Hi Linda, I am going to C and P some ideas from a thread I started and saved - to help me come up with ideas...maybe something will strike you! How about some "Hobo Stew"....before you leave home, brown some ground beef with onions and whatever seasoning you like. Do this ahead of time and freeze it. When you are ready to prepare dinner, put the beef in a pot with some broth, or water or beer or a combination of and add whatever canned/frozen veggies you might have with you...corn, peas, beans, etc. We make this for our annual hayride....I prepare the beef and the entry fee for those attending is one can of veggies. It's always different, but always good! You could also freeze some chicken breast ahead of time....in a marinade of your choice. They will marinate as they thaw, then you can toss them on the grill. Any left overs make good sandwiches for lunch. Kielbasa or hot links on the grill make for good appetizers, or snacks for folks that drop by. Just grill and slice...serve with something as simple as catsup. It's not gourmet, but it'll work. ________________________________________ Freeze your large containers of water. It will keep your food cold and you will have cold water to drink when the ice melts. How about chicken fajitas? Slice and marinate chicken breasts and bell peppers (yellow and orange) and onions. Then fry it all up in one huge pan. Serve on soft corn tortillas with shredded lettuce and sour cream. ________________________________________ How about wraps? for a cold food. My daughter and I cabin camp and we have a lot of vegies that are prepared and various lunch meats, sauces, etc. We have it all ready in zip locks and very easy to prepare and for clean up. ________________________________________ Pasta salad! Goes with everything! No worries if it sits out for awhile. Make ahead and take in a big bowl or big ziploc!! Marinate your steaks in ziplocs a day or two ahead. Toss 'em on the grill and pitch the bag. No cleanup! Make chili or spaghetti ahead and freeze or refrigerate. Heat & eat with garlic bread. Pickles. Candy bars. Chips/crackers. Cheese. Hey! It's camping! Go for it! Deanna ________________________________________ How about breakfast tacos? That used to be a staple when we went camping years back. Scramble eggs, add whatever else you like, such as bacon or sausage, potatoes, peppers, onions. Add to flour tortillas, top with cheese and hot sauce if desired. We would usually take fajitas for first night as we would have everything already made before we left and a big bag of flour tortillas. Also quesedillas are good and quick over the campfire, too. ________________________________________ Couscous is great for a quick and easy and tasty side dish. Boil 2 cups water in a pot. If desired, add bullion cube or other flavorings. Stir in 1 cup couscous, return to boil, then remove from heat, cover the pot and leave alone off the heat for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork, mix in some butter if desired. Easy, quick, fulla carbs, no waste, and easier than messing with straining a pot of pasta out there in the wilderness. ________________________________________ My huband is going camping with the kids this weekend (father-kid). They are bringing cereal, granola bars, milk, taylor ham, bacon, eggs, coffee singles, cold cuts, bread, condiments, london boil (pre-marinaded), hot dogs, hamburgers, pre-cooked pasta, chili, potatoes (to be baked in the fire), marshmallows, s'mors-stuff, cookies, chips and stuff. If I was going I would bring boneless chick breast or pork chops to cook on the fire/grill, BBQ sauce, fruit salad, and a pasta salad. ________________________________________ Things cooked on a stick, individual foil dinners cooked in the coals, and banana boats! For the banana desert, use one banana per person, pull back one section of the peel, slit banana still in the peel with a knife, insert pieces of Hershey bars, nuts, mini marshmallows, etc. Lay section of peel back over the filled banana, wrap in foil, lay in coals or on grate over fire until hot and gooey. ________________________________________ You can do all sorts of aluminum "package" meals on a campfire. Just use sturdy heavy duty foil-- butter inner surface then layer sliced potatoes, onion,sliced ham or beef or spam-- add some seasoning , another dab of butter or oil-- wrap tightly and keep turning in the coals. Boxes of mac & cheese-- just add extra cheese.( use the little cans of evaporated milk) Do a big, huge pan of brownies. English muffins & toppings for mini pizzas. Couple of meatloafs-- good cold sandwiches or reheat, sliced Stuff for tacos Frozen hash browns-- & plenty of eggs-- There's a canned, refrigerated ham pattie we often use at camp,it's in the same section as the hams in the grocery. Canned tuna or salmon makes a nice addition to a tossed salad. Fruit Have fun -- don't forget the bug spray, liquid Benedryl, tylenol,deck of cards, good batteries & to check for ticks! ________________________________________ Where we usually camp, it is cold in the mornings and evenings even in summer. So my usual camping menu has warming items for breakfast and dinner. For breakfast it is nice to have hot cocoa packs to make for the kids. Also cooking fresh or dried fruit in a pot of oatmeal. For dinner, a chicken stew or beef stew made ahead of time with veggies and potatoes makes a one pot heat and eat meal. As suggested for the french dip, it can be frozen for transport and keep the ice chest cold. For lunches, we like to keep them simple: fresh fruit, pb & j sandwiches or cheese and crackers, some gorp (nuts, dried fruit and M&Ms) for snacks. ________________________________________ The cabin looks just wonderful! My Mom bought this huge cast iron frying pan that fit the campfire, it had to be 2' across at least! My Mom rarely cooked inside after getting the frying pan. Everything tasted great in the cast iron but then again we were usually starving for every meal! We even had roast turkey at least once per Summer. My Dad would dig a hole and place logs across the hole. Then place large rocks on top of the logs and start a fire inside the hole. When the fire would heat the rocks and eventually burn through the logs and the rocks would fall into the hole making an oven. Then my Mom would place the foil wrapped turkey inside the hole on top of the heated rocks and it would bake. It was delicious! Stacy

Hi everybody - This is my first time posting here. I'm bringing baby back ribs to a family beach trip -- they'll be cooked on Friday in a smoker at home, and eaten on Sunday. The beach is about 3 hours from here, so we'll wrap them well and surround them with ice for the trip. For reheating, I see some folks here suggesting just to reheat them on the grill. Could you give more specifics, please? How hot would you get the grill? We never reheat ribs -- never have any leftover! I'm a bit concerned about putting them on the grill because they have so much...color already. We add a rub that has a bit of brown sugar in it, and the ribs usually end up pretty dark after 6 hours in the smoker. Should we leave out the brown sugar? We usually serve the sauce on the side, but perhaps it would be better to heat the ribs on the grill, then drizzle with a little sauce for the last 10 minutes...? Or, should we just reheat in the oven in a foil-covered pan, maybe 350F for 20 min, and finish on the grill for 10 minutes? Thanks!

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