-07-12T10:21:31.371-06:00How To Season Rome Pie IronsHere's a fantastic video that takes you step by step on how to season Rome cast iron pie irons. Your host and seasoning guru is Jon Riemann and he really takes the process to an art form. By repeating the process several times, he gets the iron seasoned to a level that would make a professional chef smile.<br /><br />There are two versions of the video - 10 minute full process video and a shorter video that comes in at just under 4 minutes and covers the key steps.<br /><object style="background-image: url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/SznReFDlJL4/hqdefault.jpg);" height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SznReFDlJL4&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SznReFDlJL4&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FULL VIDEO</span><br /><object style="background-image: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/9r3R3jQTFpE/hqdefault.jpg);" height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9r3R3jQTFpE&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9r3R3jQTFpE&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="480"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SHORT VIDEO</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-80137982094646959782010-06-10T11:35:00.000-06:002010-06-10T11:35:36.585-06:00New Pie Iron video From 2 Brothers Adventures<object style="background-image: url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/s4vLqrd2K7Q/hqdefault.jpg);" height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s4vLqrd2K7Q&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s4vLqrd2K7Q&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-18372570687301677712009-10-19T14:09:00.006-06:002009-10-19T14:27:03.721-06:00Celebrating 100 years of Peninsula State Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/StzJAa96WQI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rYhkQF8XUDw/s1600-h/WIhotdogcookout1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/StzJAa96WQI/AAAAAAAAAF0/rYhkQF8XUDw/s320/WIhotdogcookout1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394407462759192834" border="0" /></a><br />Peninsula State Park located in Wisconsin's beautiful Door County celebrated their 100th anniversary this year and Rome was happy to help out by sponsoring a celebratory marshmallow roast. the event took place during the WI State Park system's annual Campground Host and Volunteer Jamboree. Over 160 people were able to make it to the event.<br /><br />Congrats to the State of Wisconsin for prioritizing the funding of the park system. In the era of ever tightening budgets, it's wonderful to be able to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a state park such as Peninsula.<br /><br />* <span style="font-size:78%;">photo taken at Jamboree</span><br /><a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/specific/peninsula/index.htm"><span style="font-size:78%;">Peninsula State Park<br /></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-35158585817940967272009-10-09T11:56:00.005-06:002009-10-09T12:08:36.279-06:00Recipe Contest WinnerHere's a new winning recipe from our long running pie iron contest.<br /><br />My teeth are still aching from this one:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dessert To Pie For</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">from Diane in Botkins, OH</span><br /><br />Butter one side of torilla shell with butter and the other side with peanut butter. Lay on waxed paper while filling. Lay 2 marshmallows,large ones slightly to right of center, and then to left of marshmallows lay two bite size candy bars.(Snickers, milky way, 100 grand bars, butterfingers, heath etc) of your choice. Wrap tortilla shell enclosing filling . Place in pie iron over fire for 5 minutes and turn and cook for 5 minutes more.....to pie for......much better than smores truely try em.......Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-90881625967369412822009-08-25T08:51:00.003-06:002009-08-25T08:55:32.440-06:00Pie Iron feature in the Everett, WA Herald<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/SpP7C_ya2CI/AAAAAAAAAFk/HwU4JftqrVY/s1600-h/bacpie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/SpP7C_ya2CI/AAAAAAAAAFk/HwU4JftqrVY/s320/bacpie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373914809284352034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />From Saturday's Herald newspaper:<br /><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="art-body">Camp cooking doesn't have to be just hot dogs and toasted marshmallows. With a pie iron you can build anything from a simple grilled-cheese sandwich to a three-course meal complete with apple pie for dessert.