Tag: camping sides

How to Make Flavorful Grilled Corn for Camping

Ok I love rain but I am officially tired of this constant rain in California right now. I saw blue skies the other day for a couple hours and my body rejoiced! Now I know this is what people in other states feel all the time and I swear I love the rain and so much patience but for once in my life, I never felt so happy to see sun and then realize how spoiled I normally am.

In any case, warm sunny weather normally gives me the ability to try out campfire meals on a grill before I go camping. This recipe actually came from something I normally make and my friends said “you should do this when we are camping”. What makes me so excited about this item is there are so many variations I can mess with!

Ingredients –

  • Ears of corn (however many you are doing – for this I will do 4)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup cotija cheese
  • Chili powder
  • Lime
  • Cilantro (optional)

Directions –

  1. Mix mayo, chili powder, cilantro and lime in a bowl until well blended.
  1. Rub generously over each ear of corn
  1. Sprinkle with cotija cheese
  1. Top with cayenne pepper
  1. Now here you can also mix it up on how to cook – grill corn before you smother it with ingridents or after. I personally like to prepare and then throw on grill but honestly up to you
  1. If you want to mix things up even more add other butter blends, herbs and spices!

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.