Adventure: “Hey, BURN!”

Recently, Nathan & Erin and the jPod crew left for a quick weekend of camping. For convenience sake, we chose Heyburn State Park in the lovely state of Idaho. According to their website: “Heyburn State Park is the oldest park in the Pacific Northwest. Created in 1908, it is comprised of approximately 5,500 acres of […]
Cast Iron Sweet Peppers & Pasta

I am fascinated with the idea of cooking simple gourmet meals while camping. On the Camp-cook.com forum a member (jeepdad) posted his recipe for Fettuccini with Sweet Peppers and Pine Nuts with Fried Mozzarella Cheese. It looked delicious so I had to make my version of it (see my pictures at the end of this […]
Why Camping Inspires Me…

This evening, as the light was fading behind some pretty dark storm clouds, I was inspired to shoot some photos & pretend that I was camping. I am like most people in that I am not able to camp every day of my life. However, those brief times when I can shoot photos by myself, […]
In a Pickle

Y’all want some good southern food? Well here’s the DL on the Fried PICKLE. I am working on some recipes that could be good for camping this summer. I’ve decided to cook them as if I were camping so I have all of the potential issues worked out before we’re “out there”. Fried Pickles is […]
Meal in a Pot

The Camp-Cook.com forum is having another food theme week. I have decided to participate. Here are the week’s rules: This challenge is for a simple one pot (Dutch oven or Potjie) MAIN DISH. Something that would be good while camping. The rules. One pot Once something goes in the pot it stays there until it’s […]
Heavy Metal

In the past month or so, the iron cookware collection has expanded. Some are gifts from my family (brother-in-law, grandmother, Senior Management) and some are things I’ve purchased with gift cards. With a Birthday around Christmas time, it makes for a lot of heavy metal. Here is a list of the new items: A corn […]
Cook-Off Part 2: Pumpkin Cornbread (GF)

The www.camp-cook.com forum is having another cook off competition: Chili & Cornbread. I entered my Chili recipe last weekend (see it here) and this weekend is my cornbread recipe. For this recipe, I followed the tastes of Senior Management. She likes all things Pumpkin. Having found a pumpkin Cornbread recipe at Real Mom Kitchen I […]
Cook-Off Part 1: Quinoa Adobo Chili (GF)

The www.camp-cook.com forum is having another cook off competition. This is the second competition that I’ve entered. The last one I entered was desert (see my posting here). I enjoy these cook-off weeks because of all of the new recipes and activity on the forum. Sometimes the cook-off week facilitator gives prizes (iron cookware etc) […]
Apple Sauce & Cider

One of our favorite things to eat when camping is canned apple sauce on pancakes. Every year we make some sauce to use through the winter as well as on our spring & summer camping trips. This year, I picked the apples myself at Hansen’s Orchards at Greenbluff, WA. I chose a blend of gala […]
Adventure 03 – Traditional Family Camping

For about the past 60 years my family has been taking an annual camping trip as a sort of mini family reunion & our friends. The locations have varied over the years as one generation passes the baton to another but the camping is always memorable. This year, the camping trip was relatively close to […]