</span><br /><br /><span class="art-body"><a href="http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090822/LIVING/708229847"><span style="font-size:85%;">read the whole article</span></a></span><br /></div><span class="art-body"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">photo: Justin Best</span><br /></span></blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-11970667898447665872009-04-21T08:55:00.007-06:002009-04-21T09:23:35.249-06:00Keep up with Rome pie irons on facebook<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/Se3gJ0YbKWI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Y7HDuMhPlNY/s1600-h/japie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/Se3gJ0YbKWI/AAAAAAAAAE8/Y7HDuMhPlNY/s320/japie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327160393533696354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Follow us on Facebook - share your favorite recipes, stories, upload pics, become a fan and get in on the mountain pie love. While you're there you can also send friends <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=72115118467&ref=mf">Campfire Treats</a> with our new gift application.<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rome-Pie-Irons/88134893055">Rome Pie Irons</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rome-Pie-Irons/88134893055"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 44px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/Se3hkW0sWFI/AAAAAAAAAFE/inOvwV-stOs/s320/find_us_on_facebook_badge.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327161948967295058" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-27820820585103170972009-03-26T11:03:00.004-06:002009-03-26T11:11:42.367-06:00Find A Pie IronWe've recently added a new way to find Rome pie irons in your area using google maps. By clicking on the link below you'll be transported to an interactive map that you can use to zoom in/out & pan to the part of the country you're interested in. In addition to store address & phone numbers, most of the stores have links to their website.<br /><br />While we'd love the map to be totally accurate, this is a people powered endeavor and we're going to miss stores that should be on the map and we'll probably even have stores that have closed/moved or stopped selling our line. Help us out by dropping us a line with suggested changes (michael at pieiron.com). You can also leave comments on the map regarding your experience or thoughts on an individual store.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.communitywalk.com/groups/set_commercial_domain/342160" onload="if (this.src.indexOf('http://www.communitywalk.com/iframe/content/342160') == -1) this.src='http://www.communitywalk.com/iframe/content/342160?zoom=-2' + location.hash" name="ff_cw_342160" id="ff_cw_342160" frameborder="0" height="300" scrolling="no" width="300"></iframe><a href="http://www.communitywalk.com/find_a_rome_pie_iron/find_a_pie_iron/map/342160" style="display: none;">CommunityWalk Map - Find A Pie Iron</a><img src="http://www.communitywalk.com/images/blank.gif" onload="setTimeout(function() {document.getElementById('ff_cw_342160').onload()}, 100)" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-66254579893784971632008-10-22T09:56:00.003-06:002008-10-22T10:37:02.398-06:00Buying Pie Irons In EuropeInterest from across the pond for Rome pie irons have been building year over year and as we get closer to the holidays I thought an update would be in order. <br /><br />Online European Orders Available From:<br /><br />UK & Ireland: <a href="http://www.pie-iron.co.uk">Pie-Iron.co.uk</a><br /><br />Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg: <a href="http://www.qvist.nl">Qvist Outdoor Cooking</a><br /><br />Germany: <a href="http://eisenbams.de/">Sandwiches On Fire<br /></a><br />Denmark: <a href="http://www.udeliv.com/?id=60542&catalogue_selected=13013_2340">Udeliv<br /><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-91628174765793719482008-05-26T13:24:00.003-06:002008-11-13T16:45:15.230-06:00S'more Maker Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/SDsO1Oc_jFI/AAAAAAAAACk/cBRWZjtG968/s1600-h/IMG_0415_0463.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/SDsO1Oc_jFI/AAAAAAAAACk/cBRWZjtG968/s320/IMG_0415_0463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204770101932297298" border="0" /></a>If you haven't had the opportunity to check out our S'more Maker, don't worry - this summer's coolest firepit & picnic tool is making it's way to a town near you.<br /><br />In addition to the stores listed in a prior post, you can now find them in all <a href="http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&partNumber=99400&hvarTarget=search&cmCat=SearchResults">Bass Pro Shop</a> stores, <a href="http://www.dunhamssports.com/corp/index.jsp?page=storeLocator">Dunham</a>'s, <a href="http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/corp/index.jsp?page=storeLocator">Dick's Sporting Goods</a> and a ton of independent retailers including celebrity chef Paula Deen's <a href="http://www.pauladeen.com/store">shop </a>in Savannah.<br /><br />If you live in Los Angeles, you may have even caught Camping Life editor Stuart Bourdon cooking with the s'more maker on ABC 7 news. <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/food_coach&id=6151225">Watch the video</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-58879940287731189712008-03-14T14:00:00.004-06:002008-11-13T16:45:15.354-06:00Is this as close as we'll get to International Pie Iron Day?Today is 3.14 aka national Pi day. Yes - the symbol Pi that represents the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference (thank you <a href="http://www.piday.org/">PiDay.org</a>.) This is a time when math freaks from around the world celebrate by eating fruit Pi until numbness in the extremities sets in. Here at Pi_Iron.com, we get into it in our own obvious way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R9rceNBnUcI/AAAAAAAAACc/nARdC8YqMWo/s1600-h/pi_day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R9rceNBnUcI/AAAAAAAAACc/nARdC8YqMWo/s200/pi_day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177693133066424770" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-67904971448423989502008-02-05T10:39:00.000-06:002008-11-13T16:45:16.255-06:00Rome takes on America's favorite campfire treatWhen Punxsutawney Phil says we've got six more weeks of winter, the cabin fever can start elevating from minor climbing the walls to full on hallucinations. Do the snow piles look like shifting sand dunes? Does the cold wind whistling at night sound like Beach Boys harmonies?