These camp recipes and dutch oven cooking processes are made off of the back of a teardrop trailer with minimal prep, made in a small space, and made with just a few kitchen appliances. Simple but great food.
I cover all of my favorite camping recipes, camp stove recipes, gourmet camping recipes, campfire meals in foil, camping food hacks, easy camping meals for a family, camping meals that are made ahead of the trip, and camping meals for the solo camper.
Cowboy Camp Cookin’ is one of my favorite topics. I’m not a country music fan, know how to ride a horse, wear chaps, or know anything about tending cattle. My interest derives from camping and recreational vehicles. Long time readers of this blog will also recall my affection for cast iron and camp cookin’ […]
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“Too few people understand a really good sandwich.” – James Beard OK OK, I’ll admit. This isn’t a very camp friendly recipe without some pre-planning. However, with proper planning, this little Panini could make you the star of any camping trip. One sandwich is a meal. It has taken me quite a long time
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“In the state of society in which we now find ourselves, it is difficult to imagine a nation which lived solely on bread and vegetables.” – Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) About 10 years ago was the last time I ate food in France. As much as people make a big deal out of French cooking & techniques, I thought I’d
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“He unwrapped it gently, revealing a carefully wrapped scone” – Quoted from “Manly Hero” by Adrastus Rood One of my favorite camping foods is the scone. Maybe it is because I get to use fun cooking implements. Maybe it is because the scone takes a lot of work and love to be successful. Since we’re currently
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“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.” – Gandhi In my grade-school years, I remember recess time more than anything else. Sure I have some memories of classrooms, lessons, and teachers, but let’s be honest, the playground was were it was at. It happened that the school I attended for grades
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“Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year, but I told that story around the campfire and nobody got scared.” -Jack Handey The camping season has come to a close for us. it is a sad time. We spend time inside, close to each other for warmth of body
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“Falling in love is like eating mushrooms. You never know if its the real thing until it is too late” – Bill Balance A few weeks ago, I got home from teaching at the school and had an impulse to make some food in the Dutch Oven (DO) over a fire in the back yard.
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Mom and Dad do know how to throw a birthday party. The little Assistant to the Senior Manager celebrated her 1 month old birthday on a camping trip in the jPod. Since this family arrangement is new to us, Senior Management and I thought it would be wise to camp someplace near our home-base and
When Dean Martin sang “When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie…That’s amore” in 1953, he was singing about this pizza. Recently, I have cut back on the amount of dutch oven cooking. My motives have nothing to do with the quality of cast iron food -it is the best food on
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This is part 2 of the adventure film adventures at Ocean Shores, WA. If you haven’t read part 1 yet, you can read it here. Day 2 We awoke at about 9 am but didn’t want to get out of bed. The rain landed on the roof of the trailer and the Assistant to the
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