Favorite Recipes

I love to camp, so these are some recipes I have made while camping. It helps if some things are done beforehand, like slicing onions, but it's not essential. Also, the quantities are loosely indicated, because sometimes you can only cook what you have when camping.

If you want more information than you can possibly ever hope to read (let alone use) about barbecues, campfire recipes, or cooking in general, go the the Kitchen Link.

 

Pumpkin Rarebit Soup (from the Enchanted Broccoli Forest)

 

1 onion, diced or sliced, or diced and sliced, or blended

2-8 garlic cloves, as you like it

Enough margarine to sautee that stuff. Sautee that stuff, then add:

1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce...or two...or three

1 bottle of your favorite ale (NO Buttweiper, please! Say... that reminds me of a limerick (what doesn't!). Why don't you read it whilst you stir the fizz out of the beer! Heck! Crack open another one and enjoy it!

 

There once was a girl named Anheuser

Who claimed that no man could surprise her

'Till Pabst took a chance

Put Schlitz in her pants

And now she is sadder Budweiser.

 

4 cups of pureed pumpkin

1-2 cups of stock (For baked or canned pumpkin. If you boiled the pumpkin, just use more pumpkin)

Bring to a boil then back off the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally.

While this is going on, start adding **TINY** pinches of cayenne pepper to the soup, stir completely then taste. You want just a little zing after it passes your gullet, not a four alarm fire!

Grate 1 to 1.5 cups of cheddar cheese. Either add it to the soup and melt it, or...

When it's time to serve, put a decent handful of cheddar cheese into each bowl and ladle away! Eat with gusto and some really good homemade bread.

 

Curried Bananas (From Nikka Hazelton's Way with Vegetables)

 

This sounds weird, but the curry caramelizes with the banana and makes a fantastically sweet dessert.

Slice some slightly underripe Bananas any way you like. Nikka H. recommends lenghthwise, I recommend little circles.

Melt a little margarine or butter in a pan and place the bananas in it. Flip them to get them coated then start sprinkling a little curry over them. You don't need much, maybe only 1/2 tsp per banana, but if you want more, go for it!

When the curry is evenly distributed on one side and the bananas are turning yellowish from it, turn them over and repeat the process.

When there is just a little browning going on, remove from heat and let cool a bit. Serve warm with an optional dollop of vanilla yogurt.

Watch everyone's eyes bug out when they realize just how good it really is, then get ready to peel some more bananas!

 

Cornish Game Hen with Mushroom and Champagne Sauce

 

Got this off of a French cooking TV show.

Sautee some onions, garlic and mushrooms. Use at least twice as much mushroom as onion. Maybe 1 cup mush, 1/2 cup onion or less. If you're using a whole bird, add giblets if you desire.

Add a Cornish Game hen, or if it's a regular chicken, cut into pieces and sautee them individually. Filets are even better.

When the chicken is browned on both sides, add 1/2 to 1 cup champagne, depending on how much you've got left. When this starts to simmer, add 1/2 cup cream. Simmer until it thickens, stirring to prevent burning.

NOTE: Stirring is especially important if you're cooking over a campfire, since it can get mighty hot. Know your campfires!

Eat. Kinda tastes like beef stroganoff, doesn't it?

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