<br /><br />If you're in that winter funk then it's time to get jazzed up about campfire fun and I think I've got just the item. We're super excited to introduce the <span style="font-weight: bold;">S'more Maker</span>. This cool basket style cooking device is an easy way to toast 3 s'mores at a time over a campfire, firepit or bbq.<br /><a href="http://firepies.com/grills2.html"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXF6cW9TI/AAAAAAAAAB0/5xudlJaxtpA/s1600-h/smore1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXF6cW9TI/AAAAAAAAAB0/5xudlJaxtpA/s320/smore1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163543100623615282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXNacW9UI/AAAAAAAAAB8/laVIr75Ej50/s1600-h/smore2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXNacW9UI/AAAAAAAAAB8/laVIr75Ej50/s320/smore2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163543229472634178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXbacW9VI/AAAAAAAAACE/vLAxPkzs3hI/s1600-h/smore3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXbacW9VI/AAAAAAAAACE/vLAxPkzs3hI/s320/smore3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163543469990802770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXmqcW9WI/AAAAAAAAACM/OeD67A9n6U4/s1600-h/smore4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/R6iXmqcW9WI/AAAAAAAAACM/OeD67A9n6U4/s320/smore4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163543663264331106" border="0" /></a>Rome's S'more Maker is just breaking out nationally, but is already available at the following retailers:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alabama:</span><br />Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville AL<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">California:</span><br />Placerville Hdwe, Placerville CA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Colorado:</span><br />Jax Outdoor Gear, Fort Collins CO<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Georgia:</span><br />Decked Out, Hiawassee GA<br />Lodge Factory Store, Commerce GA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Illinois:</span><br />Big R Of Springfield IL<br />Ehrhardt's Trailer Sales, Des Plaines IL<br />Hearthside Grill/Fireplace, Peoria IL<br />Heritage Prairie Market, Elburn IL<br />Homespun, Washington IL<br />Presley's Outdoors, Peoria IL<br />Wannamaker's Garden Center, Downers Grove<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Indiana:</span><br />Indy RV Center, Greenwood IN<br />O'Malia's Fireplace Shop, Carmel IN<br />Patterson Hdwe, New Haven IN<br />Patoka Lake Campstore, Ferdinand IN<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Iowa:</span><br />Herold Trailer Sales, Indianola IA<br />K&K True Value, Bettendorf IA<br />Scheels, Des Moines IA<br />Stravers true Value, Pella IA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michigan:</span><br />Delongs Sport Shop, Baldwin MI<br />Lewiston Hdwe, Lewiston MI<br /><a href="http://www.northwoodsoutlet.com/">Northwoods Wholesale</a>, Piconning MI<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Massachusetts: </span><br />Thayer Nursery, Milton MA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Minnesota:</span><br />Gerten Greenhouse, Inver Grove Heights, MN<br />Scheels River Hills, Mankato MN<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Missouri:</span><br />Saint Louis Ace Hdwe, Manchester road ST Louis<br />Silver Dollar City<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Montana:</span><br />Big R Stores<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nebraska:</span><br />Canfields Sports, Omaha NE<br />Westfield Hallmark & Floral, North Platte NE<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Jersey:</span><br />Haines Garden Center, Cinnaminson NJ<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">North Carolina:</span><br />Bloom, Chapel Hill NC<br />Christmas 365, Burlington NC<br />Logan Trading Co., Raleigh NC<br />NOFO, Raleigh NC<br />Sprig, Raleigh NC<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ohio:</span><br />Jim's Trailer Sales<br />LB Brunk & Son, Salem OH<br />Keim's Lumber, Charm OH<br />Kames Sports Center, North Canton OH<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oregon:</span><br />Farrs True Value, Coquille OR<br />Swain's General Store, Port Angeles WA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pennsylvania:</span><br />Bob's Army Navy, Clearfield PA<br />Bomberger's Store, Lititz PA<br />Country Harvest Family Market, Palmerton PA<br />Holod's True