“What is your favorite culinary memory of camping?”
I have great memories of camping with my family as a young girl. I was able to experience family camping at Lake Shafer and Twin Mills Campground in Indiana as well as many hidden spots in Arizona. Firepits, lakes, creeks, hiking trails and boating are my favorites.
We had the opportunity to camp in trailers and tents. I personally loved the tent camping; however, now that I am a bit older and have a few more aches and pains, I find RV camping to be desirable. I am chuckling right now, for I don’t do enough camping. Writing this article is inspiring me!
Food memories of camping are also so significant. There is something about cooking bacon and eggs over an open flame in the woods. Watching the coffee percolate in our blue and white speckled coffee pot over an open flame was so worth the wait.
While writing this article, I asked a couple of my staff members, “What is your favorite culinary memory of camping?” Here is the response:
The Wilmots’ favorite camping meal is sliced beef kielbasa and ranch beans. Rhonda would open up the can of ranch beans and pour into the Dutch oven. She would then cut pieces of the beef kielbasa and place in the pot. Cover with foil and let simmer away. She and her family would then enjoy their favorite meal.
Abi stated that her family had freshly prepared foods: steaks, burgers and chicken dishes with grilled vegetables and salads.
I remember a time in 2007 when my husband, Richard, and daughters, Lindsay and Stephanie, took a camping trip to Williams on the lake. I brought steaks, diced potatoes, vegetables – wrapped in foil with onions, garlic, salt & pepper – drizzled with a bit of olive oil. Of course there had to be hotdogs for Stephanie. They tease me to this day of the time we went camping and mom made “asparagus!” It was lovely.
At the present time, our catering company, Goods from the Garden is the caterer for the James 4 H Mingus Springs Camp. We have the privilege of creating culinary experiences for the youth around the state. We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to hundreds of Arizona youth, and a favorite meal is Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole with Tater Tots. We make a Dill-icious Ranch Dressing and all the flavors cooked together are wonderful. A great camping meal.
Whether you are camping or glamping, enjoy the culinary experiences you and your family/friends create.
Take pictures of the outdoor kitchens and meal sharing that you create and post them on our Goods From the Garden Facebook page.
We would love to hear your stories. QCBN
By Debbie Maranville
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