Food
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How to Use a Pie Iron
On our campout to Salt Springs Recreation Area we experimented using a pie iron I had gotten my husband for Christmas. This post should probably read “How Not to Use a Pie Iron”. I think we did absolutely everything wrong when we used it for the first time. So learn from our mistakes so that when you try it, you’ll be an expert Pie Iron Camp Chef. Seasoning The first thing you need to do with your new pie iron is to season it. No this isn’t added seasoning to your grilled cheese sandwich, this is seasoning your it before you use it so your food doesn’t stick to it.…
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Caramel Corn
We are getting excited for our next camping adventure next weekend. Hopefully this mild Florida weather will continue with sunny days and cool evenings. Perfect weather for camping. With the Super Bowl tomorrow and coming up with an easy snack to munch on while camping I found my sister’s Caramel Corn Recipe in the bicentennial cookbook my hometown publish a few years ago. I have never made it before but have ate a lot of it. It was an easy recipe to follow and taste so much better than store bought caramel popcorn. I will be making it again, probably next weekend for the campout. I mention my sister a…
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Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside Down Cake
It was a little chilly on our last campout to Dauphin Island in Alabama. The perfect weather to break out the Dutch Oven and cook over an open flame. Pineapple Upside Down Cake was the first thing we made when we got a Dutch Oven last year. It was so good, and easy to make that we decided to make it again on this trip. Ingredients A recipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cake came with the Dutch Oven when we bought it. We tweaked it a bit, but it’s really just following the cake recipe on the box of your favorite cake mix with a few adjustments. 1 Box…
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Campfire Popcorn
I found the coolest camping gadget on Amazon. It’s a popcorn extension handle for Jiffy Pop. Technically Jiffy Pop is not suppose to go over a “campfire”, but honestly that is what Jiffy Pop is made for. The problem with putting Jiffy Pop over an open flame was the handle became too hot to hold. Enter my newest find, the Popcorn Extension Handle. Problem solved. Popcorn Extension Handle This handle was so easy to put the Jiffy Pop on. Just place it in the hole, make sure the little metal hook at the top is affixed, then secure the Jiffy Pop handle to the Popcorn Extension Handle with the metal…
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The Almost Original Chex Mix
Chex Mix is such a classic snack and I have been craving it lately. I remember having it as a kid and loving it. I haven’t had the homemade mix in a very long time. A seven hour road trip to our next camping adventure seemed like a great time to make it to snack on as we drive. Original Chex Mix Recipe You can find the original recipe for Chex Mix here. It has all the calorie counts and nutritional information that you may need. It is also a great reference to follow. The great thing about this mix is the ability to switch out ingredients to those you…