Value, Lafayette Hill PA<br />Lyon Camping & Supply, Montoursville PA<br />Tom Schaeffer RV, Shoemakersville PA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">South Carolina:</span><br />Zone 7, Seneca SC<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tennessee:</span><br />Lodge Company Store, Seviersville TN<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wisconsin:</span><br />Bruce Company, Madison WI<br />Hawks Nursery, Wauwatosa WI<br />Nelson True Value, Fish Creek WI<br />RVing Outpost, Abbotsford WI<br />VanBoxtel RV, Green Bay WI<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Online at:</span><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YOLCCM?smid=A28PJGHIWX9MN&tag=nextag-sports-mp-20&linkCode=asn">Amazon<br /></a><a href="http://www.bestnest.com">Best Nest</a><br /><a href="http://firepies.com/grills2.html">Firepies<br /></a><a href="http://www.rvupgrades.com">RVupgrades</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coming Soon to:</span><br />Bass Pro Shops (in stores late Feb)<br />Dick's Sporting Goods (in stores March)<br />Most Scheels Locations (Feb/March)<br />Big bear Sports<br />Northern Safari<br />Erie Sports<br />Goschinski's Fin Feather Fur<br />Jay's Sporting Goods<br />Sherpers<br />Joe's Army Navy<br />Bob Ward Sports<br />Ramsey Outdoor<br />Natick Outdoor<br />Sabos Outdoors<br />Pioneer General Store<br />Ely Surplus<br />and more....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-22148435664933318712007-07-06T10:45:00.001-06:002008-11-13T16:45:16.379-06:00Jamaican Jaffle Recipe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/Ro5xwDdslZI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ZgufBlAOslo/s1600-h/uk.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/Ro5xwDdslZI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ZgufBlAOslo/s200/uk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084126099725391250" border="0" /></a>Found a wonderfully refreshing pie iron recipe today from the British tv show, <a href="http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/5167">Great Food Live</a> on the UKtv Food network.<br /><br />The recipe is for <a href="http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/513746"><span name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTXT"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jamaican baked bean and sausage toasted sandwiches.</span></span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br />What at first seems like a simple baked beans on toast a la pie iron (or in this case, the jaffle) adds a delightful twist with the addition of a cracked egg in the center. Keeping flavors distinct, Chef Emma Sharp presents two variations on the jaffles. One with baked beans as the primary ingredient and one with a jar of vienna sausages. Served with a little mango habanero hot sauce and I think she's got a delicious savory summer dish<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Links -<br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/566">UKtv Food</a><br /><a href="http://uktv.co.uk/food/homepage/sid/5167">Great Food Live</a><br /><a href="http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/513746">Jaffle Toasted Sandwich Recipe</a></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-13700714921420122622007-07-02T11:05:00.000-06:002007-07-02T11:47:50.255-06:00Cooking Contest & the Birth of the Pie Iron Man!<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Here at Rome central, we love to hear about the fun people have using our pie irons. Last year I began corresponding with a group of campers from southern Wisconsin who were going to hold a Pie Iron cooking contest during their annual campout. Wow did they get into it. Going as far as creating a Pie Iron superhero! I'll let the ringleader of the group, Kathy explain futher -<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />"</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" >We have a group of campers that get together every August for the Persied Meteor Showers. We call ourselves S.P.A.M. - Special People Admiring Meteors. Meteor watching at night, cooking contests during the day!<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" >2006 was the year of PIE IRON MAN! Inspired by Rome Pie Irons, of course. We even had shirts made up with our favorite Rome Super Hero on it! There were 12 contestants and 3 very lucky judges. Campers made a variety of pies using everything from tortillas to doughnuts and fillings of pineapple to shrimp. Our judges tell us they were delicious. Our champions, Kurt and Liz won a fabulous trophy and other useless prizes. But their big award was bragging rights for eternity!!