What in the world is Vegan Cowboy Cuisine? A previous Vegetarian Journal article by Debra Daniels-Zeller explains it all. Debra starts off by stating, “When I was young, my familiarity with cowboy cuisine came from old John Wayne movies and 1950s TV westerns like Rawhide. More recently, I learned that mobile wagon wheel kitchens carried vinegar to replace lemons and molasses because sugar was in short supply. And in 1866, Charles Goodnight invented the chuck wagon. I imagine Charles thought this wagon was going to revolutionize trail food cooking, and it did for a while. The elaborate cooking wagon contained drawers and storage nooks for cookware and pantry foods, and it came with a hinged box on the back that could be opened as a food prep surface. Most of the dishes stirred up in this traveling kitchen came from plain pantry ingredients—flour, beans, rice, and dried fruits. The cook could supplement recipes with wild berries and greens they found along the way.”

Enjoy recipes for Granny’s Cabbage and Carrot Salad; Sloppy Joes; Spicy Barbecue Tempeh Ribs; Baked Beans; Country Cornbread; Corn Cakes with Black Beans; Wild Mushroom, Onion, and Squash Quesadillas; Tomatillo-Chile Salsa; and Sweet Biscuits and Berries.

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