Here we are at Day 5 of Camping & BBQ Recipes Week already and in the tin foil packet and on the BBQ today are Tortilla Dessert Roll Ups. These are not only easy, but can be customized to include any ingredients that make your taste buds smile! For this fun dessert you will need: Tortillas, wheat or corn and then whatever things your family likes such as: chocolate chips marshmallows bananas almonds, peanuts or walnuts chocolate chips peanut butter Nutella Directions: ~Kids can help make their own tortilla roll ups!~ Spray tin foil sheets lightly with cooking spray. Read More »
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18 Best Summer Desserts
Hello Sweet Readers! I hope you are enjoying great summer weather where you are! I had a super busy week last week with returning from our camping trip and the arrival of some company for the week. We had some amazing ribs from the bbq this weekend, and the most fantastic coconut cream pie for dessert…which brings me to summer desserts. Let’s just say that we all love them at our house and here are our favorites from the Echoes of Laughter archives. Let’s here it for the NO BAKING REQUIRED DESSERTS: Banana Split Bars Caramel Apple Dip Chocolate Read More »
20 Best Tin Foil Packet Recipes for Camping & Grilling Season
Ok! Who’s ready for camping season? Put up your hand if you are! It has finally arrived and we couldn’t be happier! It’s our favourite way of enjoying time together with meals outside, fishing in the mornings, swimming in the afternoons and campfires at night. And with camping season comes lots of delicious tin foil pack recipes that are perfect for grilling. I love cooking in tin foil packets because it’s a great way of keeping food moist and juicy AND if you make individual dinner packs, there are no dishes to wash! With the help of the archives here Read More »
Campfire Cheesecake Dip
Happy Friday sweet people! July is camping month for our family and we so look forward to it….especially when we switch things up a bit and test drive a few recipe creations….like this Campfire Cheesecake Dip. My daughter and I are crazy over fruit with dips, so I was inspired to re-imagine some of our fav desserts into a dip version….like a cheesecake dip. This dip could not be easier to make with just 4 ingredients dumped into tin foil squares and thrown onto a hot grill over a campfire or BBQ. And it tastes divine. Campfire Cheesecake Dip Ingredients: Read More »
Campfire S’mores Dip
Hello sweet readers! I have a very special treat to share with you today! How about a dip with just 4 ingredients that you can throw together in foil for a campfire or BBQ? And a dip that encompasses some of the favourite flavours of summer? This one is a huge HIGH FIVE all around! We had a two day heat wave in my city with yesterday reaching the highest temperature our city has seen in over 100 years with the humidex reaching 43 degrees.Needless to say, I have been avoiding the kitchen like a hot mess madwoman. All Read More »
The Real Best Pasta Salad Ever….It’s Not Gloppy, Runny, or Soggy!
Hello Friends! Today I want to share with you this recipe for a pasta salad that is so easy to make….but yet not too runny, gloppy, saucy, soupy, or soggy. Yes. It’s true. It can be done! We are in the middle of a heat wave in our city, so I have been avoiding the stove like mad. I have been making cool salads and other low cook dishes for us to enjoy. I started making this pasta salad a few years ago when those creamy mayo and condensed milk-type salads were not getting eaten at my house because people found them Read More »
11 Best Camping Tips & Recipes…
With camping season upon us, I thought I would share 11 recipes & tips to help make your camping excursions easier. We love camping! It is one of the rights of passage of summer for us! We are campers in the true sense of the word…. we sleep in sleeping bags in a tent under the stars {or rain} to the sounds of nature’s music. Our camping kitchen is outside…it consists of a picnic table, a campfire, a table top barbecue & portable kitchen set-up with a sink and the our cooler of food. I find one of the things that Read More »
Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake in Foil Packet
Are you ready for dessert? I think it’s for time for some dessert…how about a delicous Pineapple Upside Down Cake? All of this week’s recipes have been easy-to-make in tin foil packets…very family friendly! Monday was about making a delicious hot dip for a snack or appetizer. A Lumberjack Breakfast was Tuesday’s recipe. Wednesday’s tin foil packet was a Potato Boat Dinner. And today…behold the Pineapple Upside Down Cake. For this recipe, you will need: Pineapple chunks, fresh or canned Poundcake, cubed {you can also use plain cake donuts, or donut holes} Butter Brown sugar Whipped Cream or ice cream, if desired Read More »
Potato Boat Dinner with Ham, Cheese & Bacon in Foil Packet