<br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >First Prize: Pie Iron Pizza Pockets by Kurt & Liz K of Burlington, WI<br /></span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Ingredients:<br />Flour Tortillas<br />Sauce<br />Sliced Pepperoni<br />Ground Italian Sausage<br />Shredded Mozzarella Cheese<br />Italian Seasoning <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" >For the Sauce:<br />Your favorite Marinara or Pizza Sauce<br />Italian Seasoning<br />Dash of Worchester Sauce<br />Dash of hearty Red Wine<br />Garlic Powder<br />Black Pepper<br /><br />Preparation:<br />Add wine, Worchester, and seasonings to taste to the sauce and cook down to the consistency of tomato paste. Brown the Italian sausage and pepperoni slices, drain on paper towels. Lightly butter insides of pie iron. Place tortilla in bottom half of iron. Spread 2 Tablespoons sauce on tortilla. Add a layer of sausage, pepperoni, and cheese. Cover with additional sauce. Place second tortilla over the top, close the iron and trim off the excess. Brown the pie evenly on both sides. Remove from iron and let rest a couple of minutes. Cut into wedges and top with additional cheese and a sprinkle of Italian seasoning. Use any leftover sauce for dipping.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p>Marinade chef with any leftover wine.<o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >2nd place: Caramel Apple Pudgy Pie by Stephanie D of Brookfield, WI:</span></b><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" >2 slices of cinnamon bread<br />4 caramels<br />3 tbsp. apple filling<br />2 tbsp. butter<o:p><br /></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" >Unwrap the caramels. Butter the hot pie iron and the bread. Put one slice of bread butter side down on the pie iron. Scoop the pie filling onto the bread. Evenly space the caramels on the pie filling. Add the top piece of bread butter side up and close the pie iron. Toast the pie in campfire hot coals until the bread is golden brown, and the caramel is melted. Now make 10 more, because everyone wants one!<br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;color:black;" >Third place: Ummmmm - Shrimp Pie by Doug J of Palmyra, WI<br /></span></b></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11;color:black;" ><span style="font-size:85%;">1/4c. cooked shrimps<br />4 cloves of roasted garlic<br />2 T. alfredo pasta sauce<br />Put in between two tortillas and slow roast in hot coals.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/582804195/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1128/582804195_48d627023f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >The Judges<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/582815275/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1212/582815275_18f64eb38c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >The classic Wisconsin Beer Tap Trophy<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/582804375/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1050/582804375_4964a7aecb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >I have a pie iron and I know how to use it!<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/582804219/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1289/582804219_d5d80e913f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Kathy I hope the casting wasn't hot when you put your hand that close<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/582804361/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1370/582804361_f7b13ecd92_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Kit pulls out his antique toas-tite<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583139438/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1238/583139438_5c11d39a4d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The battle's on!<br /></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583139360/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1393/583139360_3af43fa34c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Pies waiting to be tested by the judges</span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583117918/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/583117918_f69cde3fc4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">foccacia with a dash of culinary art garnish<br /></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583117852/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1340/583117852_6cf031591e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Our 1st place winners - Kurt & Liz</span></span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583117828/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1416/583117828_3c00f9f6d0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >2nd place - Caramel Apple Pudgy Pie</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583139448/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1083/583139448_ba942058f8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Doug comes in 3rd place for Ummmmmm - Shirmp Pie<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583139372/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1325/583139372_2d8f8895e0_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >Check out the Apron!<br /></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/583139426/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1281/583139426_c58c0e31c4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">PIE IRON MAN</span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size:11;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-63891536442924666882007-07-02T10:19:00.000-06:002007-07-02T11:01:36.180-06:00Smokehouse PiesThe Toas-tite was an early brand of sandwich cooker that was popular in the 40s and 50s. Round in design, the cooker had ridges which gave it a UFO look to the sandwich and was quite in keeping with mid-century modern design.