Sure, hot dogs are yummy and s'mores are fun and sentimental – but does the camping menu have to be so limited?
No it does not. From hot breakfast sandwiches to decadent desserts, campground food can be anything you'd like.
Here are some ways to take your menu to another level:
* Two words: foil packets. Pack the aluminum foil and use it to cook any number of goodies, including grilled vegetables, salmon with garlic and spices, or barbecue chicken. One Pinterest account showed off campfire banana boats: split-open bananas filled with strawberries and Nutella, marshmallows and chocolate, wrapped in foil and then roasted. Omg.
* Bring the cast-iron skillets and make everything from cornbread and chili, campfire pizza and nachos to paella or beef stroganoff.
* Use those skewers to heat up cinnamon rolls. Imagine the combination of aromas: campfire, hot coffee, cinnamon rolls, and the great outdoors.
* Tacos. Because you can. (Use those foil packets to mix up ingredients for fish tacos.)
* Don't forget the drinks! In addition to — ok fine, or instead of — beer and wine, consider campground sangria, which you can mix ahead of time and enjoy when you're ready. Fruit, wine, vodka, something carbonated, and boom: sangria.
