So … we’re going camping this weekend. Well I’m still not entirely sure I can call it camping what with our fancy “Rolling Ramada” as my dad calls it. Ha. But I’ll go with “camping” in the interest of simplicity.
Previously when we’ve done these things, my dad plans it all. I just show up. Now I have to figure out what we will be eating for 2 dinners, 3 breakfasts and 2 lunches. I have to figure out how it all gets there and stays “safe” from food-borne baddies.
Happily I have a few resources. For my b’day I received The Camping Cookbook. Oddly enough, it’s not the one featured on the left. It’s actually another book with the same title put out by the “Love Eat” press and I cannot find a link to it ANYWHERE on the interwebs. Anthropologie apparently has it though. I also have the latest edition of Sunset Magazine where they do a whole “gourmet cooking” article and also have some really handy tips on packing a cooler and storing food for a few days. Lastly, I downloaded a copy of The Real Family Camping Cookbook to my Kindle (app on my phone). Unfortunately, a lot of what is proposed depends heavily on doing some prep at home and then doing the rest at camp. But the way this trip came together means I don’t have much (any) time for that. But I did my best. Here’s what I’ve come up with:
Breakfast
- day 1 – scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese, toast
- day 2 – banana pancakes
- day 3 – cereal … cuz we’ll be packing up camp and mama didn’t raise no fool
Lunch
- day 1 – tortilla chicken bowls
- day 2 – sandwiches, etc.
Dinner
- day 1 – turkey bean chili with cornbread
- day 2 – salmon, green beans, rice
Extras
- smores (of course)
- popcorn!
Hopefully no one will go hungry!!
That all sounds excellent!