The Geezer Cookbook

 

 

By

 

Dwayne Pritchett

 

"Medicine Man"

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the Geezer Cookbook on-line.

Whether you are just visiting, here to gather great Dutch-oven cooking recipes or just surfing the net, I would like to extend a warm Geezer welcome to everyone!

You may be asking yourself, what is a Geezer?  Well thoughts of older folks, sitting around a porch and telling stories of yesteryear comes to my mind, so if you have a moment,  Ill spin a little tale of the Medicine Man and the Geezer's Cookbook.

Dwayne Pritchett (aka by his OA vigil name, the 'Medicine Man'), was a father, a Scoutmaster, a husband and a man who loved spicy foods and Dutch oven cooking among other things in life.  This passion led him to compile a collection of his favorite recipes on bits of paper, 3x5 cards, napkins and such.  Over his Scouting years, whenever he would go on a camporee, summer camp, conclave or Scouting event he was always on the prowl for good Dutch oven and great spicy recipes.  So in Dwayne's eyes,  a 'Geezer' was anyone that shared a penchant for spicy cooking, one who truly loved the hot stuff, whooo-eeee!!

Now as Dwayne sought to put the accumulated recipes into a format that others could enjoy, he found an electronic medium to put them into and once he found this, his next quest was sharing  these 350+ recipes with his fellow Scouts & Scouters, so that they might enjoy and share his love of spicy cooking.

I first met up with Dwayne on the Scout board on Prodigy in 1993.  I had been posting some items under the heading "the final word", that were short items, inspirational in tone.  Dwayne, enjoyed these and immediately started up his own thread of longer inspirational messages, stories and Scoutmasters minutes under the heading of "the Medicine Man's minute"  everyone on the BSA board on Prodigy loved these and he continued to post these as time went on.

Dwayne began to offer his compilation of recipes, to the Scouting fraternity, all he asked in return for his effort was a council shoulder patch to keep track of all the different councils he was communicating with.  The news spread far and wide and Dwayne was kept busy, posting his 'minutes' and shipping discs with his Geezer Cookbook on them to Scouters around the country.

In April of 1995, Dwaynes' family posted a note on the BSA board on Prodigy, that Dwayne had been diagnosed with a tumor on his esophagus and would be off-line for a time, due to chemo-therapy treatments he would be taking, to try and rid him of the cancer.  In august of 1995, I was informed that Dwayne had passed away due to the cancer. His death came as a shock to all of us.

As I never had a chance to say a proper good-bye to Dwayne and to thank him for his Cyber-friendship, I resolved myself to continue to spread his recipes in the spirit of the medicine man. This on-line compilation, is the result of that resolution.  From the Medicine Man to you, in the Spirit of Friendship please enjoy this effort.

Here's to you Medicine Man!

Mark Michalski, mam@ah.ds.adp.com

 


Appetizers                                           1

Outdoor Geezer's Beefy Onion Dip              1

Extreme Garlic Chicken Wings                     1

Armadillo Eggs                                       1

Tex-Mex Wontons                                  2

Geezer Come And Get It                           2

Chicken Nachos                                      2

Chili Cheese Nachos                                3

Green Onion Dip                                    3

Hot Mexican Bean Dip                             3

Honey Mustard Dip                                4

Mexican Dip                                         4

Mexican Dutch Oven Dip                          4

Pepperoni Pizza Dip                                4

Quesadillas                                           5

Tex-Mex Dutch Oven Dip                         5

Stanley Cup Dip                                     5

Geezer Wings                                        6

Say "Hello" Wings                                   6

Outdoor Geezer's Chili Cheese Dip               6

 

