Creating Family Connections One RV Adventure at a Time
I LOVE BBQ wings … and so do my kiddos, but going out for dinner is expensive for a growing family, so we don’t eat them often. I have always wanted to try making restaurant quality wings while camping, so I did some research and found a winner of a recipe, which I modified a bit! I really wanted to cook these over a fire, but since it’s
When our family goes camping, there is always guaranteed to be at least one night that we gather around the campfire and make angels on horseback. “Say what?” you may be thinking. It’s a campfire dessert made from bananas, chocolate, and marshmallows. The name comes from a boys summer camp Jarrett once worked for: The banana is the horse, the chocolate bars are the saddle,
While camping with my group of scouts, I made a breakfast hash that was a big hit with the boys and filling for even the dads. This is a flexible camping meal, so you could easily add to the peppers and onions or switch them out for your favorite veggies–perhaps mushrooms, spinach and garlic. The hash would also go great with a side of scrambled eggs. Ingredients (for ~6
This past weekend while I was camping with my scouting group we tried a new recipe: campfire donuts. They were a BIG hit with everyone and really simple to make. Ingredients: Oil for frying (about 2 cups is sufficient) Refrigerated biscuits (like Pillsbury’s Grands) Cinnamon and sugar (1 cup of sugar to 2 tablespoons cinnamon) Brown paper bag (like you would use to pack a lunch) Cooking pot (I used cast iron)
Over on Instagram and Facebook we shared about a new pie iron recipe we tried last week: chicken pot pies. I found the recipe on 50Campfires.com. Since it was our first time making it, I didn’t make any modifications, but Jarrett and I were talking about some variations we would like to experiment with in the future. The ingredient list includes easy prep items like
On our last camping trip I tried out a new chicken and pasta recipe in the dutch oven. The kiddos approved and it was a really quick meal to prepare–which was important since we didn’t pull into our campsite until late in the afternoon! Ingredients: 1 box penne pasta (we cooked the pasta at home the day before we left) 4-5 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (we cut
We’re beginning to plan for our first camping trip of the year! Woohoo! We’ll be headed to Florida, making a stop at Disney World where we’ll be staying at the Fort Wilderness Campground. As we get closer to our trip we’ll be sharing more about how we are preparing for this touring adventure. But in the meantime I’ve been making some freezer-friendly “breakfast to-go food”
A couple of years ago we found a great chilli recipe that works fantastic cooked over the stove top or in a dutch oven over a campfire. Here’s our campfire chilli recipe so you can give it a try: Ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef 1 onion 2 T oil 4 T water 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 2 tsp cocoa 2 tsp ground cumin 2
Several months ago I had found a Rachael Ray recipe that looked like a great campfire meal: Pigs in Ponchos. I tweaked the original recipe a bit for our kiddos and we gave it a go over our last camping trip. Ingredients for the piggies: 8 hot dogs 1 16 oz can of refried beans 16 flour tortillas (8-inch) 1 cup salsa Yellow mustard 2
For many families making their rounds of the Utah 5 National Parks, a visit to Bryce Canyon is a highly anticipated stop. With its sweeping vistas and spectacular hikes, Bryce offers something for everyone. But with most of the camping options concentrated immediately around Bryce, families that want to escape the crowds and explore Bryce…
For many families planning a trip to the Utah region, their itineraries often center on hitting the high points of iconic stops like Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, and Arches. Several lesser-known parks are also worth the stop, though, and for families looking for ways to escape the crowds, Cedar Breaks National Monument should be on…
