Easy Campfire Cooking

Expanded 2nd Edition

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Contents

The Joys of Campfire Cooking 9

With a Stick 12

Breakfast Sides

Breakfast ‘Bobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Stick ‘Taters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Breakfast on a Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Wheat Dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Breakfast in a Bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Quick Stick Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sausage & Toast on a Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Bread Dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Bacon on a Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Egg on a Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Desserts
Donut Snakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Honeyed Fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 No-Crust Apple Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Coconut Cream Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Main Dishes Toasted Wacky Taffies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pineapple Cobblers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Simple Burgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Basic S’More for 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Meatball Subs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The No-Mess S’More for 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Apple-Glazed Pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Shaggy Mallows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Beef Roll-Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Marshmallow Puffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Catch of the Day, the Stick Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Simply Hot Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hawaiian Roasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Little Weiner Kebabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Skewers and Kebabs 27

Main Dishes Cowboy Kebabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Teriyaki-Chicken Kebabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Build Your Own Kebab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Beer Brat Sticks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Stuffed Meatballs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Pork & Peach Skewers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pizza on a Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Glazed Frank Kebabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Smoky Chile Pepper Shrimp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tropical Seafood Skewers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sides
Hot Strip Kebabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sweet Steak Bites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Vegetable Skewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Singapore Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Toasty Cheese Cubes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tandoori Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Jerk Pork & Melon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Desserts
Roasted Korean Pork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Greek-Inspired Lamb Kebabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Strawberry Meringues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Nomadic Venison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tropical Shrimp Skewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Foil Packets Hobo-Style 40

Breakfast Chili Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tex-Mex Foil Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Granola-Stuffed Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Fish Pack for One. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wrapped Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Basic Hamburger Foil Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sun’s Up Hillbilly Trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Basic Chicken Hobo Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Potatoes & Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Ham & Potato Stuffed Peppers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Orange-Oatmeal Muffins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Philly Cheesesteak on French Bread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cinnamon Roll Cups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Tomato & Chicken Tortellini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Donut Surprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Brats with Seasoned Sauerkraut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Wrapped Tuna Melts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Main Dishes
Sides
Make Mine Meatloaf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Jungle Jambalaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Bacon-Wrapped Cabbage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Three-Minute Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Herbed Snow Peas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Hawaiian Ham Delight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Campfire Vidalias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Pork Chop Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Cheesy Cobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Stuffed Green Peppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Grilled Squash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Spam Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Tomato & Mushroom Pouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Ham & Sweet Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Stuffed 'Tater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Stuffed Onions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Smoky Hobo Mushrooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Spinach-Mushroom Cheeseburgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Red Onion Roast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Turkey & Stuffing Pouches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Slow-Roasted Vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sweet & Sour Chicken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Onion Carousel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chicken & Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Spiced-Apple Sweet Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lemon Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Chili Cheese Fries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fajitas in Foil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Basil Loaf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Silver Garlic Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Basic Potato Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Oriental Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Foil-Wrapped Apricot Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Desserts
Honey Mustard Chicken Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Easy Ranch Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Orange Slice Delights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Hot Baked Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Banana Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Shrimp Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Pears in Caramel Sauce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Pie Iron 68

Breakfast Belgian Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Hash & Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Toasty Bacon & Egg Sandwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Fried Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Hash Brown Pie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Little Waffle Casserole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Fired-Up Frittata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Applesauce Pancakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
French Toasties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Potato-Bacon Pancakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cinnamon or Garlic Biscuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Pudgie Pop-Tarts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Breakfast Egg & Sausage Muffins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Reuben Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Easy Tots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Taco Tents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Veggie Medley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Pot Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Portabella Melt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
BBQ Chicken Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Cornbread Pizzazz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Meat & Cheese Melts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Stuffed Cornbread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Mexican Pie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Onion Puffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Grilled Roast Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Camp Ravioli & Garlic Toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Desserts
Pizza Pockets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Hot Ham & Swiss on Rye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Lemon Chiffon Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Salmon Patties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Pineapple Upside-Down Cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tuna Melts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Apple or Cherry Turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Hillbilly Burrito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Peanut Butter Chocolate Treats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Second-Hand ‘Wiches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Sweet Peach Pocket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Grilled Cheese Perfection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Banana Rafts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Dream Pies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Caramel Apple Angel Pies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Skillet 89

