Camping Meal Ideas?

We went camping this week and had a wonderful time. We ate like barbarians! Twenty-first century barbarians. I have a hard time coming up with ideas to make/eat when we go camping. We always have a couple of standard meals: chili dogs (see above picture for how we make them), toasted cheese sandwiches and tomato soup made on the Coleman stove, and we always take bagels/cream cheese/lunch meat for lunches. There has got to be more and better meals for camping!!

So, I'm depending on the kindness of strangers, and I'm asking you all - What do you make when you go camping? Here's what you need to know. We always have a campfire, we have a Coleman two burner stove, we have a griddle that fits on top of the stove and we have a big dutch oven. Given that, what should I make? We are going camping again at the end of August and I'm going to take different food! So help me out - what do you take camping?

Jill

Guess Where We've Been . . .

You guessed it, vacation! All the people in Jill's Crazy Life went on Jill's Crazy Vacation! We went camping on the Oregon coast. We go every year to a place called Ft. Stevens (in between Astoria and Seaside for those of you who care). Ft. Stevens is the best place! You are camping in the woods, there are bike paths everywhere, there is a lake to swim and boat in, and the beach is about a 10 minute bike ride away from your campsite. You get beach, lake, camping, and biking all in one vacation! We took my nephew with us this year and we had so much fun! The weather was beautiful except for a demonic wind on the beach. We all got sunburned and tanned and exhausted and rested and whatever else good stuff you get on vacation - oh yeah, fat! We ate and ate and ate! So, for the next few weeks, I'm focusing on healthy food that doesn't cost a fortune and my kids will actually eat. Check back to see what I'm cooking in Crazyville!

Jill