Rogue LOVES Peanut butter S’mores!!!
Now that I have my egg rolls out of the way, I can blog about why I haven’t posted in a while. Dan and I went back to Michigan on a vacation for two weeks. We stayed at my mom’s lakefront cottage (thanks mom!). I know, it sounds glamorous and romantic and wonderful, but trust me… it’s not. It’s about 700-800 square feet, was built in the 60’s, and has never been redecorated. There are bugs and mice and kinds of creepy crawly gross stuff. But we like it :)
It can be hard to figure out what to cook in an environment like my mom’s cottage. There are limited ingredients and cooking supplies. I’ll share with you a couple of meals I made while I was there. Some I have pictures of and some I don’t (the pictures I do have were taken with my husbands iphone)
One of my favorite new-found foods is veggie burgers, but not just any veggie burgers, homemade veggie burgers. They’re quick and easy. I cook them in a pan (they cook through better that way) and then I throw them on the grill for a couple of minutes to get some nice grill marks. I will supply the recipe for these in a post once I get a larger food processor!
Another one of my absolute favorites to cook at the cottage is tin foil dinners. These are easy, delicious, and healthy. Here’s what I put in mine: 1 medium potato, lots and lots of cabbage, green peppers, jalapenos, carrots, zucchini, summer squash, onion, about a head of garlic (I love garlic) I smash half of the cloves and I mince the rest, garlic powder (I really love garlic), dried parsley flakes, and about an eighth cup of salsa (I use this instead of olive oil to help steam my vegetables). Spray your tinfoil with nonstick spray and dump your vegetables in. Tightly seal the tinfoil to ensure that no moisture can get out. I cook in on the grill over medium heat for about 40 minutes to an hour and turn it halfway through. I then top mine with LOTS of Parmesan cheese.
My husband like two potatoes in his dinner. He likes more potatoes and I like more veggies. He also uses olive oil (just a drizzle) instead of salsa and a vegetarian tomato basil sausage cut up. You can add in ground beef, turkey, or chicken for you meat lovers out there.
The great thing about tin foil dinners is if you’re feeding a family or entertaining a group of people, you can rest assured that everyone can make their dinner just the way they like it!
You can’t stay at a cottage on a lake without having s’mores. Dan and I try and spend as many nights around the campfire as we can, depending on how bad the mosquitoes are. Since I’m not really a big chocolate person (I know, it’s crazy, a girl who doesn’t like chocolate), I usually just roast marshmallows and eat them plain. I like chocolate mixed with certain flavors, but not in s’mores. But this year I had an epiphany! Chocolate peanut butter s’mores!!! I’m sure many of you have heard of this before, so please excuse my excitement since I have just discovered it. They are the best and I love them! So does Dan… and Rogue.
Moose just likes the peanut butter.
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