Breakfast Creole Campout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Quick & Easy Tomato Casserole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Apple-Raisin Pancakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Beans & Texas Toast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Corn Fritters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Hungry Man’s Polish Sausage Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sweet Cereal Slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Pork Chop Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Breakfast Biscuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Flapjacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Sides
Orange-Blueberry Oatmeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Breakfast Burritos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Jacked-Up Corn Cakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Egg Crackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Cast Iron Nachos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Early Bird Nests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Corn Hash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Iced Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 White Bean Bake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Campfire Green Beans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Main Dishes Calico Beans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Baked Beans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Mexicali Sally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Ranch-Style Veggies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Baked Beans & Sausage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Old-Fashioned Beef Stew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Desserts
Basic Mulligan Stew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fireside Fondue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Banana Brownies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Kayak Tuna Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Grilled Berry Crumble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Wild & Sloppy Joes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Fruity Grill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Beer-Battered Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Fry Brownies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cowboy Casserole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Chocolate Coins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chicken Fajitas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Burst Vanilla Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Walking Tacos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Cast Iron Cookie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

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Dutch Oven 109

Breakfast One-Pot Lasagna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Campsketti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Fruit-Filled Breakfast Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Coca-Cola Chicken. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Breakfast Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Chicken Pot Pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Campout Cornbread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Soups & Stews Fiesta Taco Bake with Cornbread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Stuffed Sausage Boats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Ham & Cabbage Stew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Five-Can Soup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Desserts
Fiesta Chicken Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hobo Stew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 The Camper’s Cobbler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Big Pond Soup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Black Forest Cobbler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Starry Night Chili . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Fruit & Rice Pudding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Caramel Apple Crisp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Main Dishes

Pasta Dogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

On a Grate 121

Main Dishes Citrus Salmon Skewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Roll Over Big Dogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Stuffed Frankfurters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cheese-Stuffed Brats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Sides
Carne Asada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Honey Garlic Pork Chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Stuffed Mushrooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Salmon on the Barbie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Toasted Pesto Rounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Southwest Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Potato Wedges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Beer Can Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Corn on the Cob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fireside Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Campfire French Fries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Classic Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Tender Carrot Slices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Our Favorite Cheddar Burger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Grapefruit Egg Custard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Big Ranch Burgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Stuffed Cheese Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
The All-American Burger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Cheesy Roasted Red Pepper Bread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Grilled Surf & Turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Fruit Kebabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Spinach Alfredo Pizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Inside-Out Cheeseburgers & Sweet Corn. . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Bacon & Corn Stuffed Peppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Quick Bacon-Avocado Pizzas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Atomic Poppers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Almost Stir-Fry Rice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Bring Alongs 137

Snacks & Drinks Cafe Bavarian Mint Mix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Swiss Mocha Mix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Rocky Trail Hiking Mix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Fireside Granola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cran-Gorp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Wide-Eyed Cold Brew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Camping Crunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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8 Easy Campfire Cooking

The Joys of
Campfire Cooking

What’s not to love about cooking over a fire in the each outing so all you have to do the next time is
great outdoors? Whether you’re miles away in the grab and go.
wilderness or as close as your own backyard, you
can enjoy a beautiful sunny day or a gorgeous Campfire cooking is something the whole
starry night while you cook and eat your meal family can enjoy and help with. Kids will learn
outside. Best of all, cooking over a fire brings the difference between a big bonfire and a cooking
together family and friends to enjoy food and fun fire, and everyone will enjoy cooking their own
in a relaxing atmosphere. food. When you’re done cooking, add some extra
firewood to make a roaring campfire for another
To make your time outside even more enjoyable, great outdoor experience.
be sure you have all your cooking supplies when you
leave the house. If you carry everything in a basket With a little imagination and some simple
or large tray, it makes transporting much easier. You over-a-fire cooking tools, you’ll be well on your way
may even want to restock the basket or tray after to creating a lot of outdoor fun for the whole family!

Campfire Safety ■ Extinguish the fire by dousing it with plenty of
water. Be sure all the coals, embers and wood are
■ Be sure it is legal to build a fire in your location. wet and cool.
■ Use a fire pit, if available. Otherwise, build your fire
■ Protect hands with leather gloves or heavy oven
on rock or dirt. mitts and use long tongs to prevent burns.
■ Build your fire at least 8' from flammable objects.
■ Never leave a fire unattended.
■ Don’t build a fire if it’s windy. Sparks can cause an

unintended fire.

