Pinto Steak and Dumpling Soup recipe & Cooking in Montana

A few weeks ago I mentioned a little trip I was taking with Bush’s Beans, to Paws Up Resort in Montana.  We had a Bean Inspired Culinary experience.  While in Montana, we cooked several recipes together as part of an amazing team of bloggers, chefs, PR friends and of course….Bush’s Beans.  I plan to share those recipes with you over the next few months, but today I like to share my new favorite bean soup recipe!

This was our third trip together as a team bean and I think we all agreed probably the best.  Not only because of the location but the fact that we are all so comfortable together, like family………..family that you WANT to spend time with.

I think as moms and bloggers, we all felt a little stressed up arrival, but the moment we stepped foot out of the van in Montana it was like a fresh breath of peace and tranquility.  The view at Paws Up was breath taking.  We shared lodges together, built fires, rode horses, cooked in kitchens, cooked outdoors, laughed, dined, shared and learned together.

“Warmer connections happen when you’re comfortable just being you. When you don’t have to put on a facade, pretend you are something you are not, when you can ask silly questions, you can make mistakes in the kitchen and no one laughs or judges you, and when you learn to love.”

~Sandy Coughlin, Reluctant Entertainer

I put together a video to capture some of our time together at Paws Up Resort.  I have to say, if you ever want a getaway that’s filled with peace and quiet in the great outdoors, but don’t want to miss any luxuries………this is your place!  I would love to go back for a little glamping.

Please excuse some of the shaky video, but it’s hard to be steady with video while you’re riding a horse!  Thanks to Crackle Photography for some of the still shots.