Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking

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Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking.

Not long left at school now before the big six weeks holiday. It is now time to think about planning days out and fun meals in the garden.

I was so fed up with all that rain we had last week, it stopped us enjoying eating outside ( I must buy a canopy very soon!!) but luckily the weather turned beautiful again over the weekend and we have been dining out in style again.

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking:

This week we have teamed up with Simply Hike to share one of our favourite things to do every day throughout the Summer. That will be eating outside in the Sunshine then! As long as it sunny, that is!!

party food

We love to eat outside. A morning cup of coffee here, a sandwich at lunchtime there but my favourite time of the day is at dinner time when we are all home together and share some yummy food, talk nonsense and share some laughter together.

My Husband is always asking me to go camping, it is something I have always fancied doing but I would not know where to start.

How much would you need to buy? just to start. I am guessing the first place to start would be to buy a tent! We love the outdoors and making food outside is a nice change.

bbq

So this Sunday we planned a BBQ and had our dinner outside. I have not cleaned our old BBQ up yet.

So the trusty throwaway ones I bought came in handy.

Perfect if you’re going out on a picnic for the day or going camping and do not want to take a big BBQ with you too.

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking

For our dinner, we cooked up some burgers, chopped up some tasty salad and made some homemade chicken kebabs. They were so tasty.

My son who is home from University suggested I try Cajun seasoning, it was not something I have ever tried before. Wow so glad I did, it has a lovely taste to it.

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking

The BBQ  went down well, no leftovers. The dog was disappointed!!.

A lovely fun evening in the sunshine with family.

What’s not to like?!

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking

Now we have the children enjoying eating out in in the garden again, I think it is time to clean our old BBQ up.

Any volunteers kids?

Perfect for cooking some bacon for breakfast, sausage for lunch and kebabs for dinner.

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking:

Chicken And Vegetable Skewers:

Ingredients:

  • 590g Chicken breast fillets ( I cut into about 42-44 pieces)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 and a half tablespoons of Cajun
  • Sprinkle with sea salt
  • Sprinkle with ground pepper

Vegetables For The Skewers:

  • 250 g Cherry tomatoes (around 24)
  • 1 Large yellow pepper (cut into around 24 cubes)
  • 2 Medium onions (24 cut into cubes)
  • 1 Tablespoon of olive oil

Mixed Salad To Serve:

  • Makeup as much or as little mixed salad as you would like. I used: lettuce, tomatoes, onions, spring onions, cucumber red and green peppers.
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking

How To Make Chicken Kebabs:

Makes around 14 kebabs sticks:

Step One:

Cut the chicken up into small cubed size pieces, place them into a bowl that you use for raw meats.

Sprinkle with the olive oil, about 1 and a half tablespoons of Cajun spices, a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Mix well. Cover and leave a few hours to marinate in the fridge.

Step Two:

Wash the cherry tomatoes, chop the yellow pepper into chunks, peel and chop the onions into chuck size pieces and pop into a salad container, place into the fridge for later.

Step Three:

Pop your chicken and veg onto each skewer whilst you are waiting for the BBQ to warm up. I tried to add 3 pieces of chicken and about 5 different pieces of veg onto each in a random order. Place on the hot BBQ for 10 to 20 minutes, depending on how good your BBQ is. These disposable ones took a long time, around 20 minutes but a proper one would only take about 12 ish minutes. Check the chicken is well cooked before serving.

Serve straight away with your favourite BBQ food and sides.

They taste great, yummy!!

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking

As a bit of fun, we made up some fruit kebabs and melted some chocolate on the BBQ.

I suggest you eat the fruit kebabs raw and just add the melted chocolate to them or quickly hold the marshmallows over the flame for a few seconds to cook them if you wish.

I popped some on the BBQ whilst I got my camera and burnt the marshmallows!!

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking
Campfire Cooking

I learnt my lesson for next time.

fruit kebabs

Summer Holidays And Campfire Cooking:

Fruit Kebabs:

Serves 4

You Will Need:

  • 2 Bananas ( half a banana for each kebab)
  • 12 Marshmallows (3 for each one)
  • 8 Strawberries (2 for each)
  • 80g Cooking chocolate
  • Sprinkle of Cinamon optional
banana
strawberries

How To Make:

  1. Pop your fruit and marshmallows on kebab sticks in a random order.
  2. Put some cooking chocolate in a little cooking pan. Stir until all melted then remove from heat.
  3. You can lightly toast the marshmallows over a flame for a few seconds if you like or not.
  4. Spoon melted chocolate over them.
pancakes

I am glad I had a few more strawberries left over for today’s breakfast in the garden too. Love relaxing outside in the open air and peace and quiet!

