ABILENE, Texas — In a time where using microwaves and Crock-Pots are the new norms, some people spend all year looking forward to eating some traditionally-prepared food at the Western Heritage ...

Gallop into the untamed spirits of the Old West on Saturday, where the tantalizing aroma of sourdough biscuits, slow-cooked pinto beans, hearty potatoes and peach cobbler emulate the legendary cattle ...

Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker a librarian at Texas Tech University Library. This week’s essay is by Monica Hightower who along with her husband Ferris, own the HX chuck wagon.

Under the shade of a grove of trees south of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, six teams assembled with their chuck wagons on Saturday morning to prepare a traditional Western meal. Two out-of-towners ...

On the cattle drives of the Old West, the cook was top dog of the chuck wagon. Usually an older cowhand, he was the preacher, barber, doctor, dentist, mother, father and banker to teenage cowboys ...

PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK - The smell of chicken-fried steak sizzling in cast-iron skillets mingled with the sweet aroma of peach cobbler baking over coals as the day began early Saturday at the ...

VIRGINIA CITY — The fourth annual Bozeman Trail Chuck Wagon Cook-Off will be held Friday-Sunday, July 22-24, at the Virginia City Train Depot with an 1860-70s military frontier campsite. All events ...

Chuckwagon cooking is a culinary tradition that has deep roots in cowboy life and continues to be relevant in modern times. Originating in the late 19th century on the cattle trails of the American ...

The chuck wagon, alongside a crabby cook griping and waving a spoon or knife at cowboys, is a common feature in many Western movies and has long been associated with the cowboy life and trail rides.

PHOENIX – One of the largest chuck wagon cooking events in the Southwest will happen in Chandler on Saturday. The 10th annual Chandler Chuck Wagon Cook-off will take place at Tumbleweed Ranch at ...

Bring the whole family to Chandler Museum's first Chandler Chuck Wagon Cook-off and savor the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the Old West that will be on display at Tumbleweed Ranch next ...