"Matt" wrote in message
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Camping season is upon us. I like to bring some good food when I go car
camping (as opposed to backpack camping when weight doesn't allow carrying
coolers). In the past I've done stuffed Cornish game hen wrapped in foil
over the fire. Creek potatoes are always good. I've made saffron rice
over
the camp fire. Marinated flank stuff works well, too.

What are some easy to prepare ahead (or don't have to bring much with you)
meals fit for cooking over a fire? What delicious meals have you made
over
a camp fire? I've always wanted to try a pizza over a fire myself, but
don't have much idea how that would work.

-Matt

I like the Girl Scout potatoes, at least a friend started me on them and called
them that, and although I went to Girl Scout camp I don't recall them.

Cut up a potato for each serving. I also use lots of onion cut up, as the
onion sort of melts away. Salt, pepper and oil or butter, and place on oiled
foil, making a packet for each person. They sort of steam on the grill, so
after they are done I poke the foil to dry them out a little and grill for a
few more minutes for more of a roasted flavor. Carrots and sweet potatoes are
also good additions to this.

Another potato dish we like is what I call "potato books." Take a potato and
slice it very thinly but don't go all the way through so it stays intact.
Spread the "pages" open enough to add oil and whatever seasonings you like. I
use salt, pepper, paprika and parsley and also like to put some onions in there
between the "pages". Wrap the whole potato in foil and grill. These cook up a
little faster than the GS ones above.

I'll never forget our camping trip in Michigan. We were going to the UP to
visit a friend at Mich Tech. I had bought one of those spaghetti kits where
you get the dried spaghetti, a can of sauce and a packet of cheese - okay, I
was a teen then. This was at the top of Michigan just before the bridge. The
mosquitoes were so bad that when I was trying to drain the noodles I ended up
throwing them out with the water.


Having been involved with scouting for 16 years......

Buy pita pockets, canned pizza sauce (or a container of yourown homemade for
the purists), shredded mozzarella and pepperoni slices. Cut off the top of
the pocket, open it up, spoon in sauce, cheese, and as much pepperoni as you
would like. Either put it on a grill over the fire or in one of those
grilled cheese contraptions you use in a campfire. Five minutes or so, you
have a great handheld pizza. (Okay, maybe not so great, but good ambiance)

You can mix and match what you want in it, it doesn't have to be pepperoni.
-Ginny

This sounds very doable at a campsite. Actually, when I'm camping I'll eat
nearly anything and these sound close enough to pizzas. Actually, one of those
pita pizzas sounds good right now.