Shortcakes
This is a simple recipe so you can make your own shortcakes for strawberries or other fruit.
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Rustic Italian Bread
This bread goes great with a wide variety of dishes such as Cajun and BBQ in addition to Italian. It also makes great garlic bread and bruschetta. My boys would eat the whole loaf before dinner if I let them. This recipe makes two loaves. …
Drop Biscuits
These are easy to make when you want to have some biscuits with your dinner. I think they go particularly well with soup or chili. This recipe is courtesy of America’s Test Kitchens. Makes 9-12 biscuits.
Chicken Cacciatori
You’ve heard the name, but have you ever tried it? Translated as Hunter’s Chicken, this is a rustic comfort food that traditionally used what the hunter brought home – quail, rabbit, squirrel, whatever! This recipe is also a great way to use leftover turkey.
Camping Stir Fry
Here’s another complete meal with meat, veggies, and rice. Fresh ingredients are great, but this is camping so canned ingredients might make more sense. This can be served over plain white rice, or make seasoned rice or a packaged oriental rice side dish.
Breakfast Skillet
This hearty breakfast is delicious, and the whole cooked eggs are a nice change from the typical breakfast casserole with scrambled eggs.
Campfire Skewers
Sure, these are a lot like shish kababs, but since I’m leaving the options open on marinade and seasonings I don’t want to call them that since shish kababs have a very specific seasoning profile.I like to cook the meat and the vegetables on separate …
Italian Pasta with Sausage
This is a tasty and filling meal. It can be prepared in your cast iron skillet, but it’s not quite a 1 pan dish since you need to cook the pasta separately. This goes great with some wine and a nice fresh salad.
Pork Ribs
Pork Ribs work great over an open fire. I like to use a grilling basket to hold the ribs if it’s just the two of us since one rack cut in half will fit. These go great with calico beans and cole slaw.
Montreal Steak Seasoning
This potent seasoning blend originally comes from the blends used to make kosher deli meats. It stands up well to the full taste of beef steaks. The coarse texture of the seasoning also makes for an interesting presentation. This recipe is in parts, so your …