Cooking, Craftsmanship
& Heritage Living
Learn traditional cooking,
food preservation and practical skills
passed down through generations.
Cast Iron · Historical Recipes · Old Ways
Welcome to Boonie Hicks
Boonie Hicks is a journal of cooking, craftsmanship, and heritage living. A place to explore traditions, culture, and everyday skills passed down through generations-still shaping how we live, cook, and make things today.
In a fast-changing world, many traditional skills and customs are being forgotten. Through articles, recipes and historical research, Boonie Hicks aims to preserve and celebrate the knowledge and everyday practices that connect us to the past.
Explore the Categories
Boonie Hicks explores the skills, recipes, cookware, and traditions that shaped everyday life. Browse the categories below and discover the stories, knowledge and craftsmanship passed down through generations.
Cast Iron Cookware
Identification, comparison, and use of cast iron cookware through time.
Guides · Markings · Dates · History · Use
Domestic Cookery
Honest home cooking guided by the season and simplicity.
Recipes · Preserving · Baking · Food History
Living Heritage
Traditions, skills, and everyday practices varied through time.
Household Skills · Traditions · Everyday History
Seasonal Note
Big Update In Progress
Hi everyone, I’m currently in the process of moving back to New Zealand after 25 years living in Japan and working on version 2.0 of Boonie Hicks. Exciting times ahead, I appreciate your patience with the site while things are a bit messy and being built. Thanks, everyone.
From the Journal
Among Heritage Friends
Whether you’re drawn to cast iron cookware, traditional cooking, craftsmanship or the stories of those who came before us, you’re among friends here. This is a place for people who enjoy learning how things were once made, used, and passed down through generations.
You might be here to identify an old piece of cookware, try a historical recipe, learn a traditional skill, or simply satisfy your curiosity. Whatever brings you here, I hope you find something interesting, useful, and enjoyable along the way.
Take your time, have a look around, and enjoy the journey. Thank you for visiting Boonie Hicks, and welcome.