Yogurt Cheese with Za’atar and Olive Oil

Yogurt Cheese with Za’atar and Olive Oil is an easy and healthy appetizer. Eat it with pita bread, some nice olives and a glass of wine.

Green Bean Potato Salad

This potato salad is a lighter and fresher version than most, feeling more like a salad than a heavy side dish. Its a great seasonal dish that can be made in advance when you’re hungry and don’t feel like cooking (which happens a lot in the summertime).

Summer Fruit Salsa

This Summer Fruit Salsa is our first celebration of Summer. Use any fruit that’s in season, but I really love it with stone fruits like peaches, plums and nectarines.

Vermicelli Noodle Salad

Vermicelli Noodle Salad is a cold asian noodle salad that can be made at home before your trip. It goes great with our Asian Wraps recipe and or is a great camping recipe on its own.

Asian Wraps with Peanut Sauce

Asian Wraps with Peanut Sauce is a great recipe to make at home and take along with you on your picnics or camping trips. The effort is all in the prep, but it’s well worth it.

Cauliflower Potato Soup

This Cauliflower Potato Soup is creamy, without the cream. You can certainly make it at camp, but if you make it at home and freeze it, the giant block of frozen soup will let you put less ice in your cooler.

Veggies and Dumplings

Veggies and Dumplings is a take on the traditional Chicken and Dumplings recipe from the south. It is delicious and hearty cooked over the campfire in a big dutch oven.

Chili Dogs

Chili dogs are way better than your typical camping hot dogs on a stick. This chili dog recipe is pretty straightforward, but involves gourmet straightforward ingredients (including beer), which makes all the difference.

Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Olives, and Spinach

One of the secrets to great camping food is to make part of your meal at home. This Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Olives, and Spinach recipe is a perfect example, because you make the pesto at home and then toss it with the pasta at camp.

Orange Coconut Macaroons

Orange Coconut Macaroons are sturdy cookies that have an amazingly bright light flavor. Take them with you on any kind of trip for the perfect snack to pick you up and make you feel great.