Creating Family Connections One RV Adventure at a Time
You know by now that I am always looking to expand my dutch oven cooking repertoire–and our recent trip to Charles Mill (review coming soon!) was the perfect opportunity to experiment with a new dessert option. We have been doing more gluten-free cooking here at home, so I found a recipe for dutch oven seven-layer brownies that I tweaked to be gluten free. Ingredients: 1 gluten-free brownie mix
As many of you know by now, when we are on our camping adventures we are often out exploring the region–whether hiking, biking, driving, or touring. So I rely heavily on my crock pot to take care of dinner preparations while we are out and about having fun. While we are away visiting the Outer Banks of North Carolina, I will be using the crock
Years ago when we were still in college, Jarrett did two summers working as a camp counselor. At the one camp, they had this special granola bar that they would take out on hikes and camping trips. It was called Wazi-Tack, and was something Jarrett and other counselors would fondly recall–and crave. Fast forward a few years into our early marriage and I stumbled across
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, whether you were celebrating from your home base or on the road in the camper. Here in western Pennsylvania we didn’t get the white Christmas we were dreaming of, but we still got to spend plenty of time as a family with lots of our family, and that was pretty awesome. Do you know what else is pretty
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)
Coming up with new meal ideas for camping that are simple and a crowd-pleaser–particularly for the kids–can be challenging. So today we wanted to share with you a fun idea Jarrett recently learned about through our local scouting group. It’s a one-pot camping soup that kids have fun making and eating. The concept is this: Each camper brings his/her favorite soup (we were told it’s best to avoid cream-based soups,
This past spring we met up (at East Harbor State Park) with family who also enjoy the art of camp cooking. That weekend Steve whipped up a fantastic Chicken & Italian Sausage Cacciatore with a side of sautéed green beans. Watching Steve cook on his camp stove convinced me that I “needed” to upgrade from our small Coleman edition. Not only was the dinner superb, but he was right:
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…
