Need A New Recipe?
I don’t know if this has ever happened to any of you but sometimes I feel like I get into a cooking rut. I seem to rotate through the same ten recipes for dinner. Thankfully, Lance isn’t picky and he never complains.
Determined to shake things up a bit I started flipping through some cookbooks that my dear Aunt Paula so generously gave me. I was almost done with the second cookbook, having found a few new recipes to try, when this little gem caught my eye. It was such a bread basket, no nonsense cookbook that it took me completely by surprise. I just had to share it with you. And if you ever whip this one up, I’d love to know how it turned out! 
Elephant Stew
1 medium-size elephant
Salt and pepper
2 rabbits (optional)
Cut the elephant in small bite-size pieces; this will take about 3 months. Add enough gravy to cover. Cook over a kerosene fire for about 4 weeks at 465 degrees. This will serve 3800 people.
If more are expected, 2 rabbits may be added, but do this only in an emergency; most people do not like hare in their stew!
Submitted by Trudy Proffitt to Butter ‘n Love Recipes published in Pleasanton, KS.
What is “From the Road?” At the beginning of every month we will share a thought provoking (if sometimes silly) quote, photo, or humorous moment with you. We may draw from a variety of sources (signs, brochures or conversations), but they will all have one thing in common—they entered our lives because we are on the road.
I discovered one of your photos on Flickr that I would love to try to create with fabric. It is the Reflection in the Bubbles. I would certainly credit the original photo to you.
Thanks for your consideration.
Jenny Williams
Hi Jenny,
Thanks for your contact. We’d be happy for you to use the Reflections in the Bubble photo. Please credit the photo with “Erin Willett, fautrever.com” with a link here to fautrever.com. We’d love to see a picture of your finished work, too!
The death of my 17-year-old refrigerator has forced me out of my cooking rut. It’s a real challenge to cook anything when you can’t reach into the fridge and pull out your favorite ingredients.
So, it’s time to think like a wilderness backpacker and make do with what doesn’t need refrigeration.
Hi Martha,
Sorry to hear about your recently passed fridge. Even though the fridge in our RV is tiny I would be hard pressed to prepare meals without it. Best of luck in your creative menu adventures!