When planning your next camping trip, one checklist you must include is for meals you will be preparing at camp. While meats and fresh fruits may be adequate in some situations, having ready-to-eat items is essential, especially if there is no way to prepare or cook your food. Make sure you have everything you need for snacks and your main meals, including lunch and dinner.
Breakfast
Many camp breakfasts are hearty meals meant to keep campers going through the morning and into early afternoon. The Netwoods website suggests using simple staples to create filling, tasty breakfasts. Investing in a pie iron that holds food together and can be placed over flames will give you more meal options. Two slices of bread can serve as the base ingredient for a variety of breakfast fillers, such as crumbled and cooked sausage, or bacon, egg, cheese, jelly, fresh or sugared fruit. You can also mix cinnamon, sugar, and butter, then add the mixture to individual refrigerated raw biscuit dough, wrapped around a cooking stick, and cook carefully over a campfire for hot cinnamon biscuits. Invest in a griddle that can be placed on a grate or tripod grill over flames. This allows a workable base for cooking breakfast favorites like French toast, pancakes, eggs, and bacon.
Snacks
On its website, Kampgrounds of America encourages snacks that are simple and easy for campers to make and eat --- with baked fruit a popular, and healthy, example. Core an apple, and fill with chopped nuts, granola, cinnamon, or brown sugar. Add a pat of butter and wrap with foil. Cook for 15 minutes over hot coals. You can also put a twist on traditional s'mores by adding peanut butter, bananas, or fresh fruit to the traditional marshmallow-chocolate-graham cracker version. Create a simple Twinkie cake by serving guests their own Twinkie toped with fresh fruit, whipped topping, and walnuts. Rice Krispies treats and brownies are snacks that, when stored properly, can also last a few days on the campsite. Be sure to alternate sweet snacks with healthier, low-sugar granolas and homemade trail mixes to provide energy throughout the day.
Dinner
If the campfire embers are burning, take advantage and cook a hot meal. Create hobo meals by layering hamburger patties or your favorite meats with vegetables and spices --- a one-dish meal with minimal fuss. Start a pot of stew, chili, or soup early in the day, and the slow cooking will yield a good, smoky flavor. Use a pie iron to make pizza sandwiches: The Pie Iron website suggests topping two pieces of sourdough bread with pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and sausage.
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