Cooking in the West

When Covid hit, we decided to stop offering working cattle ranch vacations, which means my summers have become much less hectic but also less entertaining on a daily basis. One of the best parts about entertaining guests is recounting the funny things that happen.

Sometimes it is quite difficult to keep a straight face when guests say something in all sincerity that strikes my funny bone.

For example, I was in Yellowstone with four guests from New York. One of the teenage girls did not bother to get out of the car to view a black bear, who was munching on some grass while her cubs hovered in t...