Hi there & welcome to Day 3 of Camping & BBQ Recipes Week! Today’s tin foil packet recipe is for a Potato Boat Dinner with ham, bacon & cheese. My son loves this dinner because it includes 2 of his favourite food groups…ham & bacon. {Be sure to visit 2 of my popular posts ever on camping here and here.} This meal is so, so easy but it does require some planning and a bit of prep…it’s a great idea to bake the potatoes before you leave home and wrap them in tin foil to take on the camping trip..and keep Read More »
Warm & Melty Cheese Dip in Tin Foil
Happy Monday! Now that it’s June, we are in the countdown for summer vacay. This means we can finally think about our upcoming summer camping trips…Yay! In celebration, it’s Camping & BBQ Recipes Week here at Echoes of Laughter. This week, I will be sharing the ultimate in easy camping food….tin foil recipes. Easy tin foil recipes for an appetizer, side dishes, main dishes and desserts that take mere minutes to prepare and can go on the barby in a jiffy jiff. Let me introduce you to the the best friend of easy camping recipes…tin foil packets. Tin Foil = No Read More »
Layered Salad In a Jar
Just as you are reading this post, I am most likely digging into my lunch….which is this yummy layered salad in a jar which I made on Saturday. Can you believe that I made 10 of these jars on Saturday and there are only 2 left? I was chatting with my friend Ronda last week and she was telling me about a recipe from President’s Choice for a layered salad that she had tried. I was so inspired by our chat that I got busy making this salad in my own kitchen. It is a super easy recipe…. just Read More »
The Perfect Picnic Sandwich {Oh Yes It Is!}
This is one of our all time favourite recipes ever. Our all-time yummy-always-a-hit picnic sandwich. I love it because not only is it a fabulous sandwich, but it is the ultimate in ‘make ahead’ food. It tastes better the day after it’s made….after the flavours have had time to mingle. It makes 8 sandwich wedges and each piece is very filling and satisfying. This sandwich requires a filling, some meat & cheeses and a round loaf. Step 1: The Filling. 5 seeded & chopped plum tomatoes 1 cup chopped red, orange or yellow peppers 1/4 cup chopped pitted black olives Read More »
10 Great Camping Recipes & Tips To Get You Through Camping Season…
With camping season upon us, I thought I would share 10 recipes & tips to help make your camping excursions easier. We love camping! It is one of the rights of passage of summer for us! We are campers in the true sense of the word…. we sleep in sleeping bags in a tent under the stars {or rain} to the sounds of nature’s music. Our camping kitchen is outside…it consists of a picnic table, a campfire, a table top barbeque & portable kitchen set-up with a sink and the our cooler of food. I find one of the things that make Read More »
Summer Bean Salad
This is the last of my 5-part series on recipes for camping trips. Whew! Are you bored yet, or are you inspired? I like to think that I have inspired some campers to mix it up a little. I hope so. To be clear, we do have hamburgers sometimes….everyone in our family likes them. I just make sure that I make the burgers before we leave home so that my husband just has to put them on the grill. And we take hotdogs for snacks because, afterall, what is a camping trip without roasting weinies on a campfire? On our Read More »
Camping Cuisine Part 3: ‘For Goodness Steak’
Well, I was in the process of sharing some camping cuisine recipes when I so rudely left in the middle of the sharing to go…..ahem…..camping. So here I am…ready to share some of my ideas for good grub when you are camping in the wild. So, if you missed Camping Cuisine Part 1, where I shared the recipe for our favourite picnic sandwich {shown below}, please click here. For Camping Cuisine Part 2, where I shared the recipe for ‘Chicks on Sticks’ {shown below}and food prep suggestions, please click here. The next recipe I want to share for easy camping Read More »
Camping Cuisine Part 2: Food Prep & Chicks on Sticks
Before I get to the recipe portion of this post, I want to mention how food prep for camping is a girl’s best friend. I start with a menu plan for each meal that will be required for our stay. And I create a grocery list based on my meal plan. Pretty basic planning…but it helps the trip go smoothly. I make sure to wash and prep all the vegetables and store in ziploc bags. On the left are vegetables for dipping for snacks. On the right are vegetables for chicken kebabs. Here are onions and mushrooms prepped for our steak night. Read More »
My birthday lunch..
My cousin Michelle organized a birthday lunch for me at “Between the Bushes” restaurant, which specializes in fresh, local ingredients with the spotlight on fresh blueberries.My aunts Zelma & Geneva, Michelle & Gemma, Hunter & I, Mom, Grammie and Eleanor and Amanda enjoyed a wonderful lunch.Michelle and I both chose vegetarian lasagna made with a layer of spinach, sweet potato, mashed potato, layered in tortilla with sauteed julienne vegetables in a spicy lentil sauce. It was incredible.Then we ordered blueberry explosion for dessert. A blueberry pastry smothered in creme anglaise with whipped cream and lots of fresh blueberries. Sooo good!Tonight, Read More »
