Camping '11
I'm avoiding scooping myself by posting this a week late. This story first appeared on Mike's blog - http://mikenmitch.wordpress.com/damn-good-recipes/ Camping is a study in contrasts. It's 75 degrees with a light zephyr and the sun setting over the hill vs. 48 and misty, fog on the water and I can't get the damn fire started for coffee. It's the perfect spot on the water where the girls can frolic naked because there's no one for a mile or more vs. bugs so thick I have breathe through my teeth for fear of swallowing them. All of those events have happened to Mike and me (and our four girls) over our 12 years of camping - which is why I feel particularly qualified to do a study on camping cooking - Mike vs. Rob. Mike brought his A game this year and I made sure I didn't bring hot dogs. Dinner on the first night is a good example - Mike cooked. We had fancy trout with scrambled eggs and burnt butter for the main course. He cooked over an open fire usin