For hot summer camping, I love a cold watermelon slice, and this salad, chilled. You can make this in camp as well, but I usually have my burners going on my main and maybe a side dish. So salads I tend to just assemble, or bring. This is a favorite summer salad that gets raves wherever I serve it - a sweet pasta salad. Pictured: Fork or spoon ready to dive in Pictured: Ingredients ready to mix and dress I usually make this with a mix of seedless green and red grapes, because

This is just as easily made in the campsite - but it travels well as well. Bring apples, nuts, celery, raisins or crannies and dressings. It makes a great side for anything from burgers to steak - but is great on it's own for lunch, too. Or add smoked chicken and a little cubed Monterey Jack cheese and you've got a main dish meal. Pictured: Waldorf salad ready to go I make it with what I've got on hand - the constants are nuts, celery, dried fruit, apples, dressing. You can v

I must love you guys a lot to share this recipe :) as this is my star recipe, the pinnacle, my signature bake. These are Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal cookies, and I've been making them for over 3 decades. I call 'em: Poochiemakers. Pictured: A Poochiemaker, in the outdoors, where it tastes ESPECIALLY amazing. You can make these and have warm gooey cookies 20 minutes from the time you think WOW those would taste good! They keep well in an airtight container, and if mad