Food
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Quick and Easy Camping Menu
For our last camping trip I wanted quick and easy meals so that my family could enjoy their time on the beach. I also knew that rain was going to be in the forecast for our weekend of camping, so any grilling would have to be done quickly. The menu I came up with was a basic camping menu with a few make ahead options to keep things simple. Camping Menu For A Weekend Friday Dinner: Walking Tacos Saturday Breakfast: Pancakes Saturday Lunch: Hot Dogs, Pasta Salad, Watermelon, and Cherry Coke Camp Cake Saturday Dinner: Hamburgers, Pasta Salad, Watermelon and S’mores Snacks: Banana Muffins Sunday Breakfast: Banana Muffins So…
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Cherry Coke Camp Cake
My oldest son earned his cooking merit badge over the summer. Last weekend we put his dutch oven baking skills to the test as he prepared one of his favorites desserts he learned to bake. We call it Cherry Coke Camp Cake. It is a simple recipe with delicious results. There are only four ingredients: Can/Bottle 12oz Chocolate Cake Mix Can of Cherries Chocolate Chips (optional) I found a couple of casserole liners at Publix that fit into my 10 inch dutch oven perfectly. This was so helpful with clean up. As my son will tell you cleaning a dutch oven of hard, stuck on food is not a fun…
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Campfire Food
Our last campout happened to be on a Friday during lent. Catholics will understand this, but for the rest of my readers it means no meat. Our usual staple of hamburgers and hot dogs was not going to work. So we brought the makings of a pizza to make in our portable smoker. And hoped that it would turn out. The lactose intolerant kid had to have spaghetti. Here is a quick list of what we brought to construct the pizza. So easy and simple. It also helps to have a former pizza maker from a national chain doing all the work. Easy Camp Pizza Publix brand pre-made…
