As soon as my fourth grader got a taste of breakfast pies, it turned into her favorite breakfast. One day as she was sitting eating one, inspiration seemed to strike her and she turned to me and while pointing to the pie irons said: “could you make a pizza pocket in those?” And of course […]
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix Recipe
Drinking hot cocoa while camping is one of my oldest and fondest memories. I remember waking up in our tent and being SO DARN COLD. After struggling to get my clothes on while still in my sleeping bag, I would shiver my way out of the tent towards the fire. There was nothing quite like […]
Breakfast Pie – Pie Iron Recipe
To further my new relationship with my pie irons – I thought I’d try something for breakfast. I love scrambled eggs with cheese and toast in the morning so I thought it might make sense to simply make it into a pie of sorts in the pie iron. I was also craving chorizo so I […]
S’mores Pie – Pie Iron Recipe
I love s’mores a lot. As in – I have a hard time thinking there is a way to improve them. But I’m really into my pie irons right now and I just *knew* that trying to figure out a s’mores pie in them would be worth my time. And boy oh boy was it […]
Granite Basin Recreation Area – Prescott, Arizona
Our family went up to Granite Basin Recreation Area in Prescott, Arizona for a picnic and a hike last month. I wasn’t sure what to expect since the area offers a wide variety of activities – hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, fishing, and boating. I had visions of a very crowded lake with a small […]
Campfire Grilled Cheese – Pie Iron Recipe
I’m totally enchanted with pudgy pies (aka sandwiches cooked in a pie iron)! Much like cooking in a dutch oven – they have a very distinct flavor that can only come from being cooked outdoors and in cast iron. I just got my first set of brand new (unseasoned) pie irons so the best place […]
Indian Spring Trail/Big Lake Lookout Trail – Greer, Arizona
While on our camping trip to Greer in August, we set out to do the Indian Spring Trail (a 7.5 mile loop), but the weather wasn’t our friend and the heat drove us to change our plans. We ended up veering off onto Big Lake Lookout Trail. It was a happy accident because both trails […]
Dutch Oven Apple Cobbler
In my quest for the ultimate campfire dessert – I stumbled onto a number of recipes that called themselves a dutch oven apple cobbler. After reading the ingredient list I realized it’s more like a dump cake mixed with a cobbler. The good news is that it takes the best of both things – the […]
How to Set Up a Tent – In Pictures
Every time I mention to people that I love to tent camp – I get looks of dismay. Of course it’s a whole different story when you tell a kid you love to tent camp. They’re usually right there with you. But I find that when I dig down into the why that people don’t […]
Butler Canyon Trail – Greer, Arizona
Butler Canyon Trail is a very short, but absolutely gorgeous nature trail in Greer, Arizona. We wanted to check it out because we’d seen the view from the trail’s start used several times on websites promoting Greer as a vacation destination. And after hiking the trail – I can see why. It’s a family-friendly little […]