Ed Keenan - Author

Emphasizing the life and lore of the southwest cowboy some fifty years ago, Ed Keenan captures the colorful details of this unique desert cowhand and rancher, in historical vignettes, recipes and poetry. He has, obviously, been over the trail of which he writes. His poems are laced with real cowboy humor, but filled with reality and drama of the extremes that only the desert can provide.

Ed is the author of the Sold Out book, Cow Chip Poetry--Lies, Lingo an' Lore, an unusually entertaining collection of thirty-two original poems that read more like a historical adventure of gringo cowboys, ranchers and rural folks.

He is currently working on another book. In the meantime, please enjoy his poems, stories and recipes below.

Cowboy Poetry 
A Brand New Rope
Washin' Laundry
Desert Cowpoke
Sun Up to Sun Down
Lickin/ the Skillet
Burros, Beans & Bacon
Apples of Gold (A historical narrative)
Campfires and Cowboys
Cowboy Speak
Cowboy.com
Legend of The Lost Peg-Leg  (An historical narrative)

Historic Vignettes
Raising Rachillas—a 4-H Club Experiment
From Mud Huts to Tent Cities
Recalling Callin’ —the Dulzura party line
Tales of The Vallecito— bandits, gold & apparitions…
The Man Who Became Mayor of Mission San Luis Rey
The Cannon Balls of Panamint
Lost Mule Gold
Lost Ships of the Southwest
A Ghost of a Town and a Barrel of Gold
The Rain Maker and The 1916 Flood
Kid Curry Bunks With ‘The Kid’
Tale of the Lost Black Rock Silver Lode
Shootout at Campo Creek

Chuckwagon Recipes and Dutch Oven Cookin' by Ed Keenan
Regarding Origin of Recipes: Many of the recipes I have compiled are from the Keenan Klan or were given to me or collected over the years. Since recipes get collected and passed around over a lifetime, it may be that I could end up posting somebody’s family original and not know it. Anytime I knowingly share someone’s truly original recipe, I am more than happy to give credit to its creator.
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Dutch Oven Cookin’
Barbecue MeatRoll
Cactus Scramble
Dutch Oven Steamer
Chicken & Sausage Pottage
Cowboy Corn Pudding
Camp Fire Breakfast
Hard-time Hash
Boiled Cake
Cactus Bloom - A Tasty Bounty
Texas Camp Bread
Chicken or Ribs Marinade
Squatters Tater Chowder
Cactus Breakfast Burrito
Corn Meal Ham Bake
Cow Camp Stew - Feeds a hungry bunch
Journey Cake - Corn Bread

Nature Poetry
Desert Sun
Spirit of Place - Feelings of Discovery
Oktoberfest.
Evening Oasis
Dance of the Honeybee
McDonalds Crow.
Caught!
Birding by the Fire.
November Skies
Flocking of September
Water Trail
Desert Savannah
Forest Rhythms
After the Rains
Falling Leaves

Birding Articles
Bear River National Wildlife Refuge—Utah 
Ash Meadows National Wildlife Preserve 
The Morongo Canyon Preserve
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Preserve 
In My Own Backyard
The Woodpecker Log
Birding Without a Bird Book.
In Search of The Gray Vireo
Digital Turkeys - You Only Get One Photograph!
In Search of The Uncommon - Finding a Rarity.
A Feathered UFO

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