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Cast Iron Connections: Cooking with a Dutch Oven: Breakfast
Saturday, September 20, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Gather around the fire for a hands-on cooking experience using a traditional Dutch oven. Participants will explore the history of cast iron cooking, learn basic techniques, and help prepare a tasty…
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Dutch Oven Cooking: Pumpkin Spice Cake
Friday, October 03, 2025
/ 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Join the park interpreters to learn about the history of Dutch oven cooking for early Arkansas pioneers, then stay to make a tasty pumpkin spice cake dessert. Bring your friends and family for a fall…
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Bark Ranger Weekend: Outdoor Cooking Dutch Oven Workshop
Saturday, October 04, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a special Bark Ranger Weekend Dutch Oven Cooking Workshop and make a safe and delicious treat that will have tails wagging. You will learn how to cook in and care for…
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Cast Iron Connections: Cooking with a Dutch Oven: Breakfast
Sunday, October 12, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Gather around the fire for a hands-on cooking experience using a traditional Dutch oven. Participants will explore the history of cast iron cooking, learn basic techniques, and help prepare a tasty…
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Ghost Roast Dutch Oven Cooking Demonstration
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Ghost Roasters are invited to find the park interpreter in the campgrounds. During the last hour of our trick-or-treating event, she will be demonstrating how to prepare some epic Dutch oven s'mores…
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Dutch Oven Cooking Taste Test
Saturday, November 08, 2025
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
For centuries, the Dutch oven has been a staple cooking utensil of the people of Arkansas. The unique flavor and texture of food cooked in a cast-iron oven is unique and delicious. Meet a park…
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