If you're a seasoned home cook looking to add some spice to the pot, or a newcomer trying to find a simple and fun recipe to start out with, there are endless places you can go to find that perfect thing you're looking for. In this modern age, finding the perfect recipe for you has become easier than ever, we no longer need to rely on grandma's recipe cards. Some great places to find recipes are the internet, bookstores, and the television!
One of the best places to find a recipe you can be sure to love is right on the internet. Thousands of websites exist for the sole purpose of sharing recipes, whether it be from a famous chef, or where regular home cooks can share their favorites. One website that should be bookmarked on every home cook's computer is allrecipes.com. This website has grown so large and popular that they've now published their most popular recipes in book form. Allrecipes.com allows home cooks to come together to share their recipes, and then those that try the recipe can rate it and leave feedback. If you're looking for a great lemon chicken recipe, type it in the search box and watch the dozens of results pop up, all with ratings. Choose your favorite 5-star recipe and get cooking!
Some other places to find recipes is in cookbooks at your local bookstore or library. Some of the best cookbooks offer pictures to the reader so they can know what to expect from each dish. Recipes can also be found at the grocery and health food stores, and even gift shops. Many of the cook books sold at the gift shop will be local oriented food and ingredients oftentimes published by local cooks or restaurants.
This can also be a fun way to try out specialty ethnic food, such as lobster in Maine, or shrimp Louisiana-style! It's also fun to show off your cookbook collection and make a challenge out of trying all the recipes from each of your books.
Another fun way to get all of your friends cooking and sharing recipes is by hosting a potluck party; once a week or once a month friends can come over towing their favorite dishes along with the recipe for that dish. This way people can try the dish before cooking it at home, and the recipe is right there for sharing!
For those who have spent years collecting their favorite recipes, making your own cookbook may be perfect for you. A family cookbook can also be a great gift to pass on to younger generations to share for years to come.
For the individual who is new to the cooking game, many television shows air that offer recipes to both the new and experienced chef. There are also DVD's for the beginner cook, or even taking lessons can be a fun way to learn the ropes in the kitchen.
The whole experience should be fun, so if you can plan out a few simple camping dishes, it can make it a lot more enjoyable. Well with some traditional campfire cooking recipes, this can be a lot easier than you think.
Try out a couple or even all of the easy recipes below and see how much more exciting and interesting you can make your camping meals.
BREAKFAST
Oat and nut pancakes.
Ingredients.
1 & 1/2 half cups of oats,
1 cup of flour,
2 tablespoons of brown sugar,
Pinch of salt, to taste,
3 teaspoons of baking powder,
? a cup of mixed chopped nuts,
1 & ? cups of milk,
2 eggs,
2 tablespoons of butter,
Mix together all the dry ingredients (oats, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, nuts,) and put to one side, while you whisk together the milk, eggs, and butter. Pour this onto the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Lightly grease a griddle or frying pan and pre heat on the fire. Pour about half a cup of the pancake mix into the pan and cook until bubbly and edges look dry, turn pancake over and cook until golden brown. Serve with maple syrup or similar.
LUNCH
Simple Spam snack.
Ingredients.
1 onion,
3 or 4 potatoes, (depending on size),
1 tin of Spam,
1 tablespoon of butter,
Salt & pepper to taste.
Peel and chop the onion and potatoes into roughly ? inch pieces, and cook in skillet or frying pan until tender. Chop spam into similar size cubes as onion and potatoes and add to skillet or pan add salt and pepper and continue cooking until all ingredients are, crispy and spam is well heated through. Allow to cool slightly and serve with some crusty bread and butter.
MAIN MEAL
Foil cooked Meatloaf.
Ingredients.
2 pounds of ground beef,
1 egg,
? a cup of bread crumbs,
? a can of tomato soup,
Salt & pepper to taste.
Mix all the ingredients together in a suitable container or bowl until it all binds together and can be moulded into a loaf shape of your choice. Place into a large piece of tin foil and wrap well, leaving an air pocket at the top for steam. Cook on small grill on top of fire embers for approximately ? of an hour, turning as necessary. Serve with potatoes and vegetables of your choice. Will serve 4 people.
SWEETS
Baked Banana.
For a quick tasty desert, simply split a banana lengthwise leaving the skin on. Insert brown sugar and butter into split. Wrap in tin foil and bake in embers of fire until sugar and butter melt into the banana.
These are just a few of the easy camping recipes and camping dishes that you can try out as part of your camp fire cooking. Just by using your imagination, and the foods that you have available I'm sure that you can come up with a lot more of your own, and have some fun trying them out at the same time.
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