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42902288@N00/352078089/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/160/352078089_d53e187a3e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >photo of a an original toas-tite circa 1940s (credit <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/42902288@N00/">mere.mortal</a>)</span><br /><br />Salon.com has a fun story about Toas-tites <a href="http://archive.salon.com/mwt/sust/2000/12/12/toas_tite/index.html">here</a>.<br /><br />On a related note, I recently I received a letter from John in Groveville New Jersey who told me about growing up eating the tasty pies that his grandma would cook in her "Toast-rite" (I've never heard of the Toast-Rite, so given the similarity in name and the time period, I'm guessing that he's describing the Toas-tite.) which includes the secret recipe to "Smokehouse Pies" <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Michael,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I don't know where you got your idea, but your pie irons take me way back. My Grandmother had a similar cooking device (which I still have and use) called a Toast-Rite. Same principle as your pie iron. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">So I couldn't resist myself, I bought one of your through Cabela's, along with your cookbook. Love both. I'm glad I got one. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">As I said, I still use my Grandmother's Toast-Rite to make pies. My favorite, which is not in your cookbook, uses fresh blackberries. Grandma used to clean the blackberries, sprinkle a good bit of sugar on them. Then the next day she would take two pieces of bread, butter side out, and fill one with some blackberries, cook over the stove top (gas flame) and they made the best pies. I'd take them in my lunch to school during berries season, and always had kids trying to trade me something for my pie.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Grandma also did this with fresh peaches, apricots, and strawberries. Each one was great, but the blackberries were always my favorite. There was only one better, it was made with Indian Blood Peaches - we had one tree, and they were the best peaches ever. Grandma used to can 20-30 quarts each year, so we had a good supply for pies all year long.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">My wife never met my Grandma, so I showed her this Toast-Rite one day and told her about the pies. Well, she went out and got some blackberries and now has to have some every berry season. She calls them smokehouse pies. Our story was simple. Today, it is hard to find bread slices that are large enough to make a fully sealed pie. There is always a small spot that leaks. One day we were making some pies, and the berry juice leaked onto the burner - started smoking - set off the smoke detector - hence Smokehouse Pies. Oh, the pies were even better after that.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Well thanks again for bringing back old memories, keep making pie irons, and we'll keep eating pies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">John T</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Groveville, New Jersey</span>"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-73849621978842087772007-06-21T15:48:00.000-06:002007-06-21T16:02:44.851-06:00reflection reflectingBeing a manufacturer in 2007 involves constantly looking over your shoulder as it seems everyone wants to tap into your market. Sadly this doesn't mean that the competition has developed a new innovation and raised the bar in the product category. No that would be what we call the good ole days of competition. In today's world manufacturers respond to the success of someone <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">else's</span> product by copying the product design as closely as possible. Legal or illegal, moral or not it happens to everyone that tries to design and sell quality, original products. We deal with knockoffs of our products all the time, but rather than dwelling on the followers we just keep doing our best at designing fun products for the open fire.<br /><br />Funny enough it doesn't stop with products. I just found out the other day that a website dedicated to recipes had taken a bunch of our pie iron recipes and posted them on their site as their own. They even grabbed an introductory paragraph from our catalog. It was thanks to Rome pie iron fan, Shannon from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cincinnati</span> who clued me in -<br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">...while looking online for some recipes (cause I’m having a hard time finding YOUR Pie Iron Recipe cookbook…) I came across this website, <a href="http://recipesource.tripod.com/rvrecipes/id10.html">http://recipesource.tripod.com/rvrecipes/id10.html</a> and while looking over the site something looked VERY familiar to me. As I mentioned, I’<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ve</span> looked thoroughly over your website and I really liked the first paragraph of this page, <a href="http://www.pieiron.com/designs.htm#cookbook">http://www.pieiron.com/designs.htm#cookbook</a> (the campfire snack/memory paragraph). When I was looking on the above recipe site I realized that they have the same paragraph on their site. I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">didn</span>’t know if that passage was written by someone at your company and thought I would bring it to your attention…just in case."