Tag: Camp Meals

How to Make Addictive Garlic Bread for Camping Trips

I love to make at least one pasta dish on a camping trip (see previous lasagna recipe) and what goes best with pasta? Garlic bread! It also just make a great snack or side dish for many meals. Warning – this garlic bread is highly addicting and I usually triple the portion you think normal people would eat when planning for the meal.

I think the first time I did this recipe while camping was at Mary Smith campground up near the town of Shasta. It’s a bit of a drive from the Bay Area but a pretty drive and the campground has nice hiking. Sadly when we went it was too cold to get into the water. Maybe next time!

Ingredients –

  • Loaf of French bread
  • 2 to 2 1/2 sticks of butter – accept it, love it, trust me!
  • Garlic – I use at least 8-9 cloves
  • Italian seasoning
  • Parmesan cheese – shredded
  • Foil

Directions –

  1. Cut french loaf in half longwise
  2. Mince garlic to fine pieces
  3. Mash room temp butter, minced garlic, a little bit of shredded Parmesan cheese and a couple teaspoons of Italian seasoning in a bowl until well combined
  4. Spread garlic, cheese, butter mixture evenly on the two layers of bread
  5. Top with more shredded Parmesan cheese
  6. Put each loaf separately in a piece of foil and fold up so foil creates a boat and top of bread doesn’t touch top of foil
  7. Place on indirect heat on campfire and cook for about 10 min or until bread is warmed and cheese on top is melted
  8. Remove from heat and slice into 2 inch pieces or eat as whole (just kidding but you’ll want to)

I would love feedback! If you have tried this recipe, please rate below and/or comment!

Rating: 5 out of 5.

How to Make the Best Bacon-Wrapped Jalapenos

This week marks the 10 year anniversary of my dad passing from ALS, and I can’t think of a better way of remembering him with baseball with my sis.  So as fate has it, an annual work conference that is normally earlier in the month got moved to this week and spring training starts on Thursday!  I can’t wait to root on my boys in green and gold with my sis! So this week’s recipe is going to be my fan favorite (at least as my friends tell me) – bacon wrapped jalapenos!

I’ve tried a few different ways of how to cook these but I find the best to wrap tightly and cook in a layer of foil sheet but you can insert toothpicks and cook in pan or come up with your own new way.  If you have a suggestion on best way to cook these, leave a comment.  I love trying new ways but for now this has been the best way

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Ingredients

  • Large jalapenos (pick the largest you can find when purchasing)
  • Cream cheese
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
  • Bacon
  • Foil

Directions

  1. Mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese
  2. Cut jalapenos in half and clean out seeds and membranes (I recommend using gloves or a piece of paper towel in case they are spicy)
  3. Cut bacon in 2 or 3 pieces depending on how long the bacon is
  4. Fill the jalapeno with the cream cheese/cheddar mixture
  5. Wrap tightly with bacon
  6. Put into foil sheet and place over the fire in indirect heat (away from flames) or on a bbq grill
  7. Cook until bacon is done to your liking and cream cheese is boiling
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Note: Recommend letting them cool even though you will want to pop them in your mouth as soon as you take them off the heat 😉

I would love feedback! If you have tried this recipe, please rate below and/or comment!

Rating: 5 out of 5.