Happy 4th of July Y'all!
July 4, 2014
July 2, 2014
Dutch Oven Breakfast and a Giveaway
A few weeks ago we went camping in northern Michigan at Tawas Point State Park. It was beautiful! We had a great view of the bay.
With gorgeous sunsets!
And a beautiful lighthouse to admire as well!
We had a lot of fun and plenty of time for relaxation. It's so nice to just get away and do nothing but relax, have fun, and enjoy each others company. We had a little snafoo at the beginning of the trip with our van breaking down, but the Lord provided the knowledge and skill my hubby needed to get it fixed and we were good to go. It was a bit chilly with temps barely hitting the 70's, but I thought it was heavenly and the kids didn't seem to mind not sweating as they rode their bikes and played at the playground with new found friends. It was the perfect weather for a campfire! We had one at least twice a day (unless it rained). For Father's Day we bought hubby a grill thingamajig for grilling over the campfire so that's how we cooked our meals. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, pork loin, and a few other yummy recipes I'm going to share with you over the next two weeks.
The kind peeps at Gooseberry Patch have given me a copy of this fun Grilling and Campfire cookbook to give away! There are so many yummy recipes! I dog-eared so many pages of recipes I want to try in the next few weeks, too!
Today's recipe is
Skillet (Dutch Oven) Breakfast
1 lb. bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
32 - oz. package frozen diced potatoes
10-16 eggs, beaten (we used one dozen)
8 - oz. package shredded cheddar cheese
*we added 1 lb. of ground pork sausage, but you can skip the step if you like
(We also added a little hickory hamburger seasoning that we had on hand and that was yummy! You could just go with salt and pepper with a bit of onion powder.)
Cook bacon in large skillet or dutch oven over medium-hot campfire. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to a plate and set aside leaving grease in the pan (we wrapped the cooked bacon in aluminum foil and sat it by the campfire to keep warm). Cook and brown the ground sausage removing the meat with a slotted spoon and cover to keep warm. Add potatoes, cover and cook until golden (cook about 3-4 minutes and then turn them over and cook another 3-4 minutes). Pour eggs over potato mixture and stir with a spatula until cooked to desired consistency. Stir in the bacon and the sausage and sprinkle with cheese. Remove skillet (or dutch oven) from the campfire and cover. Let stand until cheese is melted. Enjoy!
Serves 8.
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With gorgeous sunsets!
And a beautiful lighthouse to admire as well!
We had a lot of fun and plenty of time for relaxation. It's so nice to just get away and do nothing but relax, have fun, and enjoy each others company. We had a little snafoo at the beginning of the trip with our van breaking down, but the Lord provided the knowledge and skill my hubby needed to get it fixed and we were good to go. It was a bit chilly with temps barely hitting the 70's, but I thought it was heavenly and the kids didn't seem to mind not sweating as they rode their bikes and played at the playground with new found friends. It was the perfect weather for a campfire! We had one at least twice a day (unless it rained). For Father's Day we bought hubby a grill thingamajig for grilling over the campfire so that's how we cooked our meals. We had hot dogs, hamburgers, pork loin, and a few other yummy recipes I'm going to share with you over the next two weeks.
The kind peeps at Gooseberry Patch have given me a copy of this fun Grilling and Campfire cookbook to give away! There are so many yummy recipes! I dog-eared so many pages of recipes I want to try in the next few weeks, too!
Today's recipe is
Skillet (Dutch Oven) Breakfast
1 lb. bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
32 - oz. package frozen diced potatoes
10-16 eggs, beaten (we used one dozen)
8 - oz. package shredded cheddar cheese
*we added 1 lb. of ground pork sausage, but you can skip the step if you like
(We also added a little hickory hamburger seasoning that we had on hand and that was yummy! You could just go with salt and pepper with a bit of onion powder.)
Cook bacon in large skillet or dutch oven over medium-hot campfire. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon to a plate and set aside leaving grease in the pan (we wrapped the cooked bacon in aluminum foil and sat it by the campfire to keep warm). Cook and brown the ground sausage removing the meat with a slotted spoon and cover to keep warm. Add potatoes, cover and cook until golden (cook about 3-4 minutes and then turn them over and cook another 3-4 minutes). Pour eggs over potato mixture and stir with a spatula until cooked to desired consistency. Stir in the bacon and the sausage and sprinkle with cheese. Remove skillet (or dutch oven) from the campfire and cover. Let stand until cheese is melted. Enjoy!
Serves 8.
**GIVEAWAY**
Starts today and ends Wednesday, July 16th at midnight (EST)
One winner will receive a copy of Gooseberry Patch's Grilling and Campfire Cooking cookbook!
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July 1, 2014
Well... Hello There!
Hey all! I know it's been forever since I've popped on here. I apologize. Last year I had some sort of viral bug that wouldn't let me go. Then in January, when I thought I was on the mend, we got pregnant! With that came all day morning sickness. Morning sickness mixed with the last of this viral thing meant I felt pretty cruddy 24/7. My family has been super helpful. Between hubby running more than the usual errands and the kids cooking more and taking care of more things around the homestead I haven't had to do too much. I've kept up with the shop with their help, but blogging kind of was put on the back burner. It's kind of hard to want to write about food, recipes, and decorating when you feel mighty cruddy and exhausted. I'm still not 100%. I get tired easily, it takes me a while to get going in the morning, and I can't walk too much because of pregnancy aches and pains, but when you're near 40 and pregnant with your ninth child I guess that's to be expected. We can't wait for the new little one to make their arrival mid/end of September!
So. I'm back (to a minimal extent) and ready to share our lives and home and some yummy recipes with you all. You won't see a post every day, or even every other day, but I'm here and hopefully there's someone here to read it.
If you haven't visited the shop in a while go take a peek! There are lots of new signs that have been added in the last month or so. This Family Rules one was just added yesterday!
I'll be back soon with a recipe and a giveaway from Gooseberry Patch! A while back they asked me to review their new campfire and grilling cookbook and since we went camping a few weeks ago I jumped at the chance to try some new campfire recipes!
Blessings!
Carmen
So. I'm back (to a minimal extent) and ready to share our lives and home and some yummy recipes with you all. You won't see a post every day, or even every other day, but I'm here and hopefully there's someone here to read it.
If you haven't visited the shop in a while go take a peek! There are lots of new signs that have been added in the last month or so. This Family Rules one was just added yesterday!
I'll be back soon with a recipe and a giveaway from Gooseberry Patch! A while back they asked me to review their new campfire and grilling cookbook and since we went camping a few weeks ago I jumped at the chance to try some new campfire recipes!
Blessings!
Carmen
February 1, 2014
Snow Slushies
Are y'all ready for spring? I know we are. Last month we had a record amount of snow. We are supposed to get more this week! I have a super easy, very yummy, and very healthy recipe to share with y'all that will use up at least a little bit of that snow!
Snow Slushies
8 cups fresh snow
1 - 12 oz. can of juice concentrate thawed (thaw it in the fridge)
(We used Old Orchard Apple Cherry -- very yummy!)
Gather your snow and pour the juice concentrate over it. Mix well and serve! Super yummy and healthy for you, too!
Enjoy!
Do you have a favorite snow recipe? Do tell!
Snow Slushies
8 cups fresh snow
1 - 12 oz. can of juice concentrate thawed (thaw it in the fridge)
(We used Old Orchard Apple Cherry -- very yummy!)
Gather your snow and pour the juice concentrate over it. Mix well and serve! Super yummy and healthy for you, too!
Enjoy!
Do you have a favorite snow recipe? Do tell!
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