</span><br /><br />Now of course I don't think this is a huge deal, but it's more of an issue of principal. If you're going to print my writing verbatim then just have the courtesy of crediting and linking. Actually I'm only bringing this up on the blog as my emails to the webmaster have all bounced back as undeliverable. Just having one of those "gotta get it off my chest" moments.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-28013115427760001302007-06-20T08:57:00.000-06:002007-06-20T09:02:12.373-06:00Best Campfire Food: The JaffleWho am I to argue with that headline? Brie Cadman at the literary lifestyle website <a href="http://www.divinecaroline.com/">Divine Caroline</a> tells of her experience with the Jaffle Iron and offers up this delicious savory frittata recipe.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><strong>The Savory Jaffle</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">One loaf of sliced bread<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Scrambled eggs<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Grated or sliced cheese<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Turkey, ham, pepperoni slices<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Bacon<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Pizza sauce<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Sliced tomatoes<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Grilled mushrooms<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Grilled peppers<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Onions<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Butter or oil</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><br />Directions</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Line a slice of bread with ingredients of your choice. Top with other slice.<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Coat the inside of the jaffle iron with butter or oil. Squeeze sandwich into jaffle iron and close, hooking latch at end of wooden handles.<br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Place in fire over coals, cooking for about two minutes each side. Undo the jaffle iron and cut into quarters or halves.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22141/31111"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Read the full article </span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-81497880159127528912007-06-13T12:31:00.000-06:002007-06-13T13:17:47.563-06:00Dangerous Book For Boys - the pie iron chapter?For the past few weeks I've been talking about how excited I am about <a href="http://www.dangerousbookforboys.com/">the Dangerous Book For Boys</a> (see the promo clip <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5PSdBWvx8s">here</a>) which is a real training manual for getting kids out and playing the way I remember doing it. Building tree forts, rock collecting and just generally being adventurous. So what a surpise it was to receive a letter from Brad Shane the other day that was totally in spirit with the book. In the letter he recounts his boyhood wanderings and how pie irons played a part.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"We lived in Ashville NC when I was a boy. In the summer my pals and I would had off into the woods with our good old 22's in hand ready to live off the land like Davy Crockett or Dan Boone. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sad to say you can't do that anymore today. We'd take a pie iron - can't say if it was one of your's but it was something big like your panini. It was a big one! We'd always take some cornmeal or biscuit mix with us and have us some feast if we'd get a rabbit. Sometimes we'd only get birds but we'd take him, gut and pluck him, chop off the head and feets. Throw in a little lard and bake it on the fire. Not much better life for a boy. And I feel sorry for the ones who can't even think back to those days." </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-12846797251618952362007-06-01T20:32:00.001-06:002008-11-13T16:45:16.529-06:00Marshmallow Tree On The Food Network<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/RmDW30m4x-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/RETtZrPtNmA/s1600-h/marsh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ja7sxYKPJv4/RmDW30m4x-I/AAAAAAAAAAM/RETtZrPtNmA/s200/marsh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071289434922076130" border="0" /></a>Be sure to check out the new Rome product that has been the talk around the campfire. The new Marshmallow Tree will be featured this saturday night on <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/">the Food Network's</a> program, "<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_51015,00.html">Gotta Get It</a>." This is part of a weekend grill out special for the network and we're thrilled to be a part of the fun.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">About the Marshmallow Tree: </span><br />Simply stated, it's a 40" long metal roaster that curves and bends like a tree branch. The tree easily cooks up 10 marshmallows at a time and is a true conversation piece.