This post was written in 2012 and edited in 2020. -Kari
When it starts to be warm and nice outside it starts to be time for some al fresco eating. Getting ready for the BBQ season it something we are looking forward to in this house. I notice when I was in Europe it was very popular to create outdoor kitchens. It can be done very simple or you can just take the ingredients with you outside.
One of the easiest ways to make sure you are getting outside is to eat outside. We try to eat every meal in our backyard or as a picnic when it is nice. I hope you enjoy dining outside as much as we do in our family.
Here is what we like to use to cook outside with our kids.
BBQ Pizza
We have one tradition that we share with many families; Friday night is pizza night. We love to make pizzas in our BBQ. We simply bring our ingredients with us and make them outside.Check out how to do it here
How to make ice cream in Play and Freeze ice cream maker
5 cups (2 dl) Organic Cream
5 tb spoon of sugar
1 tb spoon of vanilla extract, or any other flavor you fancy.
Mix sugar, cream, and vanilla together in the metal cylinder. Fill the ball with ice and salt around in the ball. Start rolling around on the ground. Let the play begins! Roll it for 10 minutes and check how frozen it is, our ice cream was done after 15 minutes rolling.
Check out how to do it in this fun and cute video.
Bannock bread on a stick
Twisted bread on a stick, In Norwegian “pinnebrød, which translates into “doughboys”,or “Bannock” in native cultures in Canada. This dish has many names and it was dear friend and activity when I was at scout camps. I’m happy to report this was just as fun a food to make for my daughter as it was for me when I was little. I highly recommend it as an outdoor activity.
Ingredients:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
2 Tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk (or water)
This is how to make the dough:
1. Mix flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
2. Measure the milk (or water) and add it to the flour mixture, stirring with a spoon to combine.
Put in a container and keep it cool on your journey.
This is how cook it:
Divide the dough into balls slightly larger than golf balls. Shape each ball into a rope shape about 8 inches long by rolling it between your hands. Wrap each dough rope around a stick. Hold the dough over an open fire and turn the stick frequently to bake the dough evenly.
Fish in foil dinners
Cooking fish in foil with seasonal vegetables is a very smart and tasty way to cook fish. Less mess and fish cooked in the juices from the vegetables always end up perfect to eat. The French call this way of cooking “en papillote” which means in parchment, the method of cooking in which the food is put in a folded pouch and baked. Using foil in cooking is perfect for cookouts and camp food. Some of my favorite meals were fish cooked on an open fire with aluminum foil. Because it is so fun for kids to make their own fish dish, it is also a great way to get them to eat fish.
Check out more fish recipes here: Fish en Popillote
Fish Pack recipe from After school program in Norway
More food recipes here :
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