Bemidji Camping: Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler

Since this is our nighttime recipe post, I thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite night time activates. On Friday, while in the campground office renting a canoe, we saw packets of Mystical Fire Flame. Supposable it turns your fire flames from orange to a rainbow of colors. It was amazing. We had so much fun watching it, we went and bought more for Saturday night and to bring home. Just remember to use it after you are done cooking food over your fire. On Saturday night we cracked open about 75 glow sticks got dressed up in them and walked around the campground. Than there is the obvious star gazing. Bemidji is very far away from any city lights giving stargazers a perfect opportunity to see the Milky Way and northern lights, which was a lovely surprise during a middle of the night walk to the bathroom.

We tried out a new recipe for a nighttime dessert. It’s a supper easy peach cobbler that you can make over the fire. It takes about an hour to an hour and half to bake, so we went for a evening swim, and left my dad and mom in charge of the fire. While we were walking back we could smell it from a few blocks away and even over heard other campers talk about the delicious aroma.

Dutch Oven Peach Cobbler

 (I know it looks... well ....interesting, but it is AMAZING)

Ingredients

·      2 cans sliced Peaches in syrup (30 oz cans)

·      1 package white or yellow cake mix

·      ground cinnamon

·      1 stick of butter

1 .    Prepare coals/ fire

2 .    Pour the cans of fruit with the syrup into the Dutch oven.

3 .    Spread the dry cake mix evenly over the fruit.

4 .    Sprinkle with the cinnamon.

5 .    Cut the butter into equal slices and arrange them on top.

6 .    Place dutch oven over 15 hot charcoal briquettes. Put lid on the tip of the oven and place 10 hot briquettes in a check board pattern on top.

7 .    Bake for 45 minutes or until done

Or

Place over fire for an hour to an hour and a half or until done.

NOTE: Done is a relative term don’t expect it to look like cake. Think of it as a pie filling texture.

You can also use this recipe in at home in your oven. Use a 9x 13 pan. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

Here are some links for more camping ideas:

Camping Part two of four Bemidji Camping: Cheesy Melty Campfire Dip

Camping part one of four Bemidji Camping: Potato Boats

For More camping ideas see my previous post from camping a few summers back.

Bemidji Camping Day Two: Cheesy Melty Campfire Dip

(Sitting above Mississippi River)

The second day we went to down town Bemidji, walked around and had lunch at Minnesota Nice Cafe.  It was a cute little ma and pop cafe on main street. Than we headed to Itaska State Park, where the Mississippi River starts. In the picture below, we are walking across the rocks that create the starting of the Mississippi. 

Cheesy Melty Campfire Dip

Another tinfoil over the campfire recipe. This gooey dip is perfect for vegetables (we usually bring carrots and cucumbers), Chips and Pretzels. 

Ingredients

• 2 sheets of tin foil (about 12 by 12)
• 1 container of Chive and Onion Cream Cheese
• 3/4 cup salsa
• diced tomato 
• sliced green onion

Directions

1. place cream cheese on a double layer of tin foil
2. On top of cream cheese, add salsa, diced tomatoes and sliced onions.
3. Now you need to wrap it up. I suggest you wrap the middle first. Fold foil over 3 times. Than tightly roll ends tightly. 
4. Place on bbq over the fire for 10 to 15 minutes. Be sure to have the seams facing up, so your dip doesn't melt into the fire.

Keep in the cooler (that is if there is any left). You can eat it cooled, or roll it back up and place over the fire again.


Stay tuned for part three of four. Its DESSERT TIME!

Here is camping part one of four Bemidji Camping: Potato Boats

For More camping ideas see my previous post from camping a few summers back.

Bemidji Camping: Potato boats

Well its only been two years, but hey better late than never. With only one semester left of high school, and an easy one at that. I decided to (try) to blog some food once again:)

Right now I am sitting at home on Tuesday a “cold day”. I, along with most Minnesotans have not had school for six days because it is -40 with wind-chill.

With all this cold, I have a major itch to go camping!! I really, REALLY WANT TO GO!!

(look at how wonderful Lake Bemidji looks in the summer time!)

           In honor of this camping itch we are going to make a three part camping recipe posts from last summers amazing camping trip. In august, we went to Bemidji State Park, MN. Once again I took two of my best friends, Zoe and Rachael, and Paul took his friend. This was by far the best camping trip I have ever been on let me tell you it was loveBemidji was beautiful, it was the beginning of August with a high of 75 each day and a low of 50. Perfect for hiking, canoeing and having campfires. Bemidji is one of the larger lakes in Minnesota and known for Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. The State park was beautiful; the sites were nicely wooded which helped shield from neighbors and the beach was the best beach I have ever seen in Minnesota.

(Hanging with Bunyan and Babe)

The first day we got there at 6ish, than quickly set up our campsites. The girls and I had our own, kind of across from my parents and the boys, so we set up our tent and the hammock (a campers must). Nothing big happened that night, but the next day was a blast.

(Frank, Zoe, Me, Paul and Rachael on the Bog walk)

 My family at Bog Lake, arn't we cute!

Just around the river bend, beyond the shore....

After we finished our canoe adventure, my parents took it out for a spin on a canoe date. Leaving us… well more like me… in charge of tending to the fire and making dinner.

Campfire Potato Boats

These super easy potato boats are perfect for camping. We have made them the past two years and are never planning to stop making them. They take just a little bit of pre travel prep and once camping every one can customize their own. 

Ingredients:

1 baked potato per person

Cheddar cheese

Ham from the deli

Bacon -we forgot to bring ours :(

Butter

Rosemary

Chives

Salt  and pepper

Sour Cream

Aluminum foil and sharpies

Before you leave...

Pre bake your potatoes, and remember to pack them in to your cooler.

It can also be helpful to pre cut rosemary, chives and slice cheese.

At the campground...

What I love most about this recipe is that everyone makes their own.

1.     Give every one two sheets/layers of tinfoil, aprox. 12in x 12in.

2.    Place your potato in the center of the tinfoil and slice potato every 1 inch almost to the bottom.

3.    Than between each slice add ham, cheese and bacon

4.    Top with rosemary, salt, pepper and a bit of butter through out.

5.     Fold your aluminum foil over the length of the potato. Than roll the other sides up. Be sure to write your names on the aluminum foil with sharpie, especially if people used different ingredients.

6.    Place your boats on a hot grill for 20 minutes, or until every thing has warmed and melted together.

7.    Open up; add your chives and sour cream, than bon appetite!

We had canned corn and watermelon with our potato boats, a very hardy and filling meal for a day of fun.

Stay tuned for part two of camping: Cheesy Salsa Campfire Dip

For more camping ideas see my previous post from camping a few summers back.