mac n cheese was a hit. Left the 14" dutch oven over the campfire, put a canning rack in the bottom of the oven this held the premade mac-n-chz. I added the topping before it went in the hot dutch oven, & bam. 30 minutes later, it was warmed & the top crunchy!I'm abandoning all acorn squash & sweet potato soup for this camping weekend. temps 75-85 all weekend. It was award winning last year, but no repeat. Fingers crossed for mac n cheese.
ALSO!
We did brownies. can't remember what brand, but a major label. Did the mix in a bowl, poured it into one of those metal 9" tins. Dug a a little wider and deeper than the dutch oven, like this put no more than 2" of coals from the fire in the bottom of the hole, dutch oven with the tin of brownie mix in it, covered, on top. then topped it with a couple inches of coals. nothing around the edges but the air space. Brownie directions were 31 minutes in a preheated oven. In 45 minutes, BAM. Perfect brownies and no cleanup.
lastly, since the forecast was to be fucking cold, -I set up the tent between sleet/snow falling-, I was ready with more acorn sweet potato soup. Barn owners wife is telling me that her daughter asked her mother if she could ask me to bring it. Her mom said 'no, he's already bringing other stuff this year.' so she was tickled when she got there and I had it. Also, there were some newbies asking "acorn what? garam what? uhh, only half a cup just to taste." All came back around for more to finish it off. major kudos to @APRIL.
Amstel mods to https://pintsandpots.com/project/acorn-squash-and-sweet-potato-soup/]april's recipe
ingredient changes: chx broth instead of vegetable broth & added 1/2 tsp of Indian Chili Powder.
#2 Remove the skin: eh. . . instead, Scoop out the flesh with a tablespoon like you would ice-cream.
#3: you forget to add the ginger in! Also, add 1/tsp of Indian Chili Powder (it is not the same as Mexican chili powder!)
Your olive oil / coconut milk serving suggestion doesn't play well at a camp site so I just added it after it was heated in the pot.
We ate it out of insulated coffee cups!
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