Lunch & Dinner

What’s your definition of a great hamburger? Everyone has their own tastes, but responses to that question pretty much universally include “juicy”, “char marks”, and “smoky.” While the hamburger is considered a “simple” food, achieving ground beef perfection is anything but simple. ...

If you really want to go “mountain man” and cook over open flame like it was done throughout time immemorial, consider direct heat cooking — also called “clinching”, but that seems like a terrible name for it. This is basically throwing ...

Cooking Spray You should always oil the side of the foil that will be touching your food. Butter adds terrific flavor and is called for in many recipes, so you can just wipe butter on the foil. However, cooking spray ...

Italian Pizza Bagels for Dinner   Print Prep time 10 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 25 mins   With just a campfire and some aluminum foil, you can turn out 50 Campfires version of pizza in just a ...

The ingredients for this foil packet are not exotic, but you’ve probably not considered combining them. Shush! Don’t say anything until you pull it off the fire, open it up and try it! And remember, Spam is bacon’s first cousin!!! ...

This is a perfect on the spot shore lunch. If you remember to throw in an onion and the butter, you’re golden. No one would ever forget the beer, now would they? The Simplest Fish in Foil   Print Prep ...

The bagel is an urban commuter staple. America’s largest city is legendary for them. But bagels are also a fantastic camping carb cornucopia. A couple of bags of grocery store bagels are great keepers and stand up to the rigors ...

Fresh fish doesn’t need much to flavor it. In fact, you don’t want anything to overpower the delicious fish. This easy foil packet recipe adds just enough “spice” to bring out the great flavors in all the simple ingredients. Foil ...

Much as we may not want to admit it, the fish don’t always bite. Those are the times you should come prepared with a few simple, easily-obtained ingredients to enjoy a great, hot meal streamside whether those fickle fish decide ...

When you hit the grocery store to pick up your snacks and beverages on the way to the river, make a swing through the produce aisle. Grab a lemon, a bunch of asparagus, and a head of garlic. They take ...