Special Memories

Hope everyone had as great of a weekend as I did! It was such a beautiful day outside that it made me think back to my childhood and our fun family camping trips.  This brought back memories of an amazing campfire dish my mom used to cook. She called it Campfire Potatoes.  The recipe is so delicious and easy that we still make it 40 years later (ok, I'm not a spring chicken...). I think the best thing about this recipe is you can use any ingredients you choose. There are no measurements because you decide how much of each item you want to use. The recipe I use is below, but keep in mind you can use any ingredients you choose!! 

Campfire Potatoes

6 large butter potatoes (I like the taste if these potatoes the best but you can use any potato)

12 pats of butter (I made 4 packets with 3 pats in each)

bacon bits

minced onions

salt

pepper

8 pieces of the precut foil (use can use regular foil and cut into 8.5"x11")

1. Clean potatoes and dice into bite size cubes. I leave the skin on but you can remove if you like.

2. Take one piece of foil and place diced potatoes into center of foil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, pats of butter, bacon bits and onion.

3. Take another piece of foil and pay on top and fold all round to seal.

4. I put these on the grill on the top shelf and cook until you press the top and the potatoes are soft. Make sure not to place directly on grill or the bottoms may burn.

5. Once soft, remove the packet from the grill. Be careful when opening as steam will come out! You can top with shredded cheeses, sour cream, chives or any of your favorite toppings.

I decided to pair these amazing potatoes with my grilled ribeye topped with grilled mushrooms in an herb butter sauce. (Stop by tomorrow for those recipes and meal pictures!) Here's a little preview...