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Basic recipes to satisfy even the fussiest little eaters while out on the road in your campervan, motorhome, caravan or camper trailer
Words and Images by: Anji Bignell

Camp Fire Baked Potatoes

Serving time - 1 hour

Serves - 4  

Ingredients

  • 4 medium-sized baking potatoes (like sebago or sweet potato)
  • ¼ cup butter

For topping

  • Grated cheese
  • Sour cream
  • 1 bunch of chives, finely sliced

Method

Poke each potato several times with a fork and smear a tablespoon of butter on each one.

Double wrap each potato in aluminium foil and bury them in hot coals from the campfire. Allow to cook for up to 60 minutes. Split the potato in the middle and add a handful of cheese on top. Then add a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with chopped chives to serve. 

A simple and filling dish that the kids will love.

S'mores

Total time - 1 hour

Serves - 8

Ingredients

  • 16 digestive biscuits
  • 100g packet mini marshmallows
  • 150g block milk chocolate

Method

Cut out 8 x 15cm aluminium foil squares and place a digestive biscuit on each square.

Top with marshmallows, a couple of pieces of chocolate and another digestive biscuit.

Wrap the foil around it and then place in the embers of a campfire until heated through.

Jaffle Iron Pizza

Total time - 10 minutes

Serves - 4

Ingredients

  • 8 slices multigrain bread
  • (or leftover bread that needs to be eaten)
  • 4 slices of cheese
  • 4 slices ham off the bone (from the deli)
  • 4 button mushrooms thinly sliced
  • 125g pepperoni, sliced
  • Tomato sauce
  • Cooking oil spray
  • Leftover bolognese sauce (optional) 

Method

Spread one side of each slice of bread with tomato sauce.

Top 4 of the slices with cheese, ham, mushrooms and pepperoni (if using leftover bolognese, then take out the ham and pepperoni).

Sandwich with remaining bread.

Generously spray both sides with cooking oil.

Place into a jaffle iron, cook over a low fire or barbecue for 5 minutes or until golden brown on each side.

Category: Cooking
Written: Sun 01 Mar 2020
Printed: March, 2020
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