Food
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Easy Pull Apart Garlic Roll Bites in a Dutch Oven
We made these easy Garlic Roll Bites on a recent camping trip to Canopy Oaks. This well-known recipe has only a few ingredients and is a snap to make. Perfect for camping! Ingredients 16-18 Rhodes Rolls Thawed 1/2 Stick of Butter 1 Tablespoon or to Taste Chopped Garlic Cooking Spray Instructions Make sure to ready your briquettes. Depending on the size of your Dutch Oven, ours is 10 inches, you will need approximately 21 briquettes. Place 14 on top of the Dutch Oven lid and seven below. This will get your temperature to 350 degrees. Cut each thawed roll into four pieces. Layer the rolls directly into a well-seasoned Dutch…
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Baked Cavatini in a Dutch Oven
Baked Cavatini from Pizza Hut was a favorite menu item of mine growing up in the Midwest. I don’t believe the pizza chain makes it anymore, but my sister Karla has a recipe that is close to it. I adapted her recipe to make it easier to make on a recent camping trip with fabulous results. It was the perfect comfort food on a chilly night at Gilchrist Blue Spring State Park. Ingredients This is a very versatile recipe. It’s common pizza toppings made with pasta, so you can make it any way you want. If you like mushrooms, add mushrooms, if you hate onions, skip them. Here is what…
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A Red Hot Twist on Popcorn
Red Hot Popcorn is a twist on a classic snack. It’s a sweet popcorn, but with a little cinnamon kick. And really hard to stop eating once you get started. I took my sister’s caramel popcorn recipe, and replaced the brown sugar with Red Hots for a unique taste. My Mom got us a new red Whirley-Pop popcorn maker for Christmas. If you have never heard of it, definitely check it out. It makes the best stovetop popcorn and it perfect for making Red Hot Popcorn. Red Hot Popcorn 7 Quarts of popped Corn 1 Cup Butter 1/2 Cup Light Corn Syrup 2 Boxes (11 ounces) of Red Hots 1…
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Sweet Potatoes Made in a Campfire
I tried my hand at making Campfire Sweet Potatoes on our last camping trip at Myakka River State Park campground. My husband loves sweet potatoes smothered in butter and brown sugar, but also loves the way his Mom makes her Thanksgiving sweet potatoes with red hots. So I combined the two, with delicious results. I also learned a few things along the way. How to Make Campfire Sweet Potatoes The first step in making Campfire Sweet Potatoes is get a roaring fire started. You want to have hot coals to place the potatoes in. The next step in to wash your sweet potatoes well and gather your toppings. I brought…
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Make Your Own Camping Cocoa
I was given this cocoa mix by my Mother -in-Law several years ago. I found it a few weeks before our camping trip to Myakka River State Park. Although it was warm during the day the nights were chilly enough for a nice warm cup of camping cocoa. Ingredients for Camping Cocoa 1 Container of Instant Milk (9.6 oz ) 1 Powdered Sugar 1 Container of Coffee Mate (15 oz) 1 Container of Instant Chocolate Mix (14.1 oz) This makes a lot of cocoa mix. Make sure to have a large airtight container on hand to store it in. Directions The directions are simple. Pour out all the ingredients in…
