Cooking – Open Fire Camping

Chick’n Tacos

Vegan chick’n tacos. Quick, easy, allegedly healthy and guilt free.

Chicken Kebabs v2.0

Here’s another take on an old favorite, with a delicious pineapple and ginger marinade.

Crispy Chimichurri Tofu with Skillet Lentils

Properly cooked crispy tofu is a far cry from the tasteless, gelatinous cubes that most Americans are familiar with. If you think tofu isn’t for you – think again.

Blueberry Mojito

My new favorite “Saturday afternoon by the pool” drink…

Cast Iron Chimichurri Steak

We bought a huge tub of Chimichurri sauce from Costco, so now we have to use it on everything…

Smoked Salmon Bagels

Pretty sure we’ve done something like this before, but when something is so delicious, why would we not?

Open-Faced Fried Egg Sandwich

The only reason this is open-faced, is because it’s too big and messy to eat otherwise.

Fire Roasted Vegetable Sandwich

Freeze dried food probably isn’t at the top of everyone’s gourmet cooking list, but it’s actually pretty decent in a pinch.

“Baked” Brie

Not really baked, but when all you’ve got is a cast-iron skillet and a propane stove, you improvise, adapt and overcome.

Black and Blue Skillet Chicken

Simple, single-pan dinners are just so good for camping, and this one was no exception. Quick, easy and delicious.

Open-Faced Breakfast Sandwich

Quick and simple, yet so sophisticated. I think it’s the combination of the hrissa aioli and smoked salmon that makes me feel fancy when I’m eating it.

Carne Asada Tacos

Carne Asada Tacos. That’s all you need to know, because you know you already want it.

Shrimp and Lobster Fettuccini

A classic dish, made with fresh seafood and served seasonal vegetables.

Chicken Kebabs

Ridiculously easy chicken kebabs.

Garlic Herb Chicken with Vegetables

Riding high on my success with the previous braised lamb recipe, I decided to do something similar with chicken, and it actually turned out very well.

Braised Lamb Steaks with Roasted Sweet Potatoes

I’ve never braised anything before, and for some reason I always thought it would be difficult to both cook the meat and have it tender at the same time, but it turned out extremely well.

Epic Breakfast Bagels

Quick and easy breakfast made with light, fresh ingredients.

Lamb Steak with Red Chard and Garlic Sweet Potatoes

For whatever reason, lamb is not a particularly popular meat in the USA, even though two lamb steaks cost less than a single New York Strip. This dish though, was absolutely outstanding.

Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Sautéed Brussels Sprouts

This was a really tasty low-carb meal, high in protein and loaded with “super food” vitamins. It’s easy to prepare, cooks quickly, fills you up and is definitely something that we would make again.

Teriyaki Tofu Stir-Fry

Another excellent vegan dish – tasty, satisfying and pretty easy to make.

Salmon Picatta

Delicate salmon in a light cream sauce. Unless your skillet is too hot, in which case, we’ll just call it crispy fried salmon….

Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Bagels

A simple and delicious start to the day.

Black and Blue Chicken

I was browsing through the selection at the Meat Market, unsure of what I wanted to cook for this trip, when I remembered their black and blue chicken

Creamy Tuscan Chicken

My wife was asking for shrimp on this trip, but as soon as I saw this recipe on Facebook, I knew what I had to do…

Skillet Pizza

The most difficult thing about cooking pizza in a cast iron skillet is getting the cheese topping to melt before the base burns