AnswerGirls.com Makes Cooking over a Campfire Easy

Online, July 15, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Cooking over an open fire can be fun and easy, or it can be the worst part of a camping vacation. It all depends on whether or not a camper prepares properly before leaving home. AnswerGirls.com makes planning for a camping trip that will include campfire cooking simple, with two new down-loadable booklets.

The Secret of a Good Camp Kitchen (AnswerGirls $1) includes tips on selecting the right cooking equipment, camp food choices, meal planning, camp kitchen setup and safe food storage. It will make mealtime easier for the camp cook.

Campfire Cooking (AnswerGirls $1) explains how to read a campfire's cooking temperature, cook using foil packets and skewers, and includes enough meal and dessert recipes for a three day trip. Both are available exclusively from www.AnswerGirls.com.

The author shared this sample tip and two foil packet recipes. Foil packet recipes are packaged at home, require no pans, and are cooked in campfire coals.

"A proper cook's campfire always includes a large flat rock near the inside edge. This serves as a cooking surface, and can be used like a burner. Build a strong fire, and when the coals are red hot, bank those coals around the cooking stone. The cooking temperature is controlled by adding or removing coals."

Spicy Breakfast Bake

12 bacon slices cut into ½" pieces
4 medium potatoes diced into ½" chunks
1 cup chunky salsa
4-8 eggs

Lay out four 12" square sheets of aluminum foil. Put ¼ of the chopped bacon in the center of each foil sheet and top with ¼ of the diced potatoes and ¼ cup salsa. Fold foil around food to create a thick cooking packet. Cook for 25 minutes over hot coals. Remove from fire, and open the top carefully. Drop in 1-2 eggs, close foil and let the packets steam until the eggs are cooked.

Pineapple Sweet Cakes

1 box of day old cake doughnuts
Large can of pineapple slices, drained
Brown sugar
Pecans
Dry coconut (optional)

Make individual packets by slicing each doughnut in half and putting a pineapple slice between the two halves, creating a sandwich. Lay each doughnut onto a sheet of aluminum foil and fill the doughnut hole with a mixture of brown sugar, nuts and coconut. Wrap tightly. Bake in medium coals for 10 minutes, flip over, and let cook another 10 minutes. Unwrap carefully and eat.

Both of these camping booklets can be downloaded at http://www.answergirls.com/travel1.html.