Camp Recipes (I can't cook so I'm enlisting help)

[Mouse]

I have sucked the marrow out of TRF as much as I can...up until that necessary function, the making of and masticating of foodstuffs. Simply speaking, I suck at cooking. So I defer to others more wise than me (not calling some of you old, but wisdom and age seem to go hand in hand.) I wish to get recipes if I may, be they dutch oven, wrapped in tin foil and thrown into a fire..I know there are websites that offer such services, but I want the tried and true ones..the ones that you have dabbled with, tweaked.."Throw a little rum into there, I say..Makes it POP!" Then come on by and see if I have done yours justice...and when I get a little culinary prowess, if you are brave, I can do the same for you. Slainte'.

[lady serena]

You might want to look at Ren Fair Camping thread, they have recipes listed there.
Here is the thread.
http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?board=75.0

[Mouse]

Thank you so very much. Seems I need to learn to navigate this forum better...or maybe it's just my inattentiveness...I guess it's as Breandan says.."The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but Mr Brain has long since departed."-

[lady serena]

You are most welcome. Na, I have to scan the forum threads a couple time before I notice some things, so don't worry the brain is just over loading with all the good ren stuff.

[bellevivre]

it really all depends on what cooking equipment you have- for example, we have a pretty full setup- I'm making monkeybread this year, for sure...

[KiltedPrivateer]

it really all depends on what cooking equipment you have- for example, we have a pretty full setup- I'm making monkeybread this year, for sure...

*Tries to prevent from twitching*

Luvs me some monkeybread.... 

[SolRac]

I usually bring a propane grill with us to camp so we can have steaks or hamburgers even hotdogs, HOWEVER i almost blew up our house due to a faulty propane line needless to say i havent cooked on that thing in 4 months. Im trying to get over the fear still hehe. We usually bring a camp kitchen thingy that has hangers for paper towels, a trashbag and what not. We try to keep it simple rather than bring a shiner bock load of food with us Brookshire brothers is right around the corner for grocerys. We usually wait to buy food for faire till later that evening when we arrive. Plus its a good way to conserve on space

[JimsDana]

We left some asparagus on the grill oven night one time, and the next morn when our cousin open the pit he said, " Look fairie food" so every since then we make sure to bring asparagus, grilled in scrambled eggs, chilled, or in a vinaigrette it always pleases.

[Lady Laura]

We make breakfast tacos for Sat and Sunday mornings.  I cook bacon and lil' smokies, scramble some eggs, bring Pace picante sauce and cheese and then mix it all up and throw it on a flour tortilla.  Sometimes I'll do toast over the Coleman stove with a facinating contraption my daughter spotted at Academy.

For dinner, we keep it easy enough for a blind drunk to handle.  Fri night, Dinty Moore beef stew out of the can with bread and butter.  Sat night, mini-raviolis out of the can with bread and butter.  Not the most pleasing of culinary delights, but it gets the job done.

Then of course for dessert, we have s'mores.  If you plan on roasting marshmallows, don't forget the wire coat hangers!

[Jinglebum]

I've never personally cooked at faire before, but something I saw last season which I thought was pretty nifty was this one camp that was near Defiance. They made a nice-sized fire pit and brought wrought-iron pots to cook in. The food was YUMMY.
They also baked bread in there... not sure how they managed that one though. XD

[KiltedPrivateer]

They also baked bread in there... not sure how they managed that one though. XD

Dutch Ovens - They are freakin amazing.  We bought one and brought it with us last year.  I used it to make cinnamon rolls and a chicken and dumplings dinner.  Both turned out awesome.  Beats a conventional oven any day.  Nothing can beat cast iron.  We'll be adding to our cast iron collection this year too.

[bellevivre]

this is why i want a trailer- so we have space for them!!! And, btw: why not do dutch oven MonkeyBread?

[KiltedPrivateer]

this is why i want a trailer- so we have space for them!!! And, btw: why not do dutch oven MonkeyBread?

One could do dutch oven monkeybread.  In fact, perhaps I'll try that this year.  Although If I do that, I may be so weighted down with monkey bread I won't be able to get my butt into the faire.  I'll just have to sit in camp and watch everyone walk by and point and laugh while I sit with my face smeared with icing and cinnamon

[LadyStitch]

Our guild has over the years collected quite a kitchen.  We have 2 10K btu turkey friers that we cook over, as well as a nice propane grill.  We plan our meals ahead of time.
So far we plan on buying a couple large packages of the Bortelli tortalini, some premade meatballs, and 2 big jugs of prego sauce for Friday dinner.  One of our people made stew, froze it then, finished cooking it at camp over the burners.  Then the traditional hamburger and hot dogs one night. 
Breakfast usually is a scrambled egg bar.  We pre chop everything in small baggies. 
Heh we always bring more food than we need.  We usually end up feeding our neighbors  
Our Monarch doesn't mind doing that because when he was very young all he brought to faire was booze.  His neighboring rennie's took pitty on him and fed him.  Since then he makes sure no body goes with out food no matter what. 

[Lady Laura]

Mouse, just remember that the more cold stuff you bring, the less room you have for beer in your ice chest!   

All joking aside, you will need more room and more ice for perishable food.  Hence, the canned stew and ravioli's instead of homemade for us.  And truthfully, we're just having too much darn fun in the evenings to spend much time preparing dinner.  Breakfast is a bit easier since I'm an early riser and don't have as many distractions, so I do cook then.