Terms

■ Tinder: fallen pine needles, dry grass, wood ■ Hot coals: chunks of burning firewood used for
shavings or tiny twigs cooking, low or no flames

■ Kindling: small dry sticks, larger than tinder ■ Embers: glowing ash-covered coals
■ Firewood: dry logs that are gathered, split and used

for fuel

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With a Stick

So, what’s the deal with food on a stick? Likely If you’re using a plain ol’ stick, wash it with
the way our ancestors cooked a long, long soap and water. Then use a pocket knife to
time ago, cooking over a fire—with the use of a carefully remove at least 6" of the bark at one
stick—was what made sense in their day. Today end and trim that end to a point. Spray with
it’s just plain fun, and food cooked over a fire nonstick cooking spray or rub a little vegetable
tastes delicious! oil over the trimmed cooking end of the stick
before spearing your food. Cooking sticks
A cooking stick can be, quite simply, a stick can be tossed in the fire after your meal. No
you find outdoors. You’re looking for a fresh dirty dishes!
stick that has some flexibility, but is strong
enough to support the weight of your food. Wooden skewers need to be soaked in water
Look for something relatively long (3' to 4') to for 30 minutes prior to each use to eliminate
keep you safely away from the heat—singed the chance of them going up in flames. Since
eyebrows are not attractive! wooden and metal skewers are too short to
hold over the fire, spread the cooking coals in
Cooking with a stick can be as simple an even layer, then lay several large pieces of
(s’mores and hot dogs) or as complex (entire aluminum foil sprayed heavily with nonstick
meals) as you want it to be. Make sure you cooking spray over the coals and place the
enjoy the experience, but branch out and try skewers on the foil to cook. This is where you’ll
new and different things, too. Experiment and need those tongs and gloves mentioned in
have fun! Remember, cooking in the great Campfire Safety on page 9.
outdoors is more enjoyable and has more
variety than you can shake a stick at.

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With a Stick

Main Dishes

Catch of the Day, the Stick Way

Ingredients Position rocks around the stick to help hold it
in place.
1 (2 to 3 lb.) fresh trout, head intact
Salt and pepper to taste Cook over hot coals for 15 to 20 minutes or
until the thickest part of the fish flakes easily,
Directions repositioning the stick during cooking as needed.
If the fish begins to burn, move the stick further
Clean and gut the fish. Season fish inside and out away from the coals.
with salt and pepper. Push the end of the stick
lengthwise through the stomach of the fish and Use gloves or oven mitts to remove the stick
into the head. Wearing heavy gloves or using from the ground and set the fish (still on the stick)
heavy oven mitts, push the other end of the on a serving plate. Then remove the stick. Feeds
stick into the ground at an angle near the coals, one or more.
positioning it so the fish hangs above the fire pit.

Quick Tip:

Try brushing cleaned fish with an olive oil and lemon juice mixture. Starting at tail end, poke
a wooden skewer through the fish with the pointed end coming out through its mouth. Place
fish in coals (no flames) head first with tail sticking up. Cook about 10 minutes until 165°F.

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Skewers and Kebabs

Strawberry Meringues Desserts

Ingredients

Strawberries
Melted chocolate candy wafers
Marshmallow fluff

Directions

Dip delicious ripe strawberries in melted chocolate (you
can melt it right at the fire).

Let chocolate harden, then dip in fluff.
Thread a berry onto a skewer and hold over hot coals
to toast. Take care not to place directly in flames. Fluff will
turn golden when done.

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Foil Packets Hobo-Style

Foil can be wrapped around food to create inside package is clean and becomes a perfect
airtight packages to set directly on a bed of hot serving dish, making clean-up a snap!
coals or embers. When the edges are sealed
well, the pack can be flipped over during There are several ways to fold a foil pack,
cooking and steam develops inside to cook and you can put all the food in one big pack to
the food. Check and rotate foil packs often to serve many or make smaller packs to hold
prevent overcooking in one spot, especially single servings.
those containing sugar.
Cut heavy-duty foil twice the circumference
Even though one layer of heavy-duty foil is of the food to be wrapped. Set food in the
adequate for most foil packs, using a double center of foil. Bring two opposite sides of foil
(or triple) layer is ideal because it prevents together above the food and roll or fold edges
punctures and keeps dirt or ashes from several times to make narrow creases; pinch to
touching your food. Wrap the food securely seal well. Flatten side edges and roll or fold
in one layer of foil and then place the pack, them together in the same way to make an
seam side down, on a second sheet of foil; wrap airtight pack. Foil packs may be placed on hot
again. When you remove the outer layer, the coals immediately or stored in a cooler until
the fire is hot and ready for cooking.