<br /><br />If you're familiar with Rome, you already know that we make a huge variety of forks. Seriously - look at our <a href="http://pieiron.com/other.htm#hotdog">collection </a>and you may wonder - is there room for another fork in the product line? Well I don't know - I'd say there's plenty of room for new forks if we stick to the fun category. Obviously a fork needs to be utilitarian, but when I developed the Marshmallow Tree I stepped back and thought - Ok let's do something really fun this time and not even think about price point and how much space it takes up on a store shelf. Pretty much just forget about the business side of the equation and just develop it from the hip. So here we have it - The Marshmallow Tree is out and people really seem to responding to it.<br /><br />You can find the Marshmallow Tree in national retailers such as Gander Mountain, Dunham's Sports, Bass Pro Shops as well as a wide variety of independent retailers. A listing of stocking dealers and mail order sources is available <a href="http://pieiron.com/4900big.htm">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rome's Marshmallow Tree on Gotta Get It Schedule<br />The Food Network</span><br />June 02, 2007 10:00 PM ET/PT<br />(repeat) June 03, 2007 1:00 AM ET/PT<br />(repeat) June 09, 2007 5:00 PM ET/PT<br />(repeat) June 10, 2007 6:00 PM ET/PT<br /><br />Read more about the Marshmallow Tree in the <a href="http://www.slweekly.com/editorial/2006/dining_2006-08-17.cfm">Salt Lake City Weekly.</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >* photo source fromt he Problem Solvers catalog</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-55269363116052413022007-05-15T12:51:00.003-06:002007-05-15T13:12:15.529-06:00Pie Iron Fusion<div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >When my old buddy Joe told me that he was going camping over the weekend and that he'd be cooking up some pies in the double cast iron, I knew it wasn't going to be cherry pie filling. Creative, adventurous and willing to mix styles - that's Joe. I told him, "make sure you take some pictures as I'm curious to see what you cook up for the Kelly & the kids." He did not disappoint and in classic mash-up style, he presented his hit of the weekend. Here's the recipe in his own words -<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Crazy Girlfriend Panini Sandwich. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Hot , sweet, and a little cheesy."</span></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" >Rye or whole wheat buttered on pan side. (Dude, honestly, I often use Pam cooking spray on the pie iron -is this a sin?)<br /><br />Spread mango chutney on open side of bread and layer with sliced chicken or turkey, a slice of your favorite type of cheese, and a square quarter sheet of sushi nori (seaweed).<br /><br />Cook in Pie Iron until bread is toasted and cheese is melted</span></div><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494023399/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/226/494023399_b5dcae4fae_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >Joe looking very serious as he does the assembly work</span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/493993074/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/198/493993074_bbfaaff48a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494023203/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/494023203_8d85dc733a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">Daughter Brooke gets the cooking honors</span></span><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3570117135348963098.post-53610479908289319942007-05-11T16:01:00.001-06:002007-05-11T16:08:32.807-06:00Scout CookoutHere's a series of photos sent in by an Ohio Girl Scout troop who had a great time learning about and making pies. Not sure if there's some kind of badge for pie irons yet. Maybe it's time to start lobbying for one :)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494104877/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/494104877_016a7ea6ed_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494104917/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/494104917_fb6880e65b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">We've got a full assembly line going here</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494104865/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/494104865_ea50ef393e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494071254/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/494071254_33130a2121_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >You can hold them over the fire....</span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494104889/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/232/494104889_7a80b7112b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" >or if you get tired, just lay 'em in the coals & kick back</span><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8313908@N08/494071276/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/494071276_36f0b898ec_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 3px solid rgb(255, 255, 255);" /></a><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1