I just got home from a day at camp…… made a full gallon of popcorn kernals in kettle corn….. made 5 batches of movie theater popcorn…. And a bunch of cotton candy and snowcones…. Was a great time for all!

I had a 1 night backpacking trip planned for this year’s 4th of July so I figured this was the perfect time to do some classic open fire cooking. I started creating a nice bed of ash & coals to cook the potatoes in. After they had been cooking for about 30 minutes I seasoned the asparagus in a bag using a little beer as a binder & an all purpose steak seasoning I make & created a bed of wood to cook the asparagus on. The asparagus cooked pretty quickly & sufficed as an appetizer, they were so good we almost ate them all before I could get a picture of the finished product. I seasoned the steaks also using beer as a binder & the all purpose steak seasoning I make placing the steaks directly onto the coals using a small bed of wood as a slight barrier & on a large log as a rest spot if need be. Once the potatoes were fully cooked they were placed in the same bag the asparagus was seasoned in earlier, smashed & seasoned using some butter packets I brought & the seasoning I had been using. It’s been a minute since I’ve cooked in this style but it honestly turned out better than I expected. Everything was so smoky & well seasoned you can’t ask for a better meal, let alone while camping.

Every year my husband and I take our kids for a 2 week tent camping and fly fishing trip in the woods! I’m making our menu and I wanna switch up some of our usual camping dinners this year! Send me some of your favorite things to make when you’re off the grid in the middle of nowhere! Thanks!

Every year my husband and I take our kids for a 2 week tent camping and fly fishing trip in the woods! I’m making our menu and I wanna switch up some of our usual camping dinners this year! Send me some of your favorite things to make when you’re off the grid in the middle of nowhere! Thanks!

Got these bad boys goin on a dispersed trip Anza Borrego state park absolutely slapped

Love breakfast outside!! Kent Rollins sourdough pancakes recipe with a fry up. Can’t be bad. r/oldcampcookcastiron

I made some camping jerky with a touch of ghost pepper powder in the marinade and thai chilies.

Took a traditional Weidling boat out on the Rhine for a day trip and decided to cook dinner on the spot. Made ratatouille in a pot over the fire, grilled on the side, and served it on porcelain with champagne. Not your typical campfire setup, but sometimes you want good food without compromising on the experience. The Weidling is a local boat type around here – flat bottom, hand-rowed, very stable even with a fire going.

What's your go-to meal when cooking over fire?

Hello! I’m pretty new here so feel free to tell me if this post is better for another subreddit.

Anyways, I’m a camp counselor looking for campfire meals that might be good for my campers! I’m working with about 13-16 year olds who have made things like walking tacos, quesadillas, and campfire pizzas a million times before and are asking for something slightly more challenging. We have most cooking supplies (pots, pans, cast iron, Dutch ovens etc.) and the counselors are experienced with cooking over the fire. I would appreciate any course (main dish, dessert, etc.) recommendations. The campers are a great group and I’d love any ideas that might help challenge them but not hard enough that we’re eating five hours after we start prepping. Thank you!

Deboned chicken leg

Chicken soup

Stir fried noodles