Camp Kitchen: Easy Cheesy Ham Skillet
This easy one-pot dish can be added or subtracted to according to taste. Good at any hiker camp! Grown up comfort food. No need to pre-boil macaroni.
Easy Meaty Breakfast Cups
Serve with some fresh fruit and you have hearty, flavorful breakfast in a snap!
How I Learned the Secret to Fishing
My fishing line carved out a perfect arc in the thin morning air, flung out the Panther Martin, and cratered a few inches below the jade-green surface of Rush Creek. I sat, cross-legged, on the grassy creek bank beneath fluttering … Continued
Camp Kitchen: Hiker Babe’s Vibrant Veggie Scramble
Mom was right. A good day does start with a good breakfast. That’s especially true if your day includes a great hike! I make this tasty, protein-packed veggie scramble the night before a day hike. Put it on a plate. … Continued
Cheapskate Guide to Terrific Trail Snacks
If you plan to spend any real time on the trail, you’ll need quick and healthy snacks to keep your body going. You can also burn a serious hole in your wallet purchasing fancy, pre-packaged snack products. Cut your costs … Continued
Camp Cooking Made Easy
You’re chugging back to your campsite after a full day on the trails. Rustlin’ up dinner for a marauding familial horde is about as attractive as a rhino in leotards. “There’s got to be an easier way” I opined to … Continued
Camp Kitchen: Peggy’s Puffy French Toast
Excavating the basement the other day, I came across a stash of grandma’s old recipe cards. Talk about a treasure trove! Here’s one of grandma’s breakfast staples. Add some fruit, granola, or yogurt and you’ll be fueled up and ready … Continued
Camp Kitchen: More-Than-Chicken Pot Pie
You’ll spend a bit of time in the kitchen rolling out the rich, flaky crust that lines this dish of good ‘ole “comfort food.” But this more-than-chicken pot pie is worth the effort. Even my finicky teenager comes back for … Continued
Camp Kitchen: Hungry Boys Casserole!
Camping with a ravenous horde disguised as four teen and pre-teen boys is an adventure. I spent years scouring cookbooks, the Internet, and other sources for “quick and easy” meal options and healthy menus. This page is dedicated to helping … Continued