Food

We love a good make ahead meal for our day of travel and a great option is a rotini pasta salad. I love rotini pasta for making a salad in advance. It is quick to cook and stands up well to sitting for a couple of days in the dressing without getting mushy. And it […]

We love to eat brie and have several favorite methods. If you like it sweet, like my introduction to brie many years ago, or if you prefer it savory, like we tend to eat it these days, we have you covered. We even have a boozy campfire brie variation for those who want to indulge!

Are you a fan of couscous? Do you prefer it sweet or savory? Have you ever eaten it for breakfast? Couscous has been one of my favorite pantry staples for many years now. If you aren’t familiar with couscous, it is a quick cooking pasta that acts like a whole grain and is high in

Ready for an adult appetizer of boozy brie? Doesn’t that sound good! And it is so easy. All it takes is one wheel of brie, any tasty alcohol you prefer, and something to spread the melted brie on to transfer it to your mouth. That might be crusty bread, it could be crackers, or you

When was the last time you roasted or grilled your fruit? We love grilled fruit, and we love foil packets, so we decided to try roasting some fruit in a foil packet to use as a topping over some pound cake. That was good but we felt it could be even better. So, our next

Hot breakfasts while camping are wonderful – these make ahead foil packets with hash browns, ham, and cheese are fantastic! We love a hot breakfast after sleeping outdoors. And we have quite a few favorite pie iron breakfasts in our repertoire. But sometimes we don’t want to fuss with cleaning them every single meal. So

If you don’t love oatmeal, what about granola? The kid loves his bowl of oatmeal for breakfast three days a week. The husband can eat quinoa oatmeal for weeks on end. Me? Not so much. I want to love oatmeal, I really do. It is healthy, cheap, and quick…all very admirable qualities. But I just

Have you ever topped your Brie with sweet peaches and berries? There are so many recipes out there for toppings on brie. Some of them are quite elaborate. Most of them are extremely tasty. But seriously. Sometimes simple is best. If you can find some juicy ripe peaches and some fresh black or blueberries, you

It’s time to glamp up your camping menu and enjoy some Caprese Brie around the campfire! What is caprese brie around the campfire? It’s a wheel of brie that is placed in a cast iron skillet, surrounded by tomatoes, and heated over coals until the brie is melted, and the tomatoes are blistered. Then, you