I’m addicted to caffeine. If I don’t have my coffee in the morning, it takes me till about lunch time to be any use to anybody. There’s nothing better than drinking a hot cup of coffee while watching the sunrise after a night out camping. What I don’t want to do is tote a coffee percolator […]
Campfire Recipes and Cooking
Hot Buttered Rum – Hanging Around the Campfire
When we’re hanging around the campfire on a cold night, hot buttered rum is a traditional drink that I like to make to warm everybody up. We made these when we were RV boondocking in sixteen degree weather out by Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Being bundled up, sitting next to a blazing campfire with the hot buttered […]
Campfire Fajitas
Campfire fajitas are one of the easiest dinners to make when camping out, with a little preparation before you leave. I usually chop up the vegetables (excluding the avocado) and cheese and put them in some ziploc bags, as well as pre-mix the marinade and put it into a covered bowl. That way all you […]
Mountain Man Breakfast – Dutch Oven Recipes
Mountain Man Breakfast is an old classic that’s been done on multiple other websites, but I feel the need to re-hash it here because its super easy to make and its one of my favorite breakfasts to cook at the campfire when I have my cast iron dutch oven with me.
Campfire Skillet and Grill Grate Recipes
A collection of our favorite campfire recipes for cooking directly over the fire on a grate or in a pan. Campfire Fajitas – One of our go-to recipes for cooking on our campfire grate. Meat wrapped in a tortilla is the best way to experience campfire cooking. Campfire Steak Kebabs – One of the quickest […]
Campfire Foil Packet Recipes
Foil is one of the most versatile tools in your campfire cooking arsenal. You’ll never go hungry if you have a roll of tin foil handy. Just wrap up your meal and toss it next to the fire. Campfire Cones – Simple tinfoil wrapped waffle-cone goodness that everybody will love better than s’mores. Stuff anything you want […]
Pie Iron Recipes
Pie Irons are a classic of easy campfire cooking. The smoky taste that the campfire and pie irons add to your food just can’t be replicated anywhere else. Pie Iron S’mores – Gooey, graham crackery, chocolatey goodness. Make these on your next camping trip and you’ll be the hero of the weekend. Campfire […]
Campfire Drink Recipes
You’ve been drinking warm water all day while out on the trail. Liven things up around the campfire in the evening with one of our campfire drinks. Cowboy Coffee – There’s no need to pack a coffee pot or percolator. Don’t let a few coffee grounds scare you away from your morning brew. Hot […]
Cast Iron Dutch Oven Recipes
For hundreds of years, the cast iron dutch oven has been a staple of campfire cooking throughout the world. And, for good reason. You can cook pretty much anything in a dutch oven that you could cook in your home oven. For some reason though, it just tastes better. It’ll also impress the heck out of your […]