Camp Dinner

We went camping this weekend, and nothing really went as planned. We got mildly lost on the way to the camp. We found that our tent had broken pieces. We were repeatedly attacked by mosquitoes and ticks. In fact, neither CJ or I remember ever seeing mosquitoes as thick and vicious as the ones we encountered this weekend. And, a lot of the trails were flooded. Jeff, the dog, got the brunt of the attacks and spent quite a bit of time trying to hide from the bugs.

But we persevered. At least for a while.

As I was cutting the veggies for our meal above, the ranger stopped by and asked if we had heard about the weather coming our way.

Uh, no.

Yeah, severe thunderstorms were about 100 miles away and heading toward us. "If it gets bad, head for the bathrooms," he said.

Looking at our not quite right tent and totally miserable dog, we decided that maybe getting out of there was best plan. Spending a night in the bathrooms just didn't sound like fun.

So we packed up camp while dinner cooked.

And dinner was great. It needed oil or butter to keep it from burning (which I forgot), but it still tasted good.

1 sweet potato
3-4 small red potatoes
1/2 large onion
2 carrots
Lawry's
1 lbs hamburger
oil or butter

Basically, cut it all up into small pieces. Coat the bottom of a double layered piece of tin foil with oil or butter. This foil is what you are cooking it in, so use large heavy duty pieces.

We used grass fed, local hamburger. The flavor was outstanding. You just can't get that good of flavor with cheap hamburger. I would highly suggest using grass fed beef for all your camping needs.

Place your veggies and hamburger in two packets of tin foil. Season with Lawry's. Fold up tight and poke a hole on the top of each.

Place the packets on hot coals from your campfire. Rotate occasionally. Cook for about 40 minutes.

You can use whatever veggies you want and different types of meats. We use Lawry's because it is easy, but you could use fresh herbs, Italian Dressing, or just salt and pepper if you want. The sweet potato really made the dish though, so I'd suggest trying it.

Super easy and tasty camp food.

Fiddlehead Ferns

Mmmmm, fiddlehead ferns. We had never had them before, but they were tasty. The carton they came in said they were wild, I really hope they were. I sauteed them with butter, garlic, salt and pepper. They taste like asparagus. They taste like greens. They taste like spring.

Our ferns were paired with baked sweet potato fries and bison tenderloin, but, in my mind, the ferns took center stage.