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Camping Farmers Breakfast Recipe --

6 medium potatoes (I use red)
8 slices bacon
1 medium onion, diced
6 eggs
salt and pepper
butter
parsley (optional)

Cook potatoes with their skins in boiling salted water until done.
Cool, peel or leave skins on, cube or slice.
Cut bacon in small pieces and fry on medium heat to desired crispness. Drain on paper towel.
Add aprox. 2 tbls. Butter to the bacon fat and fry onions until transparent.
Add the potatoes to the pan with the onions and fry until crust forms. Return bacon.
Crack the eggs into the potatoes and scramble them around with everything. Salt and pepper to taste. Be careful with the salt, since the bacon is salty. Finish with parsley.
Good as a side dish, breakfast of course, or as a main meal for 2 with a green salad.
Cook time is after the potatoes have cooled.

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Quick Camping Pies Recipe --

1 can refrigerated biscuits
1 can pie filling, your choice
oil (for frying)
powdered sugar

Pat each biscuit flat with your fingers.
Place about 1 TBS filling on half of each biscuit.
Fold over and seal edges.
Fry in skillet in about 1/2 inch oil, until brown on both sides.
This works good in a cast iron skillet over the campfire, but works just as well on the grill or the stove.
Drain slightly and roll in powdered sugar.

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Camping Soup Recipe --

1 cup cooked ham, cut in chunks (cut small)
2 teaspoons corn oil
2 cups water
2/3 cup powdered milk
1 (8.75-11 ounce) can whole kernel corn (with liquid)
1/4 cup instant mashed potatoes (dry)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon thyme

Heat ham chunks in oil in a large sauce pan.
Add ALL other ingredients.
Bring to boil; reduce heat to simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often.

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George's Camping Stew Recipe --

5-7 lbs boston butt, boned,trimmed of fat,cut into 2 inch cubes
1 red bell pepper, diced into 1 inch cubes
1 large yellow onion, diced into 1 1/2 inch cubes
3 carrots, sliced diagonally into 1 inch pieces
2 (12 ounce) cans beer (Budweiser)
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup Crystal hot sauce
4 lemons, juice of
2 limes, juice of
5 cloves garlic, sliced
salt and pepper

Saute pork in a hot cast iron Dutch oven until seared and slightly cooked.
Add chopped vegetables, cover, and cook until tender.
(At this point the entire contents could be added to a crockpot and cooked on high) Add beer, teryaki sauce, hot sauce, citrus juices, and salt and pepper and cook, covered, on or near some hot coals for 2-3 hours or until pork is almost falling apart.
Good served in a bowl over white rice or mashed potatoes.

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You know what, here are some sites you should go to, there are tons JUST for camping!! ENJOY!! Foil and tons of dutch oven!

Http://www.camprecipes.com/recipes

http://www.mikebentley.com/camping/cooking.htm

http://www.koakampgrounds.com/recipes/campfirecooking.htm

http://www.netwoods.com/d-cooking.html

http://www.macscouter.com/Cooking/MiscRecipes.asp (scroll to bottom, they are posted there)

http://www.adventuresportsonline.com/recipe.htm

http://camping.about.com/od/campingrecipes/u/recipes.htm

http://www.scoutorama.com/recipe/index.cfm

EDIT -- if you need more let me know, LOL

Sonny answers:

Chocolate is a must! I always crave chocolate when I'm camping. And of course marshmallows =). In terms of meals I'm a big fan of packet pasta. You can buy those little cartons of long life milk which work really well. Meat isn't usually such a good idea as it needs to be kept cold and special knives are needed and a frying pan etc. However if you know there will be a BBQ where your camping then take a cold pack, your steak and some onions YUM. If you like salami then that's a good meat to take as it is so processed it's not vital that you keep it super cold and its a good lunch meat.

If you want to make a really nice dinner or something try and pre prepare the food so you don't have to cut it or wash it etc while camping.

Tinned soup is always a favourite, not much cleaning and no need to add ingredients. 2min noodles are great too.

Premaking things like brownies, muffins (savoury, sweet) are really good also.

Just remember to take lots of snack food;
Chocolate
Marshmallows
Chips
Bars
Nuts
Fruit - apples, mandarines, strawberries/berries
Biscuits

Sonny answers:

Some food ideas:

Breakfast:
- Pancakes
- French toast
- eggs (regular or scrambled)
- bacon
- sausages
- slice ham
- oatmeal (flavored or regular)
- cereal

Lunch:
- lunch meat sandwiches
- cheese sandwiches
- grilled cheese sandwiches
- macaroni & cheese
- peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
- burritos/tostadas

Dinner:
- chili
- hot dogs
- hamburgers
- pork & beans
- baked potatoes
- mashed potatoes
- spaghetti
- ravioli
- soup

Anytime:
- apples
- oranges
- bananas
- grapes
- carrots
- etc...