Camping limits the choices a cook has when forming meals. Transporting loads of spices and marinades to a camping location can be impractical and options for food storage while camping are few. Camping food that works for you should generally be non-perishable and should not require much in the way of flavoring. Also, cooking methods while camping prevent many dishes that need an oven-like environment.
Angels on Horseback
Hot dogs are synonymous with camping for many families, in part because of the easiness of cooking and also because hot dogs are a popular American food. Cooking hot dogs while camping requires little preparation and does not take much time. Transport hot dogs and condiments to your camping site in an ice chest and keep them cold. A variation on plain hot dogs is to make Angels on Horseback, according to Creativehomemaking.com. Slit the hot dogs length-wise, and place small strips of pre-sliced cheese in the slit, then cover the slit with a slice of bacon. Pin the ends of the bacon to the hot dog's ends with toothpicks, skewer the hot dog with a cooking fork and roast over a campfire. Set the hot dog on a bun and top it with condiments like ketchup and mustard.
Baked Potatoes
Potatoes provide a large boost of carbohydrates and cost little compared with other foods. You can make baked potatoes with the embers of your campfire and some tin foil. According to Openroad.com.au, puncture the potatoes three times with a fork or knife, then wrap them in tin foil. Place the potatoes on the edge of the campfire ring and cover them with embers from your camp fire. Potatoes can be topped with most any type of condiment, from salsa to butter to cheese.
Fish Hobo Dinner
Sometimes the best part of camping is catching the food you want to eat. The Fish Hobo Dinner can work for you because you do not have to bring much with you from home. According to Scoutarama.com, the first step is to catch fish from a pond, river or lake wherever you are camping. After you have skinned and gutted the fish, set it in some tin foil and sprinkle on some lemon pepper and cold butter from an ice chest. Add vegetables and potatoes to the mix if you have them, then cover everything up and set it in the camp fire, but far from the heat source. The slower it cooks, the better it tastes. Take the foil out from the hot coals with a stick or a long spatula.
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