■ Foods cooked in foil packs will not brown like traditional
baking, so use sauces, seasonings and colorful vegetables to
add color and wrap foil snugly against the top of food to make
a flat pack. This is good for meat and fish.

■ To prevent hot spots, wrap a foil pack in sheets of newspaper
and then wrap in a second layer of foil.

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Foil Packets Hobo-Style Ham & Potato Stuffed Peppers

Main Dishes Ingredients

Bell peppers, any color
Frozen Southern-style hash

browns, partially thawed
Salt and black pepper to taste
Green onions, sliced
2 T. Cheddar cheese soup
Diced ham
Eggs
Shredded Romano cheese

Directions

Cut tops off peppers. Discard seeds and ribs, but
keep stem ends for “lids.”

Layer some hash browns, salt, pepper,
onion, soup and ham in each pepper. Stir and
add a little more soup. Pour one beaten egg
into each shell and cover with lid. Wrap loosely
in a double layer of heavy-duty foil, sealing well on top. Set upright in hot coals for
30 to 40 minutes or until egg is cooked. Uncover and sprinkle with more onion and
some cheese.

Philly Cheesesteak on French Bread

Makes 6 servings

Green bell peppers, sliced
Onion, sliced
1/4 C. butter
11/2 tsp. garlic powder
French bread loaf
Deli sliced roast beef
Provolone cheese slices
In a skillet on a grate over the fire, sauté peppers
and onion in butter and garlic powder until
tender. Slice bread (not all the way through) and
butter both sides of slices. Cut beef and cheese
into strips. Layer pepper combo, beef and
cheese into each cut (the more the merrier).
Wrap loaf in heavy-duty foil and set in hot
embers until cheese melts, about 20 minutes,
rotating several times. Serve with veggie sticks
and dip.

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Pie Iron

A pie iron is made of two cast-iron or aluminum Cast-iron pie irons need to be “seasoned”
pans connected by a hinge and two long sticks. before use. Typically, this means rubbing a
It is just the perfect size for making a sandwich small amount of vegetable shortening on the
or using bread to make some other tasty inside and outside of the iron, then setting
treat over the fire. It can also be used like a the cooking end in the fire for up to an hour.
miniature skillet. Pie irons and the tasty foods After the iron cools, wash with plain water and
made in them are known throughout the world, lightly grease again before storing. (Check
and are called by many names, including: manufacturer’s directions for seasoning your
sandwich cooker/toaster, mountain pie, pudgy particular iron).
pie iron, jaffle iron, panini grill, toasties, and
even hobo pie.

Quick Tip:

Remember to turn pie irons often when cooking to reduce the chance of charred food.

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Toasty Bacon & Egg Sandwich

Ingredients Spray pie iron with nonstick cooking spray. Cut
bacon strip crosswise in four pieces and lay pieces
1 egg on one side of iron, covering as much of the iron
2 slices bread as possible. Cover bacon with a slice of bread,
1 strip bacon buttered side down. Carefully pour beaten egg
1 slice cheese on bread and add cheese. Add remaining bread
Butter slice, buttered side up.

Directions Close iron and trim off any excess bread
around the outside. Hold iron over hot coals
In a small bowl, beat egg slightly. Butter one side for 4 to 6 minutes or until bread is toasted,
of each slice of bread. turning often.

Hash Brown Pie Build a flaming campfire. Generously grease Pie Iron
both sides of the pie iron with non-stick cooking
Makes 1 serving spray. In a medium bowl, combine thawed hash
browns, chopped onions and garlic salt. Mix well
1 C. frozen hash browns, thawed and season with pepper to taste. Pat hash browns
½ C. chopped onions mixture into a square and set on one side of the
1 tsp. garlic salt pie iron. Close iron and hold over flames for 8
Pepper to taste to 10 minutes. Remove iron from fire and open
carefully with a hot pad or oven mitt.
Breakfast

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Skillet

Cooking in a skillet is one of the easier ways the flames! Skillets are great for meals using
to make a meal over a fire. Simply nestle the ground meat and other foods that you want to
skillet into hot coals or set it up on empty brown. They’re also a good way to keep food
cans or a grate. Your food is contained within warm for a bit—just cover the skillet with foil.
the skillet, so it’s hard to lose morsels into

Quick Tip:

Pack raw eggs in a cooler with lots of ice. Put the cooler in the shade and don’t open it
unnecessarily. The food will stay refrigerator-cold as long as the ice lasts. If hiking, buy dried eggs
from the supermarket or sporting goods store and reconstitute them with purified water.