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42 Comments

  1. Miz Helen
    23 July 2017 / 15:39

    What a wonderful post, packed with so many great campfire cooking! I sure appreciate you sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great week and come back soon!Miz Helen

  2. Sum of their Stories
    17 July 2017 / 14:12

    It all looks great Claire, we have finally got a picnic bench in the garden so I am crossing my fingers for more good weather so we can get out and enjoy it! I think cajun chicken kebabs and fruit kebabs looks like they'd be winners in our house! Thanks.

  3. Stephanie 139a
    12 July 2017 / 22:12

    Love all those skewers and I agree I don't think you can beat eating al fresco. Thanks for sharing with #PoCoLo

  4. All about a Mummy
    7 July 2017 / 10:36

    This has made me very hungry for BBQ food! Looks amazing #pocolo

  5. Musings of a tired mummy...zzz...
    6 July 2017 / 20:07

    The food looks great. My own BBQ favourite is halloumi and veg skewers, I want to try some different marinades…

  6. Kara Guppy
    6 July 2017 / 15:14

    I do love a good barbecue and those kebabs look amazing

    • 7 July 2017 / 08:44

      Thanks Kara, they tasted great. I am glad it is the weekend again πŸ™‚

  7. Stella Olojola
    6 July 2017 / 13:58

    You are making me very hungry now with all these food. Looks yummy.

  8. Carol @Comfort Spring Station
    6 July 2017 / 12:06

    Eating outside are some of my favorite childhood memories. Your food looks wonderful; I just ate breakfast and now I'm hungry again!

    • 7 July 2017 / 08:43

      Aww, sorry Carol πŸ˜‰ Aww I remember the fun growing up eating outside too πŸ™‚

  9. aspiritofsimplicity
    6 July 2017 / 10:40

    It looks delicious. I enjoy eating el fresco as well.

  10. Stephanie Moore
    5 July 2017 / 20:08

    oh some lovely recipes and yes I love dinner outside with everyone. So nice and relaxing

  11. Laura Nelson
    5 July 2017 / 16:18

    I love Cajun seasoning! Will definitely be trying these recipes.

    • 6 July 2017 / 08:51

      Thanks Laura, I am so glad my son brought some back home, it tastes great.

  12. Newcastle Family Life
    5 July 2017 / 09:11

    We moved late last year and I can not wait to get the garden all sorted so that we can start having BBQ's again xx

  13. Kizzy Bass
    5 July 2017 / 05:58

    We've been BBQing quite a bit recently. I marinaded our chicken skewers in honey, lemon and soy. Love the fruit skewers too.

    • 6 July 2017 / 08:50

      That sounds tasty Kizzy, I shall try this one next time yum!!

  14. Emma
    4 July 2017 / 19:20

    We love eating outside, it makes the whole experience much more relaxing. We find it so lovely being in our garden with all the birds singing and the sun shining. We have two toddlers so when we eat outside and they make a mess, it is much easier than if we are inside as well.

    • 6 July 2017 / 08:50

      Aww, it is so nice to get outside in the garden isn't it πŸ™‚

  15. Sophie's Nursery
    4 July 2017 / 19:01

    Love BBQs – your food looks delicious, love the sound of the kebabs πŸ™‚ x

  16. Five Little Doves
    4 July 2017 / 17:04

    Oooh this all looks amazing!! Those chicken kebabs look delicious and you can't beat a toasted marshmallow!

  17. Tamar SB
    4 July 2017 / 11:24

    Summer cook outs are the best!

  18. Helen J
    4 July 2017 / 08:04

    All of the food looks amazing – especially those fruit kebabs with chocolate πŸ™‚

  19. Hannah
    4 July 2017 / 07:56

    One of the best parts about summer! Looks like a fun day x

    • 6 July 2017 / 08:48

      Thanks Hannah, as well as going out camping it also makes a staying in day more fun too πŸ™‚

  20. Gail Hanlon
    4 July 2017 / 06:00

    Wow some delicious bbq and picnic food! My hubby also wants to go camping – although for him it's lugging the equipment up a Lake District fell and spending 1 night under the stars!

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