Beef Dishes                                         8

Beef Bourguinon                                     8

Jambo Burgers Ala Trails West                    8

Eastern Horizon Spareribs                         8

Firebird Casserole                                   9

Kishkakon Stuffed Beef Rolls & Gravy          9

Peppermint Burger Steaks                        10

Jack Burgers                                        10

First Class Grilled Steak                          10

High On Life Hamburgers                         10

Veggie Burgers                                      11

Taste Tingling Round Steak                      11

Geezer Steak                                        12

Road Kill Stew                                     12

Grilled Geezerbobs                                12

Southwest Flank Steak                            13

Flank Steak Pinwheels                             13

Mac-A-Treat                                       13

Two Stew For A Crew                            14

Easy Beef In The Pot                              14

Tin Plate Special                                   14

BBQ Beef Ribs                                     15

Chuck Wagon Stew                                15

Sourdough Steak                                    15

Skillet Hash                                         16

Pinto Bean Tamales                                16

Magic Mushroom Beef Rolls                     16

Smoked Country-Style Ribs                      17

Geezer Kolbase Krauts                            17

Geezer Blue Ribbon Roast                        17

Smoked Brisket                                     17

Geezer Meatloaf                                   18

Dutch Oven Pizza                                 18

Hungarian Goulash                                 18

Swiss Steak                                         19

French Style Roast Beef                          19

Round Steak Oriental                              19

Flank Steak Teriyaki                               20

Corned Beef With Dijon Glaze                   20

Salisbury Steaks                                    20

Onion Swiss Steak                                 21

Geezer Taco Pie                                    21

Dutch Oven Stuffed Peppers                     21

Dutch Oven Stroganoff                            22

Campfire Kabobs                                  22

Corned Beef Hashburgers                         22

Grilled Stuffed Peppers                           23

Old Fashioned Beef Pot Roast                   23

Coney Dogs With Geezer Sauce                 23

Sausage Balls                                        24

Star Steak                                            24

Steak And Mushrooms                            24

Dogs Body Mess                                  25

Beef Sausage With Kidney Beans                25

Not Just Another Cheeseburger                  25

Chinese Pepper Steak                             26

German Sauerbraten                               26

Hungarian Goulash (Coke)                        27

Russian Beef Stroganoff                           27

Beef Casserole With Edam                        28

Hot Sausage And Shrimp Jambalaya            28

Sausage Creole                                      29

Dutch Oven Delight                               29

Red Beans And Rice With Smoked Sausage    29

Pueblo Fire                                          30

Seminole Squirrel Stew                            30

Mexican Smoked Chili Marinade                30

Dutch Oven BBQ                                  31

 

Breads                                               32

Mound Bread                                       32

Monkey Bread                                     32

Thunderbird Cornbread                           32

Real Cinnamon Rolls                              33

Cahokia Sweet Bread                              33

Baked Native American Pudding                 34

Red Chili Biscuits                                  34

Sourdough Starter                                  34

Dry Baking Mix                                    34

Wild Onion Bread                                  35

Crunchy Granola Suite                            35

Salt Rising Bread                                   35

Spoon Bread                                        36

Scottish Oaten Bread                              36

Geezer Cornbread                                  36

Cheddar Biscuits                                   37

Blueberry Bran Muffins                          37

Banana Walnut Muffins                           37

Banana-Date Muffins                             38

Banana Nut Bread                                  38

Raisin Walnut Bran Muffins                     38

Country Breakfast Bread                         39

Potato Bread                                        39

Steamed Brown Bread                             39

Honey Acorn Bread                               40

Navajo Fried Bread                                40

Steamed Apricot Nut Bread                      40

 

Breakfasts                                          41

Real Scout Quiche (Breakfast)                   41

Down On The Farm Breakfast                   41

Breakfast Fruit Chimichangas                    41

Ain't No Golden Arch Burritos                  42

Pizza Quiche Supreme                            42

Camper's Breakfast                                43

Hobo Breakfast Treat                             43

Geezer Rockin' Chair Breakfast                  43

Geezer Sugar Overdose Oatmeal                 43

Hot Peach Crumble                                44

Swiss Scrambled Eggs                             44

Peanut Butter French Toast                      44

Geezer Corn Cakes                                44

Geezer Honey Doughnuts                        45

Fried Doughnuts                                   45

Sourdough Pancakes                               45

Ozark Corncob Syrup                             45

Mountain Man Breakfast                         46

Drop Cakes                                         46

Rolled Oats Griddle Cakes                        46

Baked Asparagus And Mushroom Omelet     47

Honey-Apple Pancakes                           47

Bacon, Avocado & Cheese Omelet              47

Early Morning Sausage Ring                      48

Eggs Ala King                                       48

Granola Colorado                                  48

Fruity Rice                                          49

Coconut French Toast                             49