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Orange-Blueberry Oatmeal

Ingredients To prepare oatmeal, set a skillet over hot
coals. Add 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Stir in
¾ C. old-fashioned oats prepared oatmeal mixture and return to a boil.
¼ C. dried blueberries Cover with foil and remove from heat; let stand
¼ C. chopped pecans 8 minutes or until water is absorbed.
1¼ tsp. orange gelatin powder
2 T. nonfat dry milk Other flavor combinations
1/8 tsp. salt
Swap out the blueberries, pecans and orange
Directions gelatin for…
■ Dried cherries, walnuts and cherry gelatin
Before leaving home, stir together oats, ■ Dried cranberries, sliced almonds and
blueberries, pecans, gelatin powder, dry milk and
salt; store in a zippered plastic bag or airtight orange gelatin
storage container for a single serving of oatmeal. ■ Blueberries, sliced almonds and lemon gelatin

Breakfast Burritos

Skillet Ingredients

Breakfast 1 T. olive oil
1 red or green bell pepper, seeded, chopped
2 C. cubed leftover potatoes
1 C. sliced fresh mushrooms
4 to 6 eggs, beaten
4 (10") flour tortillas, warmed*
1 C. shredded Cheddar cheese
Salsa and sour cream, optional

Directions

Place a skillet over hot coals to heat the oil. Add
bell pepper; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add
mushrooms and cook until tender. Sprinkle in
potatoes and cook until they begin to crisp,
adding more oil if necessary. Add eggs and
scramble them into vegetables until eggs are set.
Remove skillet from heat and spoon a portion of
the mixture onto each tortilla; top with cheese,
salsa and sour cream as desired. Roll up to
serve four.

* W rap tortillas in foil and set over warm coals for a
few minutes until warmed.

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Skillet Iced Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes

Breakfast Makes 6 to 8 servings just combined; set aside for 15 minutes to thicken
up a bit.
1/2 C. butter, melted
3/4 C. brown sugar When you’re ready to cook, grease a griddle
1 T. cinnamon or skillet and heat over a warm cooking fire. Use
2 eggs a 1/2-cup measuring cup to pour batter into the
1 C. milk hot oil and to spread the batter out slightly so the
3 T. vegetable oil pancakes aren’t too thick. Immediately snip a very
11/2 C. flour small corner off the bag containing the cinnamon
3/4 tsp. salt swirl and squeeze in a spiral pattern over the
2 tsp. baking powder pancakes; when the pancakes bubble on top and
1/4 C. malted milk powder or 2 T. sugar are golden brown on the bottom, flip them over
Purchased cream cheese frosting and cook the other side until golden brown.
To make the cinnamon swirl, stir together the
butter, brown sugar and cinnamon; let cool. To serve, warm the frosting slightly and drizzle
When thickened, stir again and transfer to a over the pancakes. You’ll probably have some
zippered plastic bag; set aside. cinnamon swirl mixture left over; if so, just keep
Beat the eggs and milk together until foamy it chilled until needed again, putting a twist tie
and then stir in the oil. Add the flour, salt, baking around the snipped corner.
powder and malted milk powder, whisking until
This pancake recipe is scrumptious, but if
you’d rather not make from-scratch pancakes,
use the cinnamon swirl and frosting to dress up a
box mix.

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Chocolate Coins Directions

Ingredients Spray skillet generously with nonstick cooking
spray and place over medium coals. In a bowl,
1 C. pancake mix combine pancake mix, chocolate mix and pecans
1 pkg. hot chocolate mix with enough water to make a batter. When a drop
2 T. pecan chips of water in the skillet sizzles, drop small amounts
Water of batter into skillet to make several coin-size
Powdered sugar pancakes. These will cook quickly. Turn over when
Chocolate syrup or melted the edges begin to appear set. Remove from
skillet and dust with powdered sugar. Enjoy warm
chocolate, optional or cold. Chocoholics will enjoy dipping these
“coins” into chocolate syrup or melted chocolate.

Quick Tip: Skillet

Add a spoonful or two of sugar to leftover pancake batter and fry coin-size pancakes. Sprinkle
powdered sugar between each one and wrap batch in foil. Store in cooler until desired. Serve
coins warm or cold with peanut butter, melted chocolate or warmed fruit preserves.

