Camping Recipe: Chicken Bouillon Onion

Today I have another camping recipe for you. This one won the Blue Ribbon from everyone who went camping with us a few weeks ago. Even my boys, ages 5 and 3, came back for seconds and they typically don’t like onions! The onion was almost like a campfire french onion soup.

To make one over the campfire you need a piece of foil, an onion, butter and a chicken bouillon cube or granules. I used the Goya brand chicken bouillon granule packet to make things easier on myself (after all cooking outdoors is not a walk in the park).

For each onion cut a piece of foil big enough to wrap the onion up in. Peel and cut the onion in half. Take out a few of the middle layers and fill it with a spoonful of butter. Put the onion back together. The butter will help hold the two halves together. Sprinkle chicken bouillon granules over the top and wrap the foil up over it.

If you use a bouillon cube crush it up and sprinkle over the top.

Place your onion in the campfire and cook until it is fork tender. I placed ours on the outside of the fire where it was still hot but not directly on a flame because I didn’t want I to burn on the outside and still be raw in the middle. Cooking over a campfire is tricky business.

On a side note these would be just as good cooked on a grill!

Enjoy,

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Feta Cheese Crostini

A few weeks ago I shared a recipe for Rosemary Feta Potatoes and mentioned that my husband loves feta cheese. The other night I was inspired to mix elements from his favorite appetizer (bruschetta dip) with feta cheese. The outcome was easy and delicious!

To make your own Feta Crostini you will need the following ingredients:

• Loaf of french bread
• Butter or olive oil
• 6 ounces crumbled feta cheese
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning blend

Directions:

• Slice the french bread loaf into once inch thick pieces. Lightly butter or brush both sides of the pieces.
• Broil the bread for two minutes until it is golden brown, flip and broil opposite side for another two minutes.
• In a small bowl mix feta cheese, garlic salt, two tablespoons of olive oil, red pepper flakes and italian seasoning.
• Top each piece of bread and pop into a 350 degree oven for about 5-8 minutes which will really bring out the flavor of the mixture.
• SERVE

My husband said they were awesome but next time I should double the amount of cheese I put on top of each slice. I should have known – when it comes to dips or sauces he always goes overboard. Don’t even try eating chips and salsa with the guy because if you blink the salsa is GONE!

Enjoy,

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Seashell Succulent Jars

A few months ago my mother and sister-in-law told me how they wanted to start a succulent garden this year. As Mother’s Day grew near I knew I wanted to gift them succulents, but being myself I wanted to do something special with them. Since I was trying to stay on a budget I brainstormed a way to make the succulents stand out but also keep them affordable. I shopped my house and gathered glass jars I had been saving. If you don’t have any jars on hand you could always try cleaning out your refrigerator – if you are like me there are a few jars in there that you can clean out and use. A lot of the succulent jars I have seen have pebbles on the bottom to help with water drainage but since we live in Florida and I had a jar of seashells that the kids and I filled up last year I decided to use those (FREE!). If you live near the beach you can fill up on your next trip or maybe you have seashells from a beach vacation which will give your jars more meaning? I did have a few shells and pieces of coral that my husband and I had found while scuba diving so I saved those for my own jars since they have sentimental meaning to us.

To make your own jars you will need the following:

• Seashells (or pebbles)
• Moss (I bought mine at Michael’s with a 40% coupon)
• Cactus Soil
• Jars
• Succulents
• Gardening Shovel

Like I mentioned, I was trying to create these jars on a budget so when I stopped into Home Depot they had individual succulents for about $4 each or this large variety planter for $13. I wanted to get as many different varieties as possible so the large planter was a better deal.

I pulled out all of the different varieties from the pot and laid them out. I also pulled new shoots from some of the aloe plants in my yard that I propagated last year (on the very right). Before I planted the succulents in the jars I took cuttings from them to propagate and start new plants. I will be doing a post on how to propagate succulents and cactus soon if you are wondering how!

For the jars I layered in the seashells, then the moss, soil and a succulent. I used the cactus soil as well as some of the soil from the planter. In all honesty I could have probably gotten away with using just the soil from the planter and returning the bag of cactus soil I bought, but now I have it for the succulents I am propagating.

These beauties are perfect for indoor house plants and they spent a few days on my entertainment center or do well outdoors too depending on your climate. They like warm but shady spots. I almost didn’t want to get rid of them, but I know I will have my own little baby succulents growing very soon! My mother and sister-in-law loved them so mission accomplished!

Enjoy,

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Printable Tags: Start Your Summer with a Squeeze!

School is coming to an end and summer is quickly approaching! I have seen that some of my friends on instagram are already feeling the heat and here in Florida it was been in the high 80s. For those of you who saw flurries this past week I am truly sorry! Today I am sharing a tag you can use on a teacher appreciation gift or for your child to give to fellow students.

You can find the printable file HERE.

Do you need ideas on what to give with this tag? Here is what I can think of off the top of my head….

• a basket of lemons
• lemonade (a big package or the individual sized packets)
• lemon coconut cookies
• yellow paper straws
• a hard plastic cup or water bottle

Enjoy,

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