Desserts

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Dutch Oven

Dutch ovens are a versatile piece of cooking Need
equipment. You can boil, fry, bake, and
anything in-between. The legs allow the oven ■ 3 (9") disposable aluminum foil pie pans
to stand a bit above hot coals, and a rim around
the lid allows hot coals to stay in place on top of ■ Push pin
the oven—so heat comes from above and below.
■ 2 brass paper fasteners
A real Dutch oven is a great way to cook
on a campfire, but it’s heavy and hard to carry ■ 3 metal clips or strips of heavy-duty foil
around. Here’s how to make one that can be
thrown away. Directions

Place the bottoms of two pie pans together,
edges even. With push pin, make a starter hole
on each side of the center point, going through
both pans and placing holes about 2" apart.
Push paper fasteners through the holes; open
prongs and flatten securely. (The pie pan with
the round fastener heads will be the lid of your
Dutch oven and the attached pan with the
prongs will be on top to hold hot coals during
cooking.)

To use, place food in remaining pie pan and
set the lid on top. Seal edges with metal
clips or strips of crimped foil.

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Caramel Apple Crisp

Makes 16 servings

2 (12 oz.) cans apple pie filling
2 tsp. cinnamon
¾ tsp. nutmeg
¼ tsp. ground cloves
¾ tsp. salt
1 (12 oz.) jar caramel sauce
2 C. brown sugar
2 C. flour
1 C. instant oatmeal
½ C. chopped walnuts
1 C. butter, melted

Desserts Build a campfire using briquettes and dig a hole
in the coals for the Dutch oven. Grease a 12"
Dutch Oven Dutch oven and add apple pie filling. Sprinkle
cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt over
pie filling and mix well. Pour caramel sauce over
apple mixture. In a medium bowl, combine
brown sugar, flour, instant oatmeal, chopped
walnuts and melted butter. Stir mixture with a
fork until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle topping
evenly over apple mixture. Set Dutch oven in
hole. Place lid on Dutch oven and set 10 to 12
briquettes on lid. Bake apple crisp for about
60 minutes.

Quick Tip:

Prepare dry mixes at home by combining cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, instant oatmeal and chopped walnuts.
Pack mixes in separate ziplock bags until ready to prepare recipe.

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On a Grate

Grates are fantastic to use in campfire cooking. it on empty cans, bricks, or whatever else you
You may have the fortune to camp at a site can find that’s steady. If desired, cover your
with adjustable campfire grills set up; if not, grate with foil to prevent the loss of vittles into
grab a grill grate or sturdy cookie rack and set the flames.

Cleaning Your Grate or Grill Rack

1. While the grate is still hot, scrub it with a wire brush to loosen food debris.
2. Spread wet newspapers on the ground. Carefully remove hot grate and place

it on newspapers, covering with more wet newspapers. Allow the grate to cool.
3. Meanwhile, spread dry newspapers on the ground nearby. When grate is cool

enough to handle, wipe off debris as you remove the wet newspapers.
4. While wearing latex gloves and eye protection, spray commercial oven cleaner

onto both sides of the grate, and follow product directions for standing time.
5. Scrub the grate with a wire brush and scouring pad to remove grime.
6. Rinse thoroughly with fresh water.
7. Dry grate with paper towels.
8. Before using grate again, rub it with a paper towel coated in oil.

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Salmon on the Barbie

Makes 4 servings combine lemon juice and soy sauce. Place salmon
steaks in bag and let marinate for no more than
4 salmon steaks, (¾" to 1" thick) 15 minutes. Remove salmon from bag and season
3 T. lemon juice lightly with salt and pepper. Place salmon steaks
2 T. soy sauce on hot grate and cook for 10 to 14 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste Halfway through grilling time, brush salmon
½ C. barbecue sauce steaks with barbecue sauce, turn and continue
Place grilling grate over campfire. Rinse salmon grilling. Salmon is done when it flakes easily with
steaks under running water and pat dry with a fork. Remove salmon from grate and brush with
paper towels. In a heavy-duty ziplock bag, additional barbecue sauce.

Southwest Chicken

Main Dishes Makes 4 servings

On a Grate 2 T. olive oil
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
½ tsp. salt
1 lb. skinless boneless chicken

breast halves or thighs
Place grilling grate over campfire. In a small bowl,
combine olive oil, pressed garlic, chili powder,
ground cumin, dried oregano and salt. Brush
mixture over both sides of chicken breasts or
thighs. Place chicken on hot grate and cook
over grill for 8 to 10 minutes, turning once, until
chicken is cooked throughout.

Quick Tip:

Prepare basting sauce at home and pack in an airtight container. Place in cooler until ready